四川盆地及周缘地区震旦(埃迪卡拉)系划分与对比SUBDIVISION AND CORRELATION OF THE SINIAN(EDIACARAN)SYSTEM IN THE SICHUAN BASIN AND ITS ADJACENT AREA
邓胜徽,樊茹,李鑫,张师本,张宝民,卢远征
摘要(Abstract):
通过对四川盆地及周缘十余条露头剖面和覆盖区数十口油气探井的研究,将四川盆地及周缘震旦(埃迪卡拉)系划分为雅安—南江、峨边—仪陇、威远—开县、宜宾—石柱、雷波、龙门山、城口—巫溪、桐梓—恩施和沿河—大庸等9个地层小区,对其中在油气勘探中较重要的4个小区的地层基本特征作了阐述。将震旦系划分为下部的陡山沱组/喇叭岗组和上部的灯影组,后者进一步分为4个岩性段。把灯影组中上部的一套碎屑岩视为一个标志性的岩性段;并将原归于灯影组顶部,以麦地坪段为代表,含早寒武世小壳类化石的地层从该组中分出,作为寒武系底部的一个组一级岩石地层单位。依据最新的中国震旦系年代地层划分标准,将震旦系底界置于陡山沱组盖帽白云岩之底,顶以麦地坪组底平行不整合为界;陡山沱组相当于震旦系下统到上统下部,即包括下统九龙湾阶、陈家园子阶和上统下部吊崖坡阶,而喇叭岗组只相当于吊崖坡阶,灯影组则仅相当于上统上部灯影峡阶。以岩性、古生物、稳定碳同位素、放射性同位素测年以及测井曲线等为依据建立了四川盆地及周缘震旦系的对比关系,并与湖北峡东地区震旦系标准剖面进行了对比。
关键词(KeyWords): 岩石地层;地层区划;地层划分与对比;震旦(埃迪卡拉)系;四川盆地
基金项目(Foundation): 西南油田公司课题;; 国家重大科技专项课题(No.2011ZX05004-002);; 中国石油天然气股份有限公司“十二五”重点项目(No.2014A-0216)共同资助
作者(Author): 邓胜徽,樊茹,李鑫,张师本,张宝民,卢远征
DOI: 10.19839/j.cnki.dcxzz.2015.03.001
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