The origin and importance of the dolomitelimestone breccia. The development of middle cretaceous carbonate platforms. In the late cretaceous carbonate platforms of santonian, campanian and maastrichtian age developed as part of volcanosedimentary cycles in southwestern puerto rico. Mechanical stability model of progradational carbonate. Geological studies of these fields limited to industry reports describe the subsurface using lithostratigraphic principles. The shallow submerged platform area of the bahamas extends more than 400 km 248 mi northsouth and covers an area of about 125,000 km 2 48,263 mi 2. Recognition of these stratal geometries has important implications for prospective hydrocarbon discovery and development in these sequences. Cretaceous carbonate platforms geoscienceworld books.
The model predicts a corresponding increase in the extent of the carbonate platforms, mainly due to the increasing extent of shallowwater environments available to carbonate development. Upper cretaceous stratigraphy of the bey daulary carbonate. Yangdi rimmed carbonate platform margin in the guilin area of south china were related to. Sequence stratigraphy and stratigraphic forward modeling the rayda basin, located in northern oman at the southeastern passive margin of the arabian plate, has been filled by.
The cretaceous of brazil is widely known for vast carbonate platforms that developed along the brazilian east coast. Implications for the cretaceouspaleocene boundary event in shallow platform environments and correlation to the deep sea diethard sanders institute of geology, faculty of geo and atmospheric sciences, university of innsbruck, a6020 innsbruck, austria gerta keller. The cretaceous carbonate platform of oman, for example, shows a complex internal architecture, rather than a layercake configuration. The former includes a typical infralittoral warmwater associ. The cretaceous carbonate platform in israel pdf document. Examples include the lower cretaceous of northern spain. Santos department of geology, university of puerto rico at mayaguez, mayaguez puerto rico 00681 in the late cretaceous carbonate platforms of santonian, campanian and maastrichtian age developed as part of volcanosedimentary cycles in southwestern puerto rico. The platform is divided into a lower regressive part, the glandasse formation and an upper transgressive part the urgonian limestone formation. Late cretaceous platformderived slope deposits interfinger with basinal chalks and calcareous shales farther south. Integration of subsidence and sequence stratigraphic analyses in the cretaceous carbonate platforms of the prebetic jumillayecla region, spain lorenzo vilas, javier martnchivelet, consuelo arias. With the large amount of information from cretaceous basins available for comparative studies in the early 1990s, it seemed appropriate and timely to make available these regional studies on carbonate platforms, aiming at a convenient and objective presentation in a standard format. In the central part of the kruja platform albania located in the apulian passive margin, geochemical analyses calcimetry, sr, ree and isotopic. Adriaticdinaric carbonate platform is a special case of an intraoceanic, or at best very far away from any continental area, carbonate platform with a local dinosaur fauna. Cretaceous paleocene transition along a rocky carbonate shore.
Lower cretaceous carbonate platform of the eastern levant. We propose the following topics as a focus for working group 4. Mohd abstract the cretaceous to eocene succession in central and south jordan is characterised by. Psevidence of exposure of the upper cretaceous congost carbonate platform and implications for emergent surfaces identification from subsurface data ahmed m.
The lower cretaceous of northern oman consists of a large carbonate platform that prograded over a distance of 280 km 174 mi in approximately 23 m. The section is characterized by calcilutites, marls, and shales. The apulia carbonate platform in apulia, italy was a major palaeogeographic element of the southern margin of the mesozoic tethys ocean. The objectives of this book are to document styles of formation, growth, and development of cretaceous carbonate platforms and to compare platform geometries, dimensions, and styles of similar platforms but different tectonicsedimentary settings. This paper describes the main sedimentological and ichnological features of the trackbearing level, providing a palaeoenvironmental interpretation. With respect to the sequence stratigraphy of siliciclastic systems, carbonate platforms present some peculiarities, which are related to the fact that carbonate sediment is precipitated directly on the platform, mostly with the intervention of living organisms, instead of being. Pdf cretaceous resources, events and rhythms pp 173195 cite as. Carbonate platform systems geological society, london. Cretaceoustertiary carbonate platform evolution and the age.
Correlation chart for the cretaceous of mexico and texas modi. Reconstruction of a late jurassicearly cretaceous carbonate. This study interprets the stratigraphic evolution of the midcretaceous urgonian carbonate platform sensu lato exposed in the northwestern subalpine chains of southeast france within a framework of dynamic environmental and climatic changes including relative sealevel fluctuations. The upper cretaceous successions of the carbonate platform are represented mainly by rudistbearing mainly caprinids, hippuritids. North african cretaceous carbonate platform systems nato.
From the early cretaceous into the late cretaceous sea level rose and the continents, on average, moved into lower latitudes. Textures and early diagenetic features of cretaceous carbonate platform deposits from central and southern italy have been analyzed at centimetre to decimetre scale, along well exposed outcrops. It is made up mainly of jurassiccretaceous carbonate rocks. A calcrete horizon, 310 m thick, is found exposed in northern jordan in three localities, rumman, marsa, and wasfi at tal forest wtf. Corfield, cretaceoustertiary carbonate platform evolution and the age of the indiaasia collision along the ladakh himalaya northwest india, the journal of geology 116, no. Studies of carbonate platforms can contribute significantly to several of the themes. Introduction the adriaticdinaric carbonate platform adcp fig. Pdf textures and early diagenetic features of cretaceous carbonate platform deposits from central and southern italy have been analyzed at centimetre. Request pdf carbonate platform production during the cretaceous platform carbonates are among the most voluminous of cretaceous deposits. Pdf development of calcrete of the late cretaceous. Meteoric diagenesis of upper cretaceous and paleoceneeocene shallowwater carbonates in the kruja platform albania.
Introduction the adriaticdinaric carbonate platform is a fos sil carbonate platform of jurassiccretaceous age. The investigations were focused on carbonate platform biostratigraphy and facies analysis. In the cretaceous period there were platforms built by bivalvia sequence stratigraphy of carbonate platforms. International colloquium on carbonates rocks and evaporites, institute of geology and. Pdf midcretaceous stepwise demise of the carbonate. Corfield, cretaceous tertiary carbonate platform evolution and the age of the indiaasia collision along the ladakh himalaya northwest india, the journal of geology 116, no. Response and recovery of the comanche carbonate platform. Early cretaceous carbonate platforms of northeastern and east. Application of sequence stratigraphic concepts to the. Cretaceouspaleocene transition along a rocky carbonate shore. Lithostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the uppermost cretaceous to lowermost palaeogene shallowmarine succession. It is situated at the base of the dominantly limestone, late cenomanian hummar formation, separating it from. Nov 06, 2018 from the early cretaceous into the late cretaceous sea level rose and the continents, on average, moved into lower latitudes. Geochemical, stratigraphic and palaeolatitudinal data from deep boreholes drilled through pacific guyotsflattopped seamountshelp to explain the drowning of.
Esperia dinosaur footprints belong to a single stratigraphic level of an inner carbonate platform succession. Theropod and sauropod footprints in the early cretaceous. Meteoric diagenesis of upper cretaceous and paleoceneeocene. Sequence stratigraphy and stratigraphic forward modeling the rayda basin, located in northern oman at the southeastern passive margin of the arabian plate, has been filled by a carbonate system that prograded over 300 km during. Resources of southeastern mexico, northern guatemala, and belize by james a. The reason for the very large size of some carbonate reservoirs is not surprising when one considers the sheer scale of even modernday carbonate settings. Cretaceous carbonate platforms are some of the largest and most widespread sedimentary units in the geologic column. Evidence of exposure of the upper cretaceous congost.
Carbonate platform was one of the many isolated tethyan carbonate platforms surrounded by pelagic basins during cretaceous times dercourt et al. Platform growth is mediated by sessile organisms whose skeletons build up the reef or by organisms usually microbes which induce carbonate precipitation through their metabolism. The bey daulary autochthonous unit oriented, nesw direction, is a segment of a mesozoic tethyan platform on which carbonate accumulation persisted until the early miocene. Potential cretaceouspaleogene boundary tsunami deposit in. The edge of the platform was situated close to and parallel to the present day coastline of israel and sinai. Zone carbonate platform scp developed on the southern margin of laurasia during late jurassiceearly cretaceous after the triassic. It is one of the socalled periadriatic platforms, which are comparable to the bahama banks in their carbonate facies, shape, size, and subsidence rate and, also, in the internal architecture. Jurassic, cretaceous, adriaticdinaric carbonate platform, biomarkers, potential source rock, oil seep.
Cretaceous to eocene platform sequences, jordan geoarabia, 2011, v. Midcretaceous stepwise demise of the carbonate platform biota in the northwest pacific and establishment of the north pacific biotic province yasuhiro ibaa. Studies of carbonate platforms can contribute significantly to several of the themes announced by gsgp. The papers of the proceedings of the seventh international congress on rudists are organized into three themes. Carbonate platform production during the cretaceous. Carbonate platform to basin transition along an upper cretaceous. Cretaceouspaleocene transition along a rocky carbonate. The studied areas of galilee and the golan heights represent a transect across the shallow inner platform. Geochemical, stratigraphic and palaeolatitudinal data from deep boreholes drilled through pacific guyotsflattopped seamountshelp to explain the drowning of these cretaceous shallowwater. Evolution of cretaceous to eocene alluvial and carbonate. Carbonate platform production during the cretaceous request pdf. Pdf sequence stratigraphy of cretaceous carbonate platforms.
Therefore, carbonate platforms can not grow up everywhere. Characterization of the lebanese jurassiccretaceous. The marine succession of the late early cretaceous carbonate platform of the eastern levant was located at the southern border of the tethyan ocean. Most of this stratigraphic sequence is exposed in the nahr ibrahim canyon and surrounding areas in central lebanon. Midcretaceous stepwise demise of the carbonate platform. Upper cretaceous rudist biostratigraphy of the bey dag. An integrated sequence stratigraphic study based on outcrop, core and wireline log data documents the combined impact of cretaceous eustacy and oceanic anoxic events on carbonate shelf morphology and facies distributions in the northern gulf of mexico.
The shallow submerged platform area of the bahamas extends more than 400 km 248 mi northsouth and covers an area of about 125,000 km 2. The objectives of this book are to document styles of formation, growth, and development of cretaceous carbonate platforms and to compare platform geometries, dimensions, and styles of. Carbonate platform megafacies of the jurassic and cretaceous deposits of the karst dinarides josip tisljar1, igor vlahovic2, ivo velic2 and branko sokac2 1. A carbonate platform is a sedimentary body which possesses topographic relief, and is composed of autochthonic calcareous deposits. The paradox of drowned carbonate platforms and the origin of. A significant test well demonstrated adequate reservoir porosity and permeability, but did not encounter hydrocarbons. Most of the structural highs, which were easily found, have been drilled.
Upper jurassiclower cretaceous carbonate rocks in the eastern part of the getic carbonate platform and the adjacent flysch troughs. The seismic stratigraphic interpretation of this system, based on a regional threedimensional survey 40,000 km 2 15,400 mi 2, revealed a complicated organization of nested clinoforms with. Petroleum geology and resources of southeastern mexico. The principal reservoirs are platform carbonates ranging from lower to upper cretaceous. Therefore, these breccia deposits were interpreted as intraformational, i. Geological survey usgs assessed lower cretaceous albian to upper cretaceous cenomanian carbonate rocks of the fredericksburg and washita groups and their equivalent units for technically recoverable, undiscovered hydrocarbon resources underlying onshore lands and state waters of the gulf coast region of the united states.
Carbonate platform megafacies of the jurassic and cretaceous. Organic geochemistry of jurassiccretaceous source rocks. Geologic assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources. Sequence stratigraphy of cretaceous carbonate platforms. Introduction platform carbonate deposits found along the ne adriatic coast, usually referred to as the karst dinarides, represent a belt approximately 700 km long and, after. Lithological boundaries are obvious and are the focus for the correlation of the interwell areas.
Oceanographic and eustatic control of carbonate platform. The cretaceous urgonian carbonate platform of the nw. With the large amount of information from cretaceous basins available for comparative studies in the early 1990s, it seemed. In the iranian persian gulf several fields have been producing oil from middle cretaceous carbonates. Pdf lower cretaceous carbonate platform facies, western. An onshore well drilled and logged in sergipe state on a structural low allowed the recovery and study of a continuous 439m core section that records an interval aged from the late albian to the early turonian. Peterson geological survey circular 760 major reserves of oil occur in cretaceous and paleocene microfractured dolomite reservoirs on salt structures in the reforma and offshore campeche areas of southeastern mexico 1983. Stratigraphic evolution of a brazilian carbonate platform. Cretaceous carbonate shelf oceanic anoxic event oae platform drowning carbon isotope abstract the ubiquity of carbonate platforms throughout the cretaceous period is recognized as a product of high eustatic sealevel and a distinct climatic optimum induced by rapid sea. Jurassiccretaceous transition on the getic carbonate. Cretaceous research 1982 a huge carbonate platform extended between the open tethys sea in the north gest and the arabo nubian massif in the southeast during the cretaceous. Implications for the cretaceous paleocene boundary event in shallow platform environments and correlation to the deep sea diethard sanders institute of geology, faculty of geo and atmospheric sciences, university of innsbruck, a6020 innsbruck, austria gerta keller. The lebanese crustal segment is part of a much larger carbonate platform deposited along the northwestern margin of the arabian plate, in the eastern mediterranean region. The platforms are preserved as carbonate lenses within thick sequences of volcanic and volcaniclastic deposits.
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