A study of sequence stratigraphy of the Early Cretaceous coal-bearing series in the southeastern Songliao Basin, NE China

Autor: Kai Shao, Longyi Shao, Dongmin Ma, Dongdong Wang, Shuai Wang, Di Gao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: International Journal of Coal Science & Technology, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 263-272 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2095-8293
2198-7823
DOI: 10.1007/s40789-020-00339-8
Popis: Abstract The Early Cretaceous is an important coal accumulation period in China. Abundant coal resources were formed in the southeastern margin of Songliao Basin. Sequence stratigraphy and coal accumulation of the Early Cretaceous in the southeastern margin of Songliao Basin have been studied on the basis of extensive outcrop and borehole data. Based on regional unconformity, basal erosional surfaces of incised valley fills, and abrupt depositional facies-reversal surface, six sequence boundaries have been identified, which subdivide the Early Cretaceous coal-bearing series into 5 third-order sequences. Sequence I corresponds to Huoshiling Formation, sequences II and III correspond to member I and member II of Shahezi Formation. Sequences IV and V correspond to member I and member II of Yingcheng Formation. Sequence I developed at the initial subsiding stage, sequence II and III developed during the stable subsiding stage, while sequence IV and V developed during the basin shrinkage stage. The major coal seams were developed in the sequence II and III, which ensured the relative balance between the increase rate of the accommodation space and the rate of peat accumulation for a longer period, thus forming a thick coal seam.
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