Late Paleozoic seismic sequence stratigraphy and paleogeography of the paleo-Loppa High in the Norwegian Barents Sea

Sayago, Jhosnella; Lucia, Matteo Di; Mutti, Maria; Sitta, A.; Cotti, A.; Frijia, Gianluca

doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.05.038

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“…Some of these faults might have been active in the Late Jurassic, but clearly their main phase of activity was associated with the Late Cretaceous-Paleogene regional inversion of the Polish Basin (cf. Scheck-Wenderoth et al, 2008;Krzywiec et al, 2009). Pre-Mesozoic (Precambrian to Carboniferous) rock complexes belong to the Małopolska Block (Żelaźniewicz et al, 2011).…”

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“…Philips et al, 2019), the Barents Sea, Norway (e.g. Blendinger et al, 1997;Elvebakk et al, 2002;Colpaert et al, 2007;Rafaelsen et al, 2008;Di Lucia et al, 2017;Sayago et al, 2018), the Philippines (e.g. Grötsch and Mercadier, 1999;Neuhaus et al, 2004;Fournier et al, 2004Fournier et al, , 2005Fournier and Borgomano, 2007), South China Sea (e.g.…”

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“…The Permian-Mesozoic Polish Basin formed the easternmost part of a system of epicontinental basins in central and western Europe (Ziegler, 1990;Scheck-Wenderoth et al, 2008;Pharaoh et al, 2010). Its most subsiding axial part -the Mid-Polish Trough -evolved along the NW-to SEtrending Teisseyre-Tornquist Zone (see Mazur et al, 2015, for a recent summary and further references).…”

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Upper Jurassic carbonate buildups in the Miechów Trough, southern Poland – insights from seismic data interpretations

Słonka¹,

Krzywiec²

2020

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Abstract. The geometry and internal architecture of the Upper Jurassic carbonate depositional system in the epicontinental basin of central and western Europe and within the northern margin of the Tethyan shelf are hitherto only partly recognized, especially in areas with thick Cretaceous and younger cover such as the Miechów Trough. In such areas, seismic data are indispensable for the analysis of a carbonate depositional system, in particular for the identification of the carbonate buildups and the enveloping strata. The study area is located in the central part of the Miechów Trough that in the Late Jurassic was situated within the transition zone between the Polish part of the central and western European epicontinental basin and the Tethys Ocean. This paper presents the results of the interpretation of 2D seismic data calibrated by deep wells that document the presence of large Upper Jurassic carbonate buildups. The lateral extent of particular structures is in the range of 400–1000 m, and their heights are in the range of 150–250 m. The interpretation of seismic data revealed that the depositional architecture of the subsurface Upper Jurassic succession in the Miechów Trough is characterized by the presence of large carbonate buildups surrounded by basinal (bedded) limestone and marly-limestone deposits. These observations are compatible with depositional characteristics of well-recognized Upper Jurassic carbonate sediments that crop out in the adjacent Kraków–Częstochowa Upland. The presented study provides new information about carbonate open-shelf sedimentation within the transition zone in the Late Jurassic, which proves the existence of a much more extensive system of organic buildups which flourished in this part of the basin. The results obtained, due to the high quality of available seismic data, also provide an excellent generic reference point for seismic studies of carbonate buildups in other basins and of different ages.

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Upper Jurassic carbonate buildups in the Miechów Trough, southern Poland – insights from seismic data interpretations

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Krzywiec²

2020

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“…1A for locations). These carbonate rocks have been the target of several exploration campaigns as they may hold some reservoir potential (Stemmerik et al, 1999;Larsen et al, 2002;Di Lucia et al, 2017;Sayago et al, 2018). In the subsurface, seismic data show that the Bjarmeland Group exhibits significant lateral thickness variations onlapping and thinning across structural highs, whereas core data shows that it contains a varied open-marine fossil fauna consisting of brachiopods, bryozoans, crinoids, and siliceous sponges (Bugge et al, 1995;Larssen et al, 2002).…”

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The Hambergfjellet Formation on Bjørnøya – sedimentary response to early Permian tectonics on the Stappen High

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Strand²,

Paulsen³

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On Bjørnøya, the exhumed crest of the Stappen High, the lower Permian (Cisuralian) Hambergfjellet Formation represents the only exposed part of the Bjarmeland Group carbonate platform, which occurs widely elsewhere in the subsurface of the Barents Shelf. A complex stratigraphic architecture has earlier been noted for the Hambergfjellet Formation and thickness estimates range from c. 50 to more than 100 m. Moreover, the unit lacks a formal type section, which hampers accurate regional correlations and comparisons. In this stratigraphic study, we integrate new field observations and microfacies analysis with data from previous work to present a composite section which is proposed as the type section for the Hambergfjellet Formation. Four internal units are recognized. Units A and B (post ?late Asselian-?Sakmarian), which consist of mixed carbonate and siliciclastic rocks interpreted to be of shallow marine origin, are restricted to a series of fault-bounded basins defined by gently rotated basement fault blocks. Locally, units A and B onlap or truncate lowermost Permian strata and appear to transgressively fill in antecedent topography presumably created during Sakmarian uplift and erosion of the Stappen High. The distorted character of unit A suggests that slumping was an important process during the initial phase of infilling, amid or soon after transgression. Unit C (?Sakmarian-?early Artinskian) is a thick-bedded, sheet-like limestone unit which contains fauna elements consistent with deposition on a warm-water carbonate platform occasionally subject to subaerial exposure. Unit D (late Artinskian) is a brachiopod-dominated, fusulinid-bearing, bioclastic limestone unit deposited on a fully marine, transitional warm-temperate to cool-water carbonate platform which developed during a late Artinskian circum-Arctic transgression. The unit only occurs in the eastern part of the outcrop belt on southern Bjørnøya due to fault-controlled tilting and peneplanation prior to deposition of the Miseryfjellet Formation (Kungurian-Wordian) limestones. Distinct evidence, including breccia pipes, points to prolonged exposure and karstification of the Hambergfjellet Formation carbonate platform prior to transgression and submergence of the Stappen High in the middle to late Permian (Guadalupian). The presence of angular and highly diachronous unconformities at the base and top of the formation, a series of small grabens, internal dip variations, as well as a conspicuous north to north-eastward thinning manifest tectonism pre-dating the late Permian extensional event along the western Barents Shelf margin. As such, we shed a new light on the Permian tectonostratigraphic evolution of the Stappen High.

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“…Philips et al, 2019) the Barents Sea, Norway (e.g. Blendinger et al, 1997;Elvebakk et al, 2002;Colpaert et al, 2007;Rafaelsen et al, 2008;Di Lucia et al, 2017;Sayago et al, 2018), Philippines (e.g. Grötsch and Mercadier, 1999;Neuhaus et al, 2004;Fournier et al, 2004Fournier et al, , 2005Fournier and Borgomano, 2007), South China Sea (e.g.…”

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Upper Jurassic carbonate buildups in the Miechów Trough, Southern Poland – insights from seismic data interpretation

Słonka¹,

Krzywiec²

2019

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Abstract. The geometry and internal architecture of the Upper Jurassic carbonate depositional system in the epicontinental basin of western and central Europe, and within the northern margin of the Tethyan shelf are hitherto only partly recognised, especially in areas with thick Cretaceous and younger cover such as the Miechów Trough. In such areas, seismic data are indispensable for analysis of a carbonate depositional system, in particular for identification of the carbonate buildups and the enveloping strata. The study area is located in the central part of the Miechów Trough that in the Late Jurassic was situated within the transition zone between the Polish part of western and central European epicontinental basin and the Tethys Ocean. This paper presents the results of interpretation of 2D seismic data calibrated by deep wells that document the presence of large Upper Jurassic carbonate buildups. The lateral extent of particular structures is in the range of 400–1000 m, and their heights are in range of 150–250 m. Interpretation of seismic data revealed that the depositional architecture of the subsurface Upper Jurassic succession in the Miechów Trough is characterised by the presence of large carbonate buildups surrounded by basinal (bedded) limestone-marly deposits. These observations are compatible with depositional characteristics of well-recognised Upper Jurassic carbonate sediments that crop out in the adjacent Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. The presented study provides new information about carbonate open shelf sedimentation within the transition zone in the Late Jurassic, which proves the existence of much more extensive system of organic buildups which flourished in this part of the basin. Obtained results, due to high quality of available seismic data, provide also an excellent generic reference point for seismic studies of carbonate buildups from other basins and of different ages.

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Late Paleozoic seismic sequence stratigraphy and paleogeography of the paleo-Loppa High in the Norwegian Barents Sea

Cited by 8 publications

References 32 publications

Upper Jurassic carbonate buildups in the Miechów Trough, southern Poland – insights from seismic data interpretations

Upper Jurassic carbonate buildups in the Miechów Trough, southern Poland – insights from seismic data interpretations

The Hambergfjellet Formation on Bjørnøya – sedimentary response to early Permian tectonics on the Stappen High

Upper Jurassic carbonate buildups in the Miechów Trough, Southern Poland – insights from seismic data interpretation

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