Neogene evolution of lower trench-slope basins and wedge development in the central Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand

Bailleul, Julien; Chanier, Frank; Ferrière, Jacky; Robin, Cécile; Nicol, Andrew; Mahieux, Geoffroy; Gorini, Christian; Caron, Vincent

doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2013.01.003

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“…The East Coast Basin has received extensive analysis using outcrop and vintage seismic data (e.g. Lewis and Bennett 1985;Davey et al 1986;Lewis and Pettinga 1993; Barnes and Mercier de Lépinay 1997; Barnes et al 2010;Bailleul et al 2013;Burgreen-Chan et al 2016). However, previous studies have been unable to resolve the full depth of the trench-slope sub-basins or the distribution of reflectors and their terminations within them, e.g.…”

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“…Three main tectonic stages can be recognised since the onset of the current phase of subduction (Fig. 2;Wells 1989;Chanier and Ferriere 1991;Reyners 2013), related to the overriding plate's response to Pacific Plate subduction, comprising: 1) An early Miocene compressional stage, expressed by the ESE emplacement of nappes, folding and reverse faulting along the margin (Rait et al, 1991;Chanier et al, 1999;Bailleul et al, 2013). 2) A middle to late Miocene phase of mixed extension and compression.…”

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“…uplift, has resulted in the development of the present day fold and thrust belt (Nicol and Beavan 2003;Litchfield et al 2007;Bailleul et al 2013;Jiao et al 2017).…”

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Variation in syn-subduction sedimentation patterns from inner to outer portions of deep-water fold and thrust belts: examples from the Hikurangi subduction margin of New Zealand

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Variation in syn-subduction sedimentation patterns from inner to outer portions of deep-water fold and thrust belts: examples from the Hikurangi subduction margin of New Zealand

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“…Stratigraphy of the Neogene section is spatially and temporally variable, however, and is closely linked to Cenozoic structural development. Out‐of‐sequence thrusting during compression created margin‐parallel, elongate sub‐basins with distinct sediment‐filling histories (Chanier & Ferrière, ; Barnes et al ., ; Field et al ., ; Bailleul et al ., , ; Burgreen & Graham, ). Although sedimentation was dominated by mudstone deposition, sand‐rich turbidites were deposited within bathymetric lows and limestones are locally observed on structural palaeo‐highs (Bailleul et al ., ).…”

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Basin and petroleum system modelling of the East Coast Basin, New Zealand: a test of overpressure scenarios in a convergent margin

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In the East Coast Basin (ECB), an active convergent margin of the North Island, New Zealand, the smectite-rich Eocene Wanstead Formation forms an effective regional seal, creating high overpressure in the underlying Cretaceous through Palaeocene units due to disequilibrium compaction. This study examines the evolution of pore pressure and porosity in Hawke Bay of the ECB based on stepwise structural reconstruction of a stratigraphic and structural framework derived from interpretation of a regional two-dimensional seismic line. This framework is incorporated into a basin and petroleum system model to predict the generation, distribution, and dissipation of overpressure, and examine the influence of faults, erosion, structural thickening, and seal effectiveness of the Wanstead Formation on pore pressure evolution. We find that natural hydraulic fracturing is likely occurring in sub-Wanstead source rocks, which makes it a favourable setting for potential shale gas plays. We use poroelastic modelling to investigate the impact of horizontal bulk shortening due to tectonic compression on pore pressure and the relative order of principal stresses. We find that shortening modestly increases pore pressure. When 5% or greater shortening occurs, the horizontal stress may approach and exceed vertical stress in the last 4 Myr of the basin's history. Shortening impacts both the magnitude and relative order of principal stresses through geological time. Due to the overpressured nature of the basin, we suggest that subtle changes in stress regime are responsible for the significant changes in structural deformational styles observed, enabling compressional, extensional, and strike-slip fault regimes to all occur during the tectonic history and, at times, simultaneously.

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“…Similar Early Miocene (ca. 24-18 Ma) thrust faults accommodating approximately E-W contraction are widely observed along the eastern margin of North Island where they have been attributed to the onset of rapid subduction (Bailleul et al, 2013(Bailleul et al, , 2007Barnes & Nicol, 2004;Chanier & Ferriere, 1991;Delteil, Morgans, Raine, Field, & Cutten, 1996;Field et al, 1997;Nicol et al, 2007;Rait, Chanier, & Waters, 1991;Walcott, 1984). The onset of this contraction appears to postdate the start of subduction at the Hikurangi margin and suggest that it records an increase in upper plate shortening due to an acceleration in the rate of subduction (and convergence) reflected in the rapid southward migration of the Pacific-Australia Euler pole Stagpoole & Nicol, 2008).…”

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Tectonic controls on Miocene sedimentation in the Southern Taranaki Basin and implications for New Zealand plate boundary deformation

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Miocene strata in the southern Taranaki Basin (STB), up to 3 km thick, provide a distal record of erosion associated with plate boundary deformation in New Zealand. 2D and 3D seismic reflection data tied to drillhole stratigraphy have been used to constrain four main phases of basin development. These are: (a) Early Miocene (22–19 Ma) subsidence, dominantly bathyal water depths and deposition of minor submarine fans along the eastern basin margin. (b) Middle Miocene (19–14 Ma) widespread submarine fan deposition on a bathyal basin floor in the central STB. (c) Rapid Middle–Late Miocene (14–7 Ma) progradation of the shelf break northwards across the STB. (d) Widespread uplift and erosion of the STB during the latest Miocene–Pliocene (7–4.5 Ma). Bathyal water depths and fan deposition in the Early Miocene were influenced by vertical motions on major reverse faults and regional subsidence produced by subduction of the Pacific plate beneath northern New Zealand. Subsequent submarine fan deposition and northward shelf‐break progradation reflect increasing input of terrigenous material, primarily eroded from an uplifting region to the south of the STB. Sedimentation patterns in the STB are consistent with the age and locations of conglomerates deposited in onshore West Coast basins, related to this uplift and erosion. Sediment transport in the West Coast region was mainly parallel to NNE trending active reverse faults, and in the STB was perpendicular to the NE‐SW orientated shelf break, especially from ca. 14–7 Ma, when sedimentation rates exceeded fault‐displacement rates. Increases in sedimentation rates in the STB coincide with regional increases in the rates of shortening that appear to reflect plate boundary‐wide events and have been attributed to, or correlated with, increases in the plate convergence rate. Miocene sedimentation patterns in the STB thus reflect both intra‐basinal deformation and tectonic signals from the wider developing New Zealand plate boundary.

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Neogene evolution of lower trench-slope basins and wedge development in the central Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand

Cited by 42 publications

References 61 publications

Variation in syn-subduction sedimentation patterns from inner to outer portions of deep-water fold and thrust belts: examples from the Hikurangi subduction margin of New Zealand

Variation in syn-subduction sedimentation patterns from inner to outer portions of deep-water fold and thrust belts: examples from the Hikurangi subduction margin of New Zealand

Basin and petroleum system modelling of the East Coast Basin, New Zealand: a test of overpressure scenarios in a convergent margin

Tectonic controls on Miocene sedimentation in the Southern Taranaki Basin and implications for New Zealand plate boundary deformation

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