Cenozoic erosion in the Andean forearc in Central Chile (33°–34°S): Sediment provenance inferred by heavy mineral studies

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Pía Rodríguez ◽  
Luisa Pinto Lincoñir ◽  
Alfonso Encinas
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Mineral ◽  
Sediment Provenance ◽  
Central Chile

A heavy mineral viewpoint on sediment provenance and environment in the Qiongdongnan Basin

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 41-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaofeng Liu ◽  
Daojun Zhang ◽  
Shikui Zhai ◽  
Xinyu Liu ◽  
Hongyan Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Mineral ◽  
Qiongdongnan Basin ◽  
Sediment Provenance

scholarly journals Spatial prediction of the variability of Early Pleistocene subsurface sediments in the Netherlands - Part 1: Heavy minerals

2000 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.J. Huisman ◽  
J.P. Weijers ◽  
L. Dijkshoorn ◽  
A. Veldkamp
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Mineral Composition ◽  
Spatial Prediction ◽  
Heavy Mineral ◽  
Heavy Minerals ◽  
Early Pleistocene ◽  
Sediment Provenance ◽  
Spatial Extension ◽  
Subsurface Sediments ◽  
Visualization Techniques

AbstractWe investigated the spatial variability of the heavy-mineral composition in the Early Pleistocene fluviatile Kedichem Formation in the Netherlands in order to meet the demand for more information about subsurface sediment composition. We first determined the spatial extension and thickness of the sediment body, then used Fuzzy clustering techniques on a database containing approx. 2000 heavy-mineral counts from the Kedichem Formation to map the spatial extension of the various sediment provenances within the formation. Three clusters could be discerned, one representing a combined Meuse-Scheldt source, the other two representing a mixed Rhine-Baltic source. We made slice maps at several depths through the formation, and plotted the cluster memberships.The maps show an overall dominance of the Meuse-Scheldt source in the south of the Netherlands, whereas the Rhine-Baltic source occurs mainly in the central Netherlands. The methods employed show that it is possible to map and study the 3-D variation in heavy-mineral composition and hence sediment provenance in the Dutch subsurface with the use of simple statistical and visualization techniques.

Heavy mineral analysis to identify sediment provenance in the Dan River drainage, China

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 449-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingpeng Meng ◽  
Wen Zhang ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Zhaoyu Zhang ◽  
Tairan Wu
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Mineral ◽  
Sediment Provenance ◽  
Mineral Analysis ◽  
River Drainage ◽  
Heavy Mineral Analysis

The Provenance of Middle Jurassic to Cretaceous sediments in the Irish and Celtic Sea Basins: Tectonic and Environmental controls on sediment sourcing

2021 ◽  
pp. jgs2020-247
Author(s):  
Odhrán McCarthy ◽  
Brenton Fairey ◽  
Patrick Meere ◽  
David Chew ◽  
Aidan Kerrison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
White Mica ◽  
Heavy Mineral ◽  
Irish Sea ◽  
Sediment Provenance ◽  
Environmental Controls ◽  
Mineral Data ◽  
Celtic Sea ◽  
Basin Region ◽  
Atlantic Margin ◽  
Local Sourcing

The Jurassic and Cretaceous sedimentary infill of the Irish and Celtic Sea basins is intimately associated with the breakup of the supercontinent Pangea, and the opening of the Atlantic margin. Previous basin studies have constrained tectonism, basin uplift and sediment composition, but sediment provenance and routing have not received detailed consideration. Current hypotheses for basin infill suggest localised sediment sourcing throughout the Jurassic and Cretaceous, despite a dynamic tectonic and paleoenvironmental history spanning more than 100 million years. We present detrital zircon, white mica and apatite geochronology alongside heavy mineral data from five basins. Findings reveal that basin infill derived predominantly from distal sources with lesser periods of local sourcing. We deduce that tectonically induced marine transgression and regression events had a first-order control on distal versus proximal sedimentary sourcing. Additionally, tectonism which uplifted the Fastnet Basin region during the Middle–Late Jurassic recycled basin sediments into the connected Celtic and Irish Sea Basins. Detrital geochronology and heavy mineral evidence support three distinct provenance switches throughout the Jurassic and Cretaceous in these basins. Overall an integrated multi-proxy provenance approach provides novel insights to tectonic and environmental controls on basin infill as demonstrated in the Irish and Celtic Sea Basins.

Sediment provenance analysis of the Permian from the Perth Basin using an automated Raman heavy mineral technique

2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 688
Author(s):  
Stuart Munday ◽  
Anne Forbes ◽  
Brenton Fairey ◽  
Juliane Hennig-Breitfeld ◽  
Tim Breitfeld ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Heavy Mineral ◽  
Heavy Minerals ◽  
Sediment Provenance ◽  
Late Permian ◽  
Provenance Analysis ◽  
Spectroscopy Analysis ◽  
The North ◽  
Mineral Data ◽  
Provenance Variations

The Early Permian in the onshore Perth Basin has experienced several significant discoveries in the last 8 years. Beginning with the play-opening Waitsia discovery (AWE), this was followed more recently by the Beharra Springs Deep (Beach Energy) and West Erregulla (Strike) discoveries. In addition, Late Permian sands (Dongara and Wagina sandstones) have long been recognised as excellent reservoirs in the basin. This study attempts to better understand the provenance of the Early and Late Permian sediments using automated Raman spectroscopy as a tool to identify variations in heavy mineral assemblages. Automated Raman spectroscopy analysis of heavy minerals minimises operator bias inherent in more traditional optical heavy mineral analyses. These data are integrated with publicly available chemostratigraphy data to enable a better understanding of sediment provenance variations with stratigraphy. In addition, publicly available detrital zircon geochronological data are incorporated to help further understand sediment sources. A transect of wells is investigated, from Arrowsmith-1 in the southernmost extent to Depot Hill-1 and Mt Horner-1 in the north. While the elemental (chemostratigraphy) data suggest some changes in sediment provenance through the Permian of the Perth Basin, the Raman heavy mineral data confirm a number of sediment provenance changes both at key formational boundaries (e.g. top Kingia sandstone) and complex sediment provenance variation within reservoir sandstone units. These results are integrated to demonstrate how sediment provenance holds the key to understanding controls on variable reservoir quality as well as understanding the early infill in this basin.

Varietal heavy mineral analysis of sediment provenance, Lower Cretaceous Scotian Basin, eastern Canada

2011 ◽  
Vol 237 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 150-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basilios Tsikouras ◽  
Georgia Pe-Piper ◽  
David J.W. Piper ◽  
Michael Schaffer
Keyword(s):  
Lower Cretaceous ◽  
Heavy Mineral ◽  
Sediment Provenance ◽  
Mineral Analysis ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Heavy Mineral Analysis

Heavy Mineral Characteristics of the Loess Deposits in the Eastern Songnen Plain: Implication for Sediment Provenance

2013 ◽  
Vol 726-731 ◽  
pp. 4081-4085
Author(s):  
Chun Guo Kang ◽  
Zheng Chang ◽  
Chun Miao Cai ◽  
Hua Jun Jiang ◽  
Hong Qiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drainage Basin ◽  
River Sediments ◽  
Heavy Mineral ◽  
Heavy Minerals ◽  
Sediment Provenance ◽  
Horqin Sandy Land ◽  
Sandy Land ◽  
Songnen Plain ◽  
Songhua River ◽  
The Songhua River

Lots of loess sediments, mostly located at the Eastern Songnen Plain, have been deposited through the whole Quaternary period. In order to determine their sources, samples were collected from a number of representative areas, such as the dust loess, river sediment of the Songhua River and the Horqin sandy land. Heavy mineral assemblage analysis of these samples shows that the dust samples share a consistent character, which is similar to the Songhua Rivers sediments. In contrast, there is a big difference between the dust samples and the Horqin. Heavy minerals assemblage from Eastern Songnen Plain dust loess compatible with a dominant source in the nearby river sediments and the weathered granitoid of the Songhua River drainage basin, such as the Hinggan Mountains and Eastern mountains, with additional minor contributions from the Horqin sandy land or the distal dust source.

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