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Xiao-Hui Sun, Xiang Li, Ru-Xiong Lei, Matthew J. Brzozowski, Hua-Dong Ma, Wei Li, Li-Ming Xiong, Ming-Yi Xia, Chang-Zhi Wu
Summary: This study investigates the characteristics and evolutionary history of the Archean-Paleoproterozoic basement rocks in the Xingdi region of the Quruqtagh Block in the Tarim Craton. The results show that these basement rocks formed during the late Neoarchean to early Paleoproterozoic and underwent metamorphism in the late Paleoproterozoic. Additionally, the formation of granitic veins is roughly contemporaneous with the metamorphic ages of the basement rocks. Based on the analysis of zircon ages and isotope compositions, it is inferred that the continental crust in the Xingdi region largely formed between 2.5 and 2.8 Ga and was reworked at ca. 1.8 Ga. Furthermore, the Tarim Craton is composed of separate terranes that detached from different ancient cratonic nuclei before the late Paleoproterozoic, and then assembled within the Columbia supercontinent.
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH
(2023)
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Geology
Xiao-Hui Sun, Xiang Li, Ru-Xiong Lei, Xiao-Fei Yang, Jian-Zhong Chen, Chang-Zhi Wu
Summary: This study investigates the Korla Complex in the Tarim Craton and reveals Proterozoic tectono-thermal events. The results show that the assembly of the Tarim Craton to the Columbia supercontinent lasted until ca. 0.81 Ga, indicating its involvement in the global tectonic evolution during the Columbia-Rodinia supercontinent cycle.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Geology
Chuan-Lin Zhang, Huai-Kun Li
Summary: This paper provides a critical review of the Tarim Craton and its geodynamic relationship with Precambrian supercontinents. It suggests that the Tarim Craton is composed of two main terranes and played a significant role in the assembly and break-up of multiple supercontinents.
INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW
(2023)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
A. R. A. Aitken, M. Fiorentini, M. Tesauro, N. Thebaud
Summary: Knowledge of the evolution of ancient cratonic lithospheres underpins our understanding of Precambrian Earth. The Yilgarn Craton has exceptionally well-preserved Archean geology, but geophysical models indicate that the lithospheric mantle has been extensively refertilised. Reconciling geological and geophysical data suggests two phases of lithosphere destabilisation driven by major magmatic events, with refertilisation occurring during supercontinent assembly.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Pei Lv, Shengyao Yu, Yinbiao Peng, Chunyu Wang, Sanzhong Li, Yongjiang Liu, Xiangyu Gao, Deyou Sun, Xingzhou Jiang, Wentao Ji, Chuanzhi Li, Lintao Wang, Yu Qi
Summary: This study focuses on the dynamic mechanism responsible for the final breakup of the Columbia supercontinent. By analyzing metamafic rocks from the Oulongbuluke Block, the study suggests that the high-Fe and low-Fe groups may have originated from magmas from different parts of a mantle plume, and that the formation of these rocks may be related to the separation of the Tarim Craton and the opening of the initial Middle Tarim Ocean Basin. The study also proposes that a superplume triggered the continuous extension to most parts of Columbia and led to the final breakup of the Columbia supercontinent.
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Pei Lv, Shengyao Yu, Yinbiao Peng, Jian Zhang, Sanzhong Li, Yongjiang Liu, Deyou Sun, Xingzhou Jiang, Xiangyu Gao, Wentao Ji, Chuanzhi Li
Summary: By studying the different rocks in the Tarim Craton, we have identified various rock types and formation processes during different time periods, indicating multiple episodes of extension leading to initial breakup in the Tarim Craton.
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yu Guo, Guochun Zhao, Ruiqing Guo, Yigui Han, Qian Liu, Zhen Wei, Ningchao Zhou, Pengcheng Ju, Zhihao Song
Summary: This study investigates the metamorphic evolution of the northern Tarim Craton and proposes its timing and geological relationship in the assembly of the Columbia supercontinent.
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Hai Zhou, Guochun Zhao, Yigui Han, Bo Wang, Xianzhi Pei
Summary: The Bayan Obo Group in the northern North China craton and the Bainaimiao arc terrane show different sediment sources, with the former derived from metamorphosed basement rocks and the latter from rift-related magmatism. The change in provenance of the sediments may be related to the rifting event associated with the breakup of the Nuna supercontinent. The detrital zircons in the Bainaimiao arc terrane are mainly of Neoproterozoic ages, distinct from the northern North China craton, southern Siberia, and Mongolia, but similar to the Tarim craton.
GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Liang Zhang, Hao-Jie Liu, Shao-Bing Zhang, Qiang He, Zhen-Xin Li, Ting Liang
Summary: This study examines two episodes of magmatism in the Jinpan Complex in the north Yangtze Craton, South China, with zircon U-Pb ages of 2.46 Ga and 2.0 Ga. The results suggest that these magmatic events contributed to the growth and reworking of the crust, and indicate a tectonic switch from convergence to extension in the north Yangtze Craton around 2.0 Ga. The similarities between the magmatic rock association and metamorphic records in the north Yangtze Craton and south Siberia imply a close geological relationship between these regions.
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xiaojun Zhou, Wei Liu, Guanghui Wu, R. Damian Nance, Yongquan Chen, Yang Xiao, Wei Yan, Yawen Zhao
Summary: The Tarim Craton experienced prolonged late Neoproterozoic rifting during the breakup of Rodinia and assembly of Gondwana. A study of the Ediacaran mafic rocks suggests that a magmatic event occurred around 620-600 Ma, possibly related to the rifting of an active continental margin.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Teng Zhou, Rongfeng Ge, Wenbin Zhu, Hailin Wu
Summary: This study analyzed the rock characteristics and geological evolution history of the Kalakashi Group in the southwestern Tarim area, suggesting that it may be a product of Neoproterozoic sedimentation, contrary to previous beliefs of Paleoproterozoic or Mesoproterozoic origins. No evidence of Grenvillian orogeny was found, indicating that there was likely no typical Grenvillian orogenic event in the north or south of the Tarim Craton.
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH
(2021)
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Geology
Yongjun Lu, Michael T. D. Wingate, Robert H. Smithies, Klaus Gessner, Simon P. Johnson, Anthony I. S. Kemp, David E. Kelsey, Peter W. Haines, David McB Martin, Laure Martin, Mark Lindsay
Summary: This study provides insights into the Proterozoic assembly of Australia and its importance for reconstructing Proterozoic supercontinents. The presence of a substantial domain of juvenile Proterozoic lithosphere, the Percival Lakes province, between the West Australian and North Australian cratons is identified. The study suggests that the convergence of the cratons was younger than Columbia amalgamation and that Proterozoic Australia formed during the earliest phases of Rodinia assembly.
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Geology
Cedric Djeutchou, Michiel O. de Kock, Herve Wabo, Camilo E. Gaitan, Ulf Soderlund, Ashley P. Gumsley
Summary: The study presents new data on the 1.87-1.84 Ga Black Hills dike swarm of the Kalahari craton in South Africa, including a new crystallization age and paleomagnetic data. By integrating paleomagnetic and geochronological data sets, poles for three magmatic episodes were calculated and a magnetostratigraphic record was produced.
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Geology
Zhang YongWang, Liu HuiChuan, Yu ZhiQi, Wang Kai
Summary: This study summarized the late-Paleoproterozoic A-type granitoids at the periphery of the Tarim Craton and identified two A-type granitoid flare-ups. These granitoids were formed in continental arc or back-arc settings, or post-collisional or intracontinental extension settings.
ACTA PETROLOGICA SINICA
(2021)
Editorial Material
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Timothy M. Kusky, Alhousseyni Traore
Summary: In a comprehensive study of the North Margin Orogen of the North China Craton, it is shown that the older rocks in this region have preserved evidence of active margin magmatism, collisional tectonics, and granulite facies metamorphism. This study supports the idea that the North China Craton amalgamated during accretionary orogenesis and that the 1.85 Ga high-grade metamorphism is craton-wide in scale. This new understanding has implications for reconstructing Earth's early supercontinents and for mineral resource exploration.
GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS
(2023)
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Ding-Jun Wen, Zhen-Yu He, Ze-Ming Zhang
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Xin Dong, Ze-ming Zhang, Reiner Klemd, Zhen-yu He, Zuo-lin Tian
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Tian-Yu Lu, Zhen-Yu He, Reiner Klemd
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(2020)
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Ding-Jun Wen, Zhen-Yu He
GEOLOGICAL JOURNAL
(2020)
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Li-Li Yan, Zhen-Yu He, Reiner Klemd, Christoph Beier, Xi-Sheng Xu
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Xin Dong, Yaoling Niu, Zeming Zhang, Zuolin Tian, Zhenyu He
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Xisheng Xu, Kai Zhao, Zhenyu He, Lei Liu, Wentao Hong
Summary: Intensive and extensive Cretaceous volcanic-plutonic magmatism occurred in the coastal area of SE China, with a dominant felsic magmatism more approximate to the rifted arc. Fractional crystallization of mantle-derived magma, partial melting of pre-existed mid-lower crust, and magma mixing played important roles in the compositional variations of the rocks. The evolution of a continental arc built on a complex trans-crustal magmatic system is recorded in the Cretaceous volcanic-plutonic rocks in SE China.
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Li-Li Yan, Zhen-Yu He, Xi-Sheng Xu
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2020)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xin-Fang Shui, Reiner Klemd, Zhen-Yu He, Jing-Wen Mao, Yuan-Yi Zhao
Summary: The study conducted zircon geochronological and geochemical analyses on Eocene gabbroic rocks and granitic rocks from the eastern Gangdese belt, revealing an evolutionary trend from mafic to silicic rocks during the Palaeocene-Eocene period. The gabbroic rocks originated from an isotopically depleted mantle, while the granitic rocks were generated by differentiation of a mantle-derived magma with variable contributions from ancient crustal materials in an active continental margin setting.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Ying-Ze Zhang, Xiao-Lei Wang, Jun-Yong Li, Zhen-Yu He, Feng-Feng Zhang, Xin Chen, Shuo Wang, De-Hong Du, Yu Huang, Chang-Hong Jiang
Summary: The study reports on the Oligocene leucogranites and main body granitoids in southern Tibet, showing the different characteristics and similarities in their formation and evolution processes. These rocks provide important information on the tectonic and magmatic evolution of the region.
JOURNAL OF PETROLOGY
(2021)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Ding-Jun Wen, Xiu-Mian Hu, Jian-Sheng Qiu, Jin-Hai Yu, Rui-Qiang Wang, Zhen-Yu He, Yan-Fang Li
Summary: This study investigates granitoids and related mafic microgranular enclaves in the Gangdese batholith in southern Tibet, with findings suggesting these rocks were emplaced in the early Eocene and resulted from mixing of mantle-derived magma with juvenile crust-derived melts. The continental crust-like bulk compositions of the intermediate to felsic magmatic rocks represent a net addition of juvenile material to continental crust, indicating the significant role of magma mixing and differentiation in the formation of andesitic to dacitic continental crust in collision zones.
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Geology
Tian-Yu Lu, Zhen-Yu He, Reiner Klemd
Summary: The Nyemo composite pluton in southern Tibet provides evidence for the coexistence of high-silica magmas and complementary silicic cumulates. The research sheds light on deep crustal magma sources and crystal-melt separation processes, suggesting highly fractionated melts were extracted from a mush reservoir at unusually low storage pressure.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Hua-Qi Li, Tian-Fu Li, Zhen-Yu He, Feng-Bao Ji
Summary: This study presents petrological, geochemical, and geochronological data for the mafic intrusive rocks in the eastern Lhasa batholiths along the Parlung fault in southern Tibet. The results suggest that these intrusive rocks were formed by partial melting of the enriched subcontinental lithospheric mantle due to the upwelling of asthenosphere after the break-off of the Bangong-Nujiang oceanic slab.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Changhong Liang, Xisheng Xu, Zhenyu He
Summary: The Daiyunshan volcanic field in SE China is one of the largest volcanic fields along the coast with a long history of volcanic activity from the Late Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous. Petrological, geochemical, isotopic, and zircon trace element analyses of two calderas in the field reveal crystal-melt segregation and magma recharge processes. The rocks from the calderas indicate parental magmas were derived from remelting of pre-existing crust with contributions of juvenile components, showing a connection through crystal-melt segregation processes.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Li-Li Yan, Zhen-Yu He
Summary: This study conducted comprehensive geochemical and isotopic analyses on the Banshan crystal-rich tuff from the large Cretaceous volcanic belt of southeast China, revealing its formation process and subsequent magma rejuvenation. The results indicate that the magma of Banshan tuff was derived from a combination of mantle-derived melts and partial melting of the Paleoproterozoic crust of southeast China, influenced by high-temperature hydrothermal exchange with wall-rocks and volatile contents.
Review
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Fuquan Yang, Xinxia Geng, Zhixin Zhang, Guoren Liu, Hanqing Zhang
Summary: Northern Xinjiang in China is an important part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, characterized by multiple episodes and types of mineralization. Cu and Au deposits are mostly found in Altay, Junggar, and Tianshan, with minor occurrences in Beishan. The most common types of Cu-Au deposits are volcanogenic and porphyry deposits. The formation of Cu-Au deposits can be divided into five mineralization episodes, with the Devonian and Carboniferous being the main periods. These deposits developed in various tectonic settings, including island arc, continental arc, collision, and postcollisional extensional tectonics.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Jiang Zhu, Dan-yang Liu, Chao Chen, Song Chen, Yuan-bing Zou, Leonid Danyushevsky, Jing-meng Huang, Xiang-wei Tang
Summary: Numerous lode gold and silver deposits have been discovered in orogenic belts in China. This study focuses on the formation and fluid evolutions of the super-large Yingdongpo gold and giant Poshan silver deposits in the Tongbai-Dabie orogen. The results suggest that both deposits were formed concurrently with Early Cretaceous granitic magmatism and the ore-forming fluids were primarily of magmatic origin with meteoric water inputting. The gold mineralization is related to a change in the physicochemical properties of the fluids, while the silver mineralization is favored by progressive deposition of sulfides in a slowly cooling hydrothermal system.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Arun Bhadran, B. P. Duarah, Drishya Girishbai, Mohammad Atif Raza, Avi Mero, Sandeep Lahon, A. L. Achu, Girish Gopinath
Summary: The Brahmaputra foreland basin, known for its dynamic tectonism and sediment load, exhibits a variety of seismically generated soft sediment deformation structures (SSDS) such as clastic dikes, sand sills, and micro-faults. These structures, influenced by multiple strong seismic events, are characterized by their dimensions, intrusion angles, cross-cutting relations, wall shattering, and age. The study suggests that a significant earthquake with high intensity and magnitude might have caused liquefaction features in the area. The findings highlight the importance of studying SSDS in tectonically active regions with limited surface ruptures and dense alluvial cover.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Huan Wang, Lirong Dou, Xingyang Zhang, Jiquan Yin, Beiwei Luo, Haigang Duan, Peiguang Yang, Yifan Song
Summary: Quantitative analysis of sediment composition and microfacies helped identify changes in facies belts in the Cretaceous Mishrif Formation. The study demonstrated the importance of carbonate microfacies quantification and its implications for paleogeographic research.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Boran Wang, Zhilong Huang, Dongsheng Xiao, Haiyue Yu, Wenren Zeng, Xin Wang, Tong Qu, Zhiyuan Li, Yizhuo Yang
Summary: By systematically analyzing the source rocks of the Sangonghe Formation in the Taibei Sag, NW China, and using kerogen kinetics modeling, this study reveals the influence of geological conditions on hydrocarbon generation and expulsion. The source rocks in different environments show distinct geochemical characteristics and hydrocarbon generation potential.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Haiying Yang, Zhifang Zhao, Haifeng Fan, Min Zeng, Jiafei Xiao, Xiqiang Liu, Shengwei Wu, Jiangqin Chao, Yong Xia
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JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Qing Li, Hongbin Wang, Feng Cai, Di Luo, Fanxing Kong, Ang Li, Xiting Liu
Summary: The elemental and isotopic compositions and abundance of carbonates in marine sediments are used to reconstruct ancient climate and ocean conditions. This study analyzed sediment samples from the Okinawa Trough to examine the relationship between carbonates' compositions and methane seepage and sea-level changes. The results indicate that both biogenic and authigenic carbonates are important factors in understanding paleoclimate and paleoceanography.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Maryam Akbarzadeh Aghdam, Abdolreza Ghods, Farhad Sobouti, Khalil Motaghi, Keith Priestley, Mohammad Enayat
Summary: The Makran subduction zone is difficult to monitor due to limited seismic activity, but a temporary seismic network was installed to investigate the relationship between different regions and detect seismicity. The observed seismicity suggests the presence of structural boundaries and seismically inactive areas.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Zhen-Yu Wang, Hong-Rui Fan, Hai-Dong She, Kui-Feng Yang
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JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Yu Li, Wen-Liang Xu, Xiao-Ming Zhang, Jie Tang
Summary: This study presents new zircon U-Pb-Hf and whole-rock geochemical data for Jurassic intrusive rocks in the Yanbian area of NE China, providing insights into the subduction history of the Paleo-Pacific Plate. The study reveals three stages of Jurassic magmatism in the area, indicating the presence of an active continental margin related to the initial subduction of the Paleo-Pacific Plate beneath the Eurasian continent.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Lina Ai, Shengfa Liu, Shuai Cong, Hui Zhang, Peng Cao, Kaikai Wu, Wenxing Ye, Che Abd Rahim Mohamed, Xuefa Shi
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JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Liang Xiao, Jia-qi Liang, Li-yan Guo, De-shuang Ji, Man Yuan, Xiang-chuan Li, Nan Sun, Zuo-chen Li
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JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Xuli Yang, Feng Huang, Jifeng Xu, Xijun Liu, Liying Zhang, Zhao Zhang, Benyan Xu, Man Zhang, Yunchuan Zeng, Qian Liu, Mingda Lv
Summary: The extensively developed Early Cretaceous intermediate-felsic rocks in the northern North China Craton provide valuable insights into the nature of Paleo-Pacific subduction and associated geodynamic processes. Geochemical and geochronological analyses of trachyandesites and rhyolites from the eastern Hebei, northern NCC suggest that the trachyandesites likely originated from enriched mafic lower crust and the rhyolites are derived from the trachyandesitic magmas through fractional crystallization. The migration direction change of these rocks is believed to be primarily attributed to slab rollback of the subducting Paleo-Pacific Plate.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Wei Liu, Ping Gao, Xianming Xiao, Yanming Zhao, Yijie Xing, Jinku Li
Summary: The organic-rich shales of the Shuijingtuo Formation in China are an important target for shale gas exploration. The upper section of the formation, primarily consisting of limestone, silty shale, and black shale, has been rarely studied but recently showed promising results for shale gas exploration. Geochemical investigations of the upper section shale deposits revealed that the organic matter enrichment mechanism underwent dynamic changes due to relative sea-level changes and episodic upwelling activities.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Xin Wang, Chen Zhang, Zixin Xue, Qianyou Wang, Zhenxue Jiang, Kun Zhang, Xiangye Kong
Summary: This study analyzed the heterogeneity of gas compositions and the effects of magmatism on gas accumulation in shale gas exploration in the Yangtze plate. The results showed that magmatism caused the development of micro-fractures in shale reservoirs and accelerated the thermal evolution rate of organic matter. The impact of magmatism on shale gas accumulation varied in different regions, either favoring or compromising efficient gas accumulation in shale reservoirs.
JOURNAL OF ASIAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)