Diagenetic history of fluvial and lacustrine sandstones of the Hartford Basin (Triassic–Jurassic), Newark Supergroup, USA

Wolela, A.; Gierlowski‐Kordesch, Elizabeth

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“…The upper Portland Formation (Pleinsbachian) consists of 1000 to 2000 m of fluvial and alluvial-fan red-bed sandstones, mudstones, and conglomerates (Hubert et al 1992;McDonald 1992;Olsen et al 2005;Wolela and Gierlowski-Kordesch 2007). Sediments were derived from fault-bounded pre-Triassic crystalline highlands to the east, from which alluvial fans spread westward across the basin.…”

Section: Geological Settingmentioning

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Insights into an Early Jurassic dinosaur habitat: ichnofacies and enigmatic structures from the Portland Formation, Hoover Quarry, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

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Hagadorn

2011

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Jurassic sandstones of the Hartford Basin are well known for their dinosaur trackways, but few studies have characterized their invertebrate ichnofaunas. A notable Portland Formation exposure in this area is the Hoover Quarry in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, where vertebrate skeletal material (the type specimen of the crocodilian Stegomosuchus longipes) occurs in association with a diverse ichnofauna. Hoover Quarry ichnogenera include Eubrontes cf. gracilis, Planolites beverleyensis, Planolites montanus, probable Scoyenia burrows, and Skolithos isp. Also preserved at the site is Palaeophycus tortuosus, a sinusoidal burrow that had been previously synonymized with Palaeophycus tubularis. A probable Skolithos burrow termination with an unusual pattern of scratches also occurs, along with several problematic stellate structures. At this site, primary sedimentary structures on trace bearing surfaces are consistent with deposition in a shallow aquatic environment that was periodically emergent. Viewed in the context of nearby sections of the Portland Formation, Hoover Quarry exposures could have been deposited in fluvial, ephemeral lacustrine, or playa environments. Traces in the Hoover Quarry indicate Scoyenia-Skolithos-composite ichnofacies, elements of which are commonly produced in continental firmground environments. RÉSUMÉLes grès du Jurassique dans le bassin de Hartford sont reconnus pour la présence d'empreintes de dinosaures. Mais peu d'études ont permis de caractériser l'ichnofaune invertébrée qu'on peut également y observer. Un affleurement notable de la Formation Portland dans la région est présent dans la carrière Hoover, à East Longmeadow, au Massachusetts, où des matériaux de squelettes de vertébrés (le spécimen type du crocodilien Stegomosuchus longipes) et une ichnofaune diversifiée sont présents. L'ichnofaune de la carrière Hoover comprend les espèces comme Eubrontes cf. gracilis, Planolites beverleyensis, Planolites montanus, vraisemblablement des terriers de Scoyenia, et Skolithos. Il y a également sur le site l'espèce Palaeophycus tortuosus, un terrier sinusoïdal qui a déjà été nommé Palaeophycus tubularis. L'extrémité d'un terrier de l'espèce probable Skolithos accompagnée d'une série inusitée de stries ou d'éraflures est en outre présente, tout comme plusieurs structures étoilées dont l'origine demeure mystérieuse. Sur le site, des structures primaires sur des surfaces marquées de traces correspondraient à une sédimentation dans un milieu aquatique peu profond qui a émergé à intervalles périodiques. Considéré dans le contexte des sections de la Formation Portland, situées à proximité, le dépôt des affleurements de la carrière Hoover pourrait être survenu dans un milieu fluvial, lacustre éphémère ou en présence d'un lac temporaire. Les traces relevées dans la carrière Hoover indiquent la présence d'un ichnofaciès composite de type Scoyenia-Skolithos, dont les éléments sont couramment produits dans un milieu de sol continental à cohésion moyenne.[Traduit par la redaction]

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Insights into an Early Jurassic dinosaur habitat: ichnofacies and enigmatic structures from the Portland Formation, Hoover Quarry, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Collette

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Hagadorn

2011

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“…The re la tion ship be tween po ros ity and car bon ate ce ment in the sam ples shows that when the po ros ity is less than 2% car bonate ce ment is more than 20%, whereas when the po ros ity is more than 15%, car bon ate ce ment does not ex ceed 5%. This sug gests that car bon ate ce ment sig nif i cantly af fects both sandstone rich in de tri tal lithic grains and sand stone rich in de tri tal quartz (e.g., Wolela and Gierlowski-Kordesch, 2007;Luo et al, 2009;Ham mer et al, 2010).…”

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“…Scan ning electron mi cro scope stud ies showed the types of pore-fill ing authigenic clay min er als which re duce pri mary po ros ity in the Narra been Group (cf. Wolela and Gierlowski-Kordesch, 2007). Vermicular book lets of kaolinite oc cur as pore-fill ings and cause sig nif i cant po ros ity loss (Fig.…”

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The influence of diagenetic alterations on porosity in the Triassic Narrabeen Group, Southern Sydney Basin, Australia

Gahtani¹

2013

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The in flu ence of diagenetic al ter ations on po ros ity in the Tri as sic Narra been Group, South ern Syd ney Ba sin, Aus tra lia Pe trog ra phy of the Tri as sic Narra been Group (South ern Syd ney Ba sin of Aus tra lia) was de scribed by thin sec tion, scan ning elec tron mi cro scope and X-ray dif frac tion tech niques. Sand stone com po si tion in cludes mostly lithic grains with mi nor quartz, feld spar, mica and heavy min er als; litharenites and sublitharenites are com mon and quartzarenites are rare. Quartz in cludes monocrystalline and polycrystalline grains while the feld spar in cludes both K-feld spar and plagioclase. Vol ca nic, sed i mentary and chert rock frag ments are pres ent. In thin sec tion po ros ity is vis i ble in all units, par tic u larly the coarse-grained de posits. Sec ond ary po ros ity is greater than the pri mary po ros ity. The diagenetic al ter ations in clude com pac tion, quartz overgrowths, authigenic clay min er als, car bon ate ce ment and authigenic feld spar. Com pac tion oc curred in all units dur ing diagenesis. Both early and late diagenetic car bon ate ce ment is im por tant in the Narra been Group. Pore-fill ing car bon ate cement re duced po ros ity whereas dis so lu tion of car bon ate re sulted in sec ond ary po ros ity. Authigenic clay min er als are widespread in all units fill ing pores and oc cur ring as grain-coat ings on de tri tal and authigenic grains. Where they coat quartz grains they pre serve po ros ity by pre vent ing growth of quartz overgrowths. Dis so lu tion of un sta ble feld spar and lithic grains pro vided sec ond ary po ros ity. In the Narra been Group, shale and siltstone are abun dant in the Wom barra Claystone, Stanwell Park Claystone, Bald Hill Claystone and New port For ma tion, form ing lithological seals and con fin ing lay ers. Mi nor sandstone beds oc cur in the Wom barra Claystone and con tain more po ros ity. Me dium-and coarse-grained sand stone is com mon in the Coal cliff Sand stone, Scarborough Sand stone and Bulgo Sand stone and shows low to mod er ate po ros ity. Thus, these sand stone units prob a bly con tain gas or wa ter.Key words: pe trog ra phy, diagenesis, pri mary po ros ity, sec ond ary po ros ity, quartz over growth, car bon ate ce ment. INTRODUCTIONIn the Syd ney Ba sin (Aus tra lia), the Narra been Group is the low er most of three Tri as sic rock units and is lo cated be tween the Up per Perm ian Illa warra Coal Mea sures and the Hawkesbury Sand stone (Ward, 1971a). Fine-grained sed i ment in the Narra been Group was pre vi ously stud ied by sev eral authors (e.g., Baker, 1956;Loughnan et al., 1964Loughnan et al., , 1974Goldbery and Hol land, 1973;Retallack, 1977). Ward (1972) noted quartzose, quartz-lithic and vol ca nic sand stones as the three sed i ment suites in the Narra been Group. Prov e nance mark ers of fore land ba sin-fill sed i ments were de ter mined by Cow an (1993). The com po si tion and tex ture of the Narra been Group were de scribed by McElroy (1954). De scrip tions of the pe trology in the N...

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“…While no black shales have been found in the New Haven Formation, pillow-like basalts are recognized in the upper New Haven, suggesting possible waterlogged conditions. The lower Shuttle Meadow Formation represents over-filled lake deposits (Wolela and Gierlowski-Kordesch, 2007). Past studies hypothesized balance-filled lacustrine conditions from the upper Shuttle Meadow through the middle Portland Formations because of rare dispersed evaporites.…”

Section: Glacial Stratigraphy Beneathmentioning

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Sixth International Limnogeology Congress: abstract volume, Reno, Nevada, June 15-19, 2015

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Diagenetic history of fluvial and lacustrine sandstones of the Hartford Basin (Triassic–Jurassic), Newark Supergroup, USA

Cited by 35 publications

References 48 publications

Insights into an Early Jurassic dinosaur habitat: ichnofacies and enigmatic structures from the Portland Formation, Hoover Quarry, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Insights into an Early Jurassic dinosaur habitat: ichnofacies and enigmatic structures from the Portland Formation, Hoover Quarry, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

The influence of diagenetic alterations on porosity in the Triassic Narrabeen Group, Southern Sydney Basin, Australia

Sixth International Limnogeology Congress: abstract volume, Reno, Nevada, June 15-19, 2015

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