Structural style of the Marathon thrust belt, West Texas

Hickman, Robert G.; Altany, Robert M.

doi:10.1016/j.jsg.2008.02.016

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“…Though all of these now Mexican and Central American terranes are understood to have agglutinated to the Gondwanan continent during the formation of Pangea, accretion timing and positions of the terranes remain subject to debate (Dickinson and Lawton, 2001;Murphy et al, 2004;Keppie et al, 2008;Martens et al, 2010;Soreghan and Soreghan, 2013). As stated previously, the Tesnus Formation is a shaly sandstone representing pre-collisional flysch deposits in the form of submarine fan and channel deposits sourced from the approaching Gondwanan continent (McBride, 1989;Hickman et al, 2009). The whole of the Mississippian Tesnus was sourced from the Gondwanan continent, yet it does not contain any Neoproterozoic to early Cambrian zircons as have been observed in the Yucatan/Maya, Coahuila, and Mixteca (Acatlán) terranes ( Fig.…”

Section: Neoproterozoic To Early Cambrian (Ca 920-521 Ma)mentioning

confidence: 96%

“…2 and 6) (King, 1937(King, , 1978Flawn et al, 1961;Thomson and McBride, 1964;McBride, 1989;Hickman et al, 2009). The Upper Mississippian-Lower Pennsylvanian Tesnus Formation is a shaly sandstone representing flysch deposits forming submarine fan and channel complexes sourced from the approaching Gondwanan continental terranes (McBride, 1989;Hickman et al, 2009). Overlying the Tesnus are the Pennsylvanian Dimple Limestone and Haymond Formation.…”

Section: Stratigraphic Record Of the Glass Mountains And Marathon Folmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…8) (Li et al, 2008;Dickinson and Gehrels, 2009;Hanson et al, 2016). These ancient syn-rift volcanic rocks are restricted to the distal southern Laurentian margin and were subsequently covered by strata deposited along the Laurentian passive margin (King, 1937;King, 1978;Flawn et al, 1961;McBride, 1989;Hickman et al, 2009). The basement of the Devils River Uplift to the east of the Delaware Basin preserves a portion of the distal Laurentian rifted margin (Figs.…”

Section: Neoproterozoic To Early Cambrian (Ca 920-521 Ma)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Orogen proximal sedimentation in the Permian foreland basin

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The sedimentary fill of peripheral foreland basins has the potential to preserve a record of the processes of ocean closure and continental collision, as well as the long-term (i.e., 107–108 yr) sediment-routing evolution associated with these processes; however, the detrital record of these deep-time tectonic processes and the sedimentary response have rarely been documented during the final stages of supercontinent assembly. The stratigraphy within the southern margin of the Delaware Basin and Marathon fold and thrust belt preserves a record of the Carboniferous–Permian Pangean continental assembly, culminating in the formation of the Delaware and Midland foreland basins of North America. Here, we use 1721 new detrital zircon (DZ) U-Pb ages from 13 stratigraphic samples within the Marathon fold and thrust belt and Glass Mountains of West Texas in order to evaluate the provenance and sediment-routing evolution of the southern, orogen-proximal region of this foreland basin system. Among these new DZ data, 85 core-rim age relationships record multi-stage crystallization related to magmatic or metamorphic events in sediment source areas, further constraining source terranes and sediment routing. Within samples, a lack of Neoproterozoic–Cambrian zircon grains in the pre-orogenic Mississippian Tesnus Formation and subsequent appearance of this zircon age group in the syn-orogenic Pennsylvanian Haymond Formation point toward initial basin inversion and the uplift and exhumation of volcanic units related to Rodinian rifting. Moreover, an upsection decrease in Grenvillian (ca. 1300–920 Ma) and an increase in Paleozoic zircons denote a progressive provenance shift from that of dominantly orogenic highland sources to that of sediment sources deeper in the Gondwanan hinterland during tectonic stabilization. Detrital zircon core-rim age relationships of ca. 1770 Ma cores with ca. 600–300 Ma rims indicate Amazonian cores with peri-Gondwanan or Pan-African rims, Grenvillian cores with ca. 580 Ma rims are correlative with Pan-African volcanism or the ca. 780–560 Ma volcanics along the rifted Laurentian margin, and Paleozoic core-rim age relationships are likely indicative of volcanic arc activity within peri-Gondwana, Coahuila, or Oaxaquia. Our results suggest dominant sediment delivery to the Marathon region from the nearby southern orogenic highland; less sediment was delivered from the axial portion of the Ouachita or Appalachian regions suggesting that this area of the basin was not affected by a transcontinental drainage. The provenance evolution of sediment provides insights into how continental collision directs the dispersal and deposition of sediment in the Permian Basin and analogous foreland basins.

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Section: Neoproterozoic To Early Cambrian (Ca 920-521 Ma)mentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Stratigraphic Record Of the Glass Mountains And Marathon Folmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Neoproterozoic To Early Cambrian (Ca 920-521 Ma)mentioning

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Orogen proximal sedimentation in the Permian foreland basin

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“…The Caballos Novaculite is locally hydrocarbon productive, where permeability is enhanced by fractures (Ball and Perry 1996). Traps in the Ouachita and Marathon Foldbelt region consist of asymmetric folds and imbricate thrust sheets (Hickman et al 2009). Faults in the Ouachita and Marathon Foldbelts provided avenues of migration for escaping hydrocarbons (Ball and Perry 1996) and, by analogy, constitute a risk for CO 2 leakage.…”

Section: Ouachita and Marathon Foldbelts-llano Upliftmentioning

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Geologic and infrastructure factors for delineating areas for clean coal: examples in Texas, USA

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Texas has a wide variety of areas that can be targeted for new clean-coal facilities. These areas are delineated by mapping spatial linkages between coal-and lignite-bearing formations, groundwater and surface-water resources, and CO 2 sinks in brine formations for long-term CO 2 storage or in mature oil fields with potential for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). However, a variety of infrastructure factors make it feasible to also target numerous areas outside coal and lignite basins in Texas. These infrastructure factors include pipelines for delivery of CO 2 to subsurface sinks and delivery of coal-produced hydrogen to refineries, ease of connection to existing transmission lines, distribution of nonattainment areas where new clean-coal facilities could be constructed and be compliant with strict air-quality standards, and railroads that can transport coal and other feedstock to new cleancoal facilities. Primary regions in Texas where favorably co-located CO 2 source-sink factors related to coal and lignite trends include the Gulf Coast, the Eastern Shelf of the Permian Basin, and the Fort Worth Basin. However, areas outside coal and lignite basins, particularly the Permian Basin where a new clean-coal facility is being planned, also have clean-coal potential because of existing CO 2 pipelines and proximity to EOR fields that can economically sustain new clean-coal facilities.

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“…In recent years, controls exerted by tectonic style on basin filling and formation mechanisms have been a topic of current international tectonic geologic research (Harding and Lowell 1979;Allen et al 1997;Polonia and Camerlenghi 2002;Sepehr and Cosgrove 2004;Zhou and Yang 2007;Lu 2008;Hickman et al 2009;Mu and Meng 2009;Wang et al 2010;Neng et al 2011;Xiao et al 2012;Duffy et al 2013). Tectonic style formed by various mechanisms controls both basin filling and formation mechanisms and the type and distribution of hydrocarbon trap in sedimentary basin (Sanchis and Séranne 2000;Nieuwland et al 2001;Sun et al 2003;Sherkatia and Letouzey 2004;Zheng et al 2008;Liu et al 2011;Dong 2008 Liao et al 2013;Wang et al 2013).…”

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Control of petroleum traps by Cenozoic tectonic style in the Liaodong Bay area, of the Bohai Bay basin, China

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Based on seismic, logging, and drilling data, we analyzed the fault system in the Liaodong Bay area of the Bohai Bay basin, China, and the basin's evolution. In addition, we studied the local Cenozoic tectonic style, its development, and its effect on hydrocarbon trap. Our results indicate that deformed strata in the Liaodong Bay area are well represented by two layers: a shallow layer (N 1 g) was deformed by strikeslip and extension, and a deep layer (Eocene) was deformed by extensional effects. The three predominant types of normal faults evident in a transect of the basin are listric fault, variable-dip fault, and straight fault. The local tectonic style consists primarily of extensional, compressional, and strikeslip structures. The extensional structures developed primarily during the syn-uplift stage and affected the lower strata. The strike-slip structures developed primarily in the post-uplift stage and affected the upper strata. The inverted structures are rare, developed primarily during the transitional period, and affected the upper-middle strata. Traps formed by the extensional structures are primarily of the ancient buried hill, anticline/half-anticline, and fault-block types. Traps formed by the strike-slip structures are primarily of the fault-block and anticlinal/half-anticlinal types.

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Structural style of the Marathon thrust belt, West Texas

Cited by 23 publications

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Orogen proximal sedimentation in the Permian foreland basin

Orogen proximal sedimentation in the Permian foreland basin

Geologic and infrastructure factors for delineating areas for clean coal: examples in Texas, USA

Control of petroleum traps by Cenozoic tectonic style in the Liaodong Bay area, of the Bohai Bay basin, China

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