Source rock and environmental control on clay mineral associations, Lower Section of Paganzo Group (Carboniferous), Northwest Argentina

The significance of clay mineral assemblages present in the Lower Section of the Paganzo Group (Carboniferous) is considered in this paper. The sequence was deposited in a large (140,000 km2) foreland basin located in Northwest Argentina. The Lower Section of Paganzo Group is a classic Gondwanic seq...

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Autores principales: Net, L.I., Alonso, M.S., Limarino, C.O.
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Argentina
Carboniferous
Clay minerals
Paganzo Basin
clay mineral
depositional environment
paleoclimate
sea level change
source rock
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spelling todo:paper_00370738_v152_n3-4_p183_Net2023-10-03T14:47:59Z Source rock and environmental control on clay mineral associations, Lower Section of Paganzo Group (Carboniferous), Northwest Argentina Net, L.I. Alonso, M.S. Limarino, C.O. Argentina Carboniferous Clay minerals Paganzo Basin Carboniferous clay mineral depositional environment paleoclimate sea level change source rock Argentina The significance of clay mineral assemblages present in the Lower Section of the Paganzo Group (Carboniferous) is considered in this paper. The sequence was deposited in a large (140,000 km2) foreland basin located in Northwest Argentina. The Lower Section of Paganzo Group is a classic Gondwanic sequence that includes alternating marine and non-marine deposits up to 1200 m thick. The existence of two marine episodes (here named Namurian and Stephanian transgressions) is the basis for subdividing the Lower Section of Paganzo Group into five depositional systems (DS). DS1 makes up the base of deposits and includes conglomeratic diamictites and sandstones of glacial origin. DS2 comprises mudstones, turbiditic sequences and marls of transitional (fjord?) environments, all deposited as a response to the sea level rise occuring during Namurian times. DS3 is mostly made up of fluvial sandstone channels that interfinger with carbonaceous and coal-rich flood basin deposits that originated under warm and humid climatic conditions. The Stephanian transgression, included in DS4, only reached the Precordillera area, where it is marked by mudstones, marls and fine sandstones of nearshore environments. To the east, in the Sierras Pampeanas are, thick coal and kaolinitic beds belonging to high-sinuosity river deposits were deposited. Finally, DS5 comprises a variegated section of sandstones and mudstones of fluvial origin deposited under a seasonally dry climatic regime. Four clay mineral assemblages are defined on the basis of X-ray diffraction analyses of 54 mudstones samples: illite + kaolinite (I + K), illite + chlorite (I + Ch), kaolinite » illite (K » I) and illite, kaolinite and illite/smectite mixed layers (I + K + I/Sm). Because of the low degree of diagenesis, the strong dependence of clay mineral distribution on pre-depositional factors such as source area, sea level changes and paleoclimate can be recognized. In this manner, clay assemblages of the fluvial deposits from the Sierras Pampeanas area were mostly formed by illite and kaolinite, while illite and chlorite dominate in marine intervals that have the Precordillera as their main source area. Paleoclimate seems to have controlled the degree of mechanical and/or chemical weathering, as well as the significant kaolinite (and halloysite) accumulation that took place from feldspar and mica alteration under warm and humid conditions. Mixed layer clays of illite/smectite, illite/vermiculite and chlorite/smectite are generally subordinated phases tied to the degradation of previous clays. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. Fil:Net, L.I. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Alonso, M.S. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Limarino, C.O. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00370738_v152_n3-4_p183_Net
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topic Argentina
Carboniferous
Clay minerals
Paganzo Basin
Carboniferous
clay mineral
depositional environment
paleoclimate
sea level change
source rock
Argentina
spellingShingle Argentina
Carboniferous
Clay minerals
Paganzo Basin
Carboniferous
clay mineral
depositional environment
paleoclimate
sea level change
source rock
Argentina
Net, L.I.
Alonso, M.S.
Limarino, C.O.
Source rock and environmental control on clay mineral associations, Lower Section of Paganzo Group (Carboniferous), Northwest Argentina
topic_facet Argentina
Carboniferous
Clay minerals
Paganzo Basin
Carboniferous
clay mineral
depositional environment
paleoclimate
sea level change
source rock
Argentina
description The significance of clay mineral assemblages present in the Lower Section of the Paganzo Group (Carboniferous) is considered in this paper. The sequence was deposited in a large (140,000 km2) foreland basin located in Northwest Argentina. The Lower Section of Paganzo Group is a classic Gondwanic sequence that includes alternating marine and non-marine deposits up to 1200 m thick. The existence of two marine episodes (here named Namurian and Stephanian transgressions) is the basis for subdividing the Lower Section of Paganzo Group into five depositional systems (DS). DS1 makes up the base of deposits and includes conglomeratic diamictites and sandstones of glacial origin. DS2 comprises mudstones, turbiditic sequences and marls of transitional (fjord?) environments, all deposited as a response to the sea level rise occuring during Namurian times. DS3 is mostly made up of fluvial sandstone channels that interfinger with carbonaceous and coal-rich flood basin deposits that originated under warm and humid climatic conditions. The Stephanian transgression, included in DS4, only reached the Precordillera area, where it is marked by mudstones, marls and fine sandstones of nearshore environments. To the east, in the Sierras Pampeanas are, thick coal and kaolinitic beds belonging to high-sinuosity river deposits were deposited. Finally, DS5 comprises a variegated section of sandstones and mudstones of fluvial origin deposited under a seasonally dry climatic regime. Four clay mineral assemblages are defined on the basis of X-ray diffraction analyses of 54 mudstones samples: illite + kaolinite (I + K), illite + chlorite (I + Ch), kaolinite » illite (K » I) and illite, kaolinite and illite/smectite mixed layers (I + K + I/Sm). Because of the low degree of diagenesis, the strong dependence of clay mineral distribution on pre-depositional factors such as source area, sea level changes and paleoclimate can be recognized. In this manner, clay assemblages of the fluvial deposits from the Sierras Pampeanas area were mostly formed by illite and kaolinite, while illite and chlorite dominate in marine intervals that have the Precordillera as their main source area. Paleoclimate seems to have controlled the degree of mechanical and/or chemical weathering, as well as the significant kaolinite (and halloysite) accumulation that took place from feldspar and mica alteration under warm and humid conditions. Mixed layer clays of illite/smectite, illite/vermiculite and chlorite/smectite are generally subordinated phases tied to the degradation of previous clays. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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author Net, L.I.
Alonso, M.S.
Limarino, C.O.
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Alonso, M.S.
Limarino, C.O.
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title Source rock and environmental control on clay mineral associations, Lower Section of Paganzo Group (Carboniferous), Northwest Argentina
title_short Source rock and environmental control on clay mineral associations, Lower Section of Paganzo Group (Carboniferous), Northwest Argentina
title_full Source rock and environmental control on clay mineral associations, Lower Section of Paganzo Group (Carboniferous), Northwest Argentina
title_fullStr Source rock and environmental control on clay mineral associations, Lower Section of Paganzo Group (Carboniferous), Northwest Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Source rock and environmental control on clay mineral associations, Lower Section of Paganzo Group (Carboniferous), Northwest Argentina
title_sort source rock and environmental control on clay mineral associations, lower section of paganzo group (carboniferous), northwest argentina
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