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Mixed siliciclastic-carbonate sedimentation in an evolving epicontinental sea: Aptian record of marginal marine settings in the interior basins of north-eastern Brazil

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Author(s):
Varejao, Filipe G. [1, 2] ; Warren, Lucas V. [3] ; Simoes, Marcello G. [4] ; Buatois, Luis A. ; Mangano, M. Gabriela ; Bahniuk Rumbelsperger, Anelize M. [2] ; Assine, Mario L. [3]
Total Authors: 7
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Ouro Preto, Escola Minas, Dept Geol, BR-35400000 Ouro Preto, MG - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Parana, Inst LAMIR, Dept Geol, Av Cel Francisco H Santos 100, BR-81531980 Curitiba, PR - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Geociencias & Ciencias Exatas, Dept Geol, Ave 24-A, Bela Vista 178, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Distrito Rubiao Jr S-N 510, BR-18618970 Botucatu, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: SEDIMENTOLOGY; v. 68, n. 5, p. 2125-2164, AUG 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 8
Abstract

The Aptian evaporitic transitional sequence (sag phase) of the Brazilian marginal basins records the first connection between the Central and South Atlantic oceans in the equatorial area. During this phase, lacustrine carbonate reservoirs and giant salt deposits developed in the southern basins of Santos and Campos, forming world-class petroleum reservoirs. The sag succession is also well-preserved in the interior rift basins of north-eastern Brazil, where upper Aptian strata are represented by a continuous section. This contribution presents an interpretation of the evolution of a third-order depositional sequence comprising lacustrine limestones, marine siliciclastic facies and evaporite deposits of the intracontinental Araripe Basin. The Lowstand Systems Tract is characterized by fluvial deposits filling accommodation generated during the syn-rift phase. The overlying deposits comprise marine facies with preservation of dinoflagellates and marine ichnotaxa, evidencing marine deposition in bayhead delta settings. The transgressive surface is represented by limestones, including the Konservat-Lagerstatte laminites, onlapping the basement rocks. Above, tide-dominated bay deposits with distinct subtidal, intertidal and supratidal portions are recorded. The Maximum Flooding Surface is a dark shale below foreshore to shoreface facies, marking the beginning of the Highstand Systems Tract, culminating with deposition of evaporites (gypsum and anhydrite). The stratigraphic architecture and palaeocurrents measured in different facies associations suggest that marine waters reached the basin from the south. The data unequivocally records late Aptian marine ingressions of an incipient South Atlantic Ocean over the interior basins of north-eastern Brazil, while lacustrine conditions were still prevailing in the Pre-Salt sag units of the Santos and Campos basins. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/00519-9 - Centralities of night-time leisure in the city of São Carlos-SP and the interface relations
Grantee:Tiago Ferreira Lopes Machado
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
FAPESP's process: 16/13214-7 - Multi-proxy approach of the mixed carbonate-siliciclast Crato Formation: sedimentary evolution, paleogeography and tectonics
Grantee:Filipe Giovanini Varejão
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate