Xinjiang Petroleum Geology ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (5): 563-571.doi: 10.7657/XJPG20220508

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Geochemical Characteristics and Paleoenvironment of Toutunhe Formation-Qingshuihe Formation in Qigu Fault-Fold Belt

WANG Yaru1(), ZHANG Changmin1(), JI Dongsheng2, ZHU Rui1, FU Wenjun1, WANG Zeyu1, LIU Jiale1   

  1. 1. School of Geosciences, Yangtze University, Wuhan, Hubei 430100, China
    2. Research Institute of Exploration and Development, Xinjiang Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830013, China
  • Received:2022-06-08 Revised:2022-08-15 Online:2022-10-01 Published:2022-09-22
  • Contact: ZHANG Changmin E-mail:19809903560@163.com;zcm@yangtzeu.edu.cn

Abstract:

In order to determine the geochemical characteristics and paleoenvironment of the Toutunhe formation-Qingshuihe formation in the Qigu fault-fold belt of Junggar basin, the element analysis was carried out using the X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. Such elements as vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), strontium (Sr), zirconium (Zr) and gallium (Ga), which are sensitive to the depositional environment, were selected to systematically analyze the characteristics of paleo-oxidation-reduction conditions, paleosalinity, paleo-water depth, and paleoclimate in the study area. The results show that the Toutunhe formation-Qingshuihe formation in the study area was deposited in an oxidation environment, and occasionally in short-term weak oxidation-weak reduction environment. Sensitive elements (e.g. Ga and Sr) and Sr/Ba value indicate that the Toutunhe formation-Kalazha formation was dominantly deposited in a freshwater environment, and possibly a short-term brackish water environment locally, and the Qingshuihe formation exhibits relatively frequent paleosalinity fluctuation and was deposited in an alternating environment of saltwater and freshwater. According to the Co estimation, the water depth of the Toutunhe formation-Qingshuihe formation rangef from 2.05 to 74.20 m, and fluctuated greatly during the depositional period. The climate changed from warm and humid to arid and hot during the deposition of the Toutunhe formation-Kalazha formation, and shifted to warm and humid during the deposition of the Qingshuihe formation.

Key words: Junggar basin, Qigu fault-fold belt, Toutunhe formation, Qingshuihe formation, geochemical characteristic, depositional environment, paleosalinity, paleoclimate

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