Original paper

Migration of the carbonate ramp and sponge buildup driven by the orogenic wedge advance in the early stage (Carnian) of the Longmen Shan foreland basin, China

Volume: 619-620, Pages: 179 - 193
Published: Apr 1, 2014
Abstract
The marine Carnian the Maantang Fm. overlies a flexural forebulge unconformity and records the initial establishment, drowning and migration of a carbonate ramp and sponge buildup along the forebulge margin of the Longmen Shan foreland basin. The Maantang Fm. is of wedge-shaped geometry, and is composed of oolitic and bioclastic limestones, siliceous sponge reef and shale in an upward-fining succession. The formation shows the establishment and...
Paper Details
Title
Migration of the carbonate ramp and sponge buildup driven by the orogenic wedge advance in the early stage (Carnian) of the Longmen Shan foreland basin, China
Published Date
Apr 1, 2014
Volume
619-620
Pages
179 - 193
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