A strongly positive sulphur isotopic shift in late Ediacaran-early Cambrian seawater : evidence from evaporites in the Salt Range Formation, northern Pakistan

• Autorzy: Meng Fanwei , Zhang Zhili , Bukowski Krzysztof , Zhuo Qingong , Ahsan Naveed , Ur-Rehman Saif , Ni Pei

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.7306/gq.1598

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The Salt Range Formation in northern Pakistan is globally well-known for its extremely large evaporite deposits dated to the upper Ediacaran-lower Cambrian. This huge evaporite belt formed an area covering present-day parts of India, Pakistan, Iran, Oman, and even South China (~200,000 km² in South China). Sulphate minerals, including anhydrite and gypsum, can continuously record seawater sulphur isotopic composition. Until now, there was only one dataset reporting the isotopic composition of evaporites in Pakistan. This study reports new data, which points to a strongly positive sulphur isotopic shift (>+30‰, VCDT values) in the Salt Range Formation in Pakistan. Based on the stratigraphic position, similarity in lithology, age, and sulphur isotope data of the evaporitic sequences, it can be inferred that the Neoproterozoic Indo-Pakistan Plate and the Yangtze Platform were closely related palaeogeographically during the terminal Neoproterozoic. This interpretation can improve understanding of the palaeogeographical evolution of the area during the Neoproterozoic, with particular reference to the origin of biogeochemical cycles and the diagenetic evolution of the evaporitic deposits.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

sulphur isotope; gypsum; Salt Range Formation; Indo-Pakistan Plate; South China; Yangtze Block

• Wydawca: Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Czasopismo: Geological Quarterly
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 65, No. 2
• Strony: art. no. 30
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 111 poz., fot., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Meng Fanwei

• Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing, 210008, China

autor

Zhang Zhili

• Petroleum Exploration and Development Research Institute, SINOPEC, 100083, Beijing, China

autor

Bukowski Krzysztof

• AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, Al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

autor

Zhuo Qingong

• Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, CNPC, Beijing, 100083, China

autor

Ahsan Naveed

• University of the Punjab, Institute of Geology, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan

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Ur-Rehman Saif

• University of the Punjab, Institute of Geology, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan

autor

Ni Pei

• Nanjing University, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Geo-Fluids, State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposit Research, Nanjing, 210093, China

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).