Storm deposits: evidence of event sedimentation in the Bajocian of the Central High Atlas, Morocco

• Autorzy: Ait Addi A.
• Konferencja: International Congress on the Jurassic System (7 ; 06-18.09.2006 ; Kraków, Poland)
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

During Bajocian time, the Central High Atlas of Morocco received several hundred meters of marls, shaly marls and carbonate deposits. These are spread out in two main domains: southern and northern platforms, situated N of Errachidia and S of Midelt cities, respectively, where shallow marine carbonates corresponding to the group of Bin El Ouidane formations dominate (Monbaron 1981); and central basin, presently forming the centre of High Atlas, where hemipelagic facies to shallow marine carbonates represent Agoudim (members II, III and IV) and Tazigzaout formations (Ait Addi 2000, Ait Addi 2002). The first evidence of event sedimentation in the Middle Jurassic of central High Atlas of Morocco has been provided by Ait Addi (2002). These deposits are Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) in age and are included in Agoudim and Tazigzaout formations in the central basin; and parts of Bin El Ouidane Group in the borders. The storm deposits are calcarenite beds of bioclastic packstone-grainstone character. These beds present symmetrical wave-ripples at their tops and show an internal structure with hummocky cross-stratification. The deposits are considered to be formed by tropical storms and hurricanes. The above characteristics are the effects of multiple reworking and winnowing of siliciclastic or bioclastic and/or carbonate material by oscillatory currents related to storm and to storm/tide currents interaction. Palaeobathymetric interpretation of related pelagic sediments indicates that the sedimentation occurred fairly deep, and that calcareous tempestites resulted from episodic resedimentation, mainly coincident with relative sea-level falls, in which major storm waves and tsunamis affected the sea bottom. This interpretation is in agreement with the regional palaeogeography and is further evidence of Jurassic storm-controlled sedimentation in adjacent Mediterranean basins.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Bajocian; High Atlas; Morocco; oscillatory currents; resedimentation; storm deposits

• Wydawca: Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Czasopismo: Volumina Jurassica
• Rocznik: 2006
• Tom: Vol. 4, no. 1
• Strony: 75--75
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 3 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Ait Addi A.

• Cadi Ayyad University, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Earth Sciences Department, P.O.Box 549, Gueliz-Marrakech, Morocco,

Bibliografia

• Ait Addi A . 2000. Les séries du Dogger moyen du Haut Atlas au Nord d’Errachidia (Maroc): Lithostratigraphie et sédimentologie d’une nouvelle formation, la formation Tazigzaout. Revue de Géologie Méditerranéenne, 27, 1-2: 57-69.
• Ait Addi A. 2002. Les séries du Dogger du Haut Atlas marocain (Nord d’Errachidia/Boudenib): Lithostratigraphie, sédimentologie, stratigraphie séquentielle, cyclostratigraphie et évolution géodynamique. Thse d’Etat, Univ. Ibn Tofail, Faculty of Sciences (Kénitra), 242 pp.
• Monbaron M. 1981. Sédimentation, tectonique synsédimentaire et magmatisme basique: l’évolution paléogéographique et structurale de l’Atlas de Beni-Mellal (Maroc) au cours du Mésozoique; ses indices sur la tectonique tertiaire. Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae, 74, 3: 625-638.