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Carbonate facies evolution from the late albian to Middle Cenomanian in Southern Istria (Croatia): influence of synsedimentary tectonics and extensive organic carbonate production
Authors:Prof Dr Josip Tišljar  MSc Igor Vlahović  Dr Ivo Velić  Dr Dubravko Matičec  Dr Julie Robson
Institution:(1) Faculty of Mining, Geology & Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, P. O. Box 679, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia;(2) Institute of Geology, Sachsova 2, P.O. Box 268, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia;(3) Demandkey Ltd., 2 Newmoor Cottages, Northwycke, CMO 7DR Southminster, Essex, UK
Abstract:Summary During the Late Albian, Early and Middle Cenomanian in the NW part of the Adriatic Carbonate Platform (presentday Istria) specific depositional systems characterised by frequent lateral and vertical facies variations were established within a formerly homogeneous area, ranging from peritidal and barrier bars to the offshore-transition zone. In southern Istria this period is represented by the following succession: thin-bedded peritidal peloidal and stromatolitic limestones (Upper Albian); well-bedded foreshore to shoreface packstones/grainstones with synsedimentary dliding and slumping (Vraconian-lowermost Cenomanian); shoreface to off-shore storm-generated limestones (Lower Cenomanian); massive off-shore to shoreface carbonate sand bodies (Lower Cenomanian); prograding rudist bioclastic subaqueous dunes (Lower to Middle Cenomanian); rudist biostromes (Lower to Middle Cenomanian), and high-energy rudist and ostreid coquina beds within skeletal wackestones/packstones (Middle Cenomanian). Rapid changes of depositional systems near the Albian/Cenomanian transition in Istria are mainly the result of synsedimentary tectonics and the establishment of extensive rudist colonies producing enormous quantities of bioclastic material rather than the influence of eustatic changes. Tectonism is evidenced by the occurrence of sliding scars, slumps, small-scale synsedimentary faults and conspicuous bathymetric changes in formerly corresponding environments. Consequently, during the Early Cenomanian in the region of southern Istria, a deepening of the sedimentary environments occurred towards the SE, resulting in the establishment of a carbonate ramp system. Deeper parts of the ramp were below fair-weather wave base (FWWB), while the shallower parts were characterised by high-energy environments with extensive rudist colonies, and high organic production leading to the progradation of bioclastic subaqueous dunes. This resulted in numerous shallowing- and coarsening-upwards clinostratified sequences completely infilling formerly deeper environments, and the final re-establishment of the shallow-water environments over the entire area during the Middle Cenomanian.
Keywords:Peritidal Carbonates  Tempestites  Subaqueous Dunes  Rudist Biostromes  Synsedimentary Tectonics  Adriatic carbonateplatform  southern istria (Croatia)  Upper Albian to Middle Cenomanian
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