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BASIN RESEARCH
卷 33, 期 1, 页码 648-680出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/bre.12489
关键词
aquifers; basin fluids; carbonates; dolomitization; faults; seawater
资金
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Oil & Gas under its Extending the Life of Mature Basins research theme [NE/M00578X/1]
- NERC
- American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
The dolomitization in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin was extensively studied, indicating the influence of Devonian seawater on dolomite formation and recrystallization, and the deep burial precipitation of saddle dolomite cement from(87)Sr-rich basinal brines. Interactions between basal aquifers and residual evapo-concentrated seawater were key in dolomitization processes.
Dolomitization in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin has been extensively researched, producing vast geochemical datasets. This provides a unique opportunity to assess the regional sources and flux of dolomitizing fluids on a larger scale than previous studies. A meta-analysis was conducted on stable isotope, strontium isotope (Sr-87/Sr-86), fluid inclusion and lithium-rich formation water data published over 30 years, with new petrographic, X-ray diffraction, stable isotope and rare-earth element (REE+Y) data. The Middle to Upper Devonian Swan Hills Formation, Leduc Formation and Wabamun Group contain replacement dolomite (RD) cross-cut by stylolites, suggesting replacement dolomitization occurred during shallow burial. Stable isotope, REE+Y and(87)Sr/Sr-86 data indicate RD formed from Devonian seawater, then recrystallized during burial. Apart from the Wabamun Group of the Peace River Arch (PRA), saddle dolomite cement (SDC) is more delta(18)O((PDB))depleted than RD, and cross-cuts stylolites, suggesting precipitation during deep burial. (SDCSr)-Sr-87/Sr-86 data indicate contributions from(87)Sr-rich basinal brines in the West Shale Basin (WSB) and PRA, and authigenic quartz/albite suggests basinal brines interacted with underlying clastic aquifers before ascending faults into carbonate strata. The absence of quartz/albite within dolomites of the East Shale Basin (ESB) suggests dolomitizing fluids only interacted with carbonate strata. We conclude that replacement dolomitization resulted from connate Devonian seawater circulating through aquifers and faults during shallow burial. SDC precipitated during deep burial from basinal brines sourced from basal carbonates (ESB) and clastic aquifers (WSB, PRA). Lithium-rich formation waters suggest basinal brines originated as residual evapo-concentrated Middle Devonian seawater that interacted with basal aquifers and ascended faults during the Antler and Laramide Orogenies. These results corroborate those of previous studies but are verified by new integrated analysis of multiple datasets. New insights emphasize the importance of basal aquifers and residual evapo-concentrated seawater in dolomitization, which is potentially applicable to other regionally dolomitized basins.
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