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Morphology and features of Cambrian oncoids and responses to palaeogeography of the North China Platform TEXT SIZE: A A A
The Cambrian strata in the North China Platform are fully exposed. A wide variety of carbonate oncoids with different shapes occur in the Xuzhuang and Zhangxia formations (Miaolingian Series) from six Cambrian sections in the study area. A comprehensive study involving outcrop description, microscopic observation, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and carbon and oxygen isotope analysis is conducted to determine the facies, morphology, internal structure, and geochemical properties of the oncoids. The oncoids are divided into six types based on their morphology and internal structure. Microscopic and ultrastructural observations reveal typical microbial fossils (Girvanella) and microbially-related sediments (framboidal pyrite), indicating the biogenicity of the oncoids. Additionally, the XRD and carbon and oxygen isotope analysis results suggest that the formational environments of these oncoids are different due to terrestrial influences. Statistical data on the oncoids from the six sections show that there are obvious differences in the types of oncoids and the proportions of different varieties in each section. The spatial differences in the oncoid morphologies are associated with different palaeogeographic settings. The rough oncoid growth patterns developed in nearshore environments were influenced by terrigenous debris and steep terrain, whereas the delicate oncoid growth patterns developed in offshore environments were less affected by terrestrial factors and were featured by more stable depositional processes related to microbial mats.
 

Publication name

 JOURNAL OF PALAEOGEOGRAPHY-ENGLISH Volume: 9 Article Number: 7 DOI: 10.1186/s42501-020-0055-1 Published: FEB 28 2020

Author(s)

 Xiao, En-Zhao; Mei, Ming-Xiang; Jiang, Shu; Zafar, Tehseen

Corresponding author(s) 

 XIAO Enzhao 
 xiaoenzhao@163.com   
 China Univ Geosci Beijing, Sch Earth Sci & Resources, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China.

Author(s) from IGCAS   Zafar, Tehseen

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