Sedimentary development of a continuous Middle Devonian to Mississippian section from the fore-reef fringe of the Brilon Reef Complex (Rheinisches Scheifergebirge, germany)

in Facies (2012)

The Brilon-reef complex is one of the biggest Devonian carbonate buildups (~80 km²) of the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge. The Burgberg section is located in the south-eastern fore-reef area of the Brilon ... [more ▼]

The Brilon-reef complex is one of the biggest Devonian carbonate buildups (~80 km²) of the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge. The Burgberg section is located in the south-eastern fore-reef area of the Brilon reef-complex and exposes a succession of strata (117 m thick) which extend from the Middle Givetian (middle varcus conodont Zone) to the Viséan (bilineatus conodont Zone). Field and microfacies observations led to the definition of nine microfacies which are integrated into a sedimentary model divided into off-reef, intermediate fore-reef and proximal fore-reef sedimentary domains (SD). The off-reef domain (SD1) is the most distal setting observed and is characterized by fine-grained sediments, dominated by pelagic biota and the local occurrence of gravity-flow deposits. The intermediate fore-reef (SD2) is characterized by a mixture of biota and sediments coming from both, deeper-water and shallow-water sources and is influenced by storm and gravity-flow currents. In this domain Renalcis mound-like structures developed locally. Finally, the proximal fore-reef (SD3) corresponds to the most proximal setting which is strongly influenced by gravity-flow currents derived from the Brilon reef-complex. The temporal evolution of microfacies in the fore-reef setting of the Burgberg section show five main palaeoenvironmental trends influenced by the onset, general development, and demise/drowning of the Brilon reef-complex. Fore-reef to off-reef lithologies and their temporal changes are from the base to the top of the section: (U1) - fine-grained sediments with large reef debris, corresponding to the initial development of the reef building upon submarine volcanoclastic deposits during the Middle Givetian (middle varcus Zone) and first export of reef debris in the fore-reef setting; (U2) - high increase of reef-derived material in the fore-reef area, corresponding to a significant progradation of the reef from the Middle Givetian to the Early Frasnian (maximum extension of the Brilon reef-complex to the south, disparilis to the falsiovalis conodont biozones); (U3) - progressive decrease of shallow-water derived material and increase of fine-grained sediments and deep-water biota into the fore-reef setting, corresponding to the stepwise withdrawal of the reef influence; from the Middle to the Late Frasnian (jamieae conodont Zone); (U4) - development of a submarine rise characterized by nodular and cephalopod-bearing limestones extending from the Late Frasnian to the Late Famennian corresponding to the demise and drowning of the Brilon reef-complex as a result of the Late Frasnian Kellwasser events (upper rhenana and triangularis conodont biozones); (U5) - significant deepening of the Burgberg area starting in the Late Famennian, directly followed by an aggrading trend marked by pelagic shales overlying the nodular limestone deposits. [less ▲]

Sedimentary dynamics on isolated highs in Lake Baikal: evidence from detailed high-resolution geophysical data and sediment cores

in Global and Planetary Change (2005), 46(1-4), 125-144

High- and very-high-resolution seismic data, side-scan sonar mosaics and piston cores from three isolated highs in Lake Baikal (Vydrino Shoulder, Posolsky Bank, Continent Ridge) have allowed to document ... [more ▼]

High- and very-high-resolution seismic data, side-scan sonar mosaics and piston cores from three isolated highs in Lake Baikal (Vydrino Shoulder, Posolsky Bank, Continent Ridge) have allowed to document in unprecedented detail the depositional, re-depositional and tectonic processes and to characterise the overall sedimentary environment on such isolated highs. Our data show that Vydrino Shoulder actually represents a turbidity- or underflow-sourced slope fan, with a distinct channel-levee morphology, and affected by tectonics and stratigraphic unconformities. Sediment cores contain up to 90% of terrigenous material. Posolsky Bank is a major tilted fault block, clearly affected by tectonic activity, by stratigraphic unconformities and by mass wasting along its margins. Sedimentation on its crest is undisturbed, but average sedimentation rates are high due to the influence of the nearby Selenga River. Continent Ridge is also affected by active faulting, stratigraphic unconformities and by mass-wasting along its flanks. The area receives only 30% of terrigenous input. There are no signs of sediment reworking due to bottom-currents. Our study thus shows that in comparison with other environments in Lake Baikal, the isolated highs probably hold the best potential to contain a high-quality, continuous, undisturbed and undiluted sedimentary record suitable for paleoclimate research. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. [less ▲]

Sedimentation in rectangular shallow basins : numerical modelling and experimental validation

Conference (2009, July 17)

Sedimentological and paleontological atlas of the Late Famennian and Tournaisian deposits in the Omolon region (NE-USSR)

in Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique (1984), 107

Sedimentological fingerprints of recent earthquakes in lake sediments: A case study on the North Anatolian Fault (NAF), Turkey

in EOS : Transactions, American Geophysical Union (2008, December), 89(53)(Fall Meet. Suppl.), 21-1919

Sedimentological traces of earthquakes in recent lakes sediments along the North Anatolian Fault, Turkey

Conference (2008, October)

Sédimentologie des carbonates frasniens des Ardennes: faciès, susceptibilité magnétique et géochimie.

Conference (2002)

Sédimentologie et Coraux du bioherme de marbre rouge frasnien ("F2j") de Tapoumont (Massif de Philippeville, Belgique)

in Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique (1987), 110

Sédimentologie et diagenèse des monticules micritiques frasniens "F2j" de Belgique

Doctoral thesis (1990)

Sédimentologie et susceptibilité magnétique du Fransien moyen en Belgique, exemples des coupes de Tailfer et d’Aywaille

Conference (2002)