The relationship between carbonate facies, volcanic rocks and plant remains in a late Palaeozoic lacustrine system (San Ignacio Fm, Frontal Cordillera, San Juan province, Argentina)

The San Ignacio Fm, a late Palaeozoic foreland basin succession that crops out in the Frontal Cordillera (Argentinean Andes), contains lacustrine microbial carbonates and volcanic rocks. Modification by extensive pedogenic processes contributed to the massive aspect of the calcareous beds. Most of t...

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Autores principales: Busquets, P., Méndez-Bedia, I., Gallastegui, G., Colombo, F., Cardó, R., Limarino, O., Heredia, N., Césari, S.N.
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spelling todo:paper_14373254_v102_n5_p1271_Busquets2023-10-03T16:15:59Z The relationship between carbonate facies, volcanic rocks and plant remains in a late Palaeozoic lacustrine system (San Ignacio Fm, Frontal Cordillera, San Juan province, Argentina) Busquets, P. Méndez-Bedia, I. Gallastegui, G. Colombo, F. Cardó, R. Limarino, O. Heredia, N. Césari, S.N. Argentina Frontal Cordillera Late Palaeozoic Microbial lacustrine carbonates Palaeosols Permineralized plants Volcanic rocks carbonate foreland basin geoaccumulation ignimbrite lacustrine deposit lava flow paleosol Paleozoic plant pyroclastic deposit pyroclastic flow sandstone volcanic ash volcanic rock Argentina Misiones [Argentina] San Ignacio San Juan [Argentina] algae Cyanobacteria Trachytes The San Ignacio Fm, a late Palaeozoic foreland basin succession that crops out in the Frontal Cordillera (Argentinean Andes), contains lacustrine microbial carbonates and volcanic rocks. Modification by extensive pedogenic processes contributed to the massive aspect of the calcareous beds. Most of the volcanic deposits in the San Ignacio Fm consist of pyroclastic rocks and resedimented volcaniclastic deposits. Less frequent lava flows produced during effusive eruptions led to the generation of tabular layers of fine-grained, greenish or grey andesites, trachytes and dacites. Pyroclastic flow deposits correspond mainly to welded ignimbrites made up of former glassy pyroclasts devitrified to microcrystalline groundmass, scarce crystals of euhedral plagioclase, quartz and K-feldspar, opaque minerals, aggregates of fine-grained phyllosilicates and fiammes defining a bedding-parallel foliation generated by welding or diagenetic compaction. Widespread silicified and silica-permineralized plant remains and carbonate mud clasts are found, usually embedded within the ignimbrites. The carbonate sequences are underlain and overlain by volcanic rocks. The carbonate sequence bottoms are mostly gradational, while their tops are usually sharp. The lower part of the carbonate sequences is made up of mud which appear progressively, filling interstices in the top of the underlying volcanic rocks. They gradually become more abundant until they form the whole of the rock fabric. Carbonate on volcanic sandstones and pyroclastic deposits occur, with the nucleation of micritic carbonate and associated production of pyrite. Cyanobacteria, which formed the locus of mineral precipitation, were related with this nucleation. The growth of some of the algal mounds was halted by the progressive accumulation of volcanic ash particles, but in most cases the upper boundary is sharp and suddenly truncated by pyroclastic flows or volcanic avalanches. These pyroclastic flows partially destroyed the carbonate beds and palaeosols. Microbial carbonate clasts, silicified and silica-permineralized tree trunks, log stumps and other plant remains such as small branches and small roots inside pieces of wood (interpreted as fragments of nurse logs) are commonly found embedded within the ignimbrites. The study of the carbonate and volcanic rocks of the San Ignacio Fm allows the authors to propose a facies model that increases our understanding of lacustrine environments that developed in volcanic settings. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14373254_v102_n5_p1271_Busquets
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topic Argentina Frontal Cordillera
Late Palaeozoic
Microbial lacustrine carbonates
Palaeosols
Permineralized plants
Volcanic rocks
carbonate
foreland basin
geoaccumulation
ignimbrite
lacustrine deposit
lava flow
paleosol
Paleozoic
plant
pyroclastic deposit
pyroclastic flow
sandstone
volcanic ash
volcanic rock
Argentina
Misiones [Argentina]
San Ignacio
San Juan [Argentina]
algae
Cyanobacteria
Trachytes
spellingShingle Argentina Frontal Cordillera
Late Palaeozoic
Microbial lacustrine carbonates
Palaeosols
Permineralized plants
Volcanic rocks
carbonate
foreland basin
geoaccumulation
ignimbrite
lacustrine deposit
lava flow
paleosol
Paleozoic
plant
pyroclastic deposit
pyroclastic flow
sandstone
volcanic ash
volcanic rock
Argentina
Misiones [Argentina]
San Ignacio
San Juan [Argentina]
algae
Cyanobacteria
Trachytes
Busquets, P.
Méndez-Bedia, I.
Gallastegui, G.
Colombo, F.
Cardó, R.
Limarino, O.
Heredia, N.
Césari, S.N.
The relationship between carbonate facies, volcanic rocks and plant remains in a late Palaeozoic lacustrine system (San Ignacio Fm, Frontal Cordillera, San Juan province, Argentina)
topic_facet Argentina Frontal Cordillera
Late Palaeozoic
Microbial lacustrine carbonates
Palaeosols
Permineralized plants
Volcanic rocks
carbonate
foreland basin
geoaccumulation
ignimbrite
lacustrine deposit
lava flow
paleosol
Paleozoic
plant
pyroclastic deposit
pyroclastic flow
sandstone
volcanic ash
volcanic rock
Argentina
Misiones [Argentina]
San Ignacio
San Juan [Argentina]
algae
Cyanobacteria
Trachytes
description The San Ignacio Fm, a late Palaeozoic foreland basin succession that crops out in the Frontal Cordillera (Argentinean Andes), contains lacustrine microbial carbonates and volcanic rocks. Modification by extensive pedogenic processes contributed to the massive aspect of the calcareous beds. Most of the volcanic deposits in the San Ignacio Fm consist of pyroclastic rocks and resedimented volcaniclastic deposits. Less frequent lava flows produced during effusive eruptions led to the generation of tabular layers of fine-grained, greenish or grey andesites, trachytes and dacites. Pyroclastic flow deposits correspond mainly to welded ignimbrites made up of former glassy pyroclasts devitrified to microcrystalline groundmass, scarce crystals of euhedral plagioclase, quartz and K-feldspar, opaque minerals, aggregates of fine-grained phyllosilicates and fiammes defining a bedding-parallel foliation generated by welding or diagenetic compaction. Widespread silicified and silica-permineralized plant remains and carbonate mud clasts are found, usually embedded within the ignimbrites. The carbonate sequences are underlain and overlain by volcanic rocks. The carbonate sequence bottoms are mostly gradational, while their tops are usually sharp. The lower part of the carbonate sequences is made up of mud which appear progressively, filling interstices in the top of the underlying volcanic rocks. They gradually become more abundant until they form the whole of the rock fabric. Carbonate on volcanic sandstones and pyroclastic deposits occur, with the nucleation of micritic carbonate and associated production of pyrite. Cyanobacteria, which formed the locus of mineral precipitation, were related with this nucleation. The growth of some of the algal mounds was halted by the progressive accumulation of volcanic ash particles, but in most cases the upper boundary is sharp and suddenly truncated by pyroclastic flows or volcanic avalanches. These pyroclastic flows partially destroyed the carbonate beds and palaeosols. Microbial carbonate clasts, silicified and silica-permineralized tree trunks, log stumps and other plant remains such as small branches and small roots inside pieces of wood (interpreted as fragments of nurse logs) are commonly found embedded within the ignimbrites. The study of the carbonate and volcanic rocks of the San Ignacio Fm allows the authors to propose a facies model that increases our understanding of lacustrine environments that developed in volcanic settings. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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author Busquets, P.
Méndez-Bedia, I.
Gallastegui, G.
Colombo, F.
Cardó, R.
Limarino, O.
Heredia, N.
Césari, S.N.
author_facet Busquets, P.
Méndez-Bedia, I.
Gallastegui, G.
Colombo, F.
Cardó, R.
Limarino, O.
Heredia, N.
Césari, S.N.
author_sort Busquets, P.
title The relationship between carbonate facies, volcanic rocks and plant remains in a late Palaeozoic lacustrine system (San Ignacio Fm, Frontal Cordillera, San Juan province, Argentina)
title_short The relationship between carbonate facies, volcanic rocks and plant remains in a late Palaeozoic lacustrine system (San Ignacio Fm, Frontal Cordillera, San Juan province, Argentina)
title_full The relationship between carbonate facies, volcanic rocks and plant remains in a late Palaeozoic lacustrine system (San Ignacio Fm, Frontal Cordillera, San Juan province, Argentina)
title_fullStr The relationship between carbonate facies, volcanic rocks and plant remains in a late Palaeozoic lacustrine system (San Ignacio Fm, Frontal Cordillera, San Juan province, Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between carbonate facies, volcanic rocks and plant remains in a late Palaeozoic lacustrine system (San Ignacio Fm, Frontal Cordillera, San Juan province, Argentina)
title_sort relationship between carbonate facies, volcanic rocks and plant remains in a late palaeozoic lacustrine system (san ignacio fm, frontal cordillera, san juan province, argentina)
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14373254_v102_n5_p1271_Busquets
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