Influence of Hegenshan–Heihe suture on evolution of late Mesozoic extensional structures in Wunite depression, Erlian Basin, Inner Mongolia, China
2017
We integrate previous work on the Hegenshan–Heihe suture with our interpretation of
geomagnetic anomaly and seismic reflection data to investigate the role of the
Hegenshan–Heihe suture in the evolution of late Mesozoic extensional structures in the
Wunite depression of the Erlian Basin. Sags in the Wunite depression present as NE50°
trending in the western sector, N0°–NE30° trending in the central sector and NE45°
trending in the eastern sector. Our results highlight the importance of the pre-existing
Hegenshan–Heihe suture in the evolution of the late Mesozoic rift system and reveal the
following details. (1) The NE50° extent sags in the western sector are controlled by the
c. NE50°-trending suture. Moreover, the extensional deformation of the
reactivated suture during Early Cretaceous time resulted in a further vertical and
horizontal extension of major border faults. (2) The N0°–NE30° extent sags in the central
sector are influenced by the c. NE75°-trending suture. The sinistral
strike-slip component of the reactivated suture during Early Cretaceous time resulted in a
strike rotation of major border faults from NEE-trending (following the suture) to
NNE-trending. (3) Because of strike-slip deformation, which resulted from the deformation
of the reactivated suture accrued in major border faults, light dip-slip deformation led
to less vertical offset. (4) The NE45°-trending sags in the eastern sector are controlled
by the c. NE45°-trending suture. Moreover, the extensional deformation of
the reactivated suture during Early Cretaceous time facilitated a further vertical and
horizontal prolongation of major border faults.
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