Abstract

AbstractThe sandstone composition analysis carried out on the samples from three different sections (western section, middle section and eastern section) of the Upper Jurassic Emuerhe Formation in the Mohe Basin, northeastern China, reveals that the Okhotsk orogenic belt and the Ergun massif basement are the source areas for the Emuerhe Formation. The source area of the western section and the A segment of the middle section is the Okhotsk orogenic belt. The tectonic attributes of the Okhotsk orogenic belt are those of a dissected arc. The transportation distance of clastic rocks from these sections gradually lengthened, and the uplift rate of the Okhotsk orogenic belt gradually increased. The source area of the eastern section and the B segment of the middle section is the Ergun massif basement. Compared with the Okhotsk orogenic belt, the tectonic attributes and uplift rate of the Ergun massif basement are different from the former. The attributes of the Ergun massif basement are those of basement uplift. The transportation distance of clastic rocks from the eastern section and the B segment of the middle section gradually shortened, and the uplift rate of the Ergun massif basement gradually decreased. These conclusions are consistent with the characteristics of a foreland basin. Thus, we can draw the conclusion that the Mohe Basin belongs to the foreland basin.

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