Geology of the Čoka structure in northern Banat (Central Paratethys, Serbia)
The Čoka structure is a fault-bounded anticline in northern Banat, in the southern part of the Neogene Pannonian Basin. The structure and its vicinity were explored by 24 wells. In addition to well logs, paleontological, sedimentological and petrological analyses of cores and 27 seismic sections wit...
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Published in | Geologica Carpathica Vol. 61; no. 4; pp. 341 - 352 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Bratislava
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01.08.2010
Earth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences |
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Summary: | The Čoka structure is a fault-bounded anticline in northern Banat, in the southern part of the Neogene Pannonian Basin. The structure and its vicinity were explored by 24 wells. In addition to well logs, paleontological, sedimentological and petrological analyses of cores and 27 seismic sections with different parameters of acquisition and processing were used for geological investigation of the area. The E-SE dipping pre-Neogene basement consists of Lower Triassic clastics and, in the NW part of the study area, Paleozoic greenschists. Thin Middle Miocene (Badenian) sediments unconformably overlie the basement and pinch out towards the elevated NW part of the study area. They are also missing in some wells on the apex of the Čoka structure, probably due to erosion. Badenian sediments were deposited in a shallow marine environment. The late Middle Miocene (Sarmatian) strata are missing and the Badenian is directly overlain by Upper Miocene (Pannonian) sediments. The latter also pinch out towards the NW but in contrast to Badenian sediments, they are present in all boreholes on the Čoka structure. Pannonian deposition took place in a caspibrackish environment of Lake Pannon, with predominance of marls and fine-grained clastics. Pannonian sediments are conformably overlain by latest Miocene (Pontian) and Pleistocene lacustrine, alluvial and terrestrial sediments. |
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Bibliography: | v10096-010-0020-5.pdf istex:2C6B4640B4763B93B173297D765C6B0F05FF3C5D ArticleID:v10096-010-0020-5 ark:/67375/QT4-K4CM4N45-T |
ISSN: | 1335-0552 1336-8052 |
DOI: | 10.2478/v10096-010-0020-5 |