The Lithofacies-palaeogeographic Research and Practice of Orogenic Belt: An example of Ordovician in Gansu province

Key words: 
• orogenic belt /
• Gansu province /
• Ordovician structure /
• Walther facies /
• sedimentary facies /
• lithofacies-palaeogeography /

Abstract: It's difficult to restore and reconstruct the palaeogeographic of the orogenic belt, and there was no research method system to follow. Ordovician in Gansu province was the study target. Combined with the existing study, compiled the sedimentary tectonic map and the sedimentary basin type map of the Lower-Middle-Late Ordovician, the relationship of spatial disposition between them was analyzed. Under the "basin-controlling tectonic, facies-controlling basin" thought, on the basis of the sedimentary lithology, texture-structure and the paleontological, and using the dominant facies principle, littoral-neritic facies, shelf facies, open sea platform facies, platform margin shoals facies, tidal flat facies, bathyal facies (including slope facies) and abyssal facies were figured outin study area. "In the same plate and the same tectonic settings, or in the sedimentary basin which have the space connection configuration, the Walther facies law was used to restore the paleogeographic of the basin. However, restoring paleogeographic of the basin by the real sedimentary environment of the emergence stratums, Palaeogeographic units can't follow the Walther facies law." Under the guidance of the principle, Paleogeography of the study area was restored and rebuilt, also, the corresponding paleogeographic map was established. It provides a mapping train of restoring lithofacies-paleogeographic for orogenic belt, which has the theoretical and practical significance.