An Overview of Deep-water Slope Types and Their Corresponding Sedimentary Processes and Productions
doi: 10.14027/j.issn.1000-0550.2018.089
- Received Date: 2017-09-13
- Rev Recd Date: 2017-12-14
- Publish Date: 2018-12-10
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Key words:
- deep-water slope /
- continental-shelf slope /
- carbonate slope /
- volcanic slope /
- South China Sea
Abstract: Depositional processes in deep-water slopes have been an important research focus for marine geologists because they have significant implications for deep-water hydrocarbon exploration and deep-water geological hazard prevention. Due to multiple sedimentary types and lots of controlling factors, the sedimentary processes on the deep-water slope and these productions are very complex. Therefore, it is necessary to summarize and organize research advances of deep-water slope sedimentology to help more comprehensively and systematically study deep-water slope sedimentation. Based on sedimentary settings, this paper divides the slopes into three types:continental-shelf slope, carbonate slope, and volcanic slope. The sedimentology of different types of deep-water slopes were overviewed systematically. We expect it to have implications for the study of deep-water slope sedimentation and help improve deep-water hydrocarbon exploration in the South China Sea.
Citation: | MA BenJun, Qin ZhiLiang, WU ShiGuo, GAO Wei, GAO JinWei, WANG JiLiang, SUN Jin, CHEN ChuanXu. An Overview of Deep-water Slope Types and Their Corresponding Sedimentary Processes and Productions[J]. Acta Sedimentologica Sinica, 2018, 36(6): 1075-1090. doi: 10.14027/j.issn.1000-0550.2018.089 |