The Discovery and Significance of the Cretaceous Cosmic Dust in Tarim Basin
- Publish Date: 1994-06-10
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Key words:
- Cosmic dust /
- Cretaceous period /
- Tarim Basin
Abstract: The cosmic dust,which was found in the Cretaceous grey-brown oil-bearing sandstone occured in Tarim Basin, is siliceous cosmic dust. It was sticked on the surface of illite/smectite clay minerlas. Its shape appears to be the ideal sphere, the diameter of which is about 6Wn. And it has mosaic texture. It is the first time to find the cosmic dust in Cretaceous sedimentory rock in China. After comparing the chemical compositions of the comsic dust with those which were reported in literature,it is found they are very similar,and the Ti02/SiO2,Ti02/FeO,and Fe0/SiO2ratio values are 0. O1,0. 17 and 0. 1,respectively.
Citation: | Liu Wenbin, Fu Wanjun. The Discovery and Significance of the Cretaceous Cosmic Dust in Tarim Basin[J]. Acta Sedimentologica Sinica, 1994, 12(2): 101-104. |