Reorganization of continent-scale sediment routing based on detrital zircon and rutile multi-proxy analysis

The duration and extent of sediment routing systems are intrinsically linked to crustal- to mantle-scale processes. Therefore, distinct changes in the geodynamic regime may be captured in the detrital record. This study attempts to reconstruct the sediment routing system of the Canning Basin (Wester...

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Main Authors: Dröllner, Maximilian, Barham, Milo, Kirkland, Chris
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: WILEY 2023
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE190100176
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93867
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Barham, Milo
Kirkland, Chris
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description The duration and extent of sediment routing systems are intrinsically linked to crustal- to mantle-scale processes. Therefore, distinct changes in the geodynamic regime may be captured in the detrital record. This study attempts to reconstruct the sediment routing system of the Canning Basin (Western Australia) during the Early Cretaceous to decipher its depositional response to Mesozoic-Cenozoic supercontinent dispersal. Specifically, we reconstruct source-to-sink relationships for the Broome Sandstone (Dampier Peninsula) and proximal modern sediments through multi-proxy analysis of detrital zircon (U–Pb, Lu–Hf and trace elements) and detrital rutile (U–Pb and trace elements). Multi-proxy comparison of detrital signatures and potential sources reveals that the majority of the detrital zircon and rutile grains are ultimately sourced from crystalline basement in central Australia (Musgrave Province and Arunta region) and that proximal sediment supply (i.e., Kimberley region) is negligible. However, a significant proportion of detritus might be derived from intermediate sedimentary sources in central Australia (e.g., Amadeus Basin) rather than directly from erosion of crystalline basement. Broome Sandstone data are consistent with a large-scale drainage system with headwaters in central Australia. Contextualization with other broadly coeval drainage systems suggests that central Australia acted as a major drainage divide during the Early Cretaceous. Importantly, reorganization after supercontinent dispersal is characterized by the continuation of a sediment pathway remnant of an earlier transcontinental routing system originating in Antarctica that provided a template for Early Cretaceous drainage. Review of older Canning Basin strata implies a prolonged denudation history of central Australian lithologies. These observations are consistent with the long-lived intracontinental tectonic activity of central Australia governing punctuated sediment generation and dispersion more broadly across Australia and emphasize the impact of deep Earth processes on sediment routing systems.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-938672024-01-15T08:33:53Z Reorganization of continent-scale sediment routing based on detrital zircon and rutile multi-proxy analysis Dröllner, Maximilian Barham, Milo Kirkland, Chris Science & Technology Physical Sciences Geosciences, Multidisciplinary Geology detrital rutile Hf isotopes provenance sediment routing source to sink trace elements U-Pb geochronology U-PB AGES TRACE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS ADELAIDE RIFT COMPLEX HF-ISOTOPE PERTH BASIN CRUSTAL EVOLUTION CENTRAL AUSTRALIA DRAINAGE REORGANIZATION GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION WESTERN-AUSTRALIA The duration and extent of sediment routing systems are intrinsically linked to crustal- to mantle-scale processes. Therefore, distinct changes in the geodynamic regime may be captured in the detrital record. This study attempts to reconstruct the sediment routing system of the Canning Basin (Western Australia) during the Early Cretaceous to decipher its depositional response to Mesozoic-Cenozoic supercontinent dispersal. Specifically, we reconstruct source-to-sink relationships for the Broome Sandstone (Dampier Peninsula) and proximal modern sediments through multi-proxy analysis of detrital zircon (U–Pb, Lu–Hf and trace elements) and detrital rutile (U–Pb and trace elements). Multi-proxy comparison of detrital signatures and potential sources reveals that the majority of the detrital zircon and rutile grains are ultimately sourced from crystalline basement in central Australia (Musgrave Province and Arunta region) and that proximal sediment supply (i.e., Kimberley region) is negligible. However, a significant proportion of detritus might be derived from intermediate sedimentary sources in central Australia (e.g., Amadeus Basin) rather than directly from erosion of crystalline basement. Broome Sandstone data are consistent with a large-scale drainage system with headwaters in central Australia. Contextualization with other broadly coeval drainage systems suggests that central Australia acted as a major drainage divide during the Early Cretaceous. Importantly, reorganization after supercontinent dispersal is characterized by the continuation of a sediment pathway remnant of an earlier transcontinental routing system originating in Antarctica that provided a template for Early Cretaceous drainage. Review of older Canning Basin strata implies a prolonged denudation history of central Australian lithologies. These observations are consistent with the long-lived intracontinental tectonic activity of central Australia governing punctuated sediment generation and dispersion more broadly across Australia and emphasize the impact of deep Earth processes on sediment routing systems. 2023 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93867 10.1111/bre.12715 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE190100176 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE140100150 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE150100013 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ WILEY fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Geology
detrital rutile
Hf isotopes
provenance
sediment routing
source to sink
trace elements
U-Pb geochronology
U-PB AGES
TRACE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS
ADELAIDE RIFT COMPLEX
HF-ISOTOPE
PERTH BASIN
CRUSTAL EVOLUTION
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
DRAINAGE REORGANIZATION
GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION
WESTERN-AUSTRALIA
Dröllner, Maximilian
Barham, Milo
Kirkland, Chris
Reorganization of continent-scale sediment routing based on detrital zircon and rutile multi-proxy analysis
title Reorganization of continent-scale sediment routing based on detrital zircon and rutile multi-proxy analysis
title_full Reorganization of continent-scale sediment routing based on detrital zircon and rutile multi-proxy analysis
title_fullStr Reorganization of continent-scale sediment routing based on detrital zircon and rutile multi-proxy analysis
title_full_unstemmed Reorganization of continent-scale sediment routing based on detrital zircon and rutile multi-proxy analysis
title_short Reorganization of continent-scale sediment routing based on detrital zircon and rutile multi-proxy analysis
title_sort reorganization of continent-scale sediment routing based on detrital zircon and rutile multi-proxy analysis
topic Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Geology
detrital rutile
Hf isotopes
provenance
sediment routing
source to sink
trace elements
U-Pb geochronology
U-PB AGES
TRACE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS
ADELAIDE RIFT COMPLEX
HF-ISOTOPE
PERTH BASIN
CRUSTAL EVOLUTION
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
DRAINAGE REORGANIZATION
GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION
WESTERN-AUSTRALIA
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE190100176
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE190100176
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE190100176
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93867