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Abstract:

The Vaca Muerta Formation (early Tithonian-early Valanginian) is a rhythmic succession of marls and limestones, cropping out in the Neuquén Basin, west-central Argentina. This lithostratigraphic unit was traditionally interpreted as basinal to slope deposits. Detailed facies analysis allows to differentiate seven facies associations, representing basinal to middle ramp facies of a homoclinal ramp system prograding westward from the eastern margin, and slope facies attributed to a distally steepened ramp system that progrades eastward from the Andean volcanic arc in the west. Two sequence hierarchies are recognized: five third order depositional sequences, and fifteen fourth order high-frequency sequences. Fluctuations in organic matter content within the Vaca Muerta Formation suggest relationship with depositional sequences, finding the highest values associated with transgressive system tracts. This work represents an important advance in the understanding of the sedimentary and stratigraphic evolution of this exceptional unconventional reservoir. Our sequence stratigraphic approach contributes to the understanding of the relationship between organic matter, facies, and sea-level changes. © 2014 Elsevier B.V.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Tithonian-Valanginian carbonate ramp (Vaca Muerta Formation): A misunderstood exceptional source rock in the Southern Mendoza area of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina
Autor:Kietzmann, D.A.; Palma, R.M.; Riccardi, A.C.; Martín-Chivelet, J.; López-Gómez, J.
Filiación:Instituto de Estudios Andinos Don Pablo Groeber, Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
División de Paleontología de Invertebrados, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Plata y Museo, La Plata, Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Instituto de Geociencias (CSIC, UCM), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Departamento de Estratigrafía, Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Palabras clave:Carbonate ramp; Depositional sequences; Jurassic -Cretaceous boundary; Shale-gas systems; Source rock; Carbonate ramps; Depositional sequences; Jurassic; Lithostratigraphic units; Organic matter content; Sequence stratigraphy; Source rocks; Unconventional reservoirs; Biogeochemistry; Biological materials; Deposition; Fertilizers; Organic compounds; Sedimentology; Stratigraphy; Tectonics; carbonate; depositional sequence; island arc; lithostratigraphy; sedimentation; sedimentology; sequence stratigraphy; source rock; Tithonian; Valanginian; Argentina; Mendoza; Neuquen Basin
Año:2014
Volumen:302
Página de inicio:64
Página de fin:86
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2014.01.002
Título revista:Sedimentary Geology
Título revista abreviado:Sediment. Geol.
ISSN:00370738
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00370738_v302_n_p64_Kietzmann

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Kietzmann, D.A., Palma, R.M., Riccardi, A.C., Martín-Chivelet, J. & López-Gómez, J. (2014) . Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Tithonian-Valanginian carbonate ramp (Vaca Muerta Formation): A misunderstood exceptional source rock in the Southern Mendoza area of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina. Sedimentary Geology, 302, 64-86.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2014.01.002
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Kietzmann, D.A., Palma, R.M., Riccardi, A.C., Martín-Chivelet, J., López-Gómez, J. "Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Tithonian-Valanginian carbonate ramp (Vaca Muerta Formation): A misunderstood exceptional source rock in the Southern Mendoza area of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina" . Sedimentary Geology 302 (2014) : 64-86.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2014.01.002
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Kietzmann, D.A., Palma, R.M., Riccardi, A.C., Martín-Chivelet, J., López-Gómez, J. "Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Tithonian-Valanginian carbonate ramp (Vaca Muerta Formation): A misunderstood exceptional source rock in the Southern Mendoza area of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina" . Sedimentary Geology, vol. 302, 2014, pp. 64-86.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2014.01.002
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Kietzmann, D.A., Palma, R.M., Riccardi, A.C., Martín-Chivelet, J., López-Gómez, J. Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Tithonian-Valanginian carbonate ramp (Vaca Muerta Formation): A misunderstood exceptional source rock in the Southern Mendoza area of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina. Sediment. Geol. 2014;302:64-86.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2014.01.002