Malvinas Basin
| Malvinas Basin | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cuenca de Malvinas | ||
Field(s) non-commercial | | |
The Malvinas Basin (
Scotia plate boundary.[2] Contrary to the neighbouring North Falkland and Magallanes Basins, the Malvinas Basin is not known to have commercial hydrocarbon reserves.[3]
Tectonic history
The Malvinas Basin started to form with the break-up of
Pangea since the Early Jurassic
.
Stratigraphy
Though poorly understood due to the lack of well data, several formations were identified in the basin on the basis of 2D seismic, of which some also crop out in onshore Patagonia and the Austral Basin:[4]
| Age | Formation | Lithologies |
|---|---|---|
| Neogene | undefined | Claystones and sandstones
|
| Paleogene | Arenas Glauconíticas & Magallaniano Formations | Sandstones and claystones |
| Late Cretaceous | Margas Verdes & Arroyo Alfa Formations | Claystones and sandstones |
| Early Cretaceous | Springhill & Pampa Rincón Formations | Claystones and sandstones |
| Late Jurassic | ||
| Middle Jurassic | Tobífera Formation | Volcanics and claystones |
| Early Jurassic | Hiatus | |
| Paleozoic | Basement | Quartzites and shales |
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Falkland Islands
- Geology of the Falkland Islands
- Golfo San Jorge Basin
- Antarctic Peninsula
References
Bibliography
- Baristeas, N.; Z. Anka; R. di Primio; J.F. Rodríguez; D. Marchal, and F. Dominguez. 2013. New insights into the tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the Malvinas Basin, offshore of the southernmost Argentinean continental margin. Tectonophysics 604. 280–295. Accessed 2018-09-06.
- Foschi, Martino, and Joseph Albert Cartwright. s.a. South Malvinas/Falkland Basin: hydrocarbon migration and petroleum system, 1–53. _. Accessed 2018-09-06.
- Gallardo, Rocío E. 2014. Seismic sequence stratigraphy of a foreland unit inthe [sic] Magallanes-Austral Basin, Dorado Riquelme Block, Chile: Implications for deep-marine reservoirs. Latin American Journal of Sedimentology and Basin Analysis, Asociación Argentina de Sedimentología 1221. 49–64. Accessed 2018-09-06.
Major South American geological features | ||
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| Tectonic plates |  | |
| Cratons and shields | ||
| Structures undergoing subduction | ||
| Faults and shear zones | ||
| Rifts and grabens | ||
| Sedimentary basins | ||
| Orogenies | ||
| Metallogenetic provinces | ||
Volcanic provinces |
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| Hotspots | ||
Sedimentary basins of Argentina | ||
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| Onshore & offshore |  | |
| Offshore | ||
| Sources | Álvarez Pontoriero, O.; Giménez, M.; Braitemberg, C.; Martínez, M.; Ruíz, F.; Introcaso, A.; Guspí, F. (2011). Principales cuencas sedimentarias de Argentina, interpretadas mediante Gravimetría Satelital. VIII Congreso de Exploración y Desarrollo de Hidrocarburos. pp. 13–20. Retrieved 28 August 2018. Mapa de cuencas sedimentarias (Map). YPF. p. 1. Retrieved 28 August 2018. | |
