Facies volcaniclásticas y paleoambiente sedimentario de la formación Punta del Agua, Carbonífero temprano de la precordillera septentrional, La Rioja
; Astini, Ricardo Alfredo
; Ezpeleta, Miguel
; Martina, Federico 
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06/2014
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Asociacion Geologica Argentina
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Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina
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La Formación Punta del Agua (Carbonífero inferior) aflora al norte de la Precordillera de Jagüé, provincia de La Rioja, dentro del dominio occidental de la cuenca de Paganzo (sub cuenca Río Blanco). Es una sucesión volcano-sedimentaria de unos ~ 1600 m de espesor, constituida por rocas volcánicas y subvolcánicas de composiciones variadas desde extremos ácidos hasta básicos, junto con brechas, conglomerados, areniscas y pelitas. En esta contribución se presenta una sección estratigráfica de referencia para la Formación Punta del Agua (Carbonífero inferior) y se realiza un análisis de facies de la unidad. El relleno de la cuenca se caracterizó por el desarrollo de sistemas de tipo fan-delta con un importante aporte local volcanigénico. Este volcanismo sinsedimentario está representado por flujos lávicos y diques subvolcánicos que constituyen los conductos alimentadores de las facies efusivas. En las zonas proximales la depositación estuvo dominada por flujos de detritos hiperconcentrados y concentrados. En los sectores de prodelta la sedimentación fue dominada por flujos más diluidos de tipo turbidíticos y son comunes las evidencias de influencia glacial. La presencia de niveles epiclásticos arenosos y conglomerádicos de color amarillo interdigitados en el sector basal de la sección permitió agruparlos informalmente como Miembro Amarillo el que representa ambientes de ríos entrelazados gravosos cuya fuente extracuencal se encontraba hacia el E del área de estudio. El análisis de la compleja arquitectura de facies y relaciones estratigráficas de la unidad permite caracterizar la paleogeografía y brindar alternativas para su marco tectónico.
The Punta del Agua Formation (Lower Carboniferous) crops out in the northern Precordillera de Jagüé, La Rioja province, within the western domain of the Paganzo basin. It is a volcano-sedimentary succession of about ~ 1600 m thick, consisting of volcanic and subvolcanic rocks of variable composition between felsic and basic ends, with breccias, conglomerates, sandstones and shales. In this contribution we present a reference stratigraphic section for The Punta del Agua Formation and a facial analysis of the unit. The basin fill is characterized by the development of fan-delta systems with local volcanic sources represented by lava flows and subvolcanic dykes which could be conduits feeders of the effusive facies. In proximal areas deposition was dominated by hyperconcentrated and concentrated flows. On the other hand, the prodelta facies were dominated by more diluted turbiditic flows with evidences of glacial influence. The interdigitated yellow epiclastic conglomerates and sandy materials recorded at the base of the section which were informally grouped as the Amarillo Member. This latter represents braided rivers systems with sources outside the basin located to the E of the study area. The analysis of the complex internal architecture and stratigraphic relationships of the unit allow characterizing the paleoenvironment and suggesting alternatives for its tectonic setting.
The Punta del Agua Formation (Lower Carboniferous) crops out in the northern Precordillera de Jagüé, La Rioja province, within the western domain of the Paganzo basin. It is a volcano-sedimentary succession of about ~ 1600 m thick, consisting of volcanic and subvolcanic rocks of variable composition between felsic and basic ends, with breccias, conglomerates, sandstones and shales. In this contribution we present a reference stratigraphic section for The Punta del Agua Formation and a facial analysis of the unit. The basin fill is characterized by the development of fan-delta systems with local volcanic sources represented by lava flows and subvolcanic dykes which could be conduits feeders of the effusive facies. In proximal areas deposition was dominated by hyperconcentrated and concentrated flows. On the other hand, the prodelta facies were dominated by more diluted turbiditic flows with evidences of glacial influence. The interdigitated yellow epiclastic conglomerates and sandy materials recorded at the base of the section which were informally grouped as the Amarillo Member. This latter represents braided rivers systems with sources outside the basin located to the E of the study area. The analysis of the complex internal architecture and stratigraphic relationships of the unit allow characterizing the paleoenvironment and suggesting alternatives for its tectonic setting.
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