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CHARACTERISTICS OF VOLCANICLASTIC TURBIDITE MODEL

ON SEMILIR FORMATION
(Naration)

The research area located on Sumberrejo area and around, district of Gunung
Kidul, Special Province of Yogyakarta. Based on Van Bemmelen (1949) the area is a
part of Southern Mountain System of Java. The area geographically located on UTM
49 M 472400-474400 and 9131600-9133600, the extent of the area is about 4 km
squares. And based on Surono et al (1992) the area is categorized as a part of
Wonosari formation with middle miocene to pliocene age at the northern area and
at the the southern area is part of Semilir formation with early miocene age.
The methods used in the mapping process consisted of early interpretation
of topographic map, collecting data on the field, and stratigraphic measuring
section. The tools used in mapping process consist of topographic map, geological
compass, geological hammers for both sedimentary rock and igneous rock,
Hydrochloride acid solid, Global Positioning System (GPS), Grain comparator, Loupe,
Jacob staff, and measuring tape.
Interpretation the topographic map had done by Interpreted the contour
patterns that indicated whether or not the geological structures are dominantly
controlling the area. The contour patterns might be a widely straightness trend, an
anomaly on direction turning of river, the morphologic relief pattern of hills, and
etcetera. All of them have used to indicated an existence of structural scarps, offset
of faults, and other geological structures. Interpretation of topographic map was
also used as a guidance for the researchers in to making a traverse plan and to
deciding which area that would be used to measuring the structures.
Collecting data on the field consisted of plotted location, identified the rock
units, measured the strike direction and dip value of strata, looked for the proofs of
geological structures that had been interpreted before for example by measuring
the fault plane, shear and gash in some areas, and measuring the river flow
direction.
Stratigraphic measuring section had done by identified the sedimentary
structures, compositions, thickness, strike and dip of sedimentary rock layers to
analyzed the depositional process and environment.
The mapping process was done on Tuesday-Thursday, March 24 th-26th 2015.
The researcher team consisted of three person. At the day first the team was split
for time efficiency so it could covered 60% of the area on the northern, middle, and
southern for each person. The 40% was completed at the day second with also split

method. The last day was used to measuring section together. After analyzed the
geological data based on rock units, stratigraphy, strike and dip of strata the
researchers divided the area into three rock unit they are Packstone unit, Tuffaceous
sandstone unit, and pumice breccias unit.
The packstone unit Consist of packstone, tuffaceous sandstone, intercalation
of siltstone and boundstone, with the massive structure to bedding, white color
dominant, some of them have been changed to crystalline and dolomite, solution
process has developed in few locations.
Tuffaceous sandstone unit consisted of tuffaceous sandstone, pebbly
sandstone, interbedding of siltstone, Silica dominant composition and few
carbonate, white-grey white color, with volcanic material composition such as tuff,
pumice, andesite, with the sedimentary structures of massive, bedding, lamination,
wavy lamination and normal graded, grainsize of cobble to very fine sand.
Pumice breccias unit consisted of pumice breccia, conglomerate, massive
sandstone to pebbly sandstone, with fragment compositions of pumice, tuff,
andesite with the size 5-7cm, matrix supported dominant, white to brownish color,
the silica cement, cobble to medium sand grain size.
The data of geological structure had been analyzed used manual Stereo Net
which consist of Polar Net, Kalsbeek Net, and Wulf Net. Based on the analyzed, the
dominant geological structures on the area are Dextral Strike-Slip Fault with NE-SW
direction and Sinistral Strike-Slip Fault with NW-SE direction. It could be interpreted
that there were two different tectonic periods controlled the research area.
The data of stratigraphic measuring section had been analyzed used Bouma
classification for turbidite deposit model and Walker classification for analyzing the
depositional environment. The result on stopsite 31 showed intercalation of Ta-Tb-Td
facies of Bouma Sequence which Ta facies found composed of massive structure
and normal graded structure, Tb facies found composed of Parallel stratification to
Parallel lamination, Td found Facies composed of massive structure on silt and clay.
All of them were classified in classical turbidite by Walker. At the upper part of
classical turbidite was found pebbly sandstone facies. So based on the result of
analyzing all those sedimentary structures and compositions, the area of measuring
section on stopsite 31 could be conclude that the paleo environment of this area
was deep water fan system on smooth portion of suprafan lobes on Mid Fan.
The result of analyzing data of measuring section on stopsite 2, the
researcher found sandstone to silt dominated the area. The lithology were the
recurrence of volcanic materials showed massive structure on siltstone, lenticular
stratification, lamination, cross stratification, normal graded, and inverse graded,
with carbonate cement which showed as the deposite of stream characterized on
shallow marine. Packstone that found on the upper stopsite 2 showed there was a

changed on depositional environment from shallow marine with volcanic materials


to shallow marine with the domination of carbonate reef.

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