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ZHANG Ziya，GUO Zhaojie，SONG Yan，et al. Identification and Application of Growth Strata Associated with Strike-Slip Faults: Example from the Piqiang Fault in the Northwestern Margin of the Tarim Basin[J]. Northwestern Geology，2025，58（3）：1−11. doi: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025011
Citation: ZHANG Ziya，GUO Zhaojie，SONG Yan，et al. Identification and Application of Growth Strata Associated with Strike-Slip Faults: Example from the Piqiang Fault in the Northwestern Margin of the Tarim Basin[J]. Northwestern Geology，2025，58（3）：1−11. doi: 10.12401/j.nwg.2025011
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Identification and Application of Growth Strata Associated with Strike-Slip Faults: Example from the Piqiang Fault in the Northwestern Margin of the Tarim Basin

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    Unconventional Petroleum Science and Technology Institute, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China

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    Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China

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    School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China

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    School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, Anhui, China

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  • Received Date: December 16, 2024
  • Revised Date: January 09, 2025
  • Accepted Date: January 20, 2025
  • Available Online: February 27, 2025
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  • Growth strata, which are deposited during tectonic deformation, serve as vital markers for dating the timing of such deformation events. While the utilization of growth strata analysis to constrain the timing of tectonic activities is well-established in regions characterized by compressional and extensional tectonics, its application to strike-slip faults remains largely unexplored. This study employs a comprehensive methodology integrating field geological investigations, remote sensing image analysis, and seismic profile interpretation to elucidate the geometric patterns and structural attributes of the Piqiang Fault located at the northwestern margin of the Tarim Basin. By identifying syntectonic growth strata through their map-view characteristics, we aim to determine the active period of the Piqiang Fault. The results show that the Piqiang Fault exhibits characteristics of a sinistral strike-slip fault, evidenced by left-lateral dislocation of surface marker beds, nearly horizontal scratches and vertical steps on the fault plane, the linear fault trace, and the positive flower structural style in seismic profiles. Notably, the strata of N1 and older intervals maintain consistent thicknesses and curvatures within the same limb of the syncline to the west of the Piqiang fault. In contrast, the N2 strata display an angular unconformity with the underlying strata. Furthermore, from N2 to Q11, strata thicknesses decrease progressively towards the Piqiang Fault, accompanied by a reduction in map-view curvatures with decreasing stratigraphic age. These observations collectively suggest that the strata from N2 to Q11 represent growth strata associated with intense strike-slip activity along the Piqiang Fault. This interpretation is corroborated by growth strata analysis from seismic profile data. Our findings not only contribute to a deeper understanding of tectonic evolution of the Piqiang Fault, but also provide novel insights into the identification and application of growth strata in the context of strike-slip faulting.

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