Characterization of dolomitization in the paleodeltaic system of Meloussi Formation (Upper Valanginian–Hauterivian) in Central Tunisia (Jebel Meloussi, Jebel Kebar, and Jebel Siouf)

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Titre
Characterization of dolomitization in the paleodeltaic system of Meloussi Formation (Upper Valanginian–Hauterivian) in Central Tunisia (Jebel Meloussi, Jebel Kebar, and Jebel Siouf)
Périodique
Arabian Journal of Geosciences
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Khlifi N., Touir J., Spangenberg J. E., Adatte T.
ISSN
1866-7511
1866-7538
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
07/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
14
Numéro
14
Langue
anglais
Résumé
The Upper Valanginian–Hauterivian Meloussi Formation outcropping in Central Tunisia includes alternating sandstones, dolostones, and marls that developed within a paleodeltaic system. The present work aims to characterize the dolomites and interpret the dolomitization in three geological sections (Jebel Meloussi, Jebel Kebar, and Jebel Siouf), which covered the whole paleodeltaic system. The dolomites are studied using a multidisciplinary approach based on sedimentological, mineralogical, geochemical, and stable isotope analyses. According to the different analytical results, it seems that the dolomitic facies distribution and dolomitization were remarkably controlled by the paleogeography of Central Tunisia at that time. Indeed, the dolomites that developed at Jebel Meloussi include features indicating the transition between the delta plain and delta front, whereas, those developed at Jebel Kebar indicate largely the delta front. The dolomites at Jebel Siouf developed in the transitional zone between the delta front and the prodelta. In such a paleogeographic setting, the dolomitization would have been achieved according to the seawater–freshwater mixing zone model, with a decreasing impact of meteoric waters from Jebel Meloussi (proximal zone) to Jebel Siouf (distal zone). Nevertheless, according to the oxygen and carbon stable isotopic data, the dolomitization may have occurred during sedimentary and early burial diagenetic stages.
Mots-clé
Dolomite, Sedimentology, Geochemistry, Paleodelta, Upper Valanginian–Hauterivian, Central Tunisia
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