Song Jinmin, Guo Jiaxin, Liu Shugen, et al. Occurrence types and genetic models of talc in the first Member of Middle Permian Maokou Formation in Sichuan Basin[J]. ACTA PETROLEI SINICA, 2025, 46(11): 2059-2074.
Song Jinmin, Guo Jiaxin, Liu Shugen, et al. Occurrence types and genetic models of talc in the first Member of Middle Permian Maokou Formation in Sichuan Basin[J]. ACTA PETROLEI SINICA, 2025, 46(11): 2059-2074. DOI: 10.7623/syxb202511005.
Occurrence types and genetic models of talc in the first Member of Middle Permian Maokou Formation in Sichuan Basin
The current study focuses on oil-gas exploration in the rhythmic layers of mudstone
argillaceous limestone and limestone in the first Member of Permian Maokou Formation in Sichuan Basin. The presence of talc with varying occurrences in these layers plays a crucial role in reconstructing the sedimentary patterns of the first M
ember of Maokou Formation and predicting unconventional reservoir qualities. This study systematically identifies the types of talc occurrences in the first Member of Maokou Formation using a combination of outcrop section survey
core observation
thin-section identification
scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis
X-ray diffraction (XRD) mineral analysis
major and trace element analysis
strontium isotope test
and carbon-oxygen isotope test. It also explores the genesis of talc with different occurrences
and establishes a sedimentary-diagenetic evolution model for the talc. The results show that the first Member of Maokou Formation is primarily composed of mudstone
argillaceous bioclastic limestone
bioclast-bearing micrite
micrite limestone
and siliceous rocks
and develops three depositional microfacies of low-energy bioclastic shoal
inter-shoal depression
and quiet-water lime-mud. There are four types of talcs with laminated
lenticular
spot- like
and bioclastic pattern. The first three types of talcs
which are formed in environments consistent with the surrounding lithology
are primarily developed in quiet-water lime-mud microfacies
inter-shoal depression microfacies
and low-energy bioclastic shoal microfacies
respectively. These talcs are interpreted to have formed through the diagenetic transformation of sepiolite. In contrast
bioclastic talc is characterized with bioclast metasomatism
suggesting its formation through later fluid metasomatism. The occurrence types of talc reflect the original depositional structure of sepiolite
leading to the establishment of a sedimentary-diagenetic transformation model from sepiolite to talc
controlled by sedimentary microfacies. Specifically
from the sedimentary stage to the early diagenetic stage A
1
the medium-to-thick-layered sepiolite formed in the quiet-water lime-mud microfacies
the thin-layered sepiolite appeared in the inter-shoal depression microfacies
and the spot-like sepiolite was deposited in the low-energy bioclastic
shoal microfacies. After the early diagenetic stage A
2
sepiolite underwent further transformation into laminated
lenticular
and spot-like stevensite and disordered talc. During the middle diagenetic stage B
2
to late diagenetic stage
the stevensite and disordered talc continued to transform into various types of talc. Additionally
the metasomatism occurred in magnesium- and silica-rich fluids released during the transformation of sepiolite may result in the formation of bioclastic talc.
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