Facies

, Volume 44, Issue 1, pp 61–73 | Cite as

Cyclic sedimentation across a Middle Ordovician carbonate ramp (Duwibong Formation), Korea

  • Yong Il Lee
  • Kiseong Hyeong
  • Chan Min Yoo
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Summary

The Middle Ordovician Duwibong Formation (about 100 m thick), Korea, comprises various lithotypes deposited across a carbonate ramp. Their stacking patterns constitute several kinds of meter-scale, shallowing-upward carbonate cycles. Lithofacies associations are grouped into four depositional facies: deep- to mid-ramp, shoal-complex, lagoonal, and tidal-flat facies. These facies are composed of distinctive depositional cycles: deep subtidal, shallow subtidal, restricted marine, and peritidal cycles, respectively. The subtidal cycles are capped by subtidal lithofacies and indicate incomplete shallowing to the peritidal zone. The restricted marine and peritidal cycles are capped by tidal flat lithofacies and show evidence of subaerial exposure. These cycles were formed by higher frequency sea-level fluctuations with durations of 120 ky (fifth order), which were superimposed on the longer term sea-level events, and by sediment redistribution by storm-induced currents and waves. The stratigraphic succession of the Duwibong Formation represents a general regressive trend. The vertical facies change records the transition from a deep- to mid-ramp to shoal, to lagoon, into a peritidal zone. The depositional system of the Duwibong Formation was influenced by frequent storms, especially on the deep ramp to mid-ramp seaward of ooid shoals. The storm deposits comprise about 20% of the Duwibong sequence.

Keywords

Cyclic sedimentation Carbonate ramp Storm deposits Korea Ordovician 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Yong Il Lee
    • 1
  • Kiseong Hyeong
    • 1
  • Chan Min Yoo
    • 2
  1. 1.School of Earth and Environmental SciencesSeoul National UniversitySeoulKorea
  2. 2.Marine Resources LaboratoryKorea Ocean Research and Development InstituteAnsanKorea

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