Affiliation:
1. Faculty of Geology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1, Moscow 119991, Russia
Abstract
The Kureika–Tunguska Composite Tectono-Sedimentary Element (KT CTSE) is located in East Siberia. Geologically, it is confined to the homonymic basin in the northwestern part of the Siberian Craton. The basement of the basin is composed of Archean–Early Proterozoic metamorphic rocks. The sedimentary cover is composed of Mesoproterozoic, Neoproterosoic and Early Paleozoic predominantly carbonate rocks capped with a succession of Pennsylvanian–Permian coal-bearing sediments overlain by thick section of Early Triassic tuffs and lavas. The entire sedimentary cover, especially its upper part, is saturated with mafic intrusive bodies. The maximum depth to the top basement can exceed 10 km.
The KT CTSE is characterized by a very low degree of exploration. The rather scarce prospecting work carried out on oil and gas in the CTSE has not yet yielded positive results. However, indirect data such as, for example, numerous bitumen fields and evidence of the source rocks are promising for potential discoveries including large hydrocarbon accumulations.
Publisher
Geological Society of London
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