FOSI BeritaSedimentologi BS-22 October2011

Berita Sedimentologi
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Number 22 10/2011
A Geological Field Trip Note Sedimentary Rocks of the Barru Area, South Sulawesi
An Abstract Structural Styles of the West Sulawesi Deep-Water Fold and Thrust Belt, Makassar Straits, Indonesia
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University Profile Geological Department of Hasanuddin University, Makassar
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Editorial Board Herman Darman Chief Editor Shell International Exploration and Production B.V. P.O. Box 162, 2501 AN, The Hague The Netherlands Fax: +31-70 377 4978 E-mail: herman.darman@shell.com Minarwan Deputy Chief Editor Pearl Oil (Thailand) Ltd. 31st Floor, Shinawatra Tower 3, 1010 Viphavadi Rangsit Rd. Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand E-mail: minarwanx@gmail.com Fuad Ahmadin Nasution Total E&P Indonesie Jl. Yos Sudarso, Balikpapan 76123 E-mail: fuad.ahmadin@yahoo.co.id Fatrial Bahesti PT. Pertamina E&P NAD-North Sumatra Assets Standard Chartered Building 23rd Floor Jl Prof Dr Satrio No 164, Jakarta 12950 - Indonesia E-mail: fatrial.bahesti@pertamina.com Wayan Ismara Heru Young University Link coordinator Legian Kaja, Kuta, Bali 80361, Indonesia E-mail: londobali@yahoo.com Julianta Panjaitan Membership coordinator PT. Schlumberger Geophysics Nusantara Data & Consulting Services Jl. Mulawarman Km. 20, P.O.Box 117 Balikpapan 76117, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia E-mail: julianta_panjaitan@yahoo.com Agus Suhirmanto AWE Limited Arkadia Office Park 14th Floor Jl. Let.Jend. TB Simatupang Kav. 88, Jakarta 15210 E-mail: agushirman@yahoo.com Visitasi Femant Treasurer Total E&P Indonesie - GSR/WGP/PTR JL. Yos Sudarso, Balikpapan 76123, Kalimantan Timur E-mail: fvisitasi@yahoo.com
Advisory Board Prof. Yahdi Zaim Quarternary Geology Institute of Technology, Bandung Prof. R. P. Koesoemadinata Emeritus Professor Institute of Technology, Bandung Wartono Rahardjo University of Gajah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Ukat Sukanta ENI Indonesia Mohammad Syaiful Exploration Think Tank Indonesia F. Hasan Sidi Woodside, Perth, Australia International Reviewers Prof. Dr. Harry Doust Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences Vrije Universiteit De Boelelaan 1085 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands E-mails: harry.doust@falw.vu.nl; harrydoust@gmail.com J.T. (Han) van Gorsel 1203/115 Beach Street PORT MELBOURNE, VIC 3207, Australia www.vangorselslist.com E-mails: jtvangorsel@gmail.com
Cover Photograph:
An Outcrop of the Mallawa (Clastic) Formation, Sulawesi. Photographed by Arief Yoga Benigno
Published 3 times a year in February, June and October.by the Indonesian Sedimentologists Forum (Forum Sedimentologiwan Indonesia, FOSI), a commission of the Indonesian Association of Geologists (Ikatan Ahli Geologi Indonesia, IAGI). Cover topics related to sedimentary geology, includes their depositional processes, deformation, minerals, basin fill, etc.
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A sedimentological Journal of the Indonesia Sedimentologists Forum (FOSI), a commission of the Indonesian Association of Geologist (IAGI
Our last edition of Berita Sedimentologi this year will cover Sulawesi Island, one of the five major islands of the Indonesian archipelago. Sulawesi is an important island for various reasons. It is rich in natural resources, as shown by active mining and petroleum exploration operations
is reviewed in an article written by Herman Darman, based on previous publications of more detailed work by some researchers. We also include two abstracts in this publication, first on tectonic evolution of the Gorontalo Basin, based on interpretation of new 2D seismic data acquired in 2006/2007, and second on structural styles of the West Sulawesi part of Makassar Strait. Other articles include a review of many publications on Sulawesi Island, which is compiled by J.T. van Gorsel, and a field trip report from Almera, southern Spain. On our organization, we would like to report that FOSI now has over 300 members (based on the number of members who joined our group in LinkedIn). To have more than 300 members joining FOSI in the first year after several years of inactivity is really pleasing. Next year, we plan to introduce membership dues and paid advertisement because we would like to provide some scholarships to the students whose research interest is sedimentology and sedimentary geology. The membership fee will be just a small one, so we hope to get your full support by paying the membership dues. As FOSI prepares to realize the membership due, paid advertisement and scholarship program starting from next year, we have searched for a volunteer to serve as a treasurer in the committee. Visitasi Femant from
TOTAL came up to take up the position so from now on, she will look after our membership due and bank account. Thank you and welcome to FOSI Committee Visi. We also would like to congratulate Rovicky Dwi Putrohari who was elected to serve as the Chairman of Association of Indonesian Geologist (IAGI) recently during the Joint Convention Makassar in South Sulawesi province. Rovicky has been actively involved in several professional organizations in Asia Pacific for quite a while. We wish him all the best and that he can fulfil his programmes to take IAGI to the next level. Hopefully our articles in the 2011 Berita Sedimentologi prove to be useful to you all. We are looking forward to delivering you more articles with better quality in 2012's Berita Sedimentologi. Although it's still early, we wish a Happy New Year 2012. See you in February 2012 and keep supporting us.
in the island. It also has challenging and complex geology that is still understudied up to now. The island is considered active tectonically and together with its geologically challenging and resources-rich status, it commands more attention and detailed-research in the future. In this Sulawesi edition, we have articles on the geology of Barru area in South Sulawesi province and on the subduction zone of northern Sulawesi. Barru area contains the most representative stratigraphic sections of western Sulawesi and a team from Hasanuddin University undertook field work in the region recently. The subduction zone of the North Sulawesi INSIDE THIS ISSUE Seismic Expression of North Sulawesi Subduction Zone A Short Note on Sedimentary Rocks of the Barru Area, South Sulawesi Abstract :Structural Styles of the West Sulawesi Deep Water Fold and Thrust Belt, Makassar Straits, Indonesia
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Deputy Chief Editor
Minarwan
Abstract : Tectono-Stratigraphic Evolution of Western Gorontalo Bay, Indonesia Sulawesi Sedimentology Literature : A Brief Review University Profile : Department of Geology, Hasanuddin Univerity, Makassar City, Indonesia
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About FOSI
The forum was accepted as the sedimentological commission of the Indonesian Association of Geologists (IAGI) in 1996. About 300 members were registered in 1999, including industrial and academic fellows, as well as students. he forum was founded in 1995 as the Indonesian Sedimentologists Forum (FOSI). This organization is a commu-nication and discussion forum for geologists, especially for those deal with sedimentology and sedimentary geology in Indonesia. FOSI has close international relations with the Society of Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) and the International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS). Fellowship is open to those holding a recognized degree in geology or a cognate subject and non-graduates who have at least two years relevant experience. FOSI has organized 2 international conferences in 1999 and3 2001, attended by more than 150 international participants. Most of FOSI administrative work will be handled by the editorial team. IAGI office in Jakarta will help if necessary. The official website of FOSI is: http://www.iagi.or.id/fosi/
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ny person who has a background in geoscience and/or is engaged in the practising or teaching of geoscience or its related business may apply for general membership. As the organization has just been restarted, we use LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) as the main data base platform. We realize that it is not the ideal solution, and we may look for other alternative in the near future. Having said that, for the current situation, Linked is fit for purpose. International members and students are welcome to join the organization.
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Seismic Expression of North Sulawesi Subduction Zone

Herman Darman Shell International E & P, Netherlands
Introduction
Sulawesi Sea and its surrounding area is an active tectonic region. Many studies were done to understand the tectonics in this area. For this reason, several seismic vintages were acquired in the Sulawesi Sea (Celebes Sea) area. The seismic lines were published in: 1977 by Hinz: single multichannel reflection seismic (MRS) profile 1979 by Hamilton: single trace reflection seismic lines 1987 by Hinz and 1989 by Fechner: seismic data acquired by SONNE-cruise 49 in Mindanao area, at the eastern end of the Celebes Sea Basin. 1994 by Zen and Hinz: seismic data acquired by SONNEcruise 94, sponsored by German institutions. 1997, by Beiersdorf et al.: seismic data acquired by SONNE-cruise 98 which also did geological and geochemical investigations. This article shows the seismic expressions in the southern margin of the Sulawesi Sea, which is the subduction zone in the north of Sulawesi North arm and known as North Sulawesi Trench (Fig. 1)
Regional Tectonics
Figure 1. Major structures and location of sections discussed in this article. Cross section is shown in Figure 2 and seismic sections are displayed in Figure 4 & 5.
Regional cross section in Figure 2 shows the subduction of Sulawesi Sea oceanic late to the south and goes underneath the northern arm of Sulawesi which is dominated by calcalkalic potassic (CAK) volcanic material. This section is constructed by Walpesdorf et al. (1998) based on seismic epicenters. The seismicity of this area is very high and occurs in wide range of depth. Figure 3 shows the distribution of
Figure 2. NW-SE-trending schematic cross section showing the tectonics elements in the north of Sulawesi (redrawn after Walpersdorf et al., 1998). Horizontal and vertical scale is about 600 km. CAK = calk alkalic potassic (CAK) volcanism. See Figure 1 for location map of this section.
epicenters recorded by USGS. Close to the northern coast of Sulawesi, the seismicity is relatively shallow and it is getting deeper southwards. This
evidence supports the regional cross section in Figure 2 is recorded by USGS in the seismicity map in Figure 3.
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Seismic Sections
RV SONNE vessel cruises 98 acquired regional seismic sections across Sulawesi Sea Basin. One of the northsouth sections displayed in Figure 4, shows general deepening of Sulawesi Sea basin to the south. The Miocene horizons clearly go beneath the thrusted zone or the accretionary complex in the north of Sulawesi. From 2 November 1994 to 14 December 1994, RV SONNE vessel acquired seismic data in the north Sulawesi trench. The survey was chiefed by M. T. Zen (BPPTIndonesia) and K. Hinz (Germany) who aimed to : Study the structure, the age and the geological evolution of Sulawesi Sea. Study the tectonic framework of the North Sulawesi and Mindanau continental margin which is still active. Understand the mechanism of the formation of the accretionary prism at the back zone of North Sulawesi and the west of Sangihe Island. Two seismic sections were published as shown in Figure 5. These condensed sections shows relatively low angle of subduction beneath a 60 km accretionary complex. Overall the system has a steep dip subduction
Figure 3. USGS map showing the distribution of epicenters in the northern part of Sulawesi documented by Ole Nielsen in my.opera.com/nielsol/blog/.
Figure 4. Interpreted seismic profile (time domain) SO98-11 on the left and SO98-37 on the right between the Sulu Arc and North Sulawesi (after Schlter et al, 2001).
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Figure 5. Two seismic section acquired during RV SONNE cruises in 1994 (after Zen and Hinz, in RV Baruna Jaya Group, 1994) showing the accretionary complex showing clear thrust faults on the northern margin. A close up view of SO98 Line 28 is shown in Figure 6 for the details.
zone. The structures formed part of the sea bottom, which indicates Present day or recent tectonics activities. These evidences confirm USGS seismicity maps. Sediment supply from the onshore Sulawesi is also active. Line 28 shows an indication
of recent sediment accumulation in the south of the section. Line 30 shows a steeper slope in the south of the section which may also caused by sediment supply from onshore Sulawesi. A detail section of line SO98-28
displayed in Figure 6 shows the oceanic crust which is overlain by Middle Miocene turbidites and LatestMiocene to Pliocene clastic interval go beneath the accretionary complex in the south. This complex composed of intense south dipping thrust faults. The faults are getting deeper from north to
Figure 6. A detail section of line SO98-28 displayed shows the oceanic crust which is overlain by Middle Miocene turbidites and Latest-Miocene to Pliocene clastic interval go beneath the accretionary complex in the south.
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south and at the same time generating more complex features.
Conclusions
Some of the structures also offset the sea bottom, which indicates a relatively new fault or still on-going fault reactivation. This evidence support USGS seismicity map which show recent and active tectonic activities.
Acknowledgement
Celebes Sea, Marine and Petroleum Geology 18, p 849-861. RV Baruna Jaya Group, 1994, Samples of Seismic Profile on Baruna Jaya Seismic Data Exhibition, BPPT (Directorate of Technology for Natural Resources Inventory, the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology) Walpesdorf, A., Rangin, C., Vigny, C., 1998, GPS compared to Long-term Motion of the North Arm of Sulawesi, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 159, p. 47-55
The studies in this area conclude that the structures are clearly shown in the front end of the accretionary zone because they are relatively young. Further south the structures are less pronounced as they have gone through more tectonic phases, the reflectors become too complex to be imaged by seismic. With limited and low data resolution, significant structure growth on seismic section which indicates fault timing is not well observed.
The author would like to acknowledge Edyta Frankowics for her thought and comments on this paper. Jose de Vera has given his initial review on this article.
References
Schlter, H. U., Block, Ml, Hinz, K., Neben, S., Sidel, D., Djajadihardja, Y., 2001, Neogene sediment thickness and Miocene basin-floor fan systems of the
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A Short Note on Sedimentary Rocks of the Barru Area, South Sulawesi

Asri Jaya, Sufriadin & Irzal Nur Department of Geological Engineering, Hasanuddin University, Makassar Corresponding author: sufriadin_as@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Barru area comprises four sedimentary sequences that include Cretaceous flysch sediment of Balangbaru Formation in the lower part, overlain by Tertiary terrestrial sediments of Mallawa, shallow-marine-redeposited carbonate of Tonasa and volcaniclastics sediment of Camba Formations in the upper part. Three of these sequences show characteristics of deep-marine depositional system that are associated with turbidite debris flow facies and post-depositional deformation structures. Their occurrences are interpreted to have been controlled by regional tectonics, in particular during the redeposition of the Tonasa Formation carbonates and also the volcaniclastic-epiclastic of the Camba Formation. The difficulties in defining sedimentary basin in this area might possibly be, in part, due to the basin was modified during or after the depositional period. Therefore, it is very hard to trace the basin continuously in only one site.
Introduction
Several efforts have been carried out to study sedimentary rock sequences in the Barru region. Four sedimentary rock units have been recognized in this area, which include, in younging order, the Cretaceous flysch sediments of Balangbaru (Hasan, 1991), terrestrial sediment of Mallawa Formation, shallow marine and mixed carbonate rocks of Tonasa Formation (Wilson & Bosence, 1996), and volcaniclastic sediments of Camba Formation (Sukamto, 1982). Such lithologic units have their own characteristics. The above authors have given more detailed explanation on sedimentary rock styles and they also have interpreted the formation mechanism of these sequences. Hence, sedimentary rocks in the Barru region
Figure 1. Map showing the sites of measured sections and lithological distribution of the Barru area (Modified after Sukamto, 1982).
become the reference to explain the geological setting of South Sulawesi. In this paper, we discuss three measured sections that represent Tertiary sedimentary sequences in the area, which are located in Padanglampe, Ralla and Dutungan Villages (Fig.1). The discussion will be focused on field description of these
sections along with brief explanation about environmental condition and tectonic control on the deposition of these rocks.
General Geology of Barru
Barru is located approximately 120 km to the north of Makassar, capital city of the South Sulawesi province. The area
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can be accessed from Makassar by driving four-wheel vehicles for about 2 hours. Geologically, this area has complex lithologies and may possibly represent the complete lithological assemblages that reflect the tectonic and geological condition of South Sulawesi (Figs. 1 and 2) . The oldest outcrop in the area forms part of a basement complex called Barru Block (Berry & Grady, 1987), which consists of ultramafic and metamorphic rocks and are overlain by sedimentary sequences of various age and composition. The lowest part of the outcropped ultramafic unit is serpentinised peridotite and is underlain by quartz-mica schist, then quartzite and chloritic phyllite. The rock assemblages in the Barru Block have a SE-dipping foliation and a S to SW-trending lineation (Maulana, 2009). The upper part of the basement complex is overlain by Cretaceous sediments of the Balangbaru Formation. This sequence is interpreted to have formed in a small fore-arc basin that was located on the trench slope (Hasan, 1991). This is possibly part of the Bua member that can be observed in this area. This rock is predominantly composed of interbedded silt-shale with subordinate of thinly fine to medium grained sandstones. The top of the Balangbaru Formation is unconformably overlain by the terrestrial sediment of Mallawa Formation, with a prominent lithological contact that can be found in Lagolla river. In the Barru area, the Mallawa Formation is well-exposed in Padanglampe village. The lower part of the Mallawa Formation is mainly constituted of coarse grained materials, such as quartz sandstones and conglomerates. Toward the upper part of the sequence, the rocks gradually change into finer-grained materials, such as silts, marls, and clays (Hasibuan, 2003). The sequence is also intercalated with coal deposit; and massive, well-bedded and mediumgrained limestone is found in the upper part of the formation. A gradual contact occurs between the Mallawa Formation and the overlying Tonasa Limestone Formation, indicating conformable relation (Sukamto, 1982). The Tonasa
Figure 2. Simplified geological map of Barru area (Modified after Wilson and Bosance, 1996)
Formation is mainly composed of platform carbonates and is overlain by volcaniclastic sediments of Camba Formation. The Camba Formation is mainly composed of marine sedimentary rocks interbedded with volcanic rocks. In some places in Barru, both limestone and volcaniclastic rocks are intruded by diorites, basalts, and trachytes in the form of dikes and sills.
Padanglampe Section
depositional setting is a characteristic of deltaic environment. The result of measured section conducted in Padanglampe Village (Fig. 3) shows that three sub-sections can be identified, which include lower (a), middle (b), and upper (c) subsections. The lower sub-section (a) consists of interbedded conglomerates, conglomeratic sandstones, massive sandstones, siltstones and carbonaceous mudstones with sedimentary structures of graded bedding and cross lamination. The bedding pattern is fining upward with erosional base that has similarity with that of the channel deposit. These features indicate typical fluvio-deltaic channel environment. In the middle subsection (b), interbedded carbonaceous mudstones, coals calcareous mudstones, and calcareous sandstones were found.
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Despite no detailed studies have been published to date about the depositional mechanism of the Mallawa Formation, microfossil analysis undertaken by Hasibuan (2003) suggests that the age of the formation is at least Middle Eocene and the sequence was deposited in a nearshore, mangrove environment, which has high energy with fresh water input such as from the river. This
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This subsection also contains abundant mollusks with bivalves, gastropods, and coral fragments. Sedimentary structures show wavy, lenticular with the bedding pattern of coarsening upward. These features might be related to lacustrine or lagoonal depositional environment within a restricted area. The upper subsection (c) is mainly composed of foraminiferal wackestones-packstones with abundant Nummulites and Alveolina. This rock is interpreted to have been deposited in a backreefbarriers environment.
Ralla Section
Figure 3. Detailed stratigraphic section and photographs of the Mallawa Formation as measured at Padanglampe Village. Section thickness is about 50 m.
The distribution of Tonasa carbonate platforms in South Sulawesi was described in detail by Wilson & Bosence (1996), including those located in the Barru area. A very interesting outcrop has been observed in the Ralla Village, around 10 km to the north of the Barru Town (Fig. 4). The section comprises shallow and mixed deep marine carbonates. This area is known as the strato-type of the Tonasa Formation (Sukamto, 1982). Umpung river The section measured at this site represents shallow marine carbonate deposit, starting at the bottom or after the top of the Mallawa Formation where dark gray limestones containing mollusks were noted. Towards the south (the upstream), the gradual contact between the bottom of the Tonasa Formation and the top of the Mallawa Formation was found. This contact is characterized by lightcolored wackestones that are composed of large foraminiferas and gastropods and are well-bedded, ranging from 20cm1m thick (Fig. 4a). The environmental deposition of this deposit was in the restricted area of marine backreef-barrier (Wilson & Bosence, 1996). In the middle part of the Umpung section, massive wackestones and packstones that contain Nummulites trapped in coralline algae (Fig. 4d) were found. The rudstone is also composed of fragments of branching corals (Fig. 4c), suggesting shallow marine carbonate (Wilson & Bosence, 1996). The bedding can be recognized in a few cm meter thick (Fig. 4b) and it shows a
lot of styllolites. The initial back reef shallow marine or platform carbonate depositional environment possibly occurred during the Middle Eocene. The depositional setting changed into a small basin in the Oligocene and was characterized by redeposited sediments. Ralla river This section, which is part of Tonasa Formation, shows interbedded bioclastic mudstones-wackestones and marls that contain benthic foraminiferas. Below the Ralla bridge, bioclastic limestones containing large foraminiferas with abundant Discocyclina were discovered (Fig. 4e). The bioclastic limestones were also interbedded with marls, while the mudstones are interbedded with wackestones and marls. The AB parts
of the Bouma sequence can be applied to sedimentary beds observed at this site. The thining-upward succession (Fig. 4f) contains benthic foraminifera and echinoids also can be seen. The Jalanru-Wessae Village section represents redeposited sediments (Fig. 4h, i, j) that consist of debris fragments of carbonates with marl-grainsupported. These sediments also contain terrigenous materials derived from basement rocks, such as schists, cherts, clastic rocks and reworked bioclastics which may be derived from shallow water fossils. Horizontal burrows on the bed surface are abundant (Fig. 4g). All of these suggest deposition in a marine, basinal environment. Extremely further to the south, more extensive grain-supported lithologies such as conglomeraticimpure calcirudites, sandy limestonePage 11 of 34
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Figure 4. Detailed section and photographs of the Tonasa Limestone Formation observed in Ralla Village (modified after Jaya, 2001).
impure calcarenites, and well-bedded carbonate mudstones were noted.

Dutungan Section
Volcaniclastic sediments of the Camba Formation are widely outcropped along the west coast of the Barru area. One of the excellent sections was
found at Dutungan Village (Fig. 5). This outcrop was described as part of the Mio-Pliocene, marine, volcaniclastic sediments of Camba Formation (Sukamto, 1982). Vertical sequences show a variety of thin to medium thick successions. Turbidite sequence with massive
sandstone units varying between 20 and 50 cm thick show sharp contact at the base of the unit. Normal grading grains and part of the top unit show convolute lamination or contorted lamination (insets in Figs. 5a & d). An interbedded tuffaceous sandstone with thin mud/shale bed and siltstone (which represent AB Bouma
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subdivision) was also described. Chaotic structure is present in numerous slump folds and slidings (Fig. 5c). Water escape structures are also present (Fig. 5d). Debris flow unit which contains mud and grain-
supported of conglomerate-breccias, basaltic-andesitic fragments, limestones, volcaniclastic primary crystals, and tuffaceous sandstone blocks indicate debris slide. Generally, the unit indicates a debris avalance
deposit (Fig. 5b). The bedding pattern of the sequences is fining upward and they are deepening upward successions. The diagnostic feature of these
Figure 5. Detailed section and photographs of volcaniclastic sediments of the Camba Formation measured in Dutungan Village (modified after Jaya, 2006).
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sediments tends to be more associated with deep marine clastic environment rather than volcaniclastic environment. It was probably formed in the slope apron environment up to the basin plain.
Discussions
The redeposited carbonate facies of the Tonasa Formation in this area might be derived from activities of two fault lines, i.e. Bantimala and Barru blocks. It possibly took place in the Middle Oligocene to Early Miocene (Wilson & Bosence, 1996). The upper part of the redeposited facies of the Tonasa Formation shows conformable contact with the marine, lower Camba Formation, suggesting continuous condition of deepening up that was represented by deep marine shales interbedded with volcaniclastics. The deposition of marine Camba Formation also seems to be controlled by fault lines. The features showing turbidite that were associated with chaotic and debris flow indicate that their deposition occured in the slope apron environment, as can be seen in the Dutungan section, unlike the Mallawa Formation that typically shows terrestrial to marginal marine siliciclastic deposits. The Mallawa Formation also possibly occur in a series of fault-bounded sub-basins (van Leeuwen, 2010). We postulate that sedimentary rocks in the Barru area may be representative of the western divide mountain and South Sulawesi used to be situated in basin that was controlled by regional tectonic
and was modified to become smaller and restricted in area. Sediment inputs might be derived from the surrounding areas. The deposition of the Tonasa carbonates was probably indicative of the cessation of subduction and volcanism in the Oligocene. New subduction occurred in the east, which was related to Kalamiseng volcanics (van Leeuwen et al., 2010). This has led to regional extension of the western divide mountain. Major tectonic events in the Middle Miocene can be related to the formation of Walanae fault zone and block faulting of carbonate platforms (van Leeuwen et al., 2010). This was also probably coincident with the deposition of marine Camba Formation in the west.
References
Penelitian Enjiniring (JPE) FT-UH, vol. 8 No.1, pp. 59 68. Jaya, A., 2006. Facies and Sedimentary Environment of Camba Formation, Dutungan Area, South Sulawesi. Geosains, Vol. 02, No. 03, Department of Geology, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, pp. 243-256. Maulana, A., 2009. Petrology, Geochemistry, and Metamorphic Evolution of The South Sulawesi Basement Complexes, Indonesia. Master Thesis, Australian National University (unpublished). Sukamto, R., 1982. Geologi lembar Pankajene dan Watampone bagian Barat, Sulawesi. Geological Research and Development Centre, Bandung. van Leeuwen, T.M., Susanto, E.S., Maryanto, S., Hadiwisastra, S., Sudijono, Muhardjo and Prihardjo., 2010. Tectonostratigraphic evolution of Cenozoic marginal basin and continental margin successions in the Bone Mountains, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 38, pp. 233-254. Wilson, M.E.J. and Bosence, D.W.J., 1996. The Tertiary evolution of South Sulawesi; a record in redeposited carbonates of the Tonasa Limestone Formation. In: Hall, R. & Blundel, D.J. (Eds.), Tectonic Evolution of Southeast Asia. Geological Society of London Special Publication 106, pp. 153184.
Berry, R.F. and Grady, A.E., 1987. Mesoscopic structures produced by Plio-Pleistocene wrench faulting in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Journal of Structural Geology, 9, pp. 563571. Hasan, K., 1991. The Upper Cretaceous Flysch succession of the Balangbaru Formation, Southwest Sulawesi. Proceeding Indonesia Petroleum Association 20th annual convention, pp. 183-208. Hasibuan, F., 2003. Analisis lingkungan pengendapan berdasarkan kandungan mikrofosil Formasi Mallawa, Sulawesi Selatan, Forum LITBANG ESDM. Jaya, A., 2001. Sequence Stratigraphy of The Tonasa Limestone, Ralla Section, South Sulawesi, Jurnal
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Abstract
Structural Styles of the West Sulawesi DeepWater Fold and Thrust Belt, Makassar Straits, Indonesia
Jose de Vera & Ken McClay Fault Dynamics Research Group, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, United Kingdom The offshore margin of West Sulawesi (eastern Makassar Straits) is characterized by an active, Late Miocene/Early Pliocene to present day, NE-SW-trending and NW-verging deepwater fold and thrust belt. The fold and thrust is approximately 250 km long and as much as 75 km wide and consists of an Oligocene to present day succession that was deposited on subsiding, thinned, rifted continental crust and is now deformed by SW-to NE-verging thrust faultrelated folds deformed on multiple detachment layers. Based on the across strike variations in structural style and bathymetry changes, the West Sulawesi fold and thrust belt can be divided into five across-strike main structural domains. From northwest to southeast these are: the abyssal plain, the deformation front, the folded domain, the thrust domain and the inversion domain. The abyssal plain is solely deformed by Pliocene to Pleistocene, low-displacement, planar extensional faults, which are interpreted to be the result of flexural subsidence ahead of the advancing thrust front. The structural styles of the deformation front are strongly controlled by inversion of the Pliocene to Pleistocene extensional faults. Inversion of pre-existing faults controls fault localization and fold
West Sulawesi fold belt, Source: from Baillie et al, 2005, documented in geoseismicseasia.blogspot.com
vergence, giving rise to complex wedge and triangle zone geometries. The structural styles of the folded and thrust domains are characterized by complex NWto SE-trending detachment and fault-propagation folds, with multiple detachment levels developed in Oligocene and Miocene mudstones. The inversion domain is the innermost and oldest element of the thrust belt and consists of large anticlines that resulted from reactivation of Paleocene rift
structures. The results presented in this work are based on the structural analysis of 3480 km of regional 2D seismic lines. The structural patterns described here have implications for understanding fault-fold geometries and growth in other deepwater fold and thrust belts. AAPG Search and Discovery Article #900902009 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, June 7-10, 2009
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Abstract
Tectono-stratigraphic Evolution of Western Gorontalo Bay, Indonesia

Parinya Pholbud (PTTEP) Abstract, MSc in Petroleum Geoscience, Royal Holloway, University of London, Department of Earth Sciences, Annual Symposium, 1 September 2011 Gorontalo Bay exists as one of eastern Indonesias mystery basins in terms of its tectonic evolution and stratigraphy. Detailed interpretation of newly acquired regional 2D seismic data provides an understanding of the tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the western part of Gorontalo Bay. The formation of western Gorontalo Bay and adjacent areas is related to thermal subsidence initiated during the Early Miocene, associated with plate tectonic collision in Sulawesi (23 Ma). This event initiated the development of the fore-arc basin along a NE-SW trending zone of weakness in Oligocene and older basement rocks. The NE-SW trending basin was filled by thick deep marine sediments. Subsidence was interrupted by a later uplifting event along the southeastern margin. Carbonates became dominant in this basin following the formation of a thick carbonate platform. The shallow marine carbonates were developed widely in the basin before rapid subsidence to the present-day deep water (2 km depth). This rapid subsidence is the result of the Celebes Sea subduction and trench rollback during the Pliocene (5 Ma) to Recent. The results from this study imply that this basin potentially has a petroleum system for future hydrocarbon exploration according to the depositional environments. Hydrocarbon could be sourced from mature deep marine sediments in the basin centre. Mixed grain rocks,
Available seismic in the Gorontalo Basin, northern Sulawesi fractures Figure and 1.local unconformities Supervisor: Robert Ha1l, Marta Prez-
Figure 2. Example of seismic data from the Gorontalo Basin (source: Fugro / searcherseismic.com)
within the sedimentary mega sequences potentially form economical stratigraphic plays. These should be the major targets for hydrocarbon exploration in this area.
Gussiny & Chris Elders Data provided by: Searcher Seismic, Fugro Multi Client Services PTY Ltd & TGSNopec
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Sulawesi Sedimentology Literature A BRIEF REVIEW

J.T. van Gorsel Independent researcher (retired from ExxonMobil), Melbourne- Australia Sulawesi is well known for its complex Cretaceous-Tertiary collisional tectonic history, with a succession of volcanic arc deposits. Numerous publications have appeared on these topics. Also quite a few papers discuss general stratigraphy of areas, but very few papers can be characterized as 'sedimentology papers', i.e. papers documenting and interpreting sedimentary structures, measured sections, current directions, provenance, depositional environments, paleogeography, etc. The Sulawesi region may be divided into four broad provinces with different MesozoicCenozoic stratigraphic successions: 1. West / SW Sulawesi Fraser and Ichram (1999) proposed to call this 'Sundawesi', due to the similarities of its Mesozoic- Paleogene stratigraphy with that of East Kalimantan/ Sundaland. This was part of the SE Sundaland margin before is was disconnected by the opening of Makassar Straits in the Eocene, and the likely provenance of much of the preLate Eocene sediment was from Kalimantan. Late Cretaceous and younger sediments were deposited over Early Cretaceous accretionary complexes. They are locally rich in volcanic detritus, were locally affected by contact metamorphism around Eocene, Miocene and younger igneous intrusions associated with volcanic episodes, and were involved in Late Miocene-Pliocene folding-thrusting, strike-slip faulting and uplift. 2. East Sulawesi and Buton As argued by Milsom et al. (2000), Villeneuve et al. (2001) and others there are no compelling arguments to consider East Sulawesi and Buton as separate terranes, as is commonly accepted. Together with Seram and Buru they formed part of the 'Banda assemblage' or 'Banda Block' or 'Kolonodale Block', a plate of North
Figure 1: Main tectonic provinces of Sulawesi (from Netherwood, 2000, after Guritno et al., 1996)
Australian origin that that rifted off the Australian northen margin in the Triassic and collided with the West Sulawesi microcontinent/ volcanic arc system, probably in Oligocene time (also related the obduction of the East Sulawesi ophiolite). Buru Seram and Banda Ridges were dismembered from E Sulawesi-Buton in the Miocene, with the Banda Sea opening. East and SE Sulawesi (incl. Buton) contain the oldest sediments of Sulawesi: generally highly deformed Late Triassic fluvial and marine clastics (including bituminous shales), Late Triassic- Early Jurassic shallow marine carbonates and Jurassic, Cretaceous
and Paleogene pelagic calcareous sediments. Late Paleozoic sediments may also be present in East Sulawesi here. Late Devonian and Permian brachiopods and a Permian ammonite have been reported by several pre WW-II authors (Brouwer, Von Loczy), but the origins of these fossils have been questioned. Their presence can, in my opinion, not be discarded completely and should be expected if this is a terrane of North Australian-origin. 3. North Sulawesi Most of the North arm of Sulawesi is a Lower Miocene and younger volcanic arc, built on Eocene-Oligocene submarine volcanics and limestones,
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probably on oceanic crust, with one or more micro-continental fragments. There are no significant onshore sedimentary basins. 4. Banggai Sula block This fourth province is a New Guinea affinity terrane with a Mesozoic stratigraphy that is different from East Sulawesi- Buton. It collided with East Sulawesi in Late Miocene or Early Pliocene time. Since it does not outcrop on Sulawesi it is not included in the listing below. Below is a listing of these papers, crudely arranged in stratigraphic order from young to old. Many of these are general geology papers, but contain significant observations on sedimentology, stratigraphy or paleogeography of Sulawesi sediments. The listing is confined to relatively 'modern' papers; useful observations on stratigraphy, petrography, provenance, etc., have been recorded in colonial-era publications, but are not included here. For most of these papers brief summaries can be found in the Indonesia geology bibliography on www.vangorselslist.com. Many thanks to Herman Darman, Robert Hall and Theo van Leeuwen for suggestions and checking the list for omissions.
Modern environments
Platform off SW Sulawesi, and also on the Tukang Besi islands atolls. De Neve, G.A. (1981)- Development and origin of the Sangkarang reef archipelago (South Sulawesi, Indonesia). Proc. 10th Ann. Conv. Indon. Geol. Assoc. (IAGI), Bandung, p. 102-108. Lanaru, M. & R. Fitri (2008)- Sediment deposition in a South Sulawesi seagrass bed. Marine Res. Indonesia 33, 2, p. 221-224. Renema, W. & S.R. Troelstra (2001)Larger foraminifera distribution on a mesotrophic carbonate shelf in SW Sulawesi (Indonesia). Palaeogeogr., Palaeoclim., Palaeoecol. 175, p. 125146. Wilson, M.E.J. (2008)- Reservoir quality of Cenozoic carbonate buildups and coral reef terraces. Proc. 32nd Ann. Conv. Indon. Petrol. Assoc., IPA08-G-155, 8p.
Middle Miocene- Pliocene clastics (incl. 'Celebes Molasse', Walanae Fm, etc.)
Area, District of Buton, Southeast Sulawesi. Proc. 31st Ann. Conv. Indon. Petrol. Assoc. IPA07-G-101, 6p. Smith, R.B. (1983)- Sedimentology and tectonics of a Miocene collision complex and overlying late orogenic clastic strata, Buton Island, Eastern Indonesia. Ph.D. Thesis Univ. California, Santa Cruz, 254 p. Simandjuntak, T.O. (1986)Sedimentology and tectonics of the collision complex of the East arm of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ph.D. Thesis, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, London University, 374 p. Surono (1989)- Molasa di lengan Timur Sulawesi. Bull. Geol. Res. Dev. Centre, Bandung 13, p. 39-45. Surono (1995)- Sedimentology of the Tolitoli Conglomerate Member of the Langkowala Formation, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. J. Geol. Sumberdaya Min. 5, 46, p. 1-7. Surono & D. Sukarna (1996)Sedimentology of the Sulawesi molasse in relation to Neogene tectonics, Kendari area, Eastern Indonesia. Proc. 6th Int. Congr. Pacific Neogene Stratigraphy, IGCP355, Serpong 1995, p. 57-72. Suyono & Kusnama (2010)Stratigraphy and tectonics of the Sengkang Basin, South Sulawesi. Jurnal Geol. Indonesia 5, 1, p. 1-11. Van den Bergh, G.D., U.M. Lumbanbalu, P.L. de Boer & F. Aziz (1995)- Lithostratigraphy of the West Sengkang Basin. In: The geology and stratigraphy of the vertebrate-bearing deposits in the Sengkang Basin: the terrestrial faunal evolution of South Sulawesi during the Late Pliocene and Quaternary. Geol. Res. Dev. Centre, Spec. Publ. 18, p. 14-27.
Late Miocene carbonates, SW Sulawesi (Tacipi Fm)
Papers on modern clastic sedimentation on Sulawesi are rare, probably because it lacks spectacular large depositional systems like a Mahakam Delta. One paper of note on modern deep water depositional systems is: Decker, J., P.A. Teas, R.D. Schneider, A.H. Saller & D.L. Orange (2004)Modern deep sea sedimentation in the Makassar Strait: insights from highresolution multibeam bathymetry and backscatter, sub-bottom profiles, and USBL-navigated cores. In: R.A. Noble et al. (eds.) Proc. Deepwater and Frontier Exploration in Asia & Australia Symposium, Jakarta, Indon. Petrol. Assoc., p. 377-387. Modern carbonates have been studied mainly on the Spermonde/ Sangkarang
Major Middle Miocene- Pliocene uplift(s) on Sulawesi are documented by the presence of locally thick, dominantly non-marine clastics, with erosional products of all pre-Middle Miocene formations. In older reports these 'synorogenic' deposits were grouped as 'Celebes Molasse'. More recent formation names include the Walanae Formation. On Buton these are called Tondo and Sampolakosa Formations. Bartstra, G.J. (1977)Walanae Formation and the Walanae terraces in the stratigraphy of South Sulawesi, (Celebes, Indonesia). Quartar 27, p. 2130. Rochmanto, B. & L.M. Adam (2007)Sedimentary environment of Sampolakosa Formation at Gonda baru subdistrict Sorawolio, Bau-Bau, Southeast Sulawesi. Proc. Joint Conv. 32nd HAGI, 36th IAGI, and 29th IATMI, Bali, p. Rochmanto, B. & Darwin (2007)Depositional environment of the Tondo Formation at Wakoko River Pasar Wajo
The Late Middle Miocene- earliest Pliocene of the up to 300m thick Tacipi Limestone with small gas-bearing reefal buildups in the Bone/ East Sengkang Basin of S Sulawesi were discussed in a series of papers below.
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Ascaria, N.A. (1997)- Carbonate facies development and sediment evolution of the Miocene Tacipi Formation, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ph.D. Thesis, University of London, 397p. Ascaria, N.A. (1999)- Control on carbonate sedimentation of Tacipi Formation, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Berita Sediment. 10, p. Ascaria, N.A. & N.A. Harbury (1997)Tacipi Limestone facies distribution and sequence development, Mio- Pliocene, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Berita Sediment. 5, p. Ascaria, N.A., N.A. Harbury & M.E.J. Wilson (1997)- Hydrocarbon potential and development of Miocene knollreefs, South Sulawesi. In: J.V.C. Howes & R.A. Noble (eds.) Proc. Conf. Petroleum Systems of SE Asia and Australasia, Indon. Petrol. Assoc., p. 569-584. Boudagher-Fadel, M.K. (2002)- The stratigraphical relationship between planktonic and larger benthic foraminifera in Middle Miocene to Lower Pliocene carbonate facies of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Micropaleontology 48, 2, p. 153-176. Grainge, A.M. & K.G. Davies (1985)Reef exploration in the East Sengkang Basin, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Marine Petrol. Geol. 2, p. 142-155. Imran, A.M. & R. Koch (2006)Microfacies development of the Selayar Limestone, South Sulawesi. Proc. 35th Conv. Indon. Assoc. Geol. (IAGI), Pekanbaru 2006, p. PITIAGI2006-028, 8p. Imran, A.M. & R. Koch (2008)- Marine diagenetic history of the Selayar Limestone, South Sulawesi. Jurnal Inform. Tekn. 14, 2, p. 109-117. Mayall, M.J. & M. Cox (1988)Deposition and diagenesis of Miocene limestones, Sengkang Basin, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Sedim. Geol. 59, p. 77-92. Subandrio, A.S. (2006)- Diagenetic alteration in Late Miocene carbonate of Tacipi area, South Celebes. Proc. 35th Ann. Conv. Indon. Assoc. Geol. (IAGI), Pekanbaru 2006, 10 p.
Suyono & Kusnama (2010)Stratigraphy and tectonics of the Sengkang Basin, South Sulawesi. Jurnal Geol. Indonesia 5, 1, p. 1-11.
'Post-rift' Late Eocene- Early Miocene carbonates, SW Sulawesi (Tonasa Fm, Makale Fm)
Wilson, M.E.J. (2000)- Tectonic and volcanic influences on the development and diachronous termination of a Tertiary tropical carbonate platform. J. Sed. Res. 70, p. 310-324. Wilson, M.E.J. & D.W.J. Bosence (1996)- The Tertiary evolution of South Sulawesi: a record in redeposited carbonates of the Tonasa Limestone Formation. In: R. Hall & D.J. Blundell (eds.) Tectonic evolution of Southeast Asia. Geol. Soc., London, Spec. Publ. 106, p. 365- 389. Wilson, M.E.J. & D.W.J. Bosence (1997)- Platform-top and ramp deposits of the Tonasa carbonate platform, Sulawesi, Indonesia. In: A.J. Fraser, S.J. Matthews & R.W. Murphy (eds.) Petroleum geology of Southeast Asia. Geol. Soc. London Spec. Publ. 126, p. 247-279. Wilson, M.E.J., D.W.J. Bosence & A. Limbong (2000)- Tertiary syntectonic carbonate platform development in Indonesia. Sedimentology 47, p. 395419.
Eocene- Early Oligocene riftfill clastics (Toraja Fm, Malawa Fm, Budungbudung Fm)
Carbonate sedimentology of the large Latest Eocene- Early Miocene Tonasa platform in SW Sulawesi has been described mainly in a series of papers by Moyra Wilson. Sudijono (2005)- Biostratigraphy and the depositional environment of the Toraja Limestone at the Nanggala river section, Toraja, South Sulawesi. J. Sumber Daya Geol. (GRDC) 15, 1, p. Sulistyani, L. & Surono (2006)- Facies analysis on the Limestone Member, the Tondo Formation, based on samples taken from Kaisapu Area, Buton, Southeast Sulawesi Province. Proc. Jakarta 2006 Int. Geosciences Conf. and Exhib., Indon. Petrol. Assoc., Jakarta, 06-SPG-04, 5 p. Surono (1995)- A petrographic study of an oolitic limestone succession of the Eocene-Oligocene Tampakura Formation, South-East Sulawesi, Indonesia. J. Geol. Sumberdaya Min.5, 40, p. 2-11. Surono (1998)- A sedimentological study of the oolitic limestone succession of the Paleogene Tampakura Formation in Southeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia. In: J.L. Rau (ed.) Proc. 33rd Sess. Co-ord. Comm. Coastal Offshore Geosc. Progr. E and SE Asia (CCOP), Shanghai 1996, 2, p. 10-41. Wilson, M.E.J. (1995)- The Tonasa Limestone Formation, Sulawesi, Indonesia: development of a Tertiary carbonate platform. Ph.D. Thesis University of London, 520 p. Wilson, M.E.J. (1996)- Evolution and hydrocarbon potential of the Tertiary Tonasa Limestone Formation, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Proc. 25th Ann. Conv. Indon. Petrol. Assoc., 1, p. 227-240.
The presence of sediments of Paleocene age on Sulawesi has never been documented conclusively, but because dating of non-marine deposits at the base of the Paleogene rift-fill section is very difficult, their presence can not be excluded either. Middle and Late Eocene transgressive rift-fill sediments are relatively widespread and usually 1000- 3000m thick in rift basins in West and SW Sulawesi. These deposits include generally noncommercial Eocene coals and local limestones rich in Nummulites. Calvert, S.J. (2000)- The Cenozoic geology of the Lariang and Karama regions. Western Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ph.D. Thesis, University of London, 353 p. Calvert, S.J. & R. Hall (2003)- The Cenozoic geology of the Lariang and Karama regions, Western Sulawesi: new insight into the evolution of the Makassar Straits region. Proc. 29th
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Ann. Conv. Indon. Petr. Assoc., p. 501-517. Calvert, S.J. & R. Hall (2007)Cenozoic evolution of the Lariang and Karama regions, North Makassar Basin, western Sulawesi, Indonesia. Petroleum Geosc. 13, p. 353-358. Hasibuan, F. (2009)- Lingkungan pengendapan Formasi Malawa, Sulawesi Selatan berdasarkan kandungan makro fosil. J. Sumber Daya Geol. (GRDC) 19, 2, p. 95-106. Kusnama & S. Andi Mangga (2007)Hubungan lingkunan pengendapan Formasi Malawa dan keterdapatan batubara di daerah Soppeng, Sulawesi Selatan. J. Sumber Daya Geol. 17, 4, p. 218-232. Maryanto, S. (1999)- Proses diagenesis batugamping eosen di lintasan S. Nanggala, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi Selatan. J. Geol. Sumberdaya Min. (GRDC Bandung) 9, 94, p. Maryanto, S. (2002)- Stratigrafi Tersier daerah Torajah, Sulawesi Selatan. Proc. 31st Ann. Conv. Indon. Assoc. Geol. (IAGI), p. 734-768. Maryanto, S. (2002)- Lingkungan pengendapan Formasi Toraja di daerah Sekitat Rantepao, Sulawesi Selatan. Bull. Geol. Res. Dev. Centre 22, p. 63-84. Maryanto, S., E.E. Susanto & Sudijono (2004)Sedimentologi Formasi Salokupang di daerah Bone, Sulawesi Selatan. J. Sumber Daya Geol. (GRDC Bandung) 1, 1, p. 69-83. Paju, J.A., Y.S. Purnama, B.Nugroho, A. Bachtiar & F. Peera (2006)Sedimentology of Malawa clastics and its implication to hydrocarbon occurrences in western part of West arm Sulawesi. Proc. 35th Ann. Conv. Indon. Assoc. Geol. (IAGI), Pekanbaru 2006, PITIAGI2006-012, p. 1-18.
Upper Cretaceous flysch, W Sulawesi (Balangbaru Fm, Latimojong Fm, etc.)
complexes. This Late Mesozoic stratigraphy is very similar to that of SE Kalimantan. The key work on the sedimentology of the Upper Cretaceous 'flysch' of SW Sulawesi is by Hasan (1990, 1991), demonstrating provenance of the Balangbaru Formation turbidites from the W/ NW, presumably from Kalimantan before opening of Makassar Straits. Hasan, K. (1990)- The Upper Cretaceous flysch succession of the Balangbaru Formation, Southwest Sulawesi, Indonesia. Ph.D. Thesis, University of London, 336 p. Hasan, K. (1991)- The Upper Cretaceous flysch succession of the Balangbaru Formation, Southwest Sulawesi. Proc. 20th Ann. Conv. Indon. Petrol. Assoc., p. 183-208. Hasan, K., R. Garrard & P. Mahodim (1991)- SW Sulawesi, Post-convention field trip guidebook. Indonesian Petroleum Association, p. 1-61. Simandjuntak, T.O. (1981)- Some sedimentological aspects of Mesozoic rocks in eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia. Proc. 9th Ann. Conv. Indon. Assoc. Geol. (IAGI), Yogyakarta, p.
Jurassic- Cretaceous pelagic deposits, East Sulawesi
biostratigraphical data. J. Southeast Asian Earth Sci. 12, p. 41-52.

Late Triassic clastics, SE and E Sulawesi (Meluhu Fm)
The key publications on Late Triassic clastic sediments are by Surono and collaborators (1992-2002). A proximal source from poorly dated metamorphic rocks could be demonstrated. Surono (1994)Sedimentologic investigation of the Southeast Arm of Sulawesi with special reference to the Kendari area. Ph.D. Thesis Wollongong University, Australia, 211 p. Surono (1997)- A provenance study of sandstones from the Meluhu Formation, Southeast Sulawesi, Eastern Indonesia. J. Geol. Sumberdaya Miner. 7, 73, p. 2-16. Surono & S. Bachri (2002)Stratigraphy, sedimentation and palaeogeographic significance of the Triassic Meluhu Formation, Southeast arm of Sulawesi, Eastern Indonesia. J. Asian Earth Sci. 20, p. 177-192. Surono, M. Endharto, A. Azis & D.M. Ali (1992)- Sedimentology of the Meluhu Formation, Southeast Arm Of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Proc. 21st Ann. Conv. Indon. Assoc. Geol. (IAGI), 2, p. 833-852. Relatively few studies were done on the Late Triassic reefal carbonates of East Sulawesi. The distal deep water facies of these are probably the Winto Formation bituminous limestones/ shales of Buton. Despite their obvious economic significance little or no sedimentological work was done on these organic-rich mudrocks. Key papers include: Cornee, J.J., M. Villeneuve, R. Martini, L. Zaninetti, D. Vachard, B. Vrielynck. W. Gunawan, H. Samodra & L. Sarmili (1994)- Une plate-forme carbonatee dage rhetien au centre-est de Sulawesi (region de Kolonodale, Celebes, Indonesie). C.R. Acad. Sci., Paris 318, Ser. II, p. 809-814. Martini, R., D. Vachard, L. Zaninetti, S. Cirilli, J.J. Cornee, B. Lathuiliere &
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Rocks of Jurassic age appear to be very rare on Sulawesi, and reported only from East Sulawesi (and Buton). Relatively thin and highly deformed successions of Early Jurassic, Middle Jurassic, Early and Late Cretaceous pelagic limestones and marls were described by French groups. Cornee, J.J., R. Martini, M. Villeneuve, L. Zaninetti et al. (1999)- Mise en evidence du Jurassique inferieur et moyen dans la ceinture ophiolitique de Sulawesi (Indonesie). Consequences geodynamiques. Geobios 32, 3, p. 385394. Cornee, J.J., G. Tronchetti, M. Villeneuve, B. Lathuiliere, M.C. Janin, P. Saint-Marc, W. Gunawan & H. Samodra (1995)- Cretaceous of eastern and southeastern Sulawesi (Indonesia): new micropaleontological and
In West Sulawesi Late Cretaceous marine sediments are present, unconformably on Early- 'Mid'Cretaceous metamorphic- accretionary
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M.Villeneuve (1997)- Sedimentology, stratigraphy, and micropalaeontology of the Upper Triassic reefal series in Eastern Sulawesi (Indonesia). Palaeogeogr., Palaeoclim., Palaeoecol. 128, p. 157-174.
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Wilson, M.E.J. & S.J. Moss (1999)Cenozoic palaeogeographicl evolution of Sulawesi and Borneo. Palaeogeogr., Palaeoclim., Palaeoecol. 145, p. 303-337. Yulihanto, B. (2004)- Hydrocarbon play analysis of the Bone Basin, South Sulawesi. In: R.A. Noble et al. (eds.) Proc. Deepwater and frontier exploration in Asia & Australasia Symposium, Jakarta, Indon. Petrol. Assoc., p. 333-348.
OTHER KEY PAPERS ON SULAWESI- BUTON STRATIGRAPHY- GEOLOGY
Indonesia. Geol. Res. Dev. Centre, Bandung, Spec. Publ. 2, p. 277-304. Van Leeuwen, T.M. & Muhardjo (2005)Stratigraphy and tectonic setting of the Cretaceous and Paleogene volcanicsedimentary successions in Northwest Sulawesi, Indonesia: implications for the Cenozoic evolution of Western and Northern Sulawesi. J. Asian Earth Sci. 25, p. 481-511. Villeneuve, M., J.J. Cornee, W. Gunawan, R. Martini, G. Tronchetti. M.C. Janin, P. Saint-Marc & L. Zaninetti (2001)- La succession lithostratigraphique du bloc de Banda dans la region de Kolonodale (Sulawesi central, Indonesie). Bull. Soc. Geol. France 172, 1, p. 59-68. Villeneuve, M., W. Gunawan, J.J. Cornee & O. Vidal (2002)- Geology of the Central Sulawesi belt (eastern Indonesia): constraints for geodynamic models. Int. J. Earth. Sci. (Geol. Rundschau) 91, 3, p. 524-537. Wakita, K., Munasri, J. Sopaheluwakan, I. Zulkarnain & K. Miyazaki (1994)Early Cretaceous tectonic events implied in the time-lag between the age of radiolarian chert and its metamorphic basement in Bantimala area, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Island Arc 3, p. 90-102.
Below is a selection of papers with some useful paleogeographic maps of parts of Sulawesi. Fraser, T.H., B.A. Jackson, P.M. Barber, P. Baillie & K. Myers (2003)- The West Sulawesi foldbelt and other new plays within the North Makassar Straits- a prospectivity review. Proc. 29th Ann. Conv. Indon. Petrol. Assoc. G-171, p. 429-450. Hornaday, W.T., R.A. de Boer, J.N. Grant, N. Nastiti & P. Astono (1996)Sengkang Basin (SW Sulawesi). In: Pertamina/BKKA (eds.) Petroleum Geology of Indonesian basins, VII, Jakarta, p. 1-34. Moss, S.J. & M.E.J. Wilson (1998)Biogeographic implications of the Tertiary palaeogeographic evolution of Sulawesi and Borneo. In: R. Hall & J.D. Holloway (eds.) Biogeography and geological evolution of SE Asia, Backhuys, Leiden, p. 133-163.
Davidson, J.W. (1991)- The geology and prospectivity of Buton island, southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Proc. 20th Ann. Conv. Indon. Petrol. Assoc., p. 209-234. Milsom, J., J. Thurow & D. Roques (2000)- Sulawesi dispersal and the evolution of the northern Banda Arc. Proc. 27th Ann. Conv. Indon. Petrol. Assoc., p. 495-504. Van Leeuwen, T. (1981)- The geology of southwest Sulawesi with special reference to the Biru area. In: A.J. Barber & S. Wiryosayono (eds.) The geology and tectonics of Eastern
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University Profile
Department of Geology HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY (UNHAS) Makassar City, Indonesia

A. M. Imran Department of Geology, Hasanuddin University, im_umar@unhas.ac.id Geological Engineering Department was established in order to develop basic natural science, announced by Rector of Hasanuddin University (Prof. Dr. A. Amiruddin) in 1975. This ideas realized when the issuance of Rector Decree. No. 1665/E/1977 dated December 16, 1977 as a subsection in Major of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology. However, first academic year started in 1978 received 11 new students at the third level of bachelor degree. In line with the development of the Faculty of Science and Technology into two faculties i.e. Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and Engineering, in 1983, the Department of Geology became a major at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Hasanuddin. Coinciding with the division, then the Department of Geology implemented a complete undergraduate program of study at (S1) with the limited facilities and infrastructure at the first academic year, then the collaboration with other university began to conduct learning process. First collaboration was built with University of Gajah Mada to develop some laboratory such as Paleontology, Mineral Optics and Petrography. This cooperation goes up in 1984. Since 1985 practical implementation of these laboratories has done and fully owned by the Department of Geology. One of laboratory owned by department of geology is Sedimentology Laboratory, in which not only used for practical but also for research for students and lecturers (Figure 1). This lab is also intended to 1 3
Figure 1. UNHAS Laboratory of Sedimentology. Figure 2. Leang-Leang District, Maros one of the field laboratory for Tertiary Carbonate rocks.
Figure 3. Ang-Leang another field laboratory of the Quarternary Carbonate which frequently visited by students (field trip participants). Figure 4. UNHAS Field Campus & Laboratory.
develop silisiklastik and carbonate rocks sedimentology. Under the new academic curriculum in Department of Geology, Sedimentology Laboratory of UNHAS is already to create the expert in stratigraphy analysis as well as paleontology. The field object on sedimentology can be observed in South Sulawesi like silisiclastic of Jeneberang River and the coast of Tanjung Bunga. While the sedimentology of carbonate rocks carried in Bira, Bulukumba as quaternary carbonates rocks, Tonasa Formation in Maros (Figure 2) and Selayar Limestone (Figure 3).
Department of Geology UNHAS also has a field campus located in Barru. The construction of this field campus was originally from Chevron and Texaco Foundation assistance in 1994. The Field Campus is now under renovation and need to be developed (Figure 5). Sedimentology school of UNHAS is expected to continue with the construction of UNHAS Campus II in Gowa Regency to promote education and research in science and technology. Hope that Campus II will have more laboratories to support modern research especially in geology and sedimentology.
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Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs

Bali, 15-17 February 2012
An AAPG-EAGE Joint GTW The goal of the Geosciences Technology Workshop is to promote open discussion of the state-of-the-art on fractured carbonates. The forum is intended to promote collaboration on the impact of fractures in carbonates at both large and small scales. A range of session topics will integrate detailed observations and perspectives from inter-related fields of research such as structural geology, geomechanics, geophysics and reservoir engineering to better understand and predict the presence, distribution, controls and impact of fractures in carbonates. Proposed sessions will include: structure & geomechanics; seismic identification; diagenesis; reservoir characterization; outcrop studies; SE Asia reservoir examples; worldwide reservoir examples; unconventional carbonates and the role of fractures; and a core workshop. Keynote Address from Mateo Esteban, Repsol Chairs include Awang Satyana, BPMigas/ Sigit Sukmono, ITB / Benyamin Sapiie, ITB /Alit Askaria, Talisman Jakarta/ Philip Bassant, Chevron Jakarta/ Ron Noble, Niko Jakarta/ John Warren, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok / Chris Zahm, University of Texas-BEG/ Conxita Taberner, Shell/ Stephen Sonnenberg, Colorado School of Mines /Jeff Lukasik, Statoil / Toni Simo, Exxon Mobil / Stacy Reeder, Schlumberger; and other Industry Experts Presentations/Dynamic Discussions/Case Studies from experts in the Industry Core Workshop with case studies from Cepu, Pangkah Fields, and others Evening Icebreaker on 14 February and Group Dinner on 16 February Technical Program Convenors: Julie Kupecz, Pearl Energy Jakarta Indonesia (a Mubadala Company) (julie.kupecz@pearlenergy.com) Robert Park, Sherwood Holdings, Jakarta (park.rk.sm@sherwood-holdings.com) Sigit Sukmono, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ssukmono@pgsc.or.id) Interested in giving a presentation? Send a short summary and CV to Adrienne Pereira. Who Should Attend? Geotechnical professionals from industry and academia, both those actively working these topics and those wishing to learn more. More information at http://www.aapg.org/gtw/bali2012/index.cfm Sponsorship Opportunities: Join us by being a sponsorship partner to enjoy the great benefits of exposure at this event. Learn more about the different Corporate Sponsorship Packages Available. Contact: Adrienne Pereira, Programmes Manager, AAPG Asia Pacific-Singapore Email: apereira@aapg.org Website : http://asiapacific.aapg.org / www.aapg.org
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AAPG GTW on Unconventional Hydrocarbon Plays in Asia

15-16 March 2012, Singapore (Re-scheduled)
Targeted at a geotechnical audience, this Forum, AAPG Asia Pacifics 3rd GTW, focuses on exploration for, and not marketing of, unconventional assets. The workshop will look into resource identification, play mapping and distribution, characterization, resource (volume) estimation and analysis, produceability, best practices and global analogues which can be tapped to significantly reduce the technical risks in these resources. Technical experts on CBM, shale gas and tight oil plays in US and Australia have been enlisted to provide global analogues, together with experts working on frontier opportunities in China, India, Pakistan and Indonesia. Proposed sessions will cover shale plays, coal seam gas plays and other alternate hydrocarbon plays. There are still slots available to share your expertise. Presentations/Dynamic Discussions/Case Studies from experts in the Industry, including Dr. Christopher Schenk of USGS, Dr Zao Caineng of Petrochina, Arnout Evans of Leap Energy, and Prithiraj Chungkam of IHS The event will include an evening Icebreaker on 14 March and Group Dinner on 15 March Programme and registration details can be found at http://www.aapg.org/gtw/singapore2012/index.cfm Who Should Attend? Unconventional Resources Geoscientists * Unconventional Resources Asset Managers * Unconventional Resources Engineers * Asian Regulators managing potential unconventional plays
Interested in giving a presentation at our GTWs? Send a short summary and CV to Adrienne Pereira. Sponsorship Opportunities: Join us by being a sponsorship partner to enjoy the great benefits of exposure at our GTWs. Learn more about the different Corporate Sponsorship Packages Available. Contact: Adrienne Pereira, Programmes Manager, AAPG Asia Pacific-Singapore Email: apereira@aapg.org Website : http://asiapacific.aapg.org / www.aapg.org
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A Field Trip Report
An Overview of the Paleomorphology and Paleogeography of TortonianMessinian Carbonates in the Almera-Njar Basin, Southern Spain
Minarwan
Repsol Exploracin SA, Madrid, Spain. Present address: Pearl Oil (Thailand) Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand Introduction
Southern Spain is famous for its beautiful beaches that usually receive a flock of Spanish and European tourists during the summer. The region has Mediterranean climate without much rain but a lot of sunshine for majority of the year. It has mild and wet winter but in some places it can be very dry and has limited vegetation cover only. The climate is a contributing factor to the preservation of spectacular rock outcrops, which provide beautiful landscapes, outstanding scenes, and more importantly, valuable field laboratory to learn sedimentology and stratigraphy. One such region is Almera Province that has several small basins, including the Almera-Njar Basin (Figure 1). The Almera-Njar Basin has extensive outcrops of Upper Miocene carbonate complex that lie on the foothill of Sierra Alhamilla and also along the coast. Recently, a group of geoscientists from Repsol visited some of the Upper Miocene carbonate outcrops to see their large scale geometries and then to get a closer look at their lithofacies. The visit was aimed mainly to observe paleomorphology that can be used as analogs for seismic interpretation purpose. The Upper Miocene carbonate outcrops of the AlmeraNjar Basin are unique because their present geometries are still similar to their paleomorphologies during the time of deposition.
Regional Setting
Figure 1. Location map and places (viewpoints) mentioned in the text (satellite images source: Google)
The Almera-Njar Basin is part of a series of Neogene sedimentary basins that lie within the ENE-WSWorientated Betic Cordillera (Figure 2a). The Betic Cordillera is a mountain chain that together with the Moroccan
Rif, form the western edge of the larger, Alpine Mountain range (Figure 2b). The basin occupies the presentday low-lying area bound by Sierras Alhamilla and Cabrera to the north and by Sierra de Gador to the west. To the southwest, south and east, the basin is bound by the Mediterranean Sea (Figure 3). The southern to southeastern part of the basin includes Sierra Cabo de Gata, a hilly terrain that consists of Miocene volcanic rock exposed along the coastline. The northern to western hills that bound the Almera-Njar Basin are all composed dominantly of metamorphic rocks, which form the basement of the Betic Cordillera.
The Almera-Njar and other associated Neogene basins developed as a result of emplacements of stacked thrust sheets during the Alpine orogeny, which started in the Late Mesozoic (e.g. Monie et al., 1991). By Early to Middle Miocene, the emplacements of the thrust sheets already took place in the internal zone of the Betics, leading to the uplifts of Sierras Nevada and de los Filabres (Figure 3). At the time, The Almera-Njar Basin was not yet separated from the Tabernas, Sorbas and Vera Basins (Braga et al., 2003), so they formed a single deepmarine depocentre, which received sediment supply from the emerged Sierras Nevada and de los Filabres.
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Figure 2. (a) Neogene basins within the Betic Cordillera of SE Spain. (b) Alpine mountain chain/foldbelts (after Esteban and Gerard, 2010)
At approximately 11 Ma (late Serravallian), compressional tectonics initiated strike-slip fault movements that intersected the internal zone of the Betic Cordillera at several places (Sanz de Galdeano, 2000). One of them cuts through the Almera-Njar Basin, creating a fault zone called Carboneras Fault. The Carboneras Fault trends NE-SW but it turns north at the eastern flank of the Sierra Cabrera and continues along the Palomeras Fault Zone (Figure 3). The compressional tectonics and associated strike-slip movements re-arrranged the initially single depocentre into more restricted, but interconnected basins. This rearrangement was due to the emergence of Sierras de Gador and Alhamilla at 7 Ma and then followed by Sierra Cabrera at 5 Ma (Braga et al., 2003). The uplifts shifted the basins into shallower water setting at the end of Tortonian and continued further in the Middle Messinian, when sabkha condition prevailed in the entire Mediterranean Basin. The entire region eventually emerged in the Pleistocene to form its present-day continental setting.
Tortonian (Upper Miocene) Pliocene Stratigraphy
Figure 3. Geological units and structural elements of the Almera region (after Esteban and Gerard, 2010).
The Lower and Middle Miocene stratigraphy of the Almera-Njar and other associated Neogene basins in the region consist mostly of deepwater turbidites and pelagic marls (Fig. 4). The turbidites were sourced from the emerged Sierras Nevada and de los Filabres and were transported by fluvial network over paleocoastline
situated at the foot of the emerged hills. The deepwater condition remained until early Tortonian (108 Ma), but during the late Tortonian (86 Ma), it changed when Sierras Alhamilla and de Grados began to emerge, leading to the deposition of carbonate platforms and reefs on the basin margin. The Upper Tortonian consists of biogenic calcareous sandstones, turbidites, pelagic marls, algal limestones, reefs and conglomerates that were deposited unconformably above the older sediments (Figure 4). From Tortonian to Messinian, the change in depositional environment
occurred conformably and shallower marine deposits were accumulated in the region. During the Early Messinian, pelagic marls were deposited in the basin setting while reefs developed on the basin margin. The Lower Messinian deposits also include diatomites and olistolites. In the Middle Messinian, gypsum was deposited across the region and locally, some coral reefs were also deposited (Esteban et al., 1996). In the Late Messinian, littoral limestones, ooids, stromatolites and marls were deposited above the Middle Messinian gypsum. Erosion of the upper part of the Messinian section occured in the
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Pliocene, creating an unconformity that separates the overlying Lower Pliocene littoral limestones and pelagic marls from the underlying Messinian deposits. The Lower Pliocene section is separated from the overlying littoral bioclastic sandy limestone of the Upper Pliocene by an unconformity and since the Pleistocene onward, continental sediments are being deposited in the region as the area emerged completely to its present setting.
Njar Platform
Njar Platform is located to the southeast of Sierra Alhamilla, occupying an area of approximately 30 km2 and is oriented in NE-SW direction. The viewpoint at the Njar outcrop is located at approximately 36 57' 09'' N and 02 11' 15'' W. From the viewpoint toward the NE, platform and slope geometries are visible (Figure 5a). Looking toward North, peak and valley morphologies can be seen at the edge between the platform and the slope (platform break) (Figure 5b). These morphologies are called spur and groove, with spur being the peak and groove the valley. The spur is made of upper slope and reef framework facies (Figure 5c), while the groove is composed of bioclastic sands that were trapped during their transport from the platform towards the lower slope/basin by wave activities. In this locality, the reef framework is composed of red algae, while the lower part of the slope consists of layered, white and soft chalks that form distal slope facies (Figure 5d).
La Gorra
La Gorra quarry is located in the Sierra Cabo de Gata domain at approximately 36 57' 02'' N and 01 57' 52'' W. The outcrop faces south and is oriented EW and it consists of marine calcareous sandstones (Figure 6a). The outcrop is about 10 m high and it most likely comprises several high order sequences (probably 4th order sequence). The lower part of the outcrop shows sedimentation direction towards the east or southeast while the upper part shows a reverse sedimentation direction. A conspicuous sequence boundary (SB5) can be seen on the upper part of the outcrop where it is
Figure 4. Regional stratigraphic column of the Almera-Njar Basin (after Esteban and Gerard, 2010).
possible overlain by red-coloured paleosol. The calcareous sandstones contain a lot of bryozoan fragments and some burrows can also be seen (Figure 6b).
Los Muertos Beach
Los Muertos Beach is situated to the south of Sierra Cabrera and is located at coordinates 36 57' 41'' N and 01 54' 00'' W. The outcrop (Figure 7) is composed of Upper Miocene karstified carbonate rocks, which are overlain by
Pliocene carbonate skeletal sandstones. The Pliocene unit is well-bedded and it shows downlap configuration towards the east (left side of the figure). The two rock units are seperated by an erosional contact, which represents the Messinian Unconformity. Note the Vstructure (karst-collapse) below the Messinian Unconformity (right side of the figure) that was formed during relative sea level fall of over 200 m (after Esteban and Gerard, 2010).
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Figure 5. The Tortonian carbonate outcrops near Njar. (a) Platform, slope and basin are visible from the viewpoint (view toward NE). (b) Spur and groove near the edge of the platform, before the platform changes into slope (view toward N). (c) Chalk outcropped in the lower part of the slope. (d) Outcrop of corals located on the upper part of the platform.
Figure 6. (a) Calcareous sandstones outcrop in La Gorra quarry and interpreted sequence stratigraphic surfaces on the outcrop. (b) Burrows in parts of the La Gorra outcrop. Las Negras-La Molata
Las Negras Beach/La Molata section is located in the Sierra Cabo de Gata domain. The viewpoint is located at approximately 36 52' 21.80'' N and 02 00' 42.00'' W, on a hill that lies to the north of the La Molata section (Figure 8a). The section consists of carbonatedominated Tortonian and Messinian rocks, which are sitting unconformably on the SerravallianTortonian volcanic
basement. The lower to middle Tortonian section consists of muddy packstones (DS1A) and a fining upward sequence (DS1B), which is bound by a sequence boundary at the top (Figure 8b). The upper Tortonian sequence is comprised of conglomerates and volcanic detritus (DS2) and is overlain by Messinian reef cores and talus sequence. The topmost of the section is interpreted as a Terminal Carbonate Complex (TCC)
by Franseen et al. (1998) and this sequence consists of stromatolites boundstones and oolites grainstones.
Summary
The Upper Miocene carbonate outcrops in the Almera-Njar Basins consist of many types of morphology including platform with spur and groove, slope, karst-collapse feature (V-structure) and reef complex. The
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outcrops also display stratigraphic surfaces that can be recognised on seismic scale such as clinoforms, downlap, onlap and truncation surfaces. They proved to be useful as analogs for interpreting paleomorphology and stratigraphic surfaces on a seismic section.
Acknowledgements
The content of this article is based on the Almera Basins Field Guide prepared by Dr. Mateu Esteban and Dr. Jean Gerard as the field trip leaders to Almera. The author would like to thank Repsol Exploratin SA for supporting the field trip to Almera and specially, to Dr. Mateu Esteban and Dr. Jean Gerard for their comments and discussions during the field trip.
Figure 7. Los Muertos' outcrop showing the Upper Miocene and Pliocene rocks seperated by Messinian Unconformity. The Pliocene shows downlap configuration.
Figure 8. (a) La Molata section as seen from the north. (b) La Molata section as interpreted by Franseen et al. (1998). DS1A comprises muddy packstone, DS1B comprises fining upward cycle, DS2 comprises conglomerates and volcanic detritus, DS3 comprises reef cores/talus and TCC is Terminal Carbonate Complex. References
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The second joint IGCP 588/INQUA 1001 meeting in Bangkok

28th November 2011 (Monday) - 3rd December 2011 (Saturday) Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Organizing committee
Kruawun Jankaew (CU), Adam Switzer (EOS), Benjamin Horton (U.Penn), Fengling Yu (EOS), Chris Gouramanis (EOS), Yongqiang Zong (HKU), and Craig Sloss (QUT)
Introduction Changes in relative sea level, coastal evolution and extreme events such as storms and tsunami are of local and global interest, which hinder individual wellbeing and intensify/enhance environmental degradation. An increased public awareness of predicted future sea-level rise combined with recent devastating extreme events has placed significant socioeconomic relevance on the understanding of human-land-ocean interaction and coastal dynamics. The 2nd joint meeting of the IGCP 588 and INQUA in Bangkok aims to showcase research project that will assist in assessing human interactions, coastal dynamics and vulnerability at different timescales. This will be facilitated through two days of oral and poster conference presentations and three fieldtrips. Venue & Schedule
Early bird registration Submission of abstract deadline Notifications of selection of Abstracts for Oral Presentations End of discounted registration period Hotel reservation deadline Sept 30 2011 October 15 2011 October 20 2011 October 30 2011 October 30 2011
Proposed Social Program

Pre-Conference Excursion - Sunday: Bangkok Temples Welcome Reception and Ice Breaker - Sunday night: Conference dinner - River Cruise Thai Dinner along the Chao Phraya River Monday night: Thai Boxing - Tuesday night
Conference Field Excursion

1. Wednesday - Drowned Chao Phraya River Delta We plan to organize a field excursion to Chao Phraya River Delta (beach erosion). Prof. Thanawat Jarupongsiri (Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University) will be the leader of the field excursion. Delegates will visit Wat Khun Samut Trawat, the famous temple in the sea, in Ban Khun Samut Chin, Samut Prakan Province in Thailand. 2. Optional field trip to tsunami affected areas (will only run if more than 10 participant) An additional 3 days post-conference (Thursday-Saturday) fieldtrip will be offered at an additional cost $US300. Fieldtrip participants will travel to Phang Nga Province north of Phuket and visit several sites (including the famous site of Khao Lak Ban Nam Khem and the tsunami memorial sites. Participants will also visit Phra Thong island a site studied by geologists who identified several tsunami deposits indicative of past events over the last 2000 years.
The meeting will be held from 27th November 2011 (Mon) - 3 December 2011 (Friday) at Chulalongkorn University (CU), Bangkok, Thailand with the Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences as the main organizing committee.
Registration
Registration Fees
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Sunday 27 November
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Pre-Conference Excursion and Ice breaker (evening) Scientific sessions and Conference Dinner (evening) Scientific sessions, working group meetings and poster session and Thai Boxing (evening) Field trip to drowned Chao Phraya River Delta Optional fieldtrip to Khao Lak and Phra Thong Island
CATEGORY Professionals Students Accompanying persons (Welcome party and Conference dinner, including cruise)
Conference registration deadline (Oct 31, 2011) 4000THB ~US$130 3000THB ~US$100 1500 THB ~$US50
On arrival 4800 THB ~US$160 3700 THB ~US$110 2200 THB ~$US70
Proposed Scientific Program

our major themes: Catastrophic events : Tsunami/storms Sea-level and coastal changes Human adaptation to sea-level change Research methods
Participant fees include: Full workshop registration Ice Breaker event on the Sunday evening Printed Program and Workshop Abstract Volume Lunches and refreshments during the workshop Workshop river cruise dinner Further information such as: Full Version of this circular, VISA / Travel / Accommodation information, Letter of Invitation, and Support for Attendees from developing nations, can be obtained from Kruawun Jankaew at kruawun.j@chula.ac.th
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