Geological significance of the discovery of Middle Triassic (Ladinian) radiolarians from the Hong Hoi Formation of the Lampang Group, Sukhothai Zone, northern Thailand

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• 作者：Yoshihito Kamata^a ; ^{yoshi_kamata@geol.tsukuba.ac.jp} ; Katsumi Ueno^b ; Akira Miyahigashi^b ; Hidetoshi Hara^c ; Ken-ichiro Hisada^a ; Thasinee Charoentitirat^d ; Punya Charusiri^d
• 关键词：Radiolarians ; Hong Hoi Formation ; Lampang Group ; Sukhothai Zone ; Triassic ; Thailand
• 刊名：Revue de Micropaléontologie
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October-December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：59
• 期：4
• 页码：347-358
• 全文大小：6062 K
• 卷排序：59

文摘

This paper presents a newly found fauna of Ladinian (Middle Triassic) radiolarians from the Hong Hoi Formation of the Lampang Group, Sukhothai Zone, northern Thailand. The Ladinian age determined by the radiolarian fauna concords with the age previously determined by mollusks. The study section consists of intercalated sandstone and shale in the lower part and a thick conglomerate in the upper part. The radiolarian-bearing siliceous beds are intercalated within the lower unit. The lithic sandstone of the lower unit consists mainly of volcanic rock fragments, quartz, and feldspar, whereas the thickly bedded conglomerate of the upper unit is characterized by abundant gravel-sized clasts of volcanic rock and limestone. These lithic features of the study section suggest that during deposition the Hong Hoi Formation was located near a supply of volcanic materials. A forearc basin close to the Sukhothai Arc would be the most suitable environment for the deposition. The Ladinian age determined by the radiolarian fauna supports the occurrence of intensive volcanic activity within the Sukhothai Arc during the Middle Triassic.