Citation: | DAI Dengliang,WANG Shouzhi,BIAN Yuan,et al. Characterization of the present-day lithospheric thermal structure and main controlling factors in the Songliao Basin[J]. Bulletin of Geological Science and Technology,2025,44(5):311-319 doi: 10.19509/j.cnki.dzkq.tb20230609 |
Previous thermal structure analyses in the Songliao Basin have predominantly focused on the sedimentary scale investigations within the north-south zone. The lack of a comprehensive basin-wide thermal structure analysis at the lithospheric scale has hindered the genetic interpretation of its geodynamic setting.
Utilizing published datasets of surface heat flow, geothermal gradient, and thermophysical properties, this study enhances the existing framework by incorporating new thermophysical measurements from the Yaojia Formation, Qingshankou Formation and Quantou Formation. Supplementary geothermal filed datasets were integrated to establish a holistic characterization of the basin's geothermal regime. This multi-scale approach enables systematic analysis of the contemporary lithospheric thermal architecture.
The results reveal that the geothermal temperature gradient in the Songliao Basin ranges from 21.10 to 63.45°C/km, with an average of 41.41±7.97°C/km, significantly exceeding the global average of 30°C/km. The distribution of surface heat flow values ranges from 30.38 to 106.58 mW/m2, with an average of 71.85±12.87 mW/m2, surpassing the global average of 60 mW/m2, confirming the basin as a typical "hot" basin. Under the influence of Pacific plate subduction, delamination and thermal erosion, the lithosperic thickness have thinned to 58.59 km. Radiogenic heat production in the thinned crust contributes 16.40 mW/m2 (22.83% of total surface heat flow), while mantle-derived heat flow from upwelling melts triggered by stagnant slab dehydration accounts for 55.45 mW/m2 (77.17% of total)
Controlled by lithospheric thinning and mantle upwelling, the Songliao Basin exhibits characteristic of "hot" basin attributues with a "hot mantle and cold crust" lithospheric thermal structure.
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