GOP Flashcards
What is the age of the Pacific Plate?
150 Ma (Late Jurassic)
What is the age of the Pacific Plate?
150 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Composition of the Pacific Plate?
Oceanic crust
Rate of movement of PP?
80 mm/yr
Kinematic reorganization of PP
43 Ma
5 Ma
The subduction of PP
Under Eurasian Plate, along the Japan trench
Philippine Sea Plate, along the Bonin-Marianas-Yap Trench system
Under Indo-Australian Plate, east of New Zealand
What are the 3 regional geology of Southeast Asia?
- Pacific Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Indo-Australian Plate
What is the age of Eurasian Plate?
50 Ma (Eocene-Late Miocene)
Composition of EP
Continental, except marginal basins
Rate of movement of EP
3 mm/yr
Age of Indo-Australian Plate during the separation of India and Australia?
150 (Late Jurassic) Cessation of the MOR
43 Ma (Middle Eocene)
Composition
Continental- India and Australia
Oceanic- Indian Ocean
Rate of movement of IAP
107 mm/yr- northward motion
Kinematics of IAP (continental)
Collides with Eurasian Plate in the Himalayas
Kinematics of IAP (Oceanic)
Subducts under Eurasian Plate, along
Give the 3 marginal basins: Eurasian Affinity
- South China Sea Basin
- Sulu Sea Basin
- Celebes Sea Basin
Age of SCS Basin and Feature
32 Ma (Oligocene) to 17 Ma (Miocene)
Scarborough ridge- perpendicular to the Manila Trench
What is the associated feature of the notable formation Cortes Limestone?
Chocolate Hills
Malubog Formation?
Coal Stringers
Macasilao Formation
Contain Lignite Coal Beds
Lutopan Diorite
Porphyry Cu in Cebu
Lutopan Diorite
Porphyry Cu in Cebu
Vista Alegre
Dacite Porphyry
Negros Island
Gold Zone
Mindanao Dinagat Group of Island formations with age
Nueva Estrella Schist- Cretaceous
Siargao Limestone- Pleistocene
Sulu Archipelago
Sulu Serpentine- Cretaceous
Jolo Volcanic complex- plio-pleistocene
Zamboanga Peninsula
Tungauan Schist- Cretaceous
Sta. Maria Volcanic Complex- plio-pleistocene
Labangan Formation
Pleistocene
north central zamboanga
dansalan metamorphic complex- cretaceous
auroa formation- pleistocene
misamis oriental bukidnon-lanao
tago schist- cretaceous
cagayan gravel- pleistocene-recent
mindanao central cordillera
tago schist- cretaceous
cabanglasan gravel- pleistocene-recent
central mindanao volcanic complex
mabuaya andesite/lanao
volcanic complex/ ragang
volcanic complex/ parker
volcanic complex
ALL THE AGES IS PLIOCENE-RECENT
agusan basin
agdaoan formation- late miocene-late pliocene
alluvial, paludal and lacustrine deposits- holocene
davao basin
kabagtican formation- early miocene
tigatto terrace gravel- holocene
davao gulf and samal island
tagbobo conglomerate-pliocene
samal limestone- pleistocene
northern pacific cordillera
dinagat ophiolite- cretaceous
placer conglomerate- pleistocene
central pacific cordillera
anoling andesite/ bunggao limestone- eocene
Hinatuan limestone- pleistocene
Southern Pacific cordillera
barcelona formation- cretaceous
amacan volcanic complex- holocene
Daguma Range
Salbuyon Schist-cretaceous
Matualas Gravel- Holocene
Cotabato Basin
Patut Formation- middle miocene
Omanat Marl- Pleistocene
Saranggani Peninsula
Malita formation- early miocene
gumasa formation- plio-pleistocene
pujada peninsula
pujada ophioloite- cretaceous
maco limestone- late pleistocene
cagayan valley
abuan formation-eocene
awiden mesa formation-pliocene
cagayan valley
abuan formation-eocene
awiden mesa formation-pliocene
northern sierra madre caraballo
isabela ophilite- cretaceous
pantabangan formation- pliocene
zambales range
zambales ophiolotoc complex-eocene
bataan volcanic arc/ bolinao limestone- late miocene recent/ plio-pleistocene
southern sierra madre polilio-infanta
buhang ophiolitic complex- cretaceous
karlagan formation- pliocene
mainland (southern sierra madre)
montalban ophiolitic complex-cretaceous
manila formation- holocene
southwest luzon uplands
san juan formation- oligocene
banahaw volcanic complex-pleistocene-recent
marindique island
marinduque formation-cretaceous
malindig volcanic complex- pleistocene
bondoc peninsula
gumaca schist-cretaceous
malumbang formation- pleistocene
quezon-camarines norte
malaguit schist-jurassic
vinas formation-pliocene
caramoan peninsula/ camarines sur
siruma schist-jurassic
lahuy formation- middle-late miocene
catanduanes island
yop formation-cretaceous
ligao formation- plio-pleistocene
cagragay, batan, rapu rapu islands
rapu-rapu schist- cretaceous
bilbao formation- middle miocene
southern bicol peninsula
panganiran peridotte-cretaceous
ligao formation- plio-pleistocene
bicol volcanic arc complex
mt. tagagpo, susong dalaga volcanic complex- pliocene
masbate
baleno schist- cretaceous
masbate limestone- pleistocene
ticao island
talisay schist-cretaceous
matabao formation- pleistocene
burias and adjacent island
makalawang limestone-oligocene
baybay limestone-pliocene
southwest mindoro
mansalay formation- jurassic
oreng formation- pleistocene
northeast mindoro
halcon metamorphic complex-jurassic
dumali volcanic complex- pleistocene
north palawan
bacuit formation- oldest formation-permian
manguao basalt- pleistocene
south palawan
palawan ophiolite-cretaceous
tagburos ophiolite- pleistocene
buruanga peninsula
buruanga metamorphic complex- jurassic
libertad formation- plio-pleistocene
antique range
antique ophiolite-cretaceous
apdo formation- plio-pleistocene
central panay-iloilo basin
panpan formation-oligocene-miocene
cabatuan formation- plio pleistocene(also eastern panay)
eastern panay
sibala formation-cretaceous
romblon island group
romblon metamorphic complex- permian
peliw formation: looc limestone- pleistocene
negros island
basak formation- cretaceous
malindig volcanic complex- pleistocene-recent
negros and central cebu
tunlob schist-jurassic
carcar formation- pleistocene
southern cebu
pandan formation-cretaceous
linut-od formation- early miocene
siquijor island
kanglasog volcanic complex- cretaceous
siquijor limestone- plio-pleistocene
bohol island
alicia schist-cretaceous
mariboloc formation- plio-pleistocene
Western Island/ Camotes Island
Malitbog Ophiolite-cretaceous
San Isidro Limestone- Pleistocene
Central Highland
abuera diorite- eocene
leyte volcanic arc complex- late late pliocene-recnt
eastern leyte
tacloban ophiolite-cretaceous
baghupi formation- late miocene-pliocene
samar island
samar ophiolite-jurassic
calicoan formation- pleistocene
give 5 non ph mobile belt
- Southwest palawan basin
- reed bank basin
- west luzon basin (forearc basin)
- east palawan basin (forearc basin)
- sulu sea basin (backarc basin)
Give volcanoes in Luzon volcanic arc
manila trench
iraya
smith
babuyan
didicas
camiguin de babuyanes
cagua
pinatubo
macolod corridor: taal
banahaw
iraya
1 eruption
last known activity
batan island, batanes
smith
5
1924
babuyan island
babuyan claro
4
1917
babuyan island
didicas
6
1978
babuyan group of islands
camiguin de babuyanes
1
1857
babuyan group of islands
cagua
2
1907 (1860)
cagayan
pinatubo
3
1991 (2021)
taal
34
2020 (2021)
batangas
banahaw
3 (5)
1834 (1909)
laguna quezon province
east ph volcanic arc (ph trench)
bicol volcanic arc: isarog
iriga
mayon
bulusan
biliran
cabalian
isarog
3500 bce
camarines sur
iriga
2
1624
camarines sur
mayon
49 (50)
2021 2018
albay
bulusan
15
1995 (2021)
sorsogon
biliran
1
1939
biliran island
cabalian
1820
southern leyte
negros panay arc
kanlaon
25
1996 (2017)
negros oriental
cotabato arc
(cotabato trench)
- Ragang
- Makaturing
- Matutum
- Parker
- 8, 1916 lanao del sur cotabato
- 10, 1882, lanao del sur
- 1, 1911, south cotabato
- 1, 1640, sputh cotabato
molucca sea collision
- hibok hibok
- musuan
- leonard kniasefff
- 5, 1953, camiguin island
- 2, 1867, bukidnon
- 1800 120 CE Davao
Sulu Zamboanga Arc (sulu trench)
Bud Dajo
2, 1897, jolo island, sulu
Give the sedimentary basins of the ph mobile belt
forearc basin
ilocos basin
central luzon basin
cagayan valley basin
bicol shelf
west masbate- iloilo basin
agusan davao basin
backarc basin
visayan sea basin
southeast luzon basin
cotabato basin
rift basin
mindoro cuyo basin
northwest palawan basin
What earthquake in north bohol fault
inabanga
NE trending
Oct 15 2013 Ms. 7.2
reverse
negros thrust
NW trending
feb 6, 2012 bohol earthquake
ms 6.9
shallow seated earthquakes between Cebu and Bohol islands in the Visayas, with some capable of causing significant infrastructure damage
offshore cebu bohol faults
has a NS trend and movement left lateral strike slip
Mindanao Fault
this is a distinct segment of mindanao fault wherein it separates daguma range from cotabato basin
Cotabato fault segment (south)
this is a distinct segment of mindanao fault which is the northern continuation towards northern zamboanga
sindangan fault segment
NS trending
right lateral strike slip
tectonic boundary between the palawan midnoro microcontinental block and the western edge of the Philippine mobile belt
connects negros trench northwards to mindoro -panay collision zone
tablas lineament
SE trend
left lateral strike slip
continues up to the ph trench
legaspi lineament
NO trend
left lateral strike slip aborted by a spreading center under a transtensional tectonic regime
sibuyan sea fault
NS trend
right lateral strike slip significant normal component
mindoro/ aglubag fault
what are the two recent large earthquakes of mindoro/ aglubag fault
aug 17 1976 moro gulf ms 8.1
nov 15 1994 mindoro ms 7.1
NW trend
left lateral strike slip but transforms into a transpressional (thrusr/left-lateral) fault
plays a significant role in the transition from subduction along Manila Trench to collision in the Mindoro Palawan Panay area
lubang verde passage fault system
NNE-SSW trend
left lateral strike slip fracture zone
volcanoes associated taal banahaw makiling malepunyo maars of laguna (7 lakes)
macolod corridor
NE trend
right lateral and two adjacent normal faults
consists of 2 NE treding faults transecting metro manila that extends southwards to tagaytay ridge
1. west valley
2. east valley
marikina valley fault/ valley fault system
latitude 16N -18 N
benioff zone: shallow - no active volcanism
connected to ph trench by an ENE treding transcurrent fault zone
east luzon trough early miocene
22N-13N
steep on its southern portion, but flattens off toward the north
5100m
250 to 2600 km thick
subduction of the oceanic south china sea under the luzon arc
ends at the panay mindoro collision zone
manila trench 15 ma (early miocene to oligocene)
who proposed that the subduction along the manila trench started around 15ma and that volcanism related to the activity along the manila trench in western luzon is considerably older than 15ma
wolfe1981 and hayes and lewis 1984
10 N
subducted oceanic slab does not seem to exceed 100km
oceanic crust of sulu basin is being consumed
connects sulu trench southwestwards
subduction is marked by the present of an arc which has been active since its initiation at ~10 Ma
negros trench 10 ma miocene
subducted oceanic slab does not seem exceed 100km
connects with negros trench northeastward
sulu trench
6N
subduction is marked by earthquakes down to ~100lm depth poorly developed
connects with negros trench by a left lateral strike slip fault cutting the cotabato fault
consumes the celebes sea basin and the corresponding volcanic arcthat can be found on the western margin of the mindanao
cotabato trench <5ma pliocene
who suggested that the subduction along the cotabato trench is younger than 5ma similar to what they perceived for the initiation of subduction zones along the sulu sea margin
rangin 1999
manila trench luzon arc system to mindoro panay
continent arc collision eurasian plate vs ph sea plate
start of collision is associated with the kinematic reorganization of the ph sea plate at around 4ma
taiwan-collision zone
southern termination of manila trench down to the island of panay
arc continental collision -ph mobile belt vs palawan microcontinental pmc block
collision initiated in miocene right after cessation of the accretion of the south china sea oceanic crust between 32 and 17 ma
collision decreased since pliocene
mindoro-panay collision zone
south mindoro island in the mindanao island of panay
arc-arc collision- double vergent subduction of the molucca sea plate
scissor subduction:western slab subducts down at 600km and the eastern slab subducts down to 200km
two corresponding arcs sangihe and halmahera presently separated at least 1km
northern portion will close first
molucca sea colllision zone
NNW SSE TREND
creeping left lateral strike slip at an average movement of 2.5 cm/yr
intense deformation affects the PMB with sinistral fault transecting the archipelago from luzon to eastern mindanao for more than 1200km
lateral component of the oblique convergence between the ph sea plate and eurasian plate with other component being absorbed subduction along the ph trench under a shear partitioning mechanism
synchronous formation of pfz and ph trench
PFZ 4 ma pliocene-pleistocene
what are the 3 segments of philippine fault zone
divided into 3 segments
1, northern segment: NW luzon lamon bay- nw luzon is dominated by a thrust component
- central segment: bondoc peninsula to leyte
- southern segment: mindanao to molucca
the components under northern segment: NW luzon lamon bay- nw luzon
a. san miguel vigan aggao fault system
b. pugo fault
c. tuba fault
d. teboo abra fault
e. digdig kabugao fault caused july 16 1990 lulzon earthquake ms 7.8
4N-15N
benioff zone: 20 to the north ~ 45 to the south
1320km
8cm/yr
wadati-benioff zone depth <200km
volcanic arc can be traced from bicol to leyte
lacks any well developed accretionary prism
ph trench 5ma pliocene
NW displacement direction
3 main kinematic parameters with respect to eurasia:
1. rotation pole located NE of japan
2. relative displacement rate varies from N to S along the western edge of the PSP
a. 3cm/yr latitude to the nankai trough
b. 9cm/yr southern end of the ph trench
3. relative displacement direction whose azimuth is directed N55W near taiwan with a linear velocit aroung 7cm.\yr
present day kinematics
4ma plate reorganization
relative movement changed from NNW to WNW since 5ma based on taiwan collisionin taiwan at 4-6 ma 40 degrees CCW
in japan, at 2-3 ma 30 degrees CCW
old day kinematics
what are the two branches of izu-bonin ridge?
- west marianas ridge (ancient volcanic arc active between 20 to 9 ma
- east marianas ridge (volcanic arc of active marianas trench)
what are the two branches of izu-bonin ridge?
- west marianas ridge
- east marianas ridge
eastern limit of shikoku basin
volcanic arc of the active bonin trench colliding with the japanese margin-izu penisula central japan
west and east marianas ridge define limits of marianas trench
eastern limit of shikoku basin
volcanic arc of the active bonin trench colliding with the japanese margin-izu penisula central japan
west and east marianas ridge define limits of marianas trench
izu-bonin ridge?
relic arc of middle eocene to oligocene age
divides the WPB and PVSB
3=2500km
volcanic arc formed transformation of transform fault to subduction zone at around 43 Ma
subduction retreated at 30 ma and stopped of opening parece vela shikoku basin
palau kyushu ridge
poorly known portion of the southern extremity of the plate
ayu basin
opens around 6 ma at a NS spreading axis and still presently active
marianas basin mb
parece vela rift
spreading ridge
oceanic crust accelerates on a N S spreading axis
opening mrowzoski and hayes kobayashi and nakeda
1st stage: 30 ma-parece vela
2nd stage: 20 ma- shikoku
accretion stopped 17ma
parcele-vela-shikoku-basin pvsb
3 submarine plateus
1. benham rise
2. urdaneta plateau
3. anami-oki-dalto ridges- relict volcanic arc that travelles NE during the opening of the basin
Central Basin Fault (lineament)
-extinct MOR with WNW to ESE trend
occupies 50% of the ph sea plate
central basin fault (lineament)
2 stages opening
1. 60and 45 Ma at NE SW - 4.4 cm/yr half spreading rate
2. 45 and 35 Ma at NS orientation - 1.8 cm/yr half spreading rate
Basin’s origin (2 models)
1. trapped oceanic basin
suggests WSP as a trapped piece of the pacific plate during the 43 ma kinematic reorganization of the pacific plate
2. back arc basin model by karid
formed by back arc spreading behind the Oki Daito Ridge
West Philippine sea 60 - 35 ma paleomagnetic data
53to 42 deep sea drilling
eastern limit of shikoku basin
volcanic arc of the active bonin trench colliding with the japanese margin-izu penisula central japan
west and east marianas ridge define limits of marianas trench
izu-bonin ridge?
sulu-zamboanga arc- separates SSB from CSB
located southeast of the sulu basin and sulu zamboanga arc
models:
1 acc to GOP lee and mcCabe
a trapped basin mechanism for CSB could have split off as a baisn from prev larger molucca sea plate
2. silver and rangin
a. fragment of WPB
b. back arc basin or c. basin rifted from the SE continental margin
3. hall and nichols
a fragment of the west ph basin of the ph sea plate
csb and wpb formed part og the same ocean basin with similarities in basement age, chemistry and stratigraphy
celebes sea basin csb
~55 to 42 ma eocene-based on ENE-WSE magnetic anomalies
cagayan de sulu 14.7 ma
asperity not a spreading center but an ancient arc
sulu-zamboanga arc-separates SSB from CSB
two basins:
1. NW sub-basins
2. SE sub basins
situated to the southeast of Plawan, this small margin basin composed of two sub basins that are separated by an E-NE trending cagayan de sulu ridge
formed starting at around ~20 ma early miocene
models for:
1 formed through spreaidng along the cagayan de sulu ridge
discredited basins opposite of the cagayan de sulu ridge have different geochemical sig
NW sub basin- continental basement
SE sub basin- oceanic basement
- geochemical sig of the oceanic basement along with tha basins position and age correlation wiht the arc volcanism along the CSR, suggests a back arc spreading origin for the Sulu basin. aRC VOLCANISM ALONG THE csr CEASED AROUND 16ma following it scollision with the riftef margin of china
sulu sea basin ~20 ma early miocene
scarborough ridge- asperity an extinct spreading center perpendicualar to manila trench
south china sea basin 32 ma oligocene to 17 ma miocene
depth 4,0km
opening was preceded by rifting that could have taken place between the Late cretaceous and late eocene
2 stages of opening
1. 32 to 17 ma along e-w axis
2. 20-17 ma along ne-sw axis
model
- holloway and taylor and hayes put the spreading the prominent ridge being the scarborough ridge in teh basin on a roughly NE-SW direction starting aroung 32 ma (oligocene)
- briais showed a progressive change in the orientation of the spreading center: ENE-WSW fro 32-30 ma and E-W from 30-27 ma by 26-24 ma the ridge jumped to the south and a second basin started foriming to the southwest
briasis suggested that the SCS spreading ceased aroung 15.5 ma
rosser said the event occurred somewhat earlier - trench pull/roll bakc rangin et al
trench pull
gravity controlled trench pull involked explain the rifting and spreading the subduction along sunda trench may be responsible for the opening of the proto-SCS and the subduction of the proto-SCS douth of plawan may in turn explain the south china sea opening
pubellier trench rollback (back arc basin)
rolls back due to getting longer as it subducts and initiates spreading - tapponier
south china sea opened as a side effect of the extrusion of indochina
contention: timing of collison vs. openin gof SCS & difficult to reconcile with a N-S spreading of the SCS.
south china sea basin 32 ma oligocene to 17 ma miocene
what are the 3 sub basins for the south china sea
- NW sub basin -ENE-WSW spreading during 32-30 ma
- WE sub basin- E-W spreading during 30-27 ma
- SW sub basin - NE- SW spreading 26-24 ma
. A linear feature located northeast of Luzon Island.
. East Luzon Trough
This is a poorly known east-dipping subduction zone which seems to disappear southwards into the
Moluccas Sea
b. Cotabato Trench
The corresponding arcs (Sangihe and Halmahera) of this collision are presently separated by at least
100 km
. Moluccas Sea
The ______________ arc is formed by the Sulu Trench
. Sulu-Zamboanga
This subduction zone consumes the oceanic crust of the Sulu Sea Basin
. Negros Trench
A poorly understood feature but appears in most maps as a transform fault
Philippine Trench
. The _______________ is surrounded by subduction zones with opposing polarities
. Philippine Mobile Belt
This metamorphic group is characterized geographically by its restricted distribution in the western
central Philippines.
pre-Cretaceous metamorphic rocks of continental origin
. The _______________ arc is related to the Cotabato Trench
e. Cotabato
The subducted oceanic slab of this east-dipping subduction zone does not seem to exceed 100 km in
depth.
d. Negros Trench
The Manila Trench-Luzon Arc system passes into the
Mindoro-Panay
This metamorphic group is characterized petrographically by the abundance of silica
a. pre-Cretaceous metamorphic rocks of continental origin
The ______________ arc is well defined only from Bicol to Leyte but cannot be traced in Eastern
Mindanao
East-Philippine
. An east-dipping subduction zone that runs parallel to the western coasts of Panay and Negros Islands
Negros Trench
The southern closure of this structure is still poorly know
Philippine Trench
The boundary of between the _________________ and the eastern margin of the ______________ is
a complex system of subduction zones, collision zones and marginal sea basin openings.
. Philippine Sea Plate, Eurasian Plate
This represent a continent-arc collision
Taiwan
The rotation and spreading of this plate during Eocene to Miocene times is the reason for the present
position of the Philippine Mobile Belt.
Philippine Sea Plate
These lithologic units represent the pre-Tertiary basement of the Philippines.
I. Metamorphic rocks
II. Ophiolites and ophiolitic rocks
III. Magmatic rocks and active volcanic arcs
IV. Sedimentary basins
a. I & II
The presence of these that cannot be associated with any of the active subduction zones indicates the
evolution of the Philippine archipelago through continuous volcanic activity throughout the Cenozoic.
c. Magmatic rocks and active volcanic arcs
This collision was initiated within Miocene time, right after the cessation of the accretion of the South
China Sea oceanic crust.
. Mindoro-Panay
These metamorphic formations include the Caramay Schist, Halcon, Buruanga and Romblon
Metamorphic Complexes and Tungauan Schist
pre-Cretaceous metamorphic rocks of continental origin
The ______________ volcanic arc corresponds to the Manila Trench
. Luzon
. A west-dipping subduction zone, Lewis and Hayes (1983) proposed that this is a nascent subduction
zone propagating northwards
East Luzon Trough
The Philippine Mobile Belt (PMB) is an actively deforming zone created between the two plates of
________________
c. Philippine Sea Plate, Eurasian Plate
The start of this collision is associated with the kinematic reorganization of the Philippine Sea Plate at
around 4 Ma.
. Taiwan
This collision was initiated within Miocene time, right after the cessation of the accretion of the South
China Sea oceanic crust.
Mindoro-Panay
A late Miocene age was determined for the start of this collision.
. Moluccas Sea
The oldest known rocks of this type are found in Cebu Island and is dated Late Cretaceous
Magmatic rocks and active volcanic arcs
This is rifted from the Asian mainland during Late Cretaceous-Late Eocene time
Palawan Microcontinental Block
. A forearc basin is developed between the accretionary prism of this subduction zone and Luzon Islan
. Manila Trench
. The volcanic arc corresponding to this geologic structure can be traced from Bicol to Leyte but unclear
in Mindanao
. Philippine Trench
. The ________________ enters into collision with the central portion of the Philippine Mobile Belt
Palawan Microcontinental Block
The _____________ volcanic arc is linked to the Negros Trench.
Negros-Panay
. The termination of this east-dipping subduction zone passes into the collision zone of Mindoro-Panay
Manila Trench
The Philippines is generally interpreted as a collage of _____________________.
insular arcs
b. ophiolitic suites
c. continental rocks of Eurasian affinity
The subduction along this trench is young as shown by a poorly developed Benioff Zone
. Cotabato Trench
The western slab of this collision dives down to a depth of more than 600 km, one of the deepest in the
world.
. Moluccas Sea
The ______________ volcanic arc is associated with the Philippine Trench
East-Philippine
This is an east-dipping subduction zone opposite of the East Luzon trough
. Manila Trench
The Philippines is marked by this/these active collision zone/s
Taiwan
b. Mindoro-Panay
c. Moluccas Sea
These metamorphic formations are distributed sporadically within the whole archipelago.
Cretaceous metamorphic rocks of insular arc affinity
In pre-1980 literature, these rocks were previously referred to as ultramafic complexes or
undifferentiated Cretaceous-Paleogene basement.
. Ophiolites and ophiolitic rocks
This geologic structure is generally considered young and probably created not earlier than 5 Ma
. Philippine Trench
This is the group of land masses that apparently originated from sub-equatorial regions.
Philippine Mobile Belt
This collision passes into the Manila Trench-Luzon Arc system
Taiwan
This metamorphic group is essentially basic to ultrabasic in character
Cretaceous metamorphic rocks of insular arc affinity
An active volcanic chain is traceable for this subduction zone, with Canlaon Volcano as an example
Negros Trench
The _______________ is an actively deforming zone between two active subduction systems
. Philippine Mobile Belt
This usually occurs with pre-Tertiary metamorphic rocks and represent basement on which magmatic
arcs were developed.
Ophiolites and ophiolitic rocks
A conduct of marine geophysical survey with GLORIA (Geological Long-Range Inclined Asdic) and an
offshore fieldwork in Halmahera Island appear to confirm the southward propagation of this geologic
structure towards the Moluccas Collision Zone.
Philippine Trench
It represents an arc-continental collision.
. Mindoro-Panay
Dating of these rocks is essentially based on the ages of pelagic sediments covering them.
. Ophiolites and ophiolitic rocks
. This is the morphological expression of the westward subduction of the Philippine Seas Plate under the
eastern Philippine Arc.
Philippine Trench
This category of metamorphic formations is represented by those rocks that can be found in North
Palawan, Mindoro, Panay, and neighboring islands belonging to the Palawan-Mindoro Microcontinent.
pre-Cretaceous metamorphic rocks of continental origin
The thickness of the sedimentary fill of this east-dipping subduction zone varies between 250 and 2,600
m
Manila Trench
According to McCaffrey (1991), this active collision represents a present-day example of the
emplacement of ophiolites by slivers (obduction).
Moluccas Sea
The displacement rate of the Philippine Sea Plate is
8 cm/yr
This trench appears to be linked with the Negros Trench by a left-lateral strike slip feature cutting across
the Zamboanga Peninsula.
Cotabato Trench
The two corresponding active volcanic arcs of this collision consequently collided as well.
Moluccas Sea
A bathymetric link between this subduction zone and the Manila Trench is represented by a shallow
trough that passes northeast off Palawan Island
Negros Trench
. A double-vergent arc-arc collision.
Moluccas Sea
. There is a corresponding active volcanic arc on the western margin of Mindanao for this trench.
Cotabato Trench
least to most stable
olivine
cordierite (rings of tetrahedra)
pyroxene
amphibole
kaolinite
mica muscovite
feldspar
quartz
30% or 25% on some authors - 5% clasts
paraconglomerate/diamictite
energy is high and episodic clast supported with silt or sand matrix
sheetflood
high relief and typically coarse grained clast supported
alluvial
debris flow type of depostion may have matrix supported with rapid erosion
fanglomerate
little to no imbircations possibly faceted or striated
meltout/lodgement conglomerate/tillite
measures particle size distributions by measuring the angular variation in intensity of light scattered as a laser beam passes through a dispersed particulate sample. Large particles scatter light at small angles relative to the laser beam and small particles scatter light at large angles.
laser diffraction
sediments are slowly poured into an electrolyte solution where sediments will pass through where changes in the electrical field will produce pulses translating into the grain size
electro resistant size analyser
<0.35
>4.00
very well sorted
extremely poor sorted
also called imbricated
sutured
disregarding the authigenic constituents refers to the utliziation of space among sediments as well as the manner of arrangement or spacing of the solid particle
grain packing
tends to be less with plag than k felds
quartz
some amounts of glauconite
greensands
containing a good of phosphatic skeletal fragmentsqq
phosphatic sandstone
2mm-10mm diameter
encrusted micritw include sand silt particles grains of cyanobacteria
oncoids
> 10mm non marine
cave pearls
pisoids
sediments from disturbed seafloor may enter carbonare rocs
intraclasts
weathering of older carbonate rocks
extraclasts
lime mud mixed with silicate sand silt particles
marl
0.02-0.1mm in size
sparry calcite
removes aragonite to transform into calcite
meteoric
50% grrains
packestone
cretaceous-paleogene
cebu bohol sierra madre quezon camarines norte samar zamboanga mindanao
oligocene miocene
magmatic belts cordillera southern sierra madre marindiqur negros panay boh cebu masbate zamboanga s coatabato crntral and eastern mindanao
NE trending macolod coridor
taal makiling malenpuyo banahaw laguna de bai
NNW trending central mindanao volcanic zone
ragang makaturing malindang katanglad musuan hobok hibok mt.parker lanao volcanoes
sed basins
illocos central balley
cagayan valley
southern luzon bicol
mindoro
iloilo
visayan sea
samar
agusan davao
cotabato
ph fault northern segment
transpressional regime movement is both strike slip& thrust faulting north of dinaglan it branches into several BS strike slip faults
ph fault central segment
bondoc peninsula to leyte left lateral simple structure
southern segment
reactivated old notmal fauls related to formation of afusan davao basin
ph fault age and slip rate
5 Ma
2-3 cm/yr
in a shear partitioning ebvi whereby it accomodates a compientn of the oblique converge between the PSP and ph archipelag
south china sea
early oligocene extension drive by the proto SCS slab pull subsequeny extension due to the collision of india and eurasia
continental crust nasement non age
nw sulu sea
early miocene
back src basin of the cagayan de suli ridge
se sulu sea
eocene
related with the WPB
celebes sea
jurassic
trapoed india ocean lithosphere
molycca sea
rocene
either trapped mahor ocean
lithospeherw or related with back arc basin formation
west ph basin
early cret
trapped fragments of wither the peto soutj chcina dea or the new guinea basin
hustung basin
eocene
either trapped major ocean lithospehre or related with back arc basin formation
west ph basin
early miocene
manila trench
palawan trough
ealy oligocene
negros trench
late miocene-pliocene
guinlo late jurassic early cret contains olistoliths bacuit minilog liminangcong
north palawan block