Structural patterns within the Tertiary basement of the Strait of Malacca

702001-100921-718-B
Author : Liew Kit Kong
Publication : Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia
Page : 109-126
Volume Number : 38
Year : 1995
DOI : https://doi.org/10.7186/bgsm38199510

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia, Volume 38, Dec. 1995, pp. 109 – 126

Structural patterns within the Tertiary basement of the Strait of Malacca

LIEW KIT KONG

Petronas Research & Scientific Services Sdn. Bhd., Lot 1026, PKNS Industrial Estate, Ulu Kelang, 54200 Kuala Lumpur

 

Abstract: The Tertiary basement of the Strait of Malacca (Malaysian waters) slopes gently towards southwest. Northerly trending grabens have been mapped within the basement at discrete locations. These grabens, from south to north, are Kukup Graben, Johor Graben, Port Klang Graben, Angsa Graben, Sabak Graben, Southern Graben, Central Graben, Eastern Graben, East Penang Graben, West Penang Graben, North Penang Graben, MSS-XA Graben, and Northern Graben. The maximum depths of these grabens range from 900 metres to 4,000 metres. The Tertiary basement topography of some grabens has been altered by structural modification during ?Late Miocene. These grabens can be grouped into (1) Bengkalis Trough related grabens, (2) Pematang-Balam Trough related grabens, (3) Asahan Arch-Kepulauan Aruah Nose related grabens and (4) Tamiang-Yang Besar High related grabens. These graben groupings are situated between regional highs. These graben groupings are also elongated in northerly direction and may represent regional fracture zones. The zones are initiated during Lower Oligocene by right lateral shearing in the NW-SE direction.

https://doi.org/10.7186/bgsm38199510