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WorksheetsRG - Sabah (until Kudat Peninsular only)
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The Crystalline Basement rocks comprises of
flysch-like sediments
metamorphic rocks
deep marine rocks
granitic rocks
The Crystalline Basement rocks is located in
Darvel Bay
Segama
Top Crocker Fm
Western Sabah
Age of Crystalline Basement rocks is
Triassic
Jurassic-Cretaceous
Triassic–Cretaceous
Triassic–Jurassic
Crocker and Trusmadi Formation are the _______ unit in Sabah.
Subordinate
Dominant
Crocker & Trusmadi Fm. lithologies consist of
deep-water sandstones
argillaceous beds
major shales
minor shales
The Crocker & Trusmadi Fm. are ________.
highly deformed
slightly deformed
faulted
folded
Age of Crocker & Trusmadi Fm. is (a) .
Crocker and Trusmadi Formation are interpreted as ___________ formed during __________of proto-South China Sea beneath Sabah.
recreational prism,
subduction
recreational prism,
extension
accretionary prism,
subduction
accretionary prism,
extension
Sabah Orogeny created the _________ Top-Crocker unconformity.
early Paleocene
early Oligocene
early Eocene
early Miocene
Sabah Orogeny was followed by the deposition of __________ formations, preserved in ______ Sabah (Hutchison, 2005; Hall, 2013).
neritic and fluvial,
western
neritic and fluvial,
eastern
lacustrine and fluvial,
western
lacustrine and fluvial,
eastern
Since there is no _______ which discuss the overall geology of whole Sabah, the geology is thus describe according to area.
report
fossil evidence
complete exploration
Western & North Sabah consist of ________ and subordinate ________ rocks
igneous and sedimentary,
metamorphic
igneous and metamorphic,
sedimentary
metamorphic and sedimentary,
igneous
The age of rocks in Western & North Sabah is
Late Cretaceous to Eocene
Early Cretaceous to Pliocene
Late Triassic to Cretaceous
Early Permian to Pliocene
Rocks in Western & North Sabah has undergone several episodes of _________.
extension
folding
deformation
uplifting
The deformation of Western & North Sabah probably occured during
Late Cretaceous to Early Eocene
Early Jurassic to Late Oligocene
Early Jurassic to Early Oligocene
Late Cretaceous to Early Oligocene
The deformation of Western & North Sabah thought to have controlled the development of an elongate basin trending approximately ____ and ____.
N-S
N-E
S-W
E-W
The elongate basin in Western & North Sabah later became the site for deposition of ___________ sediments.
Late Paleocene to Middle Oligocene
Middle Eocene to Early Miocene
Late Eocene to Middle Miocene
Middle Paleocene to Early Miocene
The elongate basin in Western & North Sabah later became the site for deposition of sediments from which formations?.
Crocker
Trusmadi
Belait
Kudat
The lithology of the sedimentary rocks in Western & North Sabah
dominantly of sandstones and shales
mainly hornblende schists and gneisses
serpentinites, basalts/spilites, agglomerates, gabbros, dolerites, andesites, granodiorites and adamellites
subordinate cherts, limestones and conglomerates
The lithology of the metamorphic rocks in Western & North Sabah
dominantly of sandstones and shales
mainly hornblende schists and gneisses
serpentinites, basalts/spilites, agglomerates, gabbros, dolerites, andesites, granodiorites and adamellites
subordinate cherts, limestones and conglomerates
The lithology of the igneous rocks in Western & North Sabah
dominantly of sandstones and shales
mainly hornblende schists and gneisses
serpentinites, basalts/spilites, agglomerates, gabbros, dolerites, andesites, granodiorites and adamellites
subordinate cherts, limestones and conglomerates
Which is the Oldest dated sedimentary rocks in Western & North Sabah?
foraminiferal cherts of Early Cretaceous
foraminiferal cherts of Early Carboniferous
radiolarian cherts of Early Carboniferous
radiolarian cherts of Early Cretaceous
In Western & North Sabah, the Thinly bedded cherts is closely associated with _______ type of _______ igneous rocks.
basaltic/spilitic,
basatic
rhyolitic,
basatic
rhyolitic, plutonic
basaltic/spilitic,
plutonic
In Western & North Sabah, the basaltic igneous rocks is closely associated with
ultrabasic rocks (serpentinites/peridotites)
metamorphic rocks (hornblende schists and gneiss)
plutonic rocks (rhyolites)
intrusive rocks (dolerites)
The association of rock types in Western & North Sabah, which resembles an _________ series, is interpreted to represent an _______ crust of _________ age, and forms the basement rock of this region.
ophiolite,
oceanic,
Mesozoic
rhyolite,
continental,
Mesozoic
rhyolite,
oceanic,
Cenozoic
ophiolite,
continental,
Cenozoic
The ___________ age sedimentary rock in Western & North Sabah lies ________ on the basement rock.
Paleocene to Middle Miocene,
unconformably
Paleocene to Middle Miocene,
conformably
Eocene to Early Miocene,
unconformably
Eocene to Early Miocene,
conformably
The sedimentary rocks that lies on the basemen rocks in Wester& North Sabah are represented by which formations?
Crocker
Begrih
Trusmadi
Trusmadi
The Crocker and Trusmadi Formations occur mostly in which part of Sabah?
Central
Southern
Eastern
Western
Crocker and Trusmadi Formations are mostly ______ water ______ sediments.
deep,
flysch
shallow,
flysch
deep,
turbidite
shallow,
turbidite
The sediments of Crocker and Trusmadi Formations are characterised by rythmic alternation of ______________ beds
sandstone and shale
chert and shale
mudstone and shale
chert and limestone
Kudat Formatioc occurs in _____ Sabah.
Northern
Western
Southern
Eastern
Kudat Formation is ___________ sediments.
inner neritic
deep water
shallow water
characterised by ___________ and ______ with lenses of Eocene-Early Miocene biohermal limestones
interbedded carbonaceous sandstones
mudstone
shales
biohermal limestones
The age of biohermal limestones in Kudat Formatio.
Paleocene-Early Eocene
Eocene-Early Miocene
Eocene-Early Oligocene
The lithology of Bongaya Formation
sandstones
shales
limestone
conglomerates
Age of Bongaya Formation
(a)
Bongaya Formation lie _________ on the basement rock, Crocker and Kudat Formations in Northern Sabah.
conformably
unconformably
The deposits of Bongaya Formation overlain ________ by shallow water sediments of ________ Formation.
unconformably, Timohing
unconformably, Kudat
conformably, Timohing
conformably, Kudat
The age of Timohing Formation that overlies Bongaya Formation is
Pliocene -Pleistocene
Paleocene - Eocene
Paleogene - Neogene
The Timohing Formation overlying the Bongaya Formation can be found at _____________.
Redang Island
Bambangan Island
Balambangan Island
Sipadan Island
The intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks of Western and North Sabah were formed during ____________ times.
Eocene-Oligocene
Paleocene-Miocene
Paleocene-Eocene
Miocene-Pliocene
Which is the intrusive igneous rocks in Western & North Sabah?
Mt. Kinabalu plutonics
Balambangan Island
Redang Island
Sirar Island volcanics
The thickness of turbidites in Crocker Formation.
(a)
The Interbedded sandstone and shale of Crocker Fm deposited in a ________ basin.
back arc
deep water
shallow water
fore arc
What is the deep water basin of interbedded sandstone and shale in Crocker Formation?
submarine fan
deep marine shelf
sea floor
The Interbedded sandstone and shale deposition of Crocker Fm occured during which age?
latest Paleocene,
earliest Eocene
latest Eocene, earliest Miocene
Latest Eocene,
earliest Oligocene
Crocker Range runs ________ and is deformed by a series of high angle _________ faults dipping south or south-east.
NNE to SSW,
thrust
NNE to SSW,
reverse
NNW to SSE,
reverse
NNW to SSE,
thrust
The reverse fault that deformed Crocker Fm probably formed during
Miocene
Paleocene
Eocene
Oligocene
In Crocker Fm, the soft shale layers have often acted as ________ for the faults and deformation
result
slip planes
subducted plate
Tongkul divided the turbidites of Crocker Formation into two units which are
lower sandstone unit
upper sandstone unit
upper shale unit
lower shale unit
The thickness of the lower sandstone unit of the Crocker F. turbidites.
several hundreds of metres thick
100m
The thickness of the upper shale unit of the Crocker F. turbidites.
several hundreds of metres thick
100m
The lower sandstone unit of the Crocker Fm turbidites is an alternation of thick _____________ beds and relatvely thin ____________ beds.
grey sandstone,
mudstone
grey sandstone,
shale
red sandstone,
shale
red sandstone,
mudstone
The sandstone in lower sandstone unit of Crocker Fm turbidites is
quartz rich
arkose sandstone
argillaceous sandstone
Upper shale unit of Crocker Fm turbidites occurs as a ________ of grey or red shale
reservoir rock
cap rock
source rock
Crocker turbidites are also exposed on islands offshore ___________.
Kota Kinabalu
Kota Bharu
Kota Damansara
Crocker turbidites extend offshore _______ Sabah below the Miocene-Quaternary _______ sediments
western,
deltaic
western,
fluvial
eastern,
deltaic
eastern,
fluvial
The relationship between the Crocker and Trusmadi formations is probably
unconformity
collision
deformation
The basement rock of Crocker Fm of Sabah is
ophiolite turbidites
ophiolite mélange
The basement rock of Crocker Fm is probably _______ age.
Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic
The ophiolite melange that is the basement rock in Crocker Formation is __________ rocks.
continental crust subbduction
ocean-floor subduction
continental-oceanic subduction
The northern part of Sabah, consisting of ___________ rocks of __________ age
metamorphic and igneous,
Early Cretaceous to Pliocene
sedimentary and igneous,
Early Cretaceous to Paleocene
metamorphic and igneous,
Early Cretaceous to Paleocene
sedimentary and igneous,
Early Cretaceous to Pliocene
North Sabah has experienced three major episodes of deformation associated with _______ and ______ oriented compressions.
NW-SE
NE-SW
W-E
N-S
The earliest episode deformed and uplifted an oceanic basement which is the
Chert-Spilite Formation
Kudat Formation
Ophiolitic Basement
The earliest episode deformed and uplifted an oceanic basement to form an elongate basin trending __________ during ___________ times.
NE-SW,
Late Cretaceous to Early Eocene
NE-SW,
Early Paleocene to Late Miocene
NW-SE,
Late Cretaceous to Early Eocene
NW-SE, Paleocene to Late Miocene
The elongate basin formed in North Sabah became the site for the deposition of middle Eocene to Early Miocene _______ sediments
argillaceous sandstone
arkose sandstone
quartzite
quartzose
The elongate basin of Crocker Formation became the site for the deposition of Crocker and Kudat formations, sourced from continental basement towards the _______ and ______, respectively
southwest,
north
northwest,
south
southwest, east
nortwest,
east
Kudat Peninsula comprises of four formations which are
Crocker Formation
Kudat Formation
Ophiolitic Basement
Timohing Formation
mélange unit
Kudat Peninsula is dominantly made up of
Crocker Formation
Kudat Formation
Ophiolitic Basement
Timohing Formation
mélange unit
The Kudat Formation is a relatively _______ to ________ sea sediments
deep,
shallow
turbiditic,
flysch
inner neritic,
deep
The _______, ________ and ________ Members of Kudat Formation are made up of interbedded sandstone and mudstone
Gomantong
Sikuati
Trusmadi
Sikuati
The Gomantong Member referred to as the ______ Unit of Kudat Formation by Tongkul
Middle
Lower
Upper
Gomantong Memberpossibly describing this unit as the _______ member
oldest
youngest
Gomantong Member consists of interbedded medium to fine-grained ________ , predominantly sandstone layer
sandstone and mudstone,
shale
shale and mudstone,
limestone
granite and mudstone,
shale
sandstone and mudstone,
sandstone
The sandstone bed is characterized by sedimentary structures such as _________, ________, _________, and ________.
parallel lamination
convolute structure
ripple marks
water structure
turbiditic pattern
The Sikuti Member of Kudat Fm is made up of interbedded fine-grained __________ and ________with abundance sedimentary structures.
siltstone
sandstone
shale
mudstone
The Sikuati Member contain abundance of sedimentary structures which are
turbiditic lamination
parallel lamination
cross lamination
wavy lamination
Tajau Member comprises of thick _______bed interbeds with thin ________ layer
sandstone,
mudstone
shale,
sandstone
mudstone,
shale
sandstone,
shale
The Tajau Member of Kudat Formation was formed the _______ Kudat terrane
western
eastern
southern
northern
The of Tajau Member in Kudat Fm
Early to Middle Eocene
Middle to Late Eocene
Middle to Late Paleocene
Early to Middle Paleocene
Fossil evidence in Tajau Member of Kudat Fm
calcareous nannofossils
no fossil
trace fossil
The Melange unit of Kudat Fm is found in few localities mostly in the __________ part of peninsula.
western
northern
southern
eastern
The mélange unit of Kudat Fm appears within a strip zone, bounded by major _______.
deformation
faults
folds
subduction
The melange unit of Kudat Fm is situated in between ________ and ________.
Tajau Member
Ophiolitic Basement
Sikuati Member
The melange unit of Kudat Fm is made up of an intensely deformed mixture of the ________ basement rock
ryholitic
ophiolitic
The melang unit of Kduat Fm is presence in the form of -________ and ________ structures.
knockers
lamination
flame
lens-shaped phacoid
Blocks of rocks that were identified in the mélange unit of Kudat Fm are
serpentinite
serpentinite
diorite
red mudstone
The knocker found on the Kudat peninsula is a boulder of chaotic unit comprising of ______, ______ and _______.
red mudstone
red sandstone
red chert
green chert
The knocker found on the peninsula originated from the basement rock that had been _______ to the surface
folded
faulted
uplifted
subducted
The melange unit of Kudat Fm is ________ characterized by folds and refolded folds
highly metamorphosed
slightly deformed
highly deformed
slightly metamorphosed
This mélange strip found in a faulted zone of ________ fault, indicated by the _______ surface of serpentinite showing dextral sense of movement
strike-slip,
slickenside
thrust,
slikenlines
strike-slip,
slikenlines
thrust,
slickenside
Presence of ___________ (NN6) and other associated nannofossils in the mudstone of the mélange unit is dated _______ in age
Ophiomorpha,
Late Miocene
Cyclicargolithus floridanus, Late Miocene
Ophiomorpha, Middle Miocene
Cyclicargolithus floridanus,
Middle Miocene
