The sedimentary environment of the chert reflects the tectonic setting of the small oceanic basin in Late Jurassic.

The Central Livingston Island was at a special tectonic setting, fan depositional environment, during Late Palaeozoic Early Mesozoic time.

The study area was in a tectonic setting of transtension during Early and Middle Jurassic, and the basins were reversed and uplifted in Late Jurassic.