N. Hadavandkhani; A. Sadeghi; M. H. Adabi; A. R. Tahmasbi
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The Pabdeh Formation with a thickness of 797.2 m. and 4 lithological units (purple shale (144.25 m.), lower limestone and marl (221.75 m.), limestone (73.5 m.) and upper limestone and marl (357.7 m.) is stretched at Chahardeh village stratigraphic section in Izeh zone.. Biostratigraphic studies led to ...
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The Pabdeh Formation with a thickness of 797.2 m. and 4 lithological units (purple shale (144.25 m.), lower limestone and marl (221.75 m.), limestone (73.5 m.) and upper limestone and marl (357.7 m.) is stretched at Chahardeh village stratigraphic section in Izeh zone.. Biostratigraphic studies led to recognition of 30 genera and 150 species of planktonic foraminifera based on which 23 biozones were identified in Tethys realm. These biozones are well correlated with biozones of Tethys region. Based on the indicated biozones and fossil contents, the age of the Pabdeh Formation is Middle Paleocene (Selandian) - Late Oligocene (Chattian). In this study, Paleocene- Eocene boundary is located in Purple shale unit and Eocene- Oligocene boundary is placed in upper marl and limestone unit.
A. Bavi Ovaydi; M. H. Adabi; A. Sadeghi; H. Amiri Bakhtiar
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Dolomitic limestone and dolomite comprise the most part of Ghorban member of the Sachun Formation (Paleocene-early Eocene) in Ghareh Anticline section in southeast Shiraz. Geochemical and petrographic studies of these deposits indicate that these dolomites have formed in marine, meteoric and burial diagenetic ...
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Dolomitic limestone and dolomite comprise the most part of Ghorban member of the Sachun Formation (Paleocene-early Eocene) in Ghareh Anticline section in southeast Shiraz. Geochemical and petrographic studies of these deposits indicate that these dolomites have formed in marine, meteoric and burial diagenetic environments. According to these studies, three types of dolomites have been recognized including dolomicrite (less than 16 µm), dolomicrosparite (16-62 µm) and dolosparite (more than 62µm). Evidences such as fenestral porosity, evaporate minerals (gypsum and anhydrite), intraclast and lack of fossil show that dolomicites have been deposited in supratidal environment. Dolomicrosparites which been formed due to recrystalization of dolomicrites and replacement of micrite, have higher amount of Fe and Mn, and lower amounts of Na, Sr and Mg. Quantities and contributions of the above mentioned elements are related to more diagenetic effect on dolomicrites and formation of these dolomites in medium to deep burial diagenesis environment. Dolosparites have been seen in three forms. The first form includes euhedral crystals of dolomite that have been replacement of red algae and micrite. Second form of dolosparites that consist of crystals with syntexial overgrowth, luminescence with zones consisting of light and dull bands and fluids inclusion are pore filling cements which form in burial diagenetic environment. Euhedral-subhedral, porous, destructive fabric with sucrose texture Dolosparites (the third form) in Sachun-Jahrum formations boundary have been interpreted as meteoric-marine mixing zone environment product.
H Hajialibeigi; S.A Alavi; J Eftekharnezhad; M Mokhtari; M.H Adabi
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The Kaseh Mast anticline located in the south of the Lurestan zone, is one of the small-scale anticlines in the Lurestan (in north) and the Dezful Embayment (in south) zones in the Zagros fold-thrust belt. This anticline and the adjacent anticlines are affected by the Balarud blind thrust fault zone, ...
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The Kaseh Mast anticline located in the south of the Lurestan zone, is one of the small-scale anticlines in the Lurestan (in north) and the Dezful Embayment (in south) zones in the Zagros fold-thrust belt. This anticline and the adjacent anticlines are affected by the Balarud blind thrust fault zone, which is a part of the Mountain Front Fault. The Mountain Front Fault is a major topographic front that be traced along the Zagros fold-thrust belt in the Izeh, Fars, Lurestan and Dezful Embayment. The field observations and geometric analysis indicated that the axial trend of the Kaseh Mast anticline has been changed and shows asymmetrical, noncylindrical and disharmonic fold, with vergence to southwest. The class of folding is 1C subclass of Ramsay's classification. To determine the geometry of the fold the termsof open for tightness, wide for aspect ratio and subrounded for relative curvature are suggested. In addition, this anticline is analyzed by using of geometrical models. Basically, this model allows quantitatively predicting the Balarud blind thrust fault zone trajectory and displacement from the geometric characteristics of this anticline. The comparison of the anticline with the theoretical fault-related folding models suggests the Kaseh Mast anticline as an Asymmetrical Detachment Fold that is affected by the Balarud fault zone. It is probable that the folding process of the Kaseh Mast anticline is in early states of the formation of a detachment fold. However, the folding mechanism of the adjacent anticlines is fault-propagation folding. The changing of the folding mechanisms of this anticline and the adjacent anticlines from detachment (in Kaseh Mast anticline) to fault-propagation folding (in the Siah Kuh and Chenareh anticlines) is probably referred to several parameters. These include the effect of thrust, the position of the Kaseh Mast anticline in Zagros fold-thrust belt, the distance of the anticlines related to the Balarud fault zone and the potentiality of the changing of the folding mechanisms of triple fault-related folding to each other.
