F Yousefi Moghadam; M Allameh; S.M Hosseininezhad; L Bakhshandeh
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Ab-deraz Formation is one of the Lithostratigraphic units of upper cretaceous the age of which is determined as touronian-santonian in Kopet-Dagh sedimentary basin located in northeast Iran. Its major lithology in Sanganeh section contains Marl, Marly limestone, and gray shales and light green shale ...
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Ab-deraz Formation is one of the Lithostratigraphic units of upper cretaceous the age of which is determined as touronian-santonian in Kopet-Dagh sedimentary basin located in northeast Iran. Its major lithology in Sanganeh section contains Marl, Marly limestone, and gray shales and light green shale along with three band of chalky limestones. This Formation thickness in Sanganeh section is measured as 530 meter out of which 41 samples were systematically taken. In order to interpret the Paleoenvironment and Sequence stratigraphy, this Formation in Sanganeh section was analyzed by using palynological facies and conformity of Osracodas and Dinoflagellates. Having examined the frequency ratio (abundance) of two groups of Ostracoda (Platycopids to Podocopids), it was observed that the most abundant oceanic dissolved oxygen is seen in Marly layers near Calcareous band of chalky limestones and the least abundant is seen in layers far from those bands. In addition, based on the abundance of Genus, such as Paracypris, Brachycthere, and Bairdia mostly seen near Calcareous band of chalky limestones and Ostracoda with ornamented Carapce and thicker layers such as Veenia, Pterygocythereis seen in Marly layers near chalky limestones, it can be stated that it is shallower near Calcareous band of chalky limestones and moving toward Marly and shale layers, it becomes deeper. Analyzing 82 Palynological slides resulted in identification of three Palynofaies of V, IV, II, in this Formation. The results obtained from statistical studies of palynological factors including AOM to Marine palynomorph ratio, abundance of Foraminifera test lining, and peridinioid/Gonyaulacoid ratio for determining the amount of oxygen in the environment indicate that often there were low levels of oxygen in this Formation, however, there were times when oxic condition was dominant. Also in order to Relative sea level changes by Palynological facies, two factors were used first one being dinocysts of specific inner neritic to outer neritic ratio and chorate/ proximate, proximochorate and cavate cysts (C/PPC) ratio. Studies in which Ostracoda were used confirm the results obtained from palynological studies and show that sediments of Ab-deraz Formation are deposited on each other in an open marine and change from Inner neritic to outer neritic in disoxic to suboxic environment.
T Akbari; L Bakhshandeh
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Based on stratigraphic value of calcareous nannoplanktons in determing the age of sedimentary layers, they have been used for biostratigraphic studies of Surgah Formation in sadd Ilam (Ilam damp) section ,Kabir –Kuh of Ilam. This formation is composed mainly ot dark gray shales. In Type section ...
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Based on stratigraphic value of calcareous nannoplanktons in determing the age of sedimentary layers, they have been used for biostratigraphic studies of Surgah Formation in sadd Ilam (Ilam damp) section ,Kabir –Kuh of Ilam. This formation is composed mainly ot dark gray shales. In Type section , the thickness of the Surgah Formation is 153.7 m. 109 samples were taken from shaly layers and for the first time their calcareous nannofossils were studied.The result of taxonomic studies lead to identification of 16 family , 44 genera and 80 species. Based of first occurrence of the index species and the assemblages zones is nannofossil Zones CC13-CC15 or Uc 8- Uc 12 of standard pattern. Based on biozone,the Upper Cretaceous sediments in the study area are of the Turonian through Early Santonian ages.
L Bakhshandeh1; KH Khosro Tehrani; T Mohtat; S.H Vaziri; F Keshani
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The Gurpi Formation is located in the Zagros basin, SW Iran . This Formation in the Banroushan section, SW Ilam,consists of 225 m shale with interbeds of marl that has two formal Members including Seymareh (Lopha) and Emam Hassan . These Members are made up of limestone. The lower and upper boundaries ...
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The Gurpi Formation is located in the Zagros basin, SW Iran . This Formation in the Banroushan section, SW Ilam,consists of 225 m shale with interbeds of marl that has two formal Members including Seymareh (Lopha) and Emam Hassan . These Members are made up of limestone. The lower and upper boundaries of this Formation are continuos with the Ilam and Pabdeh Formations. In the present investigation, 46 planktonic species of 13 genera have been identified. The Gurpi Formation is divided into 10 biozone on the basis of planktonic foraminifera which are cosmopolitan and consist of :biozone1-Globotruncanita elevata Partial Range Zone; Biozone2- Globotruncana ventricosa Interval Zone; Biozone3- Globotruncanita calcarata Interval Zone; Biozone4- Globotruncanella havanensis Partial Range Zone; Biozone5- Globotruncana aegyptiaca Interval Zone; Biozone6- Gansserina gansseri Interval Zone; Biozone7-Contusotruncana contusa Interval Zone; Biozone8- Abathomphalus mayaroensis Interval Zone; Biozone9-Parasubbotina pseudobulloides Interval Zone; Biozone 10- Globanomalina pseudomenardii Interval Zone Based on planktonic foraminifera the Gurpi Formation in the study area was deposited during the Early Campanian to Paleocene times.
L Bakhshandeh; T Mohtat; H Bakhshandeh; S Senmari
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The Ilam Formation, cropping out in the ZagrosMountain, consists of 195m of cream-colored limestones in the type section, south of Ilam city. This formation has conformable and continuous contacts with the lower Surgah and the upper Gurpi formations. In the present study, 35 foraminifera planktonic species ...
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The Ilam Formation, cropping out in the ZagrosMountain, consists of 195m of cream-colored limestones in the type section, south of Ilam city. This formation has conformable and continuous contacts with the lower Surgah and the upper Gurpi formations. In the present study, 35 foraminifera planktonic species of 17 genus have been identified. The Ilam formation was divided into 4 cosmopolitan biozones on the basis of the planktonic foraminifera which, consist of: Biozone 1-Marginotruncana sigali -Dicarinella primitiva Partial Zone, Biozone 2- Dicarinella concavata Interval Zone, Biozone 3- Dicarinella asymetrica Total -range zone, and Biozone 4- Globotruncanita elevata Partial- range zone. According to these biozones, the Ilam formation was deposited from the late middle Turonian to the early Campanian.
