L Fazli
Abstract
For biostratigraphy of the Gurpi Formation, three sections of Halegan well, Kuh-e-Harm and Kuh-e- Nareh were selected and sampled in south Qir, Fars province. The formation is 152m thick in Kuh-e- Harm section, 124m in Kuh-e Nareh section and 128 m in well Halegan and is mainly containing argillaceous ...
Read More
For biostratigraphy of the Gurpi Formation, three sections of Halegan well, Kuh-e-Harm and Kuh-e- Nareh were selected and sampled in south Qir, Fars province. The formation is 152m thick in Kuh-e- Harm section, 124m in Kuh-e Nareh section and 128 m in well Halegan and is mainly containing argillaceous limestone with interbeds of limestone. In Kuh-e-Harm section and Halegan well the Gurpi Formation unconformably overlies the Ilam formation and underlies the Pabdeh Formation. In Kuh-e- Nareh, the Gurpi Formation conformably overlies Ilam Formation and unconformably underlies the Pabdeh Formation. A total of 108 samples were collected and studied from the three sections mentioned and 25 Species of planktonic foraminifera belonging to 10 genera and 3 species of benthic foraminifera were identified.
On the basis of the planktonic foraminifera the age of the Gurpi Formation was determined as Campanian to Maastrichtian in Kuh-e- Harm and Halegan well and Santonian to Maastrichtian in Kuh-e-Nareh. A few biozones differentiated here are comparable with global biozones of Caron 1985 and Wynd 1963. Based on the distribution of planktonic foraminifera 6 biozones are identified as follow:
Globotruncanita elevate Partial Range Zone .
Globotruncana ventricosa Interval Range Zone .
Radotruncana calcarata Total Range Zone .
Globotruncanella havanensis Partial Range Zone .
Globotruncana aegyptica Interval Range Zone .
Gansserina gansseri Interval Range Zone .
In Halegan well Globotruncana falsostuarti zone instead of Globotruncanella havanensis Zone and Globotruncana aegyptiaca biozone was erected by the author. This zonation can be correlated with Globotruncanita elevate Total Range Zone and Globotruncanita stuarti- pseudotextullaria varians Assemblage Zone of Wynd, 1963.
J. Daneshian; D. Baghbani; Kh. Khosrow- Tehrani; L. Fazli
Abstract
In this study, foraminifera of the Ilam and Gurpi Formations, from Kuh-e- Assaluyeh section in east Kangan port in Boushehr province and Ivan well in Persian Gulf are investigated. Ilam Formation in Kuh-e-Assaluyeh section with 30 meter thickness and Ivan well with 68 meter thickness composed of limestone ...
Read More
In this study, foraminifera of the Ilam and Gurpi Formations, from Kuh-e- Assaluyeh section in east Kangan port in Boushehr province and Ivan well in Persian Gulf are investigated. Ilam Formation in Kuh-e-Assaluyeh section with 30 meter thickness and Ivan well with 68 meter thickness composed of limestone and dolomitic limestone. The Ilam Formation in the study sections overlies unconformable the Sarvak Formation and underlies the Gurpi Formation. The Gurpi Formation in Kuh-e-Assaluyeh with 73 meter thickness and Ivan well with 56 meter thickness composed of argillaceous limestone, sandy limestone, shale and limestone. Also the Gurpi Formation in Kuh-e-Assaluyeh section and Ivan well overlies unconformable the Ilam Formation and underlies the Pabdeh Formation. The study of 70 samples from the examined section led to the identification of 13 genera and 19 species of planktonic foraminifera and 12 genera and 12 species of benthonic foraminifera. Planktonic foraminifera are as follow: Heterohelix globolusa, Macroglobigerinelloides ultramicrus, Globotruncanita elevata, Globotruncana bulloides, Globotruncana ventricosa, Muricohedbergella holmdelensis, Heterohelix striata, Macroglobigerinelloides prairiehillensis, Contusotruncana fornicata, spiropelecta sp., Rugoglobigerina rugosa Macroglobigerinelloides bollii, Muricohedbergella monmouthensis, Globotruncana falsostuarti, Gansserina gansseri, Archaeoglobigerina blowi, Globotruncana arca, Contusotruncana contusa, and benthonic foraminifera are as follow : Rotalia sp., Rotalia skourensis, Pseudedomia sp., Minouxia sp., Dicyclina schlumbergeri, Quinqueloculina sp., Marssonella sp., Gavelinela sp., Archaecyclus midorientalis, Ammobaculites sp. On the basis of stratigraphic distribution of index foraminifera, the Ilam Formation belongs to Santonian to Campanian, and the Gurpi Formation in Kuh-e-Assaluyeh section is Campanian to Maastrichtian and in Ivan well is Maastrichtian in age. The studies in Kuh-e-Assaluyeh section let to recognition four foraminifera zone from base to top: Globotruncanita elevata Zone, Globotruncana ventricosa Zone, Globotruncana falsostuarti Zone, Gansserina gansseri Zone. Lacking the main elements of Globotruncanella havanensis and Globotruncana aegyptiaca biozones caused that Globotruncana falsostuarti biozone is introduced on the basis of the first occurances of Globotruncana falsostuarti (at the base) and Gansserina gansseri (at the top). Also in Ivan well, Globotruncana falsostuarti Zone, Gansserina gansseri Zone, Contusotruncana contusa Zone were identified. Abathomphalus mayaroensis in absent at Ivan well and Kuh-e-Assaluyeh. Thus, Abathomphalus mayaroensis biozone is not recognizable, and instead of it Contusoutruncana contusa biozone is introduced. The boundaries of this biozone are identified by the first and last occurrences of Contusoutruncana contuse. Also comparison this study with Biozonation of Wynd, (1965), from base to top: 1-Rotalia sp. 22, Algae assemblage zone, 2- Archaecyclus midorientalis-Pseudedomia sp.assemblage zone, 3- Globotruncanita elevata zone, 4- Globotruncanita stuarti-Pseudotextularia variance assemblage zone. 5- Contusoutruncana contusa zone.
saeedeh senemari; L. Fazli; M. Omrani
Abstract
Nannofossils and foraminifera planktonic have been short range stratigraphy and spread vast geographical because of that two fossils groups can be used for subdividing biostratigraphy. According to this, and due to the lack of any correlational paleontological study, the nannofossils of Gurpi Formation ...
Read More
Nannofossils and foraminifera planktonic have been short range stratigraphy and spread vast geographical because of that two fossils groups can be used for subdividing biostratigraphy. According to this, and due to the lack of any correlational paleontological study, the nannofossils of Gurpi Formation have been investigated in north of Gachsaran. This formation has been formed of marl. As a result of this study and based on the obtained nannofossils and foraminifera planktonic, the studied section is Late Santonian to Late Maastrichtian in age, that corresponding to CC16-CC26 Zones (Sissingh, 1977) and Dicarinella asymetrica- Globotruncanita elevata Zone toAbathomphalus mayaroensis Zone (James & wind, 1985).
L. Fazli; B. Hamdi
Abstract
The Mila formation from late Early Cambrain to Early Ordovician age is well exposed in the Shahmirzad section consists of 5 lithological members. Several biozones of conodonts have been identified in this section, several taxa of body and trace fossils have been collected ...
Read More
The Mila formation from late Early Cambrain to Early Ordovician age is well exposed in the Shahmirzad section consists of 5 lithological members. Several biozones of conodonts have been identified in this section, several taxa of body and trace fossils have been collected from members 2 – 5 of this section.
Member 1, consisting of stromotolitic dolomite, indicates at least one paleosol in the middle part. The second lithological member which includes several beds of salt peseudomorphs does not indicate any condont, while trilobites as well as trace fossils such as Rusophycus sp. and Cruziana sp. have been found frequently. These trace fossils, characteristic of cruziana ichnofacies, occur only in shallow marine environments. Eocrinoids debris and epirelief of the root of this fossil strongly supports this fact. In addition, presence of storm beds and oriented deposition of Hyolithids indicate high degree of water agitation in environment of deposition. Biozones of Conodont have been identified from members 3-5.
