S Abbasi; B Hamdi; M.R Majidifard
Abstract
Study of conodont fauna from the Illanghareh Formation in Illanghareh, Illanlu and Pir-Eshag sections provide new data on the stratigraphy of this formation in the North West Iran. Illanghareh section is a terrigenous-carbonate rock sequence, consists mainly of quartzarenite sandstone, shale, and carbonate ...
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Study of conodont fauna from the Illanghareh Formation in Illanghareh, Illanlu and Pir-Eshag sections provide new data on the stratigraphy of this formation in the North West Iran. Illanghareh section is a terrigenous-carbonate rock sequence, consists mainly of quartzarenite sandstone, shale, and carbonate rocks. This sequence generally represents shallow-water Polygnathid-Icriodid biofacies and yielded five biozones: varcus, Older than rhenana, rhenana – linguiformis, Middle triangularis – Late trachytera, postera – expansa. Tectonic activities and erosion caused the Middle Devonian strata in the base of Illanghareh section to be omitted and the varcus Biozone is not recorded. Upper Devonian (Upper Famennian) rock units change into Carboniferous strata with a sedimentary gap though it is not recognizable in the field and no evidence of erosional surface is recognized. It is however, shown between Late Famennian and Late Turnaisian via conodonts recorded. The biozone bilineatus- bolandensis was also recorded in lower part of Carboniferous strata studied here.
R Shabanian; N Farajnezhad
Abstract
Permian deposits crop out in the North East QarehZiaaeddin (Illanlu section) consisting Dorud, Ruteh, Nesen and Elli Bashi formation respectively. In this section, the Ruteh Formation composes about 751.3m of dark to grey, medium to massive limestone. The Nesen Formation contains approximately 627.3m ...
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Permian deposits crop out in the North East QarehZiaaeddin (Illanlu section) consisting Dorud, Ruteh, Nesen and Elli Bashi formation respectively. In this section, the Ruteh Formation composes about 751.3m of dark to grey, medium to massive limestone. The Nesen Formation contains approximately 627.3m of shaly limestone, shale and marl and finally the Elli Bashi formation contains about 22.7m grey thin nodular limestone, Red limestone and colored shale. The lower boundary of marine sequence is marked disconformably by Dorud Formation and upper boundary is conformable and continuous with Early and middle Elika Formation. On the basis of stratigraphical distribution of microfossils chiefly foraminifera five Assemblage biozoneswere distinguished includingTetrataxis-Globivalvulina-Nankinella Assemblage Biozone (Kubergandian), Langella-Geinitzina Assemblage Biozone (Early to Middle Murghabian), Paraglobivalvulina-Pachyphloia Assemblage Biozone (Late Murghabian to Midian), Codonofusiella-Palaeotextolaria Assemblage Biozone(Midian), Frondina-Hemigordius-Cribrogenerina Assemblage Biozone (Dzhulfian). The identified microfossils suggest Kubergandian to Dorashamian ages (Middle to Late Permian) for carbonate sequences of Permian at the study area. On the basis of lithological changes 15 lithozone were also recognized.With regards to lithological and paleontological characteristics and sequence thickness of marine sequence the Illanlu section is proposed as standard section for Middle and Late Permian stages.
