P. Rajabi
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Taleh Zang Formation is shallow carbonate facies of the Paleogene Zagros Basin. According to the area, including depth, tectonic and sedimentary sedimentation rate and other factors of the formation with Kashkan and Shahbazan sometimes with different thicknesses of semi-deep and deep Papdeh facies were ...
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Taleh Zang Formation is shallow carbonate facies of the Paleogene Zagros Basin. According to the area, including depth, tectonic and sedimentary sedimentation rate and other factors of the formation with Kashkan and Shahbazan sometimes with different thicknesses of semi-deep and deep Papdeh facies were deposited locally. According to the study Taleh Zang Formation calcareous stratigraphic section thickness of 185 meters (true thickness) were measured from 15 genera and 10 species of 110 sample benthic foraminifera identified by study and introduced 3 biozones 2 Assemblage zone and a Acrozon, late Paleocene (thanetian) and lower Eocene (ypresian) is intended for the stratigraphic section.
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.
R Farokhnejad; B Esfandiari; A Motamed
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In this paper the Fajan Formation of Paleocene age with a thickness of 172.5 meters is studied in northwest Shahroud (Eastern Alborz). Main lithology of this formation, at the studied section, consists of conglomerate and sandstone. The formation disconforably overlain upper Cretaceous limestones ...
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In this paper the Fajan Formation of Paleocene age with a thickness of 172.5 meters is studied in northwest Shahroud (Eastern Alborz). Main lithology of this formation, at the studied section, consists of conglomerate and sandstone. The formation disconforably overlain upper Cretaceous limestones and its upper boundry with Ziarat limestone of Eocene age is of transitional type. Dominant lithology of mentioned formation, at the studied section, consists of polymodal and polymictic orthoconglomerate which contains rounded to subrounded grains. These clastic grains are generally oval to spherical in shape and originated from limestone, sandstone and chert materials. Paleocene Conglomerate is characterized by two distinc lithofacies: clast-supported massive gravel (Gcm) and clast-supported horizontally stratified gravel (Gh) which are formed in a braided river system. This subject is interpreted by evidances as condensed texture gravels, imbrication fabric that indicate on one hand paleocurrent, non-existence of fossil by reason of oxidation conditions of sedimentary environment, sandstone lenses that have through cross bedding (St) and existence of gravels that are mostly rounded to subrounded and denote distance from origin. Abundant bed load mostly rang in size from pebble to cobble and partially boulder, gravelly beds with long extended lateral spread and lack of flood plain muddy sediments, are reasons in distinguish between recognized sedimentary environment and meandering river. The studied Sandstone layers are described by ripple marked sand (Sr) and planar-cross-bedded sand (Sp) which contain sublitharenite and quartzarenite type are deposited in tide-dominated deltaic system.Interpretation criteria are propounded by means of interference ripple mark that prove direction change of current bearing clastic particles, rounded to subrounded sands that can present repeated reworking of grains after deposition in sedimentary environment, well sorting, high textural maturity, insignificant matrix as criterion in distinction specified delta from other deltaic environments and herringbone cross bedding which is the most important evidence of tidal currents.
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.
P. Rajabi; I. M. Moghadam; F. Gharib
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In this study, the Sediments of Taleh-Zang Formation was investigated in South West of Khoramabad. The thickness of Taleh-Zang Formation in Qalebi section measured 200m. In this section the sediment of Taleh-Zang Formation is isoclines between Amiran Formation at the base, and Kashkan Formation at the ...
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In this study, the Sediments of Taleh-Zang Formation was investigated in South West of Khoramabad. The thickness of Taleh-Zang Formation in Qalebi section measured 200m. In this section the sediment of Taleh-Zang Formation is isoclines between Amiran Formation at the base, and Kashkan Formation at the top. This Formation composed of gray limestone with chert nodules and Sandy Limestone. The study of samples taken from the studied section led to identification 28 genera and 4 species of benthonic Foraminifera and 6 genera and 2 species of green algae. The benthonic Foraminifera of the measured section were used to recognized the age of Succession and justify their correlation Based on the recognized Foraminifera such as Miscellanea miscella. The Qalebi section is Comparable to biozonation introduced by Wynd (1965). It is analogous to Miscellanea – Kathina assemblage zone (No# 43). According to distribution of the index Foraminifera, the age of the Sediments in Qalebi Section is Thanetian.
