BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE ASMARI FORMATION, BURUJEN AREA, IRAN
Lithological characteristics of the Asmari Formation in the Burujen area are: pelagic foraminifera wackestone-packstone; bentic foraminifera echinid packstone; bentic foraminifera corallinaceapackstone; coral boundstone and echinid corallinacea packstone to grainstone; corallinacea boundstone; coral...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Tehran
1996-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Online Access: | https://jsciences.ut.ac.ir/article_31109_3dc010eeee19e25c7718f37c8eb79833.pdf |
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| Summary: | Lithological characteristics of the Asmari Formation in the Burujen area are:
pelagic foraminifera wackestone-packstone; bentic foraminifera echinid packstone;
bentic foraminifera corallinaceapackstone; coral boundstone and echinid corallinacea
packstone to grainstone; corallinacea boundstone; corallinacea bryozoa packstone;
rniliolid echinid wackestone; and bioclastic wackestone. The examined outcrops at
the Buldaji, Chaghakhor, and Tang-e Kloreh locations are Upper Oligocene, Lower
Miocene (Aquitanian) and Lower Miocene (Burdigalian) in age, respectively. Age
was determined by the occurrence of Lepidocyclina (Eu1epidina)-Lepidocyclina (Nephro1epidina)-Nummulites,M iogypsina-Lepidocyclina and Neoalveolina melo Group assemblage zones. Consequently, the outcrops at the Buldaji, Chaghakhor and Tang-e Kloreh locations are synonymous to lower, middle and upper Asmari Formation. |
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| ISSN: | 1016-1104 2345-6914 |