Depositional environment and constraining factors on the facies architecture of the Qom Formation, Central Basin, Iran

In the Central Iran Basin, the mixed carbonate-siliciclastic deposits of the C member of the Qom Formation were deposited on a carbonate platform which is dominated by rhodalgal associations occurring in tropical-subtropical environment. The biogenic rhodalgal association is dominated by bryozoa, co...

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Published in:Historical biology 2012-02, Vol.24 (1), p.91-100
Main Authors: Seddighi, Mona, Vaziri-Moghaddam, Hossein, Taheri, Azizollah, Ghabeishavi, Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algae
central basin
depositional environment
Echinoida
facies
Geology
Iran
Qom Formation
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Summary:In the Central Iran Basin, the mixed carbonate-siliciclastic deposits of the C member of the Qom Formation were deposited on a carbonate platform which is dominated by rhodalgal associations occurring in tropical-subtropical environment. The biogenic rhodalgal association is dominated by bryozoa, coralline red algae, bivalves and echinoids together with smaller amounts of photo-dependent biota including large benthic foraminifera and corals. The abundance of heterozoan association and the bloom of suspension-feeding organisms are the result of an increase in nutrient availability which has profound controlling effect on the biotic system. The low occurrence of symbiont-bearing benthic foraminifera and coral, typical of stable, oligotrophic condition, represents their low tolerance to unstable, nutrient-rich environment. In the investigated Oligocene-Miocene shallow marine carbonate succession, 10 different microfacies were distinguished through depositional texture and biotic components. The rock sequences investigated are referred to an open shelf carbonate platform in which the depositional environments range from outer shelf to inner shelf conditions.
ISSN:0891-2963
1029-2381
DOI:10.1080/08912963.2011.580434