Microfacies, sedimentary environment and paleoecology of Paleocene-Eocene deposits in the Zagros Basin, north of Shiraz, southwest Iran

The Jahrum Formation act as reservoir rocks in the Zagros Mountains west of Iran. For the study of this formation, a stratigraphic section of Lapoee which is situated north of Shiraz has been examined. Petrographic and stratigraphic results along with field observations show that the Jahrum Formatio...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Historical biology 2014-07, Vol.26 (4), p.493-501
Main Authors: Parvaneh Nejad Shirazi, Mahnaz, Bahrami, Mohammad, Amiri Bakhtiar, Hassan, Bamdad, Omid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Jahrum Formation
Lapoee
microfacies
Nubecularids
Paleoecology
Shiraz
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The Jahrum Formation act as reservoir rocks in the Zagros Mountains west of Iran. For the study of this formation, a stratigraphic section of Lapoee which is situated north of Shiraz has been examined. Petrographic and stratigraphic results along with field observations show that the Jahrum Formation consists of cream-grey thin-to-medium-bedded limestone so that at the top of the formation, they are locally changed to dolomite. The Jahrum Formation overlies the Sachun Formation. We also found Nubecularids as paleoecology indicators in middle parts of the Jahrum Formation. The presence of Nubecularids in the Lapoee stratigraphic section (i.e. the Jahrum Formation) indicates a lagoon depositional environment.
ISSN:0891-2963
1029-2381
DOI:10.1080/08912963.2013.797970