Depositional environments and sequence stratigraphy of the Bahram Formation (middle–late Devonian) in north of Kerman, south-central Iran

Hashmie, Afshin; Rostamnejad, Ali; Nikbakht, Fariba; Ghorbanie, Mansour; Rezaie, P.; Gholamalian, Hossein

doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2015.07.002

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“…Interpretation Given the presence of the sand-sized quartz minerals and the lack of micrite, the sandy bioclastic grainstone appears to have been formed in a high energy environment in tidal channels (Hashmie et al 2016;Shinn 1983Shinn , 1986. In accordance with the standard facies types as described by Wilson (1975) and Flügel (2013), this microfacies is interpreted as a tidal facies above the normal wave base, which was located in an inner ramp, separating the open marine from the more restricted marine environments.…”

Section: Mf5: Sandy Bioclastic Packstone/grainstonementioning

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Biostratigraphy, facies analysis and sequence stratigraphy of the Sachun Formation (Interior Fars, Zagros, SW of Iran)

Karimi

Afghah

Ghetmiri

et al. 2020

Carbonates Evaporites

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Two sections of the Maastrichtian–Lower Eocene Sachun Formation, crossing Interior Fars zone, Zagros basin in SW Iran, were selected. To biostratigraphy, facies analysis, paleoenvironment and sequence stratigraphy, foraminifers and lithofacies were studied. Three foraminifer assemblage zones were observed in the studied areas. According to stratigraphic distribution of the identified foraminifers, the Sachun Formation is assigned to Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)—Lower Eocene (Ypersian) age. The sedimentation of the Sachun Formation was controlled by the sea-level fluctuation. According to the sedimentary records, Sachun Formation has been deposited in a tectonically unstable basin. Microscopic investigation confirms the presence of seven microfacies, which can be grouped into four depositional environments: tidal flat, lagoon, shoal, and open marine. A carbonate shallow shelf is suggested for the depositional environment of the Sachun Formation, with the depth of sedimentary basin of the Sachun Formation decreasing from the study area to the south of Fars zone. Sachun Formation facies have been deposited in a shallow depositional basin characterized by permanent sea level changes. The vertical distribution of the investigated lithofacies supports two third-order cyclic sequences in the Sachun Formation, based on shallowing upward patterns in the determined lithofacies.

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Section: Mf5: Sandy Bioclastic Packstone/grainstonementioning

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Biostratigraphy, facies analysis and sequence stratigraphy of the Sachun Formation (Interior Fars, Zagros, SW of Iran)

Karimi

Afghah

Ghetmiri

et al. 2020

Carbonates Evaporites

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“…This condition caused the formation of a complete depositional sequence in the Arabian plate. This complete depositional sequence is observable in Turkey (Özkan et al, 2019), Iraq (Al-Juboury and Al-Hadidy, 2008), Saudi Arabia (Al-Hajri et al, 1999), Oman (Nairn and Alsharhan, 1997), and the south of Iran (Hashmie et al, 2016) (Figure 2). The Upper Devonian Tawil Formation and the Middle Devonian Juaf Formation are the remnants of this sequence (Al-Husseini, 1991;Al-Hajri et al, 1999).…”

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Depositional environment and sequence stratigraphy of the Khoshyeilagh Formation in Bojnourd and Jajarm (NE Iran)

Jafarbeigloo¹,

Majidifard²,

Hamdi³

et al. 2020

Turkish J Earth Sci

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IntroductionDuring the Silurian and Devonian periods, parts of Iran (central Iran, Alborz, and Sanandaj-Sirjan) along with the Afghan and Turkish plates were attached to the Arabian and African plates and formed the northwestern margin of the Gondwana supercontinent and the southern margin of Paleo-Tethys (Berberian and King, 1981;Al-Husseini, 1991;Ruban et al., 2007;Al-Juboury and Al-Hadidy, 2009). The current structure and geological status of Iranian platuea has been shown in Figures 1a and 1b.The Devonian sedimentary horizons of Alborz-Azarbaijan zone show a variety of rock facies. These facies always display unique shapes, which reveal an independent basin with different sedimentary conditions. Also, the Devonian lithologic units are Juban Formation in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait (partly), and parts of Ora Formation in Iraq, Bahram Formation in central Iran, and parts of the Muli and Zakeen Formations in NW and

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“…Likewise, the peloid grains might have been reworked to the high‐energy environment (Wadood et al, 2021). The combination of microfacies texture, the presence of fauna, and intraclasts suggest deposition in a relatively normal marine, higher energy shallow environment most probably on the leeward side of high‐energy shoal settings (Hashmie et al, 2016). This microfacies resembles with standard microfacies SMF‐11 of Flügel (2004).…”

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The Middle Permian (Capitanian) carbonate platform evolution and stratigraphic architecture of aNeo‐Tethysrim basin, Central Pakistan

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Here we present the stratigraphic architecture and carbonate platform evolution of the Middle Permian (Capitanian) succession (Wargal Formation) of Trans‐Indus Ranges, central Pakistan. The exposed carbonate sequence consists of thin‐ to thick‐bedded bioclastic, nodular, fine‐grained, and sandy limestone. Based on detailed petrographic studies, seven microfacies assemblages have been recognized, suggesting diverse depositional environments including mudflats, lagoon, sand shoal, and middle shelf. The identified age‐diagnostic larger benthic foraminiferal species enabled to assign a Middle Permian (Capitanian) age to the studied section of the Wargal Formation. Based on the vertical arrangements of depositional environments in time, three Transgressive Systems Tracts (TSTs), two Regressive Systems Tracts (RSTs), and 11 high‐resolution fourth/fifth‐order parasequences were delineated. The depositional and sequence stratigraphic analyses of the studied section inferred evolution of the Middle Permian carbonate platform in three stages: (i) marginal marine facies development in the lower part followed by (ii) transitional stage in the middle part, and (iii) finally, aggrading shallow marine facies stage in the upper part. The evolution of carbonate platform can be linked with the cessation of major rifting followed by thermal cooling and establishment of marine Tethyan settings at the margin of the rift flank basin. The diverse facies variation in the second stage of platform evolution argues strongly for the local intra‐plate stresses. Based on petrographic, SEM, and EDS studies, it is concluded that the studied section of Wargal Formation carries porosity values from a range of 2–8% with an average of 5% and can be called a low to moderate hydrocarbon reservoir in the study area.

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Depositional environments and sequence stratigraphy of the Bahram Formation (middle–late Devonian) in north of Kerman, south-central Iran

Cited by 22 publications

References 38 publications

Biostratigraphy, facies analysis and sequence stratigraphy of the Sachun Formation (Interior Fars, Zagros, SW of Iran)

Biostratigraphy, facies analysis and sequence stratigraphy of the Sachun Formation (Interior Fars, Zagros, SW of Iran)

Depositional environment and sequence stratigraphy of the Khoshyeilagh Formation in Bojnourd and Jajarm (NE Iran)

The Middle Permian (Capitanian) carbonate platform evolution and stratigraphic architecture of aNeo‐Tethysrim basin, Central Pakistan

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