Abdullah, HG, Collier, REL orcid.org/0000-0002-8001-0510 and Mountney, NP orcid.org/0000-0002-8356-9889 (2019) The palaeoshoreline of Early Miocene formations (Euphrates and Jeribe) at the periphery of the Zagros Foreland Basin, Sulaimani Governorate, Kurdistan Region, NE Iraq. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 12. 574. ISSN 1866-7511
Abstract
A sedimentological investigation of the Early Miocene deposits at the periphery of the Zagros Foreland Basin, Kurdistan Region, around Qishlagh-Sargrma and Darbandikhan, reveals the presence of the Euphrates and Jeribe Formations in this area. A carbonate-dominated unit, comprising four regressive carbonate cycles, at the base of the Fatha Formation, has been investigated to characterize the depositional environments and stratigraphic context of these Early Miocene deposits. Outcrop and thin-section analyses of the carbonate succession reveal a gently inclined, carbonate-dominated ramp based on the depositional lithofacies and microfacies. Eight carbonate microfacies were identified and interpreted to have been deposited in a shallow marine environment. The Euphrates Formation passes up from deposits of restricted lagoon to shoal depositional environments, while the Jeribe Formation was deposited in a hypersaline lagoon to a restricted lagoon. The Early Miocene index fossil Borelis melo melo was identified in the deposits of the Euphrates Formation. Stratigraphic correlation of the studied sections allows the development of a revised palaeogeography for the Early Miocene deposits in the Kurdistan Region.
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Keywords: | Euphrates; Jeribe; Early Miocene; Palaeoshoreline; Carbonate |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Applied Geosciences (IAG) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Aug 2019 15:25 |
Last Modified: | 29 Oct 2019 22:42 |
Published Version: | https://link.springer.com/journal/12517 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s12517-019-4716-2 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:149271 |
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