Biofacies Analysis of the Upper Oligocene Deposits (Qom Formation) in Urumieh Dokhtar Zone, Iran

• Published in: Anuário do Instituto de Geociências - UFRJ
• Main Authors: Zohre Holakouee, Mehdi Yazdi, Bizhan Yousef
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish; Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2017
• Subjects: Qom Formation; Miocene; Paleoenvironment; Ramp; Urumieh Dokhtar; Iran; Physical geography; GB3-5030; Geography (General); G1-922; The Ramp; Ramp The; Planktonic foraminifera
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.11137/2017_2_163_179; https://doaj.org/article/8e7d60ad71104c64b8c2a1317089b845

In order to determine the accurate paleoenvironmental conditions of Qom Formation, one stratigraphic section was studied in the Urumieh-Dokhtar Zone (West of Ashtian). 60 thin sections of the Qom Formation, 71 m thick, were prepared and the distribution of benthic foraminifera was analyzed. On the b...