Palynofacies and Palaeoenvironment of the Sanganeh Formation, East and the Center of the Kopet-Dagh Basin [PDF]
In order to identify the palynofacies and to reconstruct the paleoenvironment of the Lower Cretaceous depositions in the Kopet-Dagh sedimentary basin, the Sanganeh Formation was sampled and studied.
Narges Shokri +2 more
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Paleogeography and regional interpretation of facies in Tirgan Formation, west of Kopet-Dagh sedimentary basin, northeast of Iran [PDF]
In order to study the lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, microfacies, depositional setting and also to reconstruct the paleo-environmental conditions of the Tirgan Formation, three outcrop sections were selected in the western part of the Kopet-Daghh ...
Atefeh Chenarani +2 more
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Lithostratigraphy and study of planktonic foraminifera of the Abderaz Formation at type section, Kopet-Dagh basin, IRAN [PDF]
In order to study the fossil contents of the Abderaz Formation for biostratigraphical purposes the 300 meters thick section was sampled at type section.
Esmail Kohansal +2 more
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Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of Sarcheshmeh and Sanganeh formations in the west of Kopet-Dagh Basin, Sheikh Section [PDF]
The Kopet-Dagh Basin is located in the north and north east of Iran, within the border triangle of Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. Sediments of Cretaceous age are well exposed in this basin.
Azam Mahanipour +1 more
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Sedimentary facies and depositional environment of the Aitamir Formation in the Gorgan Plain: A wave-dominated shoreface model [PDF]
: The siliciclastic sediments of the Aitamir Formation (Albian–Cenomanian) at the Oghchi locality of the Gorgan Plain consist of a thick succession of the black-grey shales and thin to very thick-bedded sandstone, deposited in a shoreface to offshore ...
Mahmoud Sharafi +5 more
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Petrography and diagenetic history of the Shurijeh Formation (Late Kimmeridgian–Hautrivian) at Estarkhi section, Kopet-Dagh Basin, NE Iran [PDF]
The Shurijeh Formation is a Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous (Late Kimmeridgian–Hauterivian) siliciclastic rock unit of the Kopet-Dagh Basin, up to 392 m thick.
Mehdi Reza Poursoltani
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The First Record of Microcodium from Maastrichtian Kalat Formation, Kopet-Dagh Sedimentary Basin, NE Iran: Biostratigraphy and Microfacies [PDF]
This paper is to present the biostratigraphy of the Maastrichtian Kalat Formation in Karnaveh area of the northeastern Iranian Kopet-Dagh sedimentary basin.
Bahremand, Maryam +3 more
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Short note on the first record of fossil shark teeth in the Chehel-Kaman formation, Iran [PDF]
Shark teeth discovered in the late Paleocene-early Eocene Chehel-Kaman Formation in NE Iran bring new data on the fossil fish record from this country. Two genera from the location are described and figured.
Trif Nicolae +3 more
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Evidence of early Aptian Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a (OAE1a) in the Central Kopet-Dagh (Qaleh-Zoo section), with special reference to the calcareous nannofossil assemblages [PDF]
In the current study, a succession from the middle part of the Sarcheshmeh Formation was investigated to record the early Aptian oceanic anoxic event 1a (OAE1a) at the Qaleh-Zoo section in the central part of the Kopet-dagh Basin.
Azam Gholami Fard +4 more
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The Atlas of Morocco: A Plume‐Assisted Orogeny
Abstract We explore the connections between crustal shortening, volcanism, and mantle dynamics in the Atlas of Morocco. In response to compressional forces and strain localization, this intraplate orogen has evolved far from convergent plate margins.
R. Lanari +9 more
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