Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Microfaciase With Paleoenvirment of Sinjar Formation

    Uploaded by

    borhan hostani
    4 views20 pages

    Original Title

    microfaciase with paleoenvirment of sinjar formation

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    4 views20 pages

    Microfaciase With Paleoenvirment of Sinjar Formation

    Uploaded by

    borhan hostani

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 20
    + Raf Jour, Se, Val. 16, No. 1 Geology, Special lsu, p.1-20, 2008 —— Microfacies and Paleoenvironment of Sinjar Formation (Paleocene- Farly Eocene), Sinjar Area, Northern Iraq Mumtaz A, Amin Majid M. AL-Mutwali—‘Thanoon A. Thanoon Department of Geology Cillege tf Seance ‘Mosul University (Received 14/9/2002 , Accepted 19/10/ 2002) ABSTRACT Micofecies analysis and faunal evidence from the stratigraphic sequence of Sinjar Limestone Formation (Peleooene-Eenly Eocene) integrate three units accumulated in different zones on an isolated platform with bank-amp depositional profile. These inckade: (1) a bank-rim buildup composed of red alge with subordinate coral houndstones, and interior bank dominated by nummulitic shoal-tar grainstone, (2) 2 hackhank lagoon-bay of finer-grained carbenates punctuated by milllids-alvetinids shoal bar and green alzae, and (3) forcbank rudstones-granstones of red algal-coral snd Nummlites, Paleoecological deduction point 10 a wurm-temperae climate with colder peviods during the overgrowth of redkalgal bank which had not acted as effective barrier to water circulation, The genesis of the Sinjar caroonate tank can be expressed by alveolinds, miliolids and Nummulites as inner-middle ramp depesits of euphotic Iesophotic zone comprising foram shoals-lagoomay behind the domain of coralgal bank in mesovoligophotie zone (Sea cays cosa) Joe pst ag yg Aly Mba choad BAe Sak lai tae vas) Monel) goad Jae Gis jase Led ad iytaly HED Ghia ase) Ng tes A SD Gee Gd gS Gy Us (SO Se iy oyun Hy ya aa YR Gals OGY GL Ga aby (1) Cis ell Jae Sh (2)

    You might also like