Abstract
A detailed Lower Cretaceous section of Balambo Formation, which is exposed in the Azmer Mountain, northeast of Sulaimaniyah city (Kurdistan, Iraq) has been investigated. Eighty four limestone samples have been studied for microfacies analyses and 52 clay and marl samples were investigated for calcareous nannofossils determinations.
Most of the rocks consist of two main types of facies: Wackestone and packstone with radiolaria. The main diagenetic processes are represented by dissolution, calcitization, dolomitization, stylolitization, silicification and cementation.
The calcareous nannofossils from Balambo Formation were studied for the first time from the study area. Based on the identified calcareous nannofossil assemblages, the studied rocks were assigned to the Upper Barremian. The calcareous nannofossil assemblages are dominated by Micrantolithus, Nannoconus and Rhagodiscus spp.
Most of the rocks consist of two main types of facies: Wackestone and packstone with radiolaria. The main diagenetic processes are represented by dissolution, calcitization, dolomitization, stylolitization, silicification and cementation.
The calcareous nannofossils from Balambo Formation were studied for the first time from the study area. Based on the identified calcareous nannofossil assemblages, the studied rocks were assigned to the Upper Barremian. The calcareous nannofossil assemblages are dominated by Micrantolithus, Nannoconus and Rhagodiscus spp.
Keywords
Azmer Mountain
Balambo Formation
Calcareous nannofossils
Diagenesis
Iraq.
Kurdistan region
Upper Barremian
Abstract
تمت دراسة مقطع من الكريتاسي الأسفل لتكوين بالامبو في منطقة جبل أزمر، شمال شرق مدينة السليمانية (كوردستان، العراق). اجريت هذه الدراسة على 84 نموذج من الحجر الكلسي لدراسة السحنات المجهرية و 52 نموذج لدراسة الـ nannofossils الكلسي. المقطع يتكون في أغلبه من نوعين رئيسيين من السحنات: واكستون وباكستون الغنيتين بالراديولاريا. ان العمليات التحويرية التي تم تحديدها تتمثل بالذوبان تحت الضغط والدلمتة تحت شروط الدفن التدريجي. ان دراسة الـ nannofossils الكلسي هي الأولى من نوعها التي تم تحديدها في تكوين بالامبو في جبل أزمر. بالاستناد على تجمع الـ nannofossils الكلسي الذي تم تحديده فان هذه التموضعات تعود إلى عصر الباريميان العلوي. ان تجمع الـ nannofossils الكلسي غالبيته من الأنواع Micrantolithus, Nannoconus وRhagodiscus spp..