Garedu Red Bed Formation

Garedu Red Bed Formation
Garedu Red Bed Formation
Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian–Tithonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological Formation
Overlies	Esfandiar Formation
Thickness	2000m~
Lithology
Primary	Mainly siliciclastic; Conglomerate, sandstone, Siltstone
Other	Copper, Uranium, Hematite,
Location
Coordinates	Tabas Block, Kerman Province and South Khorasan Province
Country	Iran

Garedu Red Bed is a geological formation in central Iran (Tabas Block) mainly continental with arid to semi-arid climate, This formation was deposited gradually or discontinuously on the limestone of the Esfandiar Formation., the age of these sediments is attributed to the Upper Jurassic, Kimmeridgian–Tithonian, although its upper layers may have been deposited in the Early Cretaceous, as biostratigraphic data are not sufficiently assignable.^[1] In between, there are layers containing copper occurrences that are associated with plant remains. ^[2]The most important fossils of this formation are related to the skeletal remains of dinosaurs, including a tooth. These are the only skeletal remains of dinosaurs discovered in Iran.^[3]

References

^ Wilmsen, Markus; Fürsich, Franz Theodor; Seyed-Emami, Kazem; Majidifard, Mahmoud Reza (2021-04-01). "The Upper Jurassic Garedu Red Bed Formation of the northern Tabas Block: elucidating Late Cimmerian tectonics in east-Central Iran". International Journal of Earth Sciences. 110 (3): 767–790. Bibcode:2021IJEaS.110..767W. doi:10.1007/s00531-021-01988-z. ISSN 1437-3262.
^ The Mineralogy, Structure, Texture and Genesis of The Redbed-Type Sedimentary-Diagenetic Markasheh Cu Occurrence in The Jurassic Garadu Red Formation, South Central Iran
^ Kellner, Alexander W. A.; Vecchia, Fabio Marco Dalla; Ataabadi, Majid Mirzaie; Silva, Helder De Paula; Khosravi, Erfan (2012-07-31). "Review of the Dinosaur Record from Iran with the Description of New Material". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 118 (2). doi:10.13130/2039-4942/6005. ISSN 2039-4942.

[1] Wilmsen, Markus; Fürsich, Franz Theodor; Seyed-Emami, Kazem; Majidifard, Mahmoud Reza (2021-04-01). "The Upper Jurassic Garedu Red Bed Formation of the northern Tabas Block: elucidating Late Cimmerian tectonics in east-Central Iran". International Journal of Earth Sciences. 110 (3): 767–790. Bibcode:2021IJEaS.110..767W. doi:10.1007/s00531-021-01988-z. ISSN 1437-3262.

[2] The Mineralogy, Structure, Texture and Genesis of The Redbed-Type Sedimentary-Diagenetic Markasheh Cu Occurrence in The Jurassic Garadu Red Formation, South Central Iran

[3] Kellner, Alexander W. A.; Vecchia, Fabio Marco Dalla; Ataabadi, Majid Mirzaie; Silva, Helder De Paula; Khosravi, Erfan (2012-07-31). "Review of the Dinosaur Record from Iran with the Description of New Material". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 118 (2). doi:10.13130/2039-4942/6005. ISSN 2039-4942.

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