Basin
Makran-Siahan Basin (Arc-Trench Gap)
1 province · 13 formations
This reference records 13 units across 1 province of the Makran-Siahan Basin (Arc-Trench Gap), spanning 2 geological eras and most commonly sandstone, conglomerate, shale/mudstone.
At a glance
- 13
- units
- 1
- province
- 2
- eras
- 6
- georeferenced
- 7
- with fossils
- 13
- type localities
- 5,000 m
- max thickness
- 9
- sources
Rock types
- sandstone (4)
- conglomerate (3)
- shale/mudstone (3)
- limestone (2)
- metamorphic rocks (1)
Based on the primary lithology recorded for each unit; some units span more than one rock type.
Fossils recorded
- Deep water foraminifera
- Trace fossils
- Foraminifera
- Planktonic foraminifera
- Benthic foraminifera
- Mollusks
- Bivalves (lamellibranchs)
- Gastropods
- Corals
- Assilina mamilla
- Fasciolites borealis
- Discocyclina undulata
- Lepidocyclina blanfordi
- Lepidocyclina dilatata
- Nummulites atacicus
- Nummulites fichteli
- Nummulites intermedius
- Spiroclypeus sp.
Provinces
1Units in this basin
13Quaternary1
Cenozoic12
- Chatti Formation Neogene
- Hinglaj Formation Neogene
- Hoshab Formation Paleogene-Neogene
- Jiwani Formation Quaternary
- Kech Formation Quaternary
- Ormara Formation Neogene
- Panjgur Formation Paleogene–Neogene
- Parkini Formation Neogene
- Siahan Formation Paleogene
- Talar Formation Neogene
- Wakai Limestone Paleogene
- Zurati Formation Paleogene