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Presence Of Nummulites Fabianii (Prever) Group (Nummuli̇tes Ex Gr. Fabi̇ani̇i̇) And Associated Foraminifers In The Elaziğ Region, Niyazi Avşar

Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration

The presence of Nummulites ex gr. fabianii has been indicated in the Eocene sediments, and the stratigraphy of the region is briefly given. The rock units of Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic ages crop out in the region. The Paleozoic sequence is composed of metamorphic rocks. This unit is tectonically underlain by the Mesozoic sequence formed of magmatic rocks. The Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks arc unconformably overlain by the sandstone and algal limestones of the Upper Lutetian age. Algal limestone contains genera of the Foraminifcra such as Nummulites perforatus (Montfort). Assilina spira (de Roissy), Alveolina fusiformis Sowerby, Alveolina elongata d'Orbigny, Fabiania …