Sandstone petrology and geochemistry of the Oligocene–Early Miocene Panjgur Formation, Makran accretionary wedge, southwest Pakistan: Implications for provenance, weathering and tectonic setting

Roundness of heavy minerals (zircon and apatite) as a provenance tool for unraveling recycling: A case study from the Sefidrud and Sarbaz rivers in N and SE Iran

“…Most workers believe that these sedimentary units represent the continuation of the Tertiary Katawaz basin delta, which entered the Makran basin in the form of prodelta sediments (Farhoudi and Karig, 1977;Carter et al, 2010;Dolati, 2010;Kassi et al, 2013Kassi et al, , 2015Pang et al, 2014). It was concluded that a large volume of this detritus was derived from the western parts of the Himalaya, with contributions from magmatic arcs on the southern margin of Eurasia.…”

A Paleogeographic and Depositional Model for the Neogene Fluvial Succession, Pishin Belt, Northwest Pakistan: Effect of Post Collisional Tectonics on Sedimentation in a Peripheral Foreland Setting

“…The siliciclastic succession of the Murgha Faqirzai and Shaigalu members of the Khojak Formation were deposited in a wave-modified fluvially-dominated delta (Katawaz Delta) and part of the delta-submarine fan (Khojak-Panjgur Submarine Fan) continuum in the Katawaz Remnant Ocean. The system was fed by the proto-Indus River, which derived its material from the nascent Himalayas to the northeast (Qayyum et al, 1996;Carter et al, 2010;Kassi et al, 2011;Kassi et al, 2015).…”

Geochemical and Nd isotopic constraints on provenance and depositional setting of the Shihuiding Formation in the Shilu Fe–Co–Cu ore district, Hainan Province, South China

“…The major and trace element compositions of sediments have been widely used to infer the tectonic setting of ancient sedimentary basins (Bhatia, 1983;Taylor and McLennan, 1985;Bhatia and Crook, 1986;Saminpanya et al, 2014;Kassi et al, 2015), and on a SiO 2 vs. K 2 O/Na 2 O diagram the Shihuiding Formation sandstone data suggest deposition in a passive margin setting (Fig. 12a).…”

“…In addition to the major elements, immobile trace elements with stable geochemical characteristics (e.g., La, Th, Sc, and Zr) can be used to identify tectonic setting (Bhatia and Crook, 1986;Saminpanya et al, 2014;Kassi et al, 2015). On the La-Th-Sc diagram (Fig.…”