Garedu Red Bed Formation

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Garedu Red Bed Formation
Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian–Tithonian
TypeGeological Formation
OverliesEsfandiar Formation
Thickness500m~
Lithology
PrimaryMainly siliciclastic; Conglomerate, sandstone, Siltstone
OtherCopper, Uranium, Hematite,
Location
CoordinatesTabas Block, Kerman Province and South Khorasan Province
CountryIran

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, KimmeridgianTithonian, 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][3]

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  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
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