The Geochemical Proporties Carbonates Of Kızılören Formation Around Akyokuş-çal Dağı (konya, Türkiye)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the geochemical properties of the Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic Kızılören limestones. Microfacies, major and trace element properties of the Kızılören limestone samples demonstrate very low diagenetic alteration and very low terrigenous contribution, and our samples preserved their primary marine characteristics. Again, since the K/Rb ratios of the Kızılören limestone samples are quite low, they do not show any metamorphism effect. The strong positive correlations between the TREE values of the Kızılören limestone samples and SiO2, Al2O3, and Fe2O3 emphasize that the TREE content is taken from the terrigenous input. In the Sr-Rb-Ba triangular diagram, the Kızılören limestone samples indicate a marginal and open marine environment. In addition, the distribution of the Kızılören limestone samples in the Sr/Ba–Sr/Rb diagram demonstrates the deposition in a completely continental margin environment. The source of the terrestrial input in the Kızılören limestone samples indicates the arid climate region and the Al/Ti ratios emphasize that the terrestrial input is eolian rather than fluvial. The limestones of the Kızılören Formation demonstrate that the rare earth elements are impoverished according to PAAS and are not affected by hydrothermal fluids.