The Petrographical Properties of The Late Triassic–Early Jurassic Aged the Kızılören Formation Carbonates around Akyokuş-Çal Dağı (Konya, Türkiye)

Abstract

The aim of the study, which was carried out in a narrow area (~60 km2) covering a narrow area around Akyokuş-Çal Mountain (Konya), was to reveal the petrographical properties of the Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic Kızılören Formation limestones. While the Kızılören Formation carbonates in the region show dolomitization, they do not contain dolostones in our study area and are only found in the form of limestones. The Kızılören Formation, observed as limestones in our study area, presents dark gray, gray-colored, thin-thick bedded levels. The limestones are heavily fractured and veined, brecciated at some levels, and laminated at some levels. According to the thin section analysis, the rock was named mudstone, wackestone, and packstone. While the formation comes with a conformity contact with the Aladağ Formation from the bottom, it has a conformity contact with the Lorasdağı Formation from the top and is unconformity angled with the Sille and Ulumuhsine formations. The thickness of the formation varies between 92m (ÖSK-A) and 116m (ÖSK-B) according to the measured stratigraphic sections. The Kızılören Formation was deposited in a shallow marine environment according to its sedimentological and paleontological characteristics.