Jeoloji Münendisliği Dergisi

Petrofacies characteristics of the sandstones of Ulupınar Formation (Upper Cretaceous) in the Northwest Levent (Akçadağ - Malatya)

ABSTRACT: Upper Cretaceous Ulupınar formation consisting of conglomerate, sandstone, marl and limestone is appeared, in the northwest Levent (Akçadağ-Malatya). The aim of this work. Is that to study the clastic petrofacies of sandstones,. The- poorly sorted sandstones are grey-green in colour. These sandstones are rich rock, fragments .and quartzs so thatnamed as grey wacke (Van Andel, 1958), quartz sandstone and iithic arenite (Travis, 1970) and litharenite (Folk, et al, 1.970).They contain heavy minerals such as pyroxsen, amphibol, muskovite, hiolite, chlorite and opaque minerals,.. They alsocontain clay minerals as illite, chlorite and. kaolinite. Detritic materials of Ulupınar formation represent recycled orogenprovenance and mixed provenance. Transitional provenances are recycled transitional and recycled rock, fragments.