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Basin analyses of Pliocene deposits and structural- sedimentological types of Pliocene basins within South Caspian trough

1 - Khalifa-zadeh Ch.M., 2 - Mursalov V.A.

1 - Azerbaijan State Oil academy, Baku, Az1010, 20 Azadlig ave., E-mail: khalifazade@yahoo.com

2 - ANAS Geology Institute, Baku, Az1143, 29A, Huseyn javid av. E-mail: vugar_mursalov@yahoo.com  

This paper considers new versions on the paleogeographic environment and types of Plio­cene basins within South Caspian trough. Authors in the base of complex sedimentology in­vestigations with using some data seismic exploration and seismostratigraphic reconstruction are considered paleogeographic environment and determinate two types of Pliocene basin – early Pliocene intra-continental riftogenic-graben trench type and late Pliocene – open epi­continental type basin. Morphology, bathymetry, salinity, temperature of pre bottom water and climate of twin Pliocene basins are also considered in this paper.

Keywords: basin analyses, bathymetry, temperature of shallow water, regional fluctua­tion of sea level, rate of sedimantation, graben trench basin