ORIGINS OF CHERT NODULES IN KOMETAN FORMATION FROM DOKAN AREA, NE- IRAQ. Sherzad T. Al-Barzinjy Published in: Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining, Vol.4, No.1,2008, p 95-104. ABSTRACT Kometan Formation ( Ilam Formation in Iran), in most localities, contains sporadic and rare chert nodules, but in Dokan area, these nodules become widespread and associated with […]
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FACIES ANALYSIS OF THE EARLY CRETACEOUS ARABIAN PLATFORM
FACIES ANALYSIS OF THE EARLY CRETACEOUS ARABIAN PLATFORM, KURDISTAN REGION, NE- IRAQ Kamal Haji Karim and Bakhtyar Mohammed Ameen University of Sulaimani, college of science, Department of Geology Published in: GRMENA 3 ABSTRACT The lithofacies of the Arabian platform are studied in four outcrop sections during Early Cretaceous in the northeastern Iraq, Kurdistan Region directly […]
Bedded Gypsum in the Gercus Formation (Early-Middle Eocene) in Dohuk area
Geology of bedded Gypsum in the Gercus Formation (Early-Middle Eocene) in Dohuk area, Kurdistan Region, Northern Iraq. Mushir Mustafa Qadir Baziany ([email protected]) Department of Geology, College of Science, University of Sulaimani Abstract The Gercus Formation (Kashkan Formation in Iran) (Early Middle Eocene) crops out in north and northeastern Iraq within High Folded Zone. In the […]
STROMATOLITES IN THE BARSARIN FORMATION, BARZINJA AREA
TYPES OF STROMATOLITES IN THE BARSARIN FORMATION (EARLY JURASSIC), BARZINJA AREA, NE-IRAQ By: Hyam S Daoud* and Kamal H. Karim** * Lecturer, College of Engineering, University Sulaimaniyah ([email protected]) ** Assistant professor, Department of Geology, University of Sulaimaniyah ( [email protected]) Key words: Barsarin Formation, stromatolite, Jurassic, lagoon, Iraq, Barzinja area Published In:Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and […]
MODIFICATION OF THE TIME-EXPANDED STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMN OF NORTH EAST IRAQ
MODIFICATION OF THE TIME-EXPANDED STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMN OF NORTH EAST IRAQ DURING CRETACEOUS AND TERTIARY BY: Kamal Haji Karim Published in: Petroleum Geology of Iraq (First Symposium, 21-22, April 2010, Baghdad, Abstract book, p.4. Abstract The time expanded stratigraphic (time-stratigraphic or chronostratigraphic) column of Iraq was established in the fifties of the last century by Oil […]
Stratigraphy of Sartaq-Bamo Area, Northeastern Iraq
Stratigraphy of Sartaq-Bamo Area, Northeastern Iraq Kamal Haji Karim Published In: Journal of Iraqi Geological Society, 1997 ABSTRACT Mapping, lithologic description, correlation and mutual relations of stratigraphic units (formations) of the area are discussed. As compared to other localities of northern Iraq of the same tectonic position boundary between High Folded and Low Folded Zone, […]