Abstract: Thick beds of detrital and stromatolitic limestones are found for the first time inside Upper Bakhtiari Formation in two different localities in the Sulaimani Governorate, NE-Iraq. The first locality is Dokan area at the northwestern limb of Kosrat anticline while the second one is located in the Garmian area between Chamchamal and […]
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Biostratigraphy of upper part of the Kolosh Formation from Sartaq-Bamo area, Northeastern Iraq
Biostratigraphy of upper part of the Kolosh Formation from Sartaq-Bamo area, Northeastern Iraq BY : Imad Mahmood Ghafor and Kamal Haji Karim*1 1Department of Geology, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani City Published in: Journal of Dohuk Universty, vol.2, No.4, 1999 Abstract A range of planktonic foranminifera in the upper part of Kolosh Formation from […]
Origin of Fossiliferous Limestone Beds inside the Upper Part of Tanjero Formation at the Northwest of Sulaimani Area, Kurdistan Region, NE-Iraq
Origin of Fossiliferous Limestone Beds inside the Upper Part of Tanjero Formation at the Northwest of Sulaimani Area, Kurdistan Region, NE-Iraq By: Kamal Haji Karim*1, Khalid Mahmood Ismail, Mushir Mustafa Baziany 1Department of Geology, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani City Aceepted for publication in: JZS. Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani, VoL.17 (1), 2014, p.155-165 1. Introduction […]
Evidence of a Quaternary dammed Lake in the Mawat–Chwarta area
Evidence of a Quaternary dammed Lake in the Mawat–Chwarta area, Western Zagros, Kurdistan Region, NE-Iraq Polla Khanaqa ,Kamal Haji Karim*1 , and Walter Riegel 1Department of Geology, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani City Published in Journalm of CATENA ( Elsevier) Volume 125, February 2015, Pages 74–81 Abstract The Mawat–Chwarta valley is located north […]
Lateral and vertical facies change of Kolosh Formation in Sulaimani and Dohuk areas
Lateral and vertical facies change of Kolosh Formation in Sulaimani and Dohuk areas By professor : Kamal Haji Karim *1 1Department of Geology, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani City Published in : Journal of Geography and Geology; Vol. 8, No. 1; 2016 Abstract The present study is concerned with lateral and vertical facies changes […]
Stratigraphy and structure of the southeastern part of Piramagroon anticline
Stratigraphy and structure of the southeastern part of Piramagroon anticline Published in: Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration http://bulletin.mta.gov.trBull. Min. Res. Exp. (2017) 154:27-39 Kamal Haji KARIM and Polla Azad KHANAQA Abstract The Piramagroon anticline (or Piramagrun mountain) elongates directly to northwest of Sulaimani city, Kurdistan Region, NE-Iraq. The Southeastern part of the […]