Facies analysis of the oligocene succession in Sharwaldir anticline, ne of Kalar Town, ne Iraq
Other Title(s)
التحليل السحني لتتابع الأوليغوسين في طية شروالدار، شمال شرق مدينة كلار، شمال شرق العراق
Joint Authors
Khanqa, Polla A.
Karim, Kamal Haji
Sissakian, Varoujian Khajik
Ismail, Khalid Mahmud
Source
Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining
Issue
Vol. 8, Issue 2 (31 Aug. 2012), pp.1-19, 19 p.
Publisher
Ministry of Industry and Minerals Iraqi Geological Survey
Publication Date
2012-08-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
19
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Abstract EN
Sixty meters thick Oligocene carbonate succession crops out in the area southeast of Derbandi Khan town and northeast of Kalar town.
The carbonate succession is exposed in the core of the NW – SE trending Sharwaldir anticline, which extends across the border into Iran.
The recorded facies have stratigraphical and paleogeographical importance for understanding of the palaeogeography of NE Iraq; the facies are: Foraminiferal wackestone – Packstone, Bufflestone, Algal – Coral bindstone, Bioclast wackestone – Packstone and Grainstone microfacies.
These facies indicated that the lower, middle and upper parts of the section are deposited in fore-reef, reef-crest and reef-back reef environment, respectively.
They belong to Baba and Anah formations (lower and upper parts of the section, respectively) while the middle part is a transitional zone between the two formations.
The chemistry of the carbonates showed them to be of good quality for Portland and white cement production.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Karim, Kamal Haji& Khanqa, Polla A.& Ismail, Khalid Mahmud& Sissakian, Varoujian Khajik. 2012. Facies analysis of the oligocene succession in Sharwaldir anticline, ne of Kalar Town, ne Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining،Vol. 8, no. 2, pp.1-19.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Karim, Kamal Haji…[et al.]. Facies analysis of the oligocene succession in Sharwaldir anticline, ne of Kalar Town, ne Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining Vol. 8, no. 2 (2012), pp.1-19.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Karim, Kamal Haji& Khanqa, Polla A.& Ismail, Khalid Mahmud& Sissakian, Varoujian Khajik. Facies analysis of the oligocene succession in Sharwaldir anticline, ne of Kalar Town, ne Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining. 2012. Vol. 8, no. 2, pp.1-19.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 19
Record ID
BIM-755966