Glacial activity signs during the Pleistocene epoch in Rawanduz river valley, Kurdistan region, northeast Iraq
Other Title(s)
دلائل النشاط الجليدي في العصر البلايستوسيني في وادي نهر رواندوز، إقليم كردستان، شمال شرق العراق
Joint Authors
Rashid, Muayyad Jasim
Abd Allah, Rzkir Abd al-Karim
Khailany, Rebwar Nuri Said
Abdi, Badi Shafiq
Source
Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining
Issue
Vol. 16, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.75-93, 19 p.
Publisher
Ministry of Industry and Minerals Iraqi Geological Survey
Publication Date
2020-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
19
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Topics
Abstract EN
The clastic sediments on both sides of the Rawanduz River Valley were investigated for glacial signs.
The Rawanduz River, one of the major tributaries of the Greater Zab River, its source area is located in the high ridges of the mountains on the Iraqi – Iranian border.
The topography map (1: 25 000) was utilized to determine the best locations for glacial landforms and features.
Elevation data was retrieved from the electronic maps of the Maplog.
The study was based on field observations, erosional landforms indication and sedimentological analysis, including field visual determination of roundness and sphericity of gravel.
The occurrence of glacio-alluvial sediments (tills), terraces more than 10 meters above the present river level, and erosional features of glacial origin indicate that the drainage area of the Rawanduz River, from its source to its conjunction with the Greater Zab River near Bekhma Village, experienced variable rates of glacial activities during the Pleistocene Epoch.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd Allah, Rzkir Abd al-Karim& Khailany, Rebwar Nuri Said& Rashid, Muayyad Jasim& Abdi, Badi Shafiq. 2020. Glacial activity signs during the Pleistocene epoch in Rawanduz river valley, Kurdistan region, northeast Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining،Vol. 16, no. 2, pp.75-93.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1024145
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd Allah, Rzkir Abd al-Karim…[et al.]. Glacial activity signs during the Pleistocene epoch in Rawanduz river valley, Kurdistan region, northeast Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining Vol. 16, no. 2 (2020), pp.75-93.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1024145
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd Allah, Rzkir Abd al-Karim& Khailany, Rebwar Nuri Said& Rashid, Muayyad Jasim& Abdi, Badi Shafiq. Glacial activity signs during the Pleistocene epoch in Rawanduz river valley, Kurdistan region, northeast Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining. 2020. Vol. 16, no. 2, pp.75-93.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1024145
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 92
Record ID
BIM-1024145