Paleocene sequence development in the Iraqi western desert
Other Title(s)
تطور تتابع الباليوسين في الصحراء الغربية العراقية
Joint Authors
Kyara, Ali Dawud
al-Jabburi, Buthaynah Salman Muhammad
Source
Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining
Issue
Vol. 11, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-18, 18 p.
Publisher
Ministry of Industry and Minerals Iraqi Geological Survey
Publication Date
2015-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
History and Geography
Abstract EN
The Paleocene succession in the Iraqi Western Desert, represented by Akashat Formation, is developed through six third order cycles.
Local tectonism and eustacy caused the subdivision into several cycles.
The K/T boundary is represented by a transgressive surface; correlated with the major Global Paleocene Transgression.
The Early Paleocene succession was mainly controlled by the eustatic component and the resultant eustatic subsidence.
During the Middle Paleocene; a major transgression had caused the extension of the basin eastward and shows interbedding of basinal-deep-shallow open marin facies reflecting minor relative sea level fluctuation.
The Late Paleocene consists of a retrogradational pattern of deep or basinal facies of the TST bounded by a maximum flooding surface (MFS); this MFS is determined by marls rich with planktonic foraminifera of Late Paleocene age (Globanomalina pseudomanirdii Zone).
This cycle ends up with a characterastic zone of coprolites rich with oysters, Operculina spp., Nummulites deserti, Lenticulina sp., and Late Paleocene planktonic (keeled).
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Jabburi, Buthaynah Salman Muhammad& Kyara, Ali Dawud. 2015. Paleocene sequence development in the Iraqi western desert. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining،Vol. 11, no. 3, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-815405
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Jabburi, Buthaynah Salman Muhammad& Kyara, Ali Dawud. Paleocene sequence development in the Iraqi western desert. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining Vol. 11, no. 3 (2015), pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-815405
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Jabburi, Buthaynah Salman Muhammad& Kyara, Ali Dawud. Paleocene sequence development in the Iraqi western desert. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining. 2015. Vol. 11, no. 3, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-815405
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 16-18
Record ID
BIM-815405