Silicification in the RUS and Dammam formations in Samawa area, southern Iraq
Other Title(s)
عملية السلكتة لتكويني الرص و الدمام في منطقة السماوه جنوب العراق
Joint Authors
Bashir, Wafa Philip
al-Samirrai, Basmah Asad
Source
Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining
Issue
Vol. 12, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.11-25, 15 p.
Publisher
Ministry of Industry and Minerals Iraqi Geological Survey
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
History and Geography
Abstract EN
The Dammam Formation in S and SW of Iraq is an Eocene carbonate succession consisting of limestone and dolostone.
Two boreholes are selected in Al-Najaf area to investigate its biostratigraphy.
The biostratigraphy of Dammam Formation consists of 22 species belonging to 13 foraminiferal genera.
Two biozones are distinguished in Dammam Formation depending on the benthonic foraminiferal genus Nummulites.
Those biozones are Nummulites gizehensis range zone and Alveolina sp.
– Coskinolina sp.
assemblage zone.
According to those biozones the age of Dammam Formation is considered to be of Middle Eocene, whereas the absence of those biozones represents Lower and Upper Eocene.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bashir, Wafa Philip& al-Samirrai, Basmah Asad. 2016. Silicification in the RUS and Dammam formations in Samawa area, southern Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining،Vol. 12, no. 3, pp.11-25.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bashir, Wafa Philip& al-Samirrai, Basmah Asad. Silicification in the RUS and Dammam formations in Samawa area, southern Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining Vol. 12, no. 3 (2016), pp.11-25.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-815481
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bashir, Wafa Philip& al-Samirrai, Basmah Asad. Silicification in the RUS and Dammam formations in Samawa area, southern Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining. 2016. Vol. 12, no. 3, pp.11-25.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-815481
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 23-24
Record ID
BIM-815481