Comparison of provenance of the injana and mukdadiya formations in Zorbatiya area, Wasit Governorate, East of Iraq
Other Title(s)
مقارنة أصل الصخور بين تكويني انجابة و المقدادية في منطقة زربطية، محافظة واسط، شرق العراق
Joint Authors
al-Dabbagh, Niam Umar Farhan
Tamar Agha, Mazin Yusuf
Source
Issue
Vol. 59, Issue 4B (31 Dec. 2018), pp.2026-2039, 14 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Science
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Abstract EN
Petrographic, heavy mineral and clay mineral analyses are carried out for the sandstone and the mudstone units of Injana and Mukdadiya Formations in Zorbatiya area, Wasit Governorate, East of Iraq.
The sandstones and the mudstones are nested as repeated fining–upwards successions, representing fluvial deposits.
The sandstones of the Mukdadiya Formation is gravelly and on occasions becomes conglomerate.
The sandstone of both formations comprises rock fragments, quartz and feldspars.
The rock fragments are the dominant component consisting sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rock fragments, accordingly these sandstone are classified as litharenite.
The clay minerals of the mudstone units are mostly illite, kaolinite, chlorite and mixed-layered clay.
The mineralogic and petrographic data suggest the derivation of Injana and Mukdadiya Formations from nearby sources with contribution from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary provenance and deposited in arid climate.
The Mukdadiya deposits are rich with Paleogene deposits, some of which are coarse and cobbly
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Dabbagh, Niam Umar Farhan& Tamar Agha, Mazin Yusuf. 2018. Comparison of provenance of the injana and mukdadiya formations in Zorbatiya area, Wasit Governorate, East of Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Science،Vol. 59, no. 4B, pp.2026-2039.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-896999
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Dabbagh, Niam Umar Farhan& Tamar Agha, Mazin Yusuf. Comparison of provenance of the injana and mukdadiya formations in Zorbatiya area, Wasit Governorate, East of Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Science Vol. 59, no. 4B (2018), pp.2026-2039.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-896999
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Dabbagh, Niam Umar Farhan& Tamar Agha, Mazin Yusuf. Comparison of provenance of the injana and mukdadiya formations in Zorbatiya area, Wasit Governorate, East of Iraq. Iraqi Journal of Science. 2018. Vol. 59, no. 4B, pp.2026-2039.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-896999
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 2039
Record ID
BIM-896999