Volume 10 Issue 2

Published: 2025-06-25

Contents


Article
Recognition Between Eudiscoaster and Heliodiscoaster Using Competitive Neural Network

Omar Ahmed AL-Badrani Raid R. AL-Nima,

ABSITRACTThis research is aimed to design an Eudiscoaster and Heliodiscoaster recognition system. There are two main steps to verify the goal. First: applying image processing techniques on the...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2010.5514

Pages: 97-110
New Species of Ostracoda Genus Cytherella Jones, 1849 from the Upper Cretaceous of Hamrin Area North Eastern Iraq

Saleh K. Khalaf, Waleed Y. AL - Ubide

ABSTRACT Four new ostracod species belonging to the genus Cytherella Jones, 1849 described from the Upper Cretaceous succession of Hamrin area NE Iraq namely: Cytherella shiranishensis sp....

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2010.5518

Pages: 25-34
The Effect of Some Engineering Properties of Rocks on Stress Distribution around the Proposed Sheikh Ibrahim Tunnel -SouthJazirah Irrigation Project- Northern Iraq

Azealdeen S. Al-Jawadi Hadeer G. M. Adeeb,

This paper tackles engineering properties of rocks and stress distribution around the assumed tunnel at the proposed site of the Sheikh Ibrahim Tunnel, South Jazirah Irrigation Project, North of...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2010.5515

Pages: 1-18
Mesofracture Analysis of Azmur AnticlineNorth Eastern Iraq

Hadeer Gh. M. Adeeb, Ibrahim S. I. Al-Jumaily

Analysis of brittle failure structures carried out throughout a traverse across Azmur Anticline, NE Iraq. This includes widespread joints, mesofaults, planar and enechelon vein arrays and pressure...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2010.5522

Pages: 1-24
Hydrochemistry and Water Quality of Some Wells Distributed at Wana Area Northern Iraq

Hazim J. M. Al-Nuaimy,

The present work, deals with hydrochemistry and water quality of some shallow wells in Wana area, northern Iraq and its validity for irrigation, through the physical and chemical analyses of 13...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2010.5521

Pages: 45-62
Opaque Minerals in Metavolcanic Rocks of the Mawat Ophiolite Complex, NE Iraq: Aspects of Mineral Beneficiation

Hiyam A. Mohammad, Elias M. Elias,

ABSTRACTSporadic copper iron opaque minerals are found associated with metabasalts of the Mawat ophiolite complex, NE Iraq. These minerals are found as disseminations and in veins cross cutting...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2010.5519

Pages: 51-66
Research Paper
Paleoecology of some Upper Cretaceous Formations from Selected Wells Northwest and Middle Iraq

Ibrahim Younis Al-Shareefi, Saleh K. Khalaf, Marwan A. Al-Eisa

On the basis of the biocontents, lithological features and analysis of the microfacies, an attempt is made to establish the nature of paleoecology and depositional environments of some Upper...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2010.5523

Pages: 67-96
Utilizing Hydraulic Barriers to Reduce Leakage of Hot Water and Enhance Sulphur Production at Mishraq MineNorthern Iraq

Thabit Bashi,

Sulphur is produced at Mishraq mine by hydrodynamic method (modified Frasch method) of injecting super heated water 165C through a special well in to the sulphur horizons to melt the sulphur...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2010.5520

Pages: 35-50
Planktonic Foraminiferal Biostratigrapy of Shiranish Formation in Makhmur Well No. (1), Makhmur Area, Northern Iraq

Abdullah Al-Hahidi,

Planktonic foraminifera is studied from Shiranish Formation in Makhmur well No. (1), North Iraq between the depth interval (657-620) m. Three biostratigraphy Zones are recognized in these...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2010.5516

Pages: 19-28
Tectonostratigraphy of Lower Cretaceous in Southern Iraq

Wathiq GH. AL-mutury, Rafed A. AL-Muhammad, Kaise Al-Bayatee,

Stratigraphic units during Lower Cretaceous in southern of Iraq were affected largely by tectonic agent. Neo-Tethys ocean occupied the distance between passive margins of Arabian and Iranian...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2010.5517

Pages: 29-44