Volume 12 Issue 2

Published: 2025-06-25

Contents


Article
Geotechnical Maps of West and Pump Canals and their Branches of the Southern Jazirah Irrigation Project – NW Iraq

Seham I. Al-Azzo, Azealdeen S. Al-Jawadi, Hadeer G. M. Adeeb,

ABSTRACT The main object of this work is to establish some of geotechnical maps of western canal, the pumping canal and their branches in the Southern Jazirah Irrigation project NW Iraq. Data...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2012.36280

Pages: 1-12
Structural Analysis of Brittle Failure Structures in Spi Res Anticline - Northern Iraq

Nawal M. A. Othman, Ibrahim S. Aljumaily,

The present study involves different aspect of brittle failure structures at Spi Res Anticline within the foreland fold belt of north Iraq. It aims to decipher whether the late Cretaceous orogenic...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2012.36284

Pages: 43-78
Two New Species of Acritarchs From the Ordovician of Iraq

Nazar A. Al-Mola, Amer D. Nader,

Two new distinctive species of acritarchs belonging to genus Fractoricoronula are described from strata of Late Ordovician Epoch in borehole Khleisia1 in Iraq. These are Fractoricoronula densa...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2012.36299

Pages: 93-100
Microfacies and Depositional Model Jeribe Formation (Early Middle Miocene), Northwestern of Iraq

Nawrast S. Al-Ayobi, Sattar J. Al-Khafaji, Abdul Aziz M. Al-Hamdani,

It appears that the tectonism throughout early middle Miocene played an important role in the variations and distribution of facies zones within Jeribe basin. Although, the domination of the...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2012.36296

Pages: 13-28
Using Remote Sensing Techniques on the Study of Desertification and the Sand Dunes Movements in Biji Area Northern Iraq

Namik A. Daood, Waleed Y. Alubide,

Remote sensing techniques had been used to identify the total areas of the land covered with sand dunes for the region to the east of Lake Al-Thar Thar and towards Biji industrial town, and...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2012.36289

Pages: 29-40
Mineralogy, Petrography and Chemistry of Two Local Plasters, Iraq

Ibraheem R. Baddi, Zeki A. Aljubouri,

The mineralogy, petrography and chemistry of two local plasters (Rasheed and Madae'n) and a dental stone were studied. Mineralogical study by x-ray diffraction spectrometer proved that the three...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2012.36277

Pages: 1-16
On Some Ostracode Species of the Avanah Formation from Dohuk Area N. Iraq

Nisreen M. Aziz,

Six Ostracode species belonging to the Trachyleberididae and Xestoleberididae are recorded for first time from Avanah Formation (M.Eocene), Dohuk area, Northern Iraq.These species are: Uroleberis...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2012.36303

Pages: 79-92
Structural Analysis and Tectonic Interpretation of Brittle Failure Structures at Perat Anticline – NE Iraq

Mohsen S. Dawlat, Rabeea Kh. Al-Hamdani, Hadeer Gh. M. Adeeb, Ibrahim S. Al-Jumaily,

Perat anticline is located about 100 km. northeast Mosul city. It extends NW-SE for about 35 km through high folded zone of the foreland fold belt of the Zagros collision zone. Joints were...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2012.36293

Pages: 17-42