Volume 19 Issue 1

Published: 2025-06-25

Contents


Article
The Use of Factor Analysis in Defining Factors Responsible for the Variation of the Concentrations of Dissolved Major Ions in Tigris River Water from Fishkabur to Baghdad

Hisham Yahya Dhannoun, Hazim Mahmood,

The current study is based on the use of statistical techniques to study and identify factors controlling the concentrations of dissolved major elements in Tigris River water within a wide range of...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2019.170268

Pages: 1-18
Research Paper
Resistivity Isotropicity and Homogeneity for Sub-base Layer of Selected Roads in Ninevah Governorate, Northern Iraq

Ali Almwaly, Marwan Mutib, Mohammed Taha,

Field surveys of electrical resistance are achieved in order to study the sub-base layer of the under constructive roads where the present study is conducted in six locations (Bardarash, Rovya,...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2019.170271

Pages: 59-79
The provenance of Eocene sandstones (Gercus Formation), Northern Iraq

Zaid A. Malak, Nabil Al-Banna, Majid Al-Mutwali,

Gercus Formation is exposed in northern Iraq. When the passive Arabian continental margin collided with the active continental margin of the Turkish and Iranian plates, a part of the source rocks...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2019.170267

Pages: 57-68
Calcareous Nannofossils Biostratigraphy of the Lower Part of Balambo Formation (Lower Cretaceous) in Azmir Anticline - Northeastern Iraq

Majid Al-Mutwali, Enass Al-Khafaf,

The present research includes a biostratigraphic study of calcareous nannofossils of the lower part of Balambo Formation (Lower Cretaceous) in Azmir anticline - northeastern Iraq. Lithologically,...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2019.170269

Pages: 19-38
Planktonic Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of Tanjero Formation (Late Maastrichtian) in Bekhme Area, Northeastern Iraq

Majid Al-Mutwali, Muthana Ibrahim,

The biostratigraphy of Tanjero Formation has been investigated within a well-exposed section at the northern limb of Perat anticline, Bekhme area, Northeastern Iraq. The studied section consists...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2019.170035

Pages: 1-21
The Impact of Tectonic Setting on Distribution of Kolosh Formation during Paleocene –Lower Eocene in Northern Iraq

Rabeea Znad, Ibrahim S. Ibrahim Aljumaily,

This study covered most of Kolosh Formation exposure areas in northern Iraq. Description of the lithology and measuring the actual thickness of the Formation from exposures and well logs were...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2019.170264

Pages: 22-34
Field Electrical Conductivity (EC) Mapping of a Selective Irrigated Units at Northern Al-Jazirah Irrigation Project, Iraq Using GIS and GPS Techniques

Sabah Hussein Ali, Ayman Ahmed, Namik Daood,

The application of apparent electrical conductivity (ECa) to agriculture is due to the soil salinity measurement, which represents a problem in arid areas associated with irrigated agricultural...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2019.170266

Pages: 46-56
The Geochemistry of Phosphorite and Associated Rocks of Akashat Formation (Middle Paleocene) in Akashat Mine, Iraqi Western Desert. Part I: Major Oxides

Kotayba Al-Youzbakey, Salim Al-Dabbagh,

The phosphatic compounds in the phosphorites of Akashat Formation (Middle Paleocene) are mainly composed of francolite. The associated rocks (phosphatic limestone) consist of calcite and...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2019.170272

Pages: 80-97
Calcareous Nannofossils Biostratigraphy of Aaliji Formation in Well (K- 116), Northern Iraq

Raghda Saad Al-Hyaly, Omar Ahmed Al-Badrani,

Thirteen samples of Aaliji Formation from the well (K-116), Kirkuk area, Northern Iraq, are studied on the basis of the stratigraphic ranges of the recorded calcareous nannofossils for sixty...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2019.170265

Pages: 35-45
Structural and Tectonic Study of Qara Sard Anticline and Choplagh Syncline, from Sulaimaniya Area, Kurdistan Region, Northeastern Iraq

Fadhil Lawa, Nabeel Al-Azzawi, Saddam Al-khatony,

The study of the structural geology and tectonics of Qara Sard anticline and Goblagh syncline is carried out within the northwestern part of Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt (ZFTB) in Sulaimaniya area,...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2019.170270

Pages: 39-58