Volume 22 Issue 2
Published: 2025-06-25
Contents
Research Paper
Application of Remote Sensing and GIS to Mapping Groundwater Potential Zones of Khazir River Basin, Northern Iraq
Jalal Younis, Chiman Ismael Ahmed
The Khazir River Basin is among the most important areas in terms of agricultural importance and diversity of agricultural crops; therefore, groundwater is extensively pumped in this area which is...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2022.176650
Seismic Refraction Tomography and Geotechnical Parameters to Assess the Chaqchaq Dam failure in NW Sulaimani City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Ezzadin Baban, Abdulla K. Amin, Sazan S. Mohammed,
This study is conducted along fifteen seismic refraction traverses in the reservoir part of the failed Chaqchaq dam NW of Sulaimani City. The results show that the area consists of three geological...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2022.135251.1027
Assessment of Limestone of Jeribe Formation for Ordinary Portland Cement Industry in Bekhair Anticline, Duhok Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan Region
Hasan Abd Khudhur, Ahmed M. Aqrawi
The limestone of Jeribe Formation in Bekhair anticline, Duhok Governorate, was assessed as raw materials for the Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) industry. Four sections were selected; the formation...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2022.135129.1022
Geochemical Parameters for Evaluating the Aptian-Albian Kaolin Deposits at Abu Darag Region, Gulf of Suez: Implications for the Paleoclimatic Conditions in the Depositional Environments
Sherif Farouk, Hatem El Desoky, Mohamed Wageeh Abdel Moghny, Nabil Ali Abdel Hafez, Osama Ramzy El-Shahat, Hossam Sharaka,
The mineralogical and geochemical constituents of the Aptian-Albian Malha Formation at the Abu Darag region, Gulf of Suez, Egypt, can be discussed here. These constituents are related to...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2022.135180.1025
Implications for Geochemistry of the Egyptian Clay Deposits and their Suitability for the Vitrified Clay Pipes Industry
Ahmed Wahid, Hatem Eldesouky, Osama Ramzy
Combined geology, mineralogy, and geochemical data of some Egyptian clay minerals have been proved to be a powerful tool in evaluating these clay deposits for the vitrified clay pipes industry....
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2022.135553.1029
An Industrial Evaluation and Chemical and Physical Properties of the Clay from the Taq Taq Area in Northern Iraq for some Ceramic Applications
Zirak Yaseen, Ahmed M. Aqrawi, Idrees N. Ahmed
Claystone beds exposed in the Mukdadiyah (Lower Bakhtiyary) and Injana (Upper Fars) Formations at Taq Taq in the Kurdistan Region-North of Iraq will be used in this study for Ceramic Industry. The...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2022.134616.1018
Drought Monitoring Based on Predicted SPI Using Fuzzy Controller System
Bashar Muneer Yahya, Khansaa Abdulelah AHMED, Dursun Zafer Seker,
Drought monitoring is one of the most difficult steps required for optimal planning it must be diligently calculated to ensure success in future plans. In this study, a fuzzy logic control system...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2022.176633
Palynostratigraphy of Late Visean – Serpukhovian from Borehole Akkas-1, Western Iraq.
Yasser Hassan Kddo,
The present study depends on (9) samples of the stratigraphic section between the depths (1120.5-1197) m from Akkas-1 borehole, western Iraq. These samples yielded enrichment of well-preserved...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2022.133386.1010
Investigation of Hydrogeological Parameters in the Eastern and Western Catchments of Erbil City, Northern Iraq
Hana Jalal, Rebwar N. Dara,
In Kurdistan Region-Iraq, drilling wells and extracting groundwater for agricultural purposes, household, and industrial reasons have increased rapidly over the last several decades, making...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2022.135434.1028
Biostratigraphy of Eocene Sediments from Naopurdan Group, Chwarta Area, Kurdistan Region, NE Iraq: Paleogeographic Implication
Imad Mahmood Ghafor, Hemn F. Muhammad,
The main purpose of the present work is to describe the microfossils and biostratigraphy of marine Eocene deposits, which described and studied in detail from carbonates of the Naopurdan Group,...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2022.135618.1031
Review Paper
Environmental Geochemistry of the Euphrates River from Al-Qaim to Basra Governate, Iraq: Articles Review
Ruaa Issa Muslim, Mohanad R. A. Al-Owaidi, Najah Alwan Al-Ghasham,
The Euphrates River is one of the lengthiest rivers in West Asia. Its length is 2786 km. The river basin has an area of 440,000 km. It enters Iraq, north of Huseiba on the Iraqi-Syrian borders, and...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2022.134663.1019
Lithological Variations and Facies Analysis of the Lower Part of the Bekhme Formation in Specific Outcrops from Dohuk Area, Northern Iraq
Weam muzahem Al shareeda, Jamal S. Al-Ghrear,
The present study concerns the sedimentology of the lower part of The Bekhme Formation at the Bekhair anticline, Dohuk area, northern Iraq. This part shows a high spectrum of lithological and...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2022.135153.1023
