Volume 10 Issue 2
Published: 2010-12-01
Contents
Article
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Research Paper
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...
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...
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...
Paleoecology of some Upper Cretaceous Formations from Selected Wells Northwest and Middle Iraq
Ibrahim 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...