Volume 22 Issue 2
Published: 2022-12-01
Contents
Research Paper
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
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
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
Hatem El Desoky, Mohamed Wageeh Abdel Moghny, Nabil Ali Abdel Hafez, Osama Ramzy El-Shahat, Sherif Farouk, 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
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
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
Drought Monitoring Based on Predicted SPI Using Fuzzy Controller System
Bashar Moneer, Dursun Zafer Seker, Khansaa Abdulelah AHMED
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
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
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
Biostratigraphy of Eocene Sediments from Naopurdan Group, Chwarta Area, Kurdistan Region, NE Iraq: Paleogeographic Implication
Imad 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
Application of Remote Sensing and GIS to Mapping Groundwater Potential Zones of Khazir River Basin, Northern Iraq
Jalal Younis, Chiman I. 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
Review Paper
Environmental Geochemistry of the Euphrates River from Al-Qaim to Basra Governate, Iraq: Articles Review
Ruaa Issa Muslim, Mohanad 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
