Depositional Environment of the Upper Triassic Baluti Formation in Gara Anticline, Kurdistan Region, North Iraq: Insight from Microfacies and Biomarker Characteristics
The studied section is located in the core of the Gara Anticline, about 12 km southeast of Amedi Town. The Baluti Formation is generally composed of grey and green shale, calcareous, dolostone with intercalations of thinly bedded dolostones, dolomitic limestones, and silicified limestones w...
Main Authors: | Edilbi, Ayad, Bowden, Stephen, Mohamed, Abdala Y, Sherwani, Govand H |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Union of Iraqi Geologists (UIG)
2021-05-01
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Series: | Iraqi Geological Journal |
Online Access: | http://igj-iraq.org/igj/index.php/igj/article/view/398 |
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