the larger benthic foraminifera gyroconulina columellifera schroeder & darmoian, 1977 (type-locality: maastrichtian aqra formation of iraq) is described for the first time from two sections of the maastrichtian tarbur formation of the zagros fold-thrust-belt, sw iran. new details on its wall microstructure are provided. the microfacies is represented by bioclastic wacke-/pack-/grainstones with ...

Introduction The vertical and horizontal movements of the Earth crust have caused extensive changes in surface phenomena, in the active tectonic regions. In order to measure some of these changes, morphometry analyses have been used to evaluation of the amount of tectonic activity. These analyses are useful tools for analyzing existing feature at the ground level and provide a proper understan...

Safeen anticline is one of the most complicated anticlines in Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR), with NW–SE trend. Structurally, truncated by different types faults; some them are deep-seated faults, which have subsurface form anticline. The includes two domes parasitic and synclines along both limbs. Moreover, hanging exist northeastwards southwestwards. Six possible deep seated transversal faults ...

Abstract The Zagros orogen, formed by the collision of Arabian and Eurasian continental margins, represents one largest richest oil gas provinces in world. fold-thrust belt records convergence along Neotethys suture zone. By coupling field observations, sandstone modal analysis, U-Pb zircon dating, Hf isotopic data from Upper Cretaceous to Pliocene sedimentary succession Neyriz region, this pap...

s (underlined = graduate student; * = postdoctoral scholar) [128] Anderson, R.B., Long, S.P., Horton, B.K., Calle, A., and Stockli, D.F., 2014, New apatite and zircon (UTh)/He constraints on the timing of thrust-related exhumation in the southern Bolivian (21 ̊S) Andes: AGU Fall Meeting. [127] Barber, D., Stockli, D.F., Koshnaw, R.I., Horton, B.K., and Kendall, J.J., 2014, Detrital zircon U-Pb a...

The Zagros Fold and Thrust belt is one of the world's most prolific petroleum provinces. Most hydrocarbon reserves are stored in naturally fractured reservoirs such fracture systems can therefore have a significant impact on reservoir performance. Fractures important paths for fluid flow carbonate reservoirs. Fracture data were collected outcrops Kirkuk Group Oligocene age around Qara Chauq Sou...

Utilizing sophisticated tools in carbonate rocks is crucial to interpretating the origin and evolution of diagenetic fluids from Upper Jurassic along Zagros thrust-fold Belt. The paleofluids utilizing in-situ strontium isotope ratios by high resolution laser ablation ICP-MS, integrated with stable isotopes, petrography fieldwork are constrained. Due lack information on chemistry fluids, cements...