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NEOTECTONIC MOVEMENTS IN WEST OF IRAQ | ||
| Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining | ||
| Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 59-73 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Duraid B. Deikran; Varoujan K. Sissakian | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The contact between the uplifted and subsided areas that represents the Neotectonic movements, which are presented by mean of contours, in West of Iraq, are revised and reconstructed. The contours, previously, were constructed depending on the contact between Fat'ha and Injana formations, which represents the last sea level during the Middle Miocene. The contours, in West of Iraq, are reconstructed depending on the top of the Nfayil Formation that is the equivalent of the Fat'ha Formation. Previously, the contours, in the extreme western parts of Iraq, where the Injana Formation is not exposed, were constructed depending on the bottom of the Zahra Formation. In this study, these contours are canceled, because the Zahra Formation is proved to be of Pliocene – Pleistocene age, therefore it is younger than the considered contact. The re-constructed contours, which are hypothetical, have different values, shapes and extensions, as compared to the previously constructed contours. The calculated rate of uplifting has changed too, depending on the values of the re-constructed contours. Many features indicating Neotectonic movements were recognized. Majority of them are related to active faults, dislocated drainage system and their control. These are indicated mainly using remote sensing techniques. | ||
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