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PALYNOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE LOWER CLASTIC UNIT OF HUSSAINIYAT FORMATION (EARLY JURASSIC), WESTERN DESERT, IRAQ | ||
| Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining | ||
| Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-29 | ||
| Author | ||
| Buthaina S. Al-Jibouri | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The Hussainiyat Formation is recently added to the stratigraphic column of Iraq, previously it was considered within the Ubaid Formation. The formation consists of two lithologic units: the Lower Clastic Unit and the Upper Carbonate Unit. It is widely exposed in the Iraqi Western Desert, especially in an area extending from east of Rutbah town towards northeast till Muhaiwir vicinity. This study is an outline of a study being carried out on the palynological analyses and dating of the Clastic Unit of Hussainiyat Formation. A total of forty one assemblages of palynomorphs were identified and discussed from three subsurface sections (65 samples). These assemblages indicated Early Jurassic (Hettangian – Pliensbachian) age for this unit. The palynological data supports the previously environmental interpretations, indicating lacustrine to delta plain conditions to the clastic unit. | ||
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