Vestiges of early Earth's deep subduction and CHONSP cycle recorded in Archean ophiolitic podiform chromitites

T Kusky, Y Huang, L Wang, PT Robinson, R Wirth… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ophiolitic podiform chromitites from Phanerozoic orogens have been shown to preserve a
wealth of textures and inclusions that, in some way, trace earlier episodes of subduction and …

[HTML][HTML] Ti-poor high-Al chromitites of the Moa-Baracoa ophiolitic massif (eastern Cuba) formed in a nascent forearc mantle

HC Rui, JS Yang, AIL Castro, JP Zheng, DY Lian… - Ore Geology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Podiform chromitite is an important archive recording detailed information on mantle
magmatism, heterogeneity and dynamics. High-Al chromitites are believed to have formed in …

Two stages of crust-mantle interaction during oceanic subduction to continental collision: Insights from mafic-ultramafic complexes in the North Qaidam orogen

P Cai, X Chen, J Majka, I Klonowska, P Jeanneret… - Gondwana …, 2021 - Elsevier
Subducted sedimentary rocks contribute to different reservoirs in the mantle, which results in
crust-mantle interaction; however, the metasomatic processes involved in this sedimentary …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization and origin of high-Al chromitites: A case study of chromite deposit in the Kudi ophiolite in the NW Tibetan Plateau

JG Liu, BX Su, X Liu, WJ Li, Y Bai, J Wang, XJ Wen… - Lithos, 2024 - Elsevier
Chromitite occurrences in ophiolites are commonly classified into high-Cr (Cr#> 60) and
high-Al (Cr#< 60) varieties. High-Cr chromitites have been extensively studied, whereas the …

Podiform chromitite genesis in an Archean juvenile forearc setting: The 2.55 Ga Zunhua chromitites, North China Craton

Y Huang, L Wang, PT Robinson, W Ning, Y Zhong… - Lithos, 2021 - Elsevier
Podiform chromitites are unique rock units of ophiolites and ophiolitic mélanges and
represent invaluable repositories that reliably record the formation environment and …

Petrography and geochemistry of sandstones from the Injana Formation, Hemrin South Mountain, Northern Iraq: Implications for provenance, weathering and tectonic …

YA Kettanah, AS Abdulrahman - Geological Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The sandstones of Upper Miocene Injana Formation were studied petrographically and
geochemically in the Hemrin South Mountain area, northern Iraq. The sandstones vary …

[HTML][HTML] K-Ar dating, petrography, and geochemistry of diabase dikes from Sidakan area, northeastern Iraq: Implications for petrogenesis and Neotethyan tectonics

YA Kettanah, A Koyi, NM Karo - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents petrography, geochemistry, mineral chemistry and geochronology of
diabase dikes from Sidakan area, northeastern Iraq. The area consists of basalts and …

Assessment of Radioactivity in Building Materials

AO Jafir, MI Hussein, IA Nadir… - … JOURNAL OF KOYA …, 2024 - aro.koyauniversity.org
This research investigates the radioactivity levels of various rock types used in construction
within the Kurdistan region and assesses their potential impact on human health, the …

Genesis of Sulfide Mineralization in the Gallala Area Kurdistan Region, Iraq: Constraints from Major and Trace Elements of Sulfide Ore Mineralization and their Host …

TA Mustafa, TA Mirza, SP Kalaitzidis - The Iraqi Geological Journal, 2023 - igj-iraq.org
This article presents and interprets new geochemical data from the Gallala sulfide
mineralization, situated in the Choman District of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq close to the …

Petrographical and Geochemical Features of Sulfide Mineralization in the Walash Group, Gallala Area, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

TA Mustafa, TA Mirza, SP Kalaitzidis - The Iraqi Geological Journal, 2023 - igj-iraq.org
In this article, a Fe-rich sulfide mineralization hosted within the Walash Group in the Gallala
area, on the northwestern side of the Zagros Orogen is investigated for the first time. The …