One of the major debated aspects of the Zagros orogenic system in the Middle East is the
timing of onset of continental collision between Arabia and Eurasia. The Zagros hinterland in …

Abstract The Gercus Basalt is a recently discovered body within the Gercus Formation,
which is exposed on both limbs of the large, double-plunging, NW/SE-trending Bekhair …

Red coloured Middle Eocene Gercus Formation is a widely exposed rock unit in northern
Iraq, southeastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran. Siliciclastic rocks (mudstones and …

Previous studies modeled paleogeographic developments of the Zagros collisional belt from
the Triassic to Eocene in which one or two well-developed island arcs surrounded the …

The study of the geochemical characterization of sandstone rocks contributes to understand
the nature of the source rocks, their tectonic setting and the effects of paleoclimate and paleo …

The Chazi geothermal field area is located in the large region of Shigatse in southern Tibet.
The geothermal resources in this area are abundant, but their exploitation and utilization are …

Abstract The studied Hemrin Basalt (HB) was previously mis-identified and called burnt hills.
The HB is studied petrographically and geochemically as constraints for its provenance and …

Recently, a basaltic body is described geochemically and mineralogically by previous
authors within the Gercus Formation, in the Bekhair Anticline (Duhok Governorate, Northern …

Abstract In the Iraqi Zagros, there are ten ophiolites and basaltic bodies, the famous ones
are Penjween, Mawat, Bulfat and Peshashan Ophiolite complexes in addition to basaltic …

We (Koshnaw et al., 2018a) advocated that the Arabia-Eurasia continental collision was
underway by ca. 26 Ma in the northwestern Zagros fold-thrust belt in the Kurdistan region of …