GEOCHEMISTRY OF SANDSTONES FROM BEDUH FORMATION IN NORTHERN THRUST ZONE, KURDISTAN REGION, NORTHERN IRAQ: PROVENANCE AND TECTONIC SETTING

Petrographic, major, trace, and rare-earth element data for the sandstone of the Beduh Formation, Northern Thrust Zone, Kurdistan Region, were analyzed to constrain their provenance, weathering, and tectonic setting during the Early Triassic. The chemical index of alteration (CIA), chemical...

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Main Authors: Faraj H. Tobia, Sirwa S. Shangola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Union of Iraqi Geologists (UIG) 2019-06-01
Series:Iraqi Geological Journal
Online Access:https://igj-iraq.org/igj/index.php/igj/article/view/122