Influence of the Tectonic Activity on the Terraces of the Greater Zab River, NE Iraq, Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt

The study area lies in the Lower Folded Zone of the Outer Platform of Iraq, which belongs to the Arabian Plate. The Outer Platform is a part of the Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt, which is in the Zagros Foreland Basin. Due to the collision of the Arabian and Eurasian plates, tens of folds were dev...

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Main Authors: Ziyad Elias, Varoujan K. Sissakian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Union of Iraqi Geologists (UIG) 2022-06-01
Series:Iraqi Geological Journal
Online Access:https://igj-iraq.org/igj/index.php/igj/article/view/875