Gypsum karstification in the Middle Miocene Fatha Formation, Mosul area, northern Iraq

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Description :
Karstified Middle Miocene sediments are widely exposed in northern Iraq particularly in the area surrounding the city of Mosul. 2 karst systems were identified, an active and recent system characteristic of all the anticlinal structures and an older (Pleistocene) fossil karst system characteristic of Alan, Ishkaft, Albu Saif and Hammam structures. The fossil karst system is preserved on remnant elevated old land surfaces and produces characteristic tight undulations in the limestone due to collapse inwards in sinkholes and elongated tunnels formed along a series of sinkholes. Karst areas are related to densely fractured areas.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1997, vol. 18, n°. 2, p. 137-149, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 28 ref.

Date :
1997

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier