New geological map of Iraq is published by GEOSURV and can be obtained via  the e-mail:   varoujan49@yahoo.com and  phone number: 07901397043 … Read entire article »

NEW GEOLOGIC SETTING OF BEKHME FORMATION    By :  Professor Kamal Haji Karim    Accepted  for Publication in Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani (JZS), Vol.16, No.3, 2013   The full text content is presented in the same conference.  Abstract     Since the first description of Bekhme (or Bakhma or Bekhma) Formation (Late Campanian-Maastrichtian) by Wetzel in 1950 (in Bellen et al., 1959), no updating is published by later studies except confirmation of the first description. However, few published studied are deviated … Read entire article »

Characeae-derived carbonate deposits in Lake Ganau, Kurdistan Region, Iraq Polla Azad Khanaqa • Kamal Haji Karim • Volker Thiel Received: 15 October 2012 / Accepted: 30 November 2012    published In Journal of:  Facies,  Springer Verlag, Germany Abstract Characeae, a family of calcifying green algae,are common in carbonate-rich freshwaters. The southwestern shoreline of Lake Ganau (Kurdistan Region, northeastern Iraq) harbors dense and thick mats of these algae (genus Chara). On the lake bottom and along the shore, carbonate sands and rocks rich … Read entire article »

Origin of lateral thrust in Mawat Area,Kurdistan, NE-Iraq   By: K. H. Karim and S. H. Sulaiman (Department of Geology, University of Sulaimani, Iraq)    Published In:  First International Conference on Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Koyia University, Koyia Town,WIT Press, p.183-195, 2012.  Abstract In the Kurdistan part of the Zagros Fold-Thrust belt, as whole Zagros, many deformation types and scales are described which all have effects on oil accumulation and preservation. One of these the deformations are lateral thrust … Read entire article »

  Geol. Mag. 148 (5–6), 2011, pp. 925–939._ Cambridge University Press 2011. The online version of this article is published within an Open Access environment subject to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence <http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/>. The written permission of Cambridge University Press must be obtained for commercial re-use. doi:10.1017/S0016756811000471 Significance of angular unconformities between Cretaceous andTertiary strata in the northwestern segment of the Zagros fold–thrust belt, Kurdistan Region, NE Iraq   KAMAL H. KARIM*    HEMIN KOYI‡†,,  MUSHIR M. BAZIANY* & … Read entire article »

Sarchinar Cement Factory: History and Production Professor:   Kamal Haji Karim                 14-10-2012   The Sarchinar cement factory is constructed during 1954-1957 for production of Portland cement till 2009 when it closed for ever due to the occupation of surround areas by urbanization. It is one of the oldest cement companies in Iraq and the first one in Kurdistan. This factory has great role in the development and building of Sulaimanyia Governorate (Sulaimani). Its role appear in the spread of … Read entire article »