NEW IDEAS ABOUT GULNERI SHALE FORMATION (EARLY TURONIAN) IN DOKAN AREA, KURDISTAN REGION, NE IRAQ Zardasht A. Taha* and Kamal H. Karim* Published In: Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining, Vol.5, No.2, 2009,p29-39 ABSTRACT Gulneri Formation (Early Turonian) consists, mainly as previously described, of shale deposited in euxinic and small relic basin. In the present study, it was found that it consists mainly of marl and marly limestone with no more than 20% of laminated shale. Thin section study … Read entire article »