The use of gravity and aeromagnetic data to define the structural configuration of the Western Desert, Iraq
Abstract
A gravity and magnetic analysis was performed over the Western Desert (WD) of Iraq to determine the structural makeup of the Phanerozoic sediments that overlie Precambrian lithologies. The WD contains a series of basins that were formed during a series of Precambrian to Paleozoic compressional tectonic events. Regional and residual gravity and magnetic anomaly maps created by a variety of methods, and a CET lineament analyzes of these maps indicate that the basins were formed mainly by strike-slip and transverse faults. These faults may have been the reactivation of faults formed during Precambrian compressional tectonic events. The prominent Nukhaib graben was found to be a series of smaller grabens and horsts whose origin is probably related to reactivation of Precambrian faults.
Department(s)
Geography, Geology, and Planning
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2020.104362
Keywords
Gravity, Iraq, Lineaments, Magnetics, Western Desert
Publication Date
7-1-2020
Recommended Citation
Mousa, Ahmed, Kevin Mickus, and Ali Al-Rahim. "The use of gravity and aeromagnetic data to define the structural configuration of the Western Desert, Iraq." Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 196 (2020): 104362.
Journal Title
Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
