Badir N Albadran

• PhD
• Professor at Almaaqal University

Received: 1May 2024 Biofacies and sedimentary environment analyses were conducted across three sites west of Al-Hammar Marsh. Excavations were undertaken at different depths for a comprehensive study. The initial site was probed at 9 m depth, followed by the second site at 5 m, and the third site at 9 m. Subsequent examination of these samples aime...

Two sites of Hareer's region is located in the southern part of Iraq, specifically in the northern Basrah Governorate. The sites are at a depth of 5 meters. The results of heavy mineral analysis showed that there are fifteen types include; Opaque grain (Iron Oxide), Chlorite, Muscovite mica, Biotite, Orthopyroxene, Clinopyroxene, Amphibole (Hornble...

Two sites of Hareer’s region is located in the southern part of Iraq, specifically in the northern Basrah Governorate. The sites are at a depth of 5 meters. The results of heavy mineral analysis showed that there are fifteen types include; Opaque grain (Iron Oxide), Chlorite, Muscovite mica, Biotite, Orthopyroxene, Clinopyroxene, Amphibole (Hornble...

The surface sediments of the coastal sabkha region in the southern part of the Red Sea region in Yemen are studied mineralogically and geochemically to determine their provenance. Using the X-ray diffraction technique, the evaporite minerals are identified in the sabkha area represented by gypsum, halite, and anhydrite. Carbonate minerals are repre...

Several factors control the formation of river islands, such as tectonic factors, sedimentation, erosion, and human activities. This research is concerned with islands in the Shatt Al-Arab channel, which are likely to be traced back to tectonic factors in their formation. The islands of the Shatt Al-Arab River are distributed along its axis startin...

The Shatt Al-Arab River is formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers near Qurna 75 km, Basrah Governorate, approximately 75 km north of the city of Basrah, southern of Iraq. Satellite images of Landsat 7 ETM+ for years 2000, 2002 and 2006 were processed with ERDAS Imagine 8.4 and ArcGIS 9.3. They were used to interpret the geomorp...

The marshes of the southern part of the Mesopotamian Plain lie around the main rivers in the region which are represented by the Tigris and Euphrates. Most surface sediments to a depths exceeding 20 m are sediments dating back to the Quaternary period. These sediments are heterogeneous, with texture and mineral composition from one place to another...

The Shatt al-Arab Delta is an important feature within the Iraqi territorial waters, it is primarily responsible for the nature, quality, and quantity of sediments transported to the area. The texture of the bottom sediment types in the Iraqi territory water is muddy with some places covered by sand. All of these sediments are reworked from the tid...

This present study deals with the microbial sedimentary structures which are mainly induced by the cyanobacteria in the tidal flats of Khor Al-Zubair, northwest of the Arabian Gulf. There are three types of sedimentary structures in the area: (i) physical genetics, (ii) biological genetics, and (iii) biophysical genetics. The last one represents th...

Four sites were chosen, in Hareer region, north of Basrah governorate, South Iraq. Eighty samples were collected from the sites, twenty samples from every site to 5m in depth. The sampling was carried out for each 0.25 m along the trench. Faunal assemblages show three biofacies: first, a marsh to fluvial environment B1 was found at depth from the g...

Twelve stations were selected from Palinurus shoal area and one sample from each station where dredged. The heavy and light minerals of a sandy fraction in size 0.125mm were separated by Bromoform liquid and identified. After the petrographic study of twenty-four thin sections under the polarized microscope, mineral identification showed different...

This study provides an image of the geological history of the Shatt Al-Arab River through sedimentology, mineralogy and fossils assemblages. Four sites located at both sides along Shatt Al-Arab River were selected. These sites are located in Basrah Governorate south east of Iraq, and specifically in the southern part of Mesopotamian Plain, from Qur...

The area of East Baghdad is one of the important oil fields in the Iraqi region; it lies within the Mesopotamian Foredeep Basin. This subsurface structural study of the area is based on the information of the oil wells and the previous seismic section pass through the area, which was used in the construction of the structural cross-section. Through...

Mesopotamian Zone is a foreland basin formed by a collision between Arabian and Iranian plates. A subsurface structural study made for Mesopotamian area based on the information of the oil wells, which were used in the construction of five structural cross-sections. The sections reveal information about the difference in thickness of sedimentary fo...

The Mesopotamian Zone is a foreland basin formed by a collision between the Arabian and Iranian plates. A subsurface structural study was made for the Mesopotamian area based on the information of the oil wells used to construct five structural cross-sections. The sections reveal information about the difference in thickness of sedimentary formatio...

— The southern part of Mesopotamia is an important area, it is considered as an ambiguous environment during the Quaternary period. Two sites were chosen for boreholes in the southern part of Mesopotamia on both sides of the Tigris River before its confluence with the Euphrates River north Qurna. Site one is on the east side of Al-Hammar marsh, sit...

After drying operation in the early nineties of the last century, large numbers of archaeological sites appeared throughout the marsh and the old course of the Euphrates River, which represent prehistoric and early historic settlements. Others date to the earliest periods of the Arab and Islamic settlement. The sites may indicate possible time fram...

This study was carried out to give a picture of the geological history of the Shatt Al-Arab River. Four sites were chosen along the Shatt Al-Arab River course for sedimentological, mineralogical and faunal assemblages study. Two types of sediments texture are showed by grain size analysis which is; Silt and Sandy Silt. X-Ray diffraction analysis fo...

Many of archaeological sites within Al Hammar Marsh and surrounded area were selected to the current study. Multispectral QuickBird images(2006), characterized by high (0.6 m) spatial resolution, used to draw a detailed map for an especially prominent relict course of the Euphrates and for the archaeological sites, these maps used to describe these...

This present study was deal with the microbial sedimentary structures which are mainly induced by the cyanobacteria in the tidal flats of Khor Al-Zubair, North west of the Arabian Gulf. There are three types of sedimentary structures in the area; (i) physical genetics, (ii) biological genetics and (iii) bio-physical genetics. The last one represent...

This study aims to analyze and monitor the geomorphological changes that have occurred on Um Al Rasas Island. This island is located in the Shatt Al-Arab River south of Basra city in southern part of Mesopotamian plain. Field surveys include measurement of water velocity and cross – sectional Profile. Satellite images of Landsat multi-spectral scan...

We present the results of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating of 11 samples collected from 4 locations in southern Iraq. As a result of the hiatus in fieldwork in that region since 1990, and the antiquity of the majority of archaeological excavations conducted there, the record of 14 C dates for southern Mesopotamia is patchy for...

The study deals with the sediment biofacies of the northwestern part of Arabian Gulf near the entrance of Shatt Al-Arab and the southern entrance of Khor Abdulla. Gravity corer device was used of about 60 cm penetration .The sampling was carried out from 13 to 15 August 1995' Nineteen samples of vertically and horizontally distribution were chosen...

The study area covers the eastern and western part of Shatt Al-Arab River to Khor Al-Zubair channel and the northwestern coast of the Arabian Gulf. The application of remote sensing techniques on the satellite image Landsat 7 ETM+ (2003) indicates many local and regional interesting observations, which explain many geomorphological features in this...

The study area is located at the middle part of Khor Al-Zubair, NW the Arabian Gulf. Thirty-six samples were selected from six stations in the study area, six samples from each station, at the depth of 0.5m from ground surface. Distances, elevations and inclinations were measured in four traverses in the study area. Mud corer and hand Auger tools,...

Weak soils in some parts of Basrah Governorate were mixed with 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 1.25, 1.50, 2 percent by weight of resorcinol resin, and the same clayey silt soils also mixed with 3, 6, 9,12,15,and 18 percent by weight of Portland cement to achieve the primary objectives of this research, respectively. These involve: (a) the profitable amoun...

The present study deals with sedimentological and paleontological aspects of the tidal flats recent sediments of Khor Al-Zubair and Khor Abdullah. The sediments of these tidal flats are mainly composed of silt and mud. Carbonate content was 7.83-26.58 % and 23.38-45.54 % in the sediments of the tidal flats of Khor Al-Zubair and Khor Abdullah, respe...

The sediments of Ahwar area are mainly clayey silt with small amount of sand. The sand fraction is of fine to very fine grains. The color of these sediments is influenced by the hydrodynamic nature of the environment, and the organic content. The surface sediments are divided into three main layers; a surface organic – rich sand silty layer to a de...

تقع منطقة الدراسة في الجزء الوسطي من خور الزبير, شمال غرب الخليج العربي .جمعت 36 من ستة محطات وبواقع 6 عينات من كل محطة وعلى اعماق 0,5 متر من سطح الارض.تم قياس المسافة والمناسب والميل لاربعة مقاطع في منطقة الدراسة. اجريت عملية القياسات الحلقية وجميع النماذج للفترة منن اكتوبر 2001 والى اذار 2002 .استخدم الحفار اليدوي وجهاز جمع اللباب الطينية فضلاً ع...

Thirty samples from seven cores were taken along the Shatt Al-Arab River, from its junction with Karun River downstream to the mouth. A gravity corer with a penetration power of about 60cm is used. Heavy minerals were studied to identify the source of sediments in the southern part of the Shatt Al-Arab River. This part stretches from the mouth of S...