Sattar Jabbar Al-Khafaji

• professor at University of Basrah

The study deals with industrial assessment of deposits in Zurbatiyah area of eastern Iraq. The deposits are represented by limestone, marly limestone, gypsum and clay which belong to the Ibrahim, Serikagni, Dhiban, Jerbie, Fat'ha, Injana and Mukdadiya formations. These deposits are characterized by well extensions and thickness. These deposits were...

The Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary (K/Pg) event, marked by the mineralogical and geochemical evidence and environmental catastrophes, is a contentious topic in geology. The mineralogical and geochemical anomalies at the K/Pg boundary worldwide were caused by an extraterrestrial object impact and/or prolonged Deccan eruptions at the end of the Mesozo...

The research deals with the chemical and mineralogical assessment of raw materials for cement industry

The rapid urbanization and industrialization during the last years in Basrah city causes a continuous emission of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) into the urban ecosystem. Heavy metals (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Mn, Pb and Zn) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were studied in Conocarpus lancifolius leaves as an...

Effect the silica sand percentage as subtitution of fine agregate on the concrete compressive strength N Nursyamsi and I Maulana-Low Density, High Compressive Strength: Abstract Sand dunes are widely spread in Missan Governorate, Southeastern Iraq in many areas including; Manziliyah, Khazina, Zubadiate, and Chailat. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results...

Sand dunes are widely spread in Missan Governorate, Southeastern Iraq in many areas including; Manziliyah, Khazina, Zubadiate, and Chailat. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results of sand samples of sizes 0.063-2 mm, 0.125-0.250mm, and 0.250-0.500mm, revealed that quartz is the main mineral phase, followed by calcite, feldspar and trace of gypsum. Chemical...

Sand dunes are widely spread in Missan Governorate, South-eastern Iraq in many areas including; Manziliyah, Khazina, Zubadiate, and Chailat. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results of sand samples of sizes 0.063-2 mm, 0.125-0.250mm, and 0.250-0.500mm, revealed that quartz is the main mineral phase, followed by calcite, feldspar and trace of gypsum. Chemica...

Fourteen soil samples were collected from different stations in Al-Zubair City. The inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was applied for determinations of (Pb, Zn, Ni, Cd, Co, Fe, Cu, Mn, Cr, and As) to assess the level of pollution in soil. The grain size analyses indicate that soil of silty sand type with low content of clay, the...

This research aims to study the suitability of the Fatha Formation clay deposits for the brick industry in the Zurbatiya area, Wasit Government. Two sites (Al-Salam police station and Al-Taff station) were selected. The clay deposits were subjected to particle size analysis, atterberg limits, chemical and mineralogical analyses. The samples have 31...

Twenty sand samples were collected from the sand dunes of Missan fields, Southeastern Iraq. Grain size distribution, mineralogical and chemical composition were studied for the total, medium, and fine-size sand fractions. The grain size analysis shows that the sand is the main component, followed by silt and trace of clay. The predominant grain siz...

Gypsum deposits are wide spread in Zurbatiyah area, Eastern of Iraq, especially in Fatha Formation. Gypsum deposits have been known as a suitable materials for gypsum plaster industry. Sawdust and Palm fibers powders have been added in different ratios to gypsum plaster material mixture to improve their industrial properties. Addition of 0 %,1 %, 5...

Gypsum rocks of Fatha Formation in Zurbatiyah area, eastern Iraq were studied in terms of mineralogy and petrography. Mineralogically, X-ray difractometry results reveal that gypsum rocks are predominantly composed of gypsum minerals with minor amounts of calcite, anhydrite, bassanite and dolomite minerals. Scanning electron microscopy has shown th...

A detailed study was conducted to determine the concentrations for ten heavy metals (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) in 16 urban soil samples of Basrah city by using Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry technique to assess the pollution levels according to some pollution indices. The samples were collected from four traverses, in...

Fifteen samples were collected from recent sediments grouping at 80 km east Samawa City, southern Iraq. Three selected samples for grain size analysis and twelve samples for chemical and biofacies analysis. Grain size analysis indicated that the sediment is mainly composed of the silt and clay with a small amount of sand. Most of the samples consid...

It appears that the tectonism throughout early middle Miocene played an important role in the variations and distribution of facies zones within Jeribe basin. Although, the domination of the lagoonal influences within the most studied exposed succession; microfacies analysis revealed the influences of many other shallow environmental zones. Intermi...