Neotectonic Indications from the Western and Southern Deserts of Iraq  

作　　者：Varoujan K. Sissakian Nadhir Al-Ansari Lanja H. Abdullah Jan Laue Varoujan K. Sissakian;Nadhir Al-Ansari;Lanja H. Abdullah;Jan Laue(College of Engineering, Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq;Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden;College of Science, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq)

机构地区：[1]College of Engineering, Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq [2]Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden [3]College of Science, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

出　　处：《International Journal of Geosciences》2023年第5期427-436,共10页地球科学国际期刊（英文）

摘　　要：The Iraqi Western and Southern deserts are part of the Iraqi Stable Shelf (Inner Platform) that belongs to the Arabian Plate. Therefore, both deserts lack tectonic forms like folds and faults;however, very rarely faults and regional lineaments can be seen in both deserts. Although both deserts are tectonically stable, tens of Neotectonic indications can be seen everywhere in both deserts. Among those indications are: Straight valleys, perpendicular valley bendings, sinkholes aligned along straight lines, dislocated valleys, knickpoints within valleys aligned along straight lines, regional lineaments, anomalous valley shapes, trends, and types, dissected alluvial fans. We have used existing geological maps of different scales and Esri World Imagery to recognize those Neotectonic indications. All those recognized features are excellent indications that both the Iraqi Western and Southern deserts are tectonically not stable. Accordingly, new terminology is suggested instead of the Stable Shelf (Inner Platform) which is the “Less Disturbed Shelf”.The Iraqi Western and Southern deserts are part of the Iraqi Stable Shelf (Inner Platform) that belongs to the Arabian Plate. Therefore, both deserts lack tectonic forms like folds and faults;however, very rarely faults and regional lineaments can be seen in both deserts. Although both deserts are tectonically stable, tens of Neotectonic indications can be seen everywhere in both deserts. Among those indications are: Straight valleys, perpendicular valley bendings, sinkholes aligned along straight lines, dislocated valleys, knickpoints within valleys aligned along straight lines, regional lineaments, anomalous valley shapes, trends, and types, dissected alluvial fans. We have used existing geological maps of different scales and Esri World Imagery to recognize those Neotectonic indications. All those recognized features are excellent indications that both the Iraqi Western and Southern deserts are tectonically not stable. Accordingly, new terminology is suggested instead of the Stable Shelf (Inner Platform) which is the “Less Disturbed Shelf”.

关 键 词：NEOTECTONICS Iraq Western and Southern Deserts KNICKPOINTS Dislocated Valleys Anomalous Valley Shapes 

分 类 号：P73[天文地球—海洋科学]