A Reconnaissance Gravity and Magnetic Investigation along Erbil Shaqlawa Highway, NE Iraq PDF

Keywords

sediments, gravity, magnets

Abstract

A reconnaissance gravity and magnetic study has been carried out along the road between Erbil-Shaqlawa, NE Iraq in order to throw light on the subsurface geological structures, in particular the basement's configuration, since it has not been covered by any previous geophysical investigation. This area represents the transition between the foothill zone and the high folded zone. It has found that the regional gravity and magnetic anomalies are increasing towards Shaqlawa, which suggests that the basement depth decreasing in this direction. Also, there is possibility of the presence of basement fault southwest of Salahaddin Summer Resort. The local gravity anomalies have been interpreted due to subsurface structures within the sedimentary succession.