Grain size, sorting and matrix as indicators of energy of depositional environment of Abu-Khasib formation east of Baghdad

Abstract

     A total of 190 thin sections have been examined for stone samples collected from Halfaia – 1 in the south of Iraq. Al-Mishrif formation, basically, consists of limestone including Planktonic Foraminifera and Benthonic Foraminifera, as well as, minerals like Dolomite. The formation is divided into three energy water areas: high, transitional and low areas