WESTERN ZAGROS FOLD – THRUST BELT, PART I: THE LOW FOLDED ZONE | ||
| Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining | ||
| Article 1, Volume 0, Issue 5, August 2017, Pages 39-62 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The Low Folded Zone is an integral part of the Western Zagros Fold – Thrust Belt of the Iraqi territory. Field, seismic and well data have been integrated to interpret the structural styles and geometries of the folds and the associated structures and their variations across and along the zone. It is concluded that the mechanical properties of the folded sedimentary pile as well as the presence or absence of early formed structural lines of weakness have exerted first order impact on the nature of the folding and faulting processes and their subsequent evolution in this structural domain. Moreover, the classical structural – mechanical grouping of the Zagros stratigraphy in southwest Iran appears not uniform and may show significant variation in the mechanical properties. Therefore, it is found that this grouping might be partially applied in Kirkuk region of the Low Folded Zone, whereas it is totally inapplicable in Mosul region of the zone. | ||
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