Kirkuk University’s Master’s Dissertation on Geochemistry & Mineralogy of Pyrite in Limestone Rocks
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27-01-2025
College of Science, Kirkuk University discussed a master dissertation the geochemistry and mineralogy of pyrite in limestone rocks of the Shiransh Formation by the postgraduate student, Mr. Ali Muhammad Ali.
The dissertation aimed at analyzing pyrite in the Shiransh Formation sequences through mineral and geochemical description and interpreting the appropriate depositional environment for its formation.
The thesis concluded that the Shiransh Formation consists mainly of limestone and clayey limestone from the Campanian-Upper Maastrichtian era, and is formed in a deep marine environment that is tectonically unstable.
The dissertation reviewed that the source rocks of the Shiransh Formation belong to igneous rocks that are medium acidic to basic, and through the ratio of Al₂O₃/SiO₂, it was shown that the formation is located within the passive continental margin and close to the active continental margin.
