Organic petrology of Ora formation in Akkas field, western Iraq

Detailed petrological investigation of the organic matter has been performed using polished sections examined under incident light microscopy on the Lower Carboniferous Ora formation in Akkas field to characterize the nature and origin of the contained  organic matter in the shale beds. Microscopic...

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Main Author: Mohamed W. Alkhafaji
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Language:English
Published: Tikrit University 2023-02-01
Series:Tikrit Journal of Pure Science
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Online Access:https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/878
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description Detailed petrological investigation of the organic matter has been performed using polished sections examined under incident light microscopy on the Lower Carboniferous Ora formation in Akkas field to characterize the nature and origin of the contained  organic matter in the shale beds. Microscopical investigations reveal that the organic matter consists of mixed terrestrial and marine organic matter. Marine organic matter represented by alginite and bituminte; whereas terrestrial is represented predominantly by sporinite, and minor amounts of vitrinite.
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spelling doaj-art-9ff325492ffb4fd0ac74860d95e9cc1f2025-08-20T02:36:31ZengTikrit UniversityTikrit Journal of Pure Science1813-16622415-17262023-02-0122910.25130/tjps.v22i9.878Organic petrology of Ora formation in Akkas field, western IraqMohamed W. Alkhafaji Detailed petrological investigation of the organic matter has been performed using polished sections examined under incident light microscopy on the Lower Carboniferous Ora formation in Akkas field to characterize the nature and origin of the contained  organic matter in the shale beds. Microscopical investigations reveal that the organic matter consists of mixed terrestrial and marine organic matter. Marine organic matter represented by alginite and bituminte; whereas terrestrial is represented predominantly by sporinite, and minor amounts of vitrinite. https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/878Ora formationliptiniteAkkas fieldalginite
spellingShingle Mohamed W. Alkhafaji
Organic petrology of Ora formation in Akkas field, western Iraq
Tikrit Journal of Pure Science
Ora formation
liptinite
Akkas field
alginite
title Organic petrology of Ora formation in Akkas field, western Iraq
title_full Organic petrology of Ora formation in Akkas field, western Iraq
title_fullStr Organic petrology of Ora formation in Akkas field, western Iraq
title_full_unstemmed Organic petrology of Ora formation in Akkas field, western Iraq
title_short Organic petrology of Ora formation in Akkas field, western Iraq
title_sort organic petrology of ora formation in akkas field western iraq
topic Ora formation
liptinite
Akkas field
alginite
url https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/878
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