Anastomosing fluvial sedimentation in a foreland basin: paleoclimatic and tectonic controls on the Middle Eocene Gercus Formation, Kurdistan Region, northeastern Iraq
Integrated sedimentological, petrographic, mineralogical, and facies studies of the Gercus Formation reveal a tectonically influenced fluvial depositional environment responding to changing paleoclimate. Modal QFL analysis indicates a lithic-rich framework with subangular grains and low textural maturity, suggesting a...