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Akashat Mine, Akashat, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

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Akashat Mine, Akashat, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

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Akashat Mine, Akashat, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

Type:

Desert

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Karbala	434,450 (2016)
Ramadi	274,539 (2016)
Hīt	31,901 (2016)
Ḩadīthah	30,925 (2016)
‘Anah	27,000 (2018)
Ar Ruţbah	22,370 (2016)

Mindat Locality ID:

289331

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:289331:3

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Arabic:

بادية الشام, العراق

French:

désert de Syrie, Irak

German:

Syrische Wüste, Irak

Italian:

deserto siriano, Iraq

Russian:

Сирийская пустыня, Ирак

Simplified Chinese:

叙利亚沙漠, 伊拉克

Spanish:

Desierto Sirio, Irak

Afrikaans:

Siriese woestyn, Irak

Armenian:

Սիրիական անապատ, Իրաք

Azeri:

Suriya səhrası, İraq

Basque:

Siriar basamortua, Irak

Belarusian:

Сірыйская пустыня, Ірак

Bulgarian:

Сирийска пустиня, Ирак

Catalan:

desert de Síria, Iraq

Croatian:

Sirijska pustinja, Irak

Czech:

Syrská poušť, Irák

Dutch:

Syrische Woestijn, Irak

Esperanto:

Siria Dezerto, Irako

Estonian:

Süüria kõrb, Iraak

Farsi/Persian:

بیابان شام, عراق

Finnish:

Syyrian aavikko, Irak

Galician:

Deserto sirio, Iraq

Georgian:

სირიის უდაბნო, ერაყი

Hebrew:

המדבר הסורי, עיראק

Hindi:

सीरियन, इराक़

Hungarian:

Szír-sivatag, Irak

Indonesian:

Gurun Suriah, Irak

Japanese:

シリア砂漠, イラク

Kannada:

ಸಿರಿಯಾ ಮರುಭೂಮಿ, ಇರಾಕ್

Korean:

시리아 사막, 이라크

Lithuanian:

Sirijos dykuma, Irakas

Macedonian:

Сириска Пустина, Ирак

Malayalam:

സിറിയൻ മരുഭൂമി, ഇറാഖ്‌

Norwegian:

Den syriske ørken, Irak

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Den syriske ørkenen, Irak

Polish:

Pustynia Syryjska, Irak

Portuguese:

Deserto Sírio, Iraque

Punjabi:

ਸੀਰੀਆਈ ਮਾਰੂਥਲ, ਇਰਾਕ

Romanian:

Deșertul Sirian, Irak

Scots:

Sirian Desert, Iraq

Scottish Gaelic:

Fàsach Shirianach, Ioràc

Serbian:

Сиријска пустиња, Ирак

Serbo-Croatian:

Sirijska pustinja, Irak

Slovenian:

Sirska puščava, Irak

Swedish:

Syriska öknen, Irak

Tajik (Cyrillic Script):

Биёбони Сурия, Ироқ

Tamil:

சிரிய பாலைவனம், ஈராக்கு

Turkish:

Suriye Çölü, Irak

Ukrainian:

Сирійська пустеля, Ірак

Uzbek (Latin Script):

Suriya choʻli, Iroq

Vietnamese:

Hoang mạc Syria, Iraq

Welsh:

Diffeithwch Syria, Irac

The Iraqi Western Desert covers considerable part of the whole Iraqi territory. Its areal coverage is about 104.000 km². It extends from the Euphrates River, in the north and northeast to the Iraqi–Jordanian and Iraqi–Saudi Arabian borders, in the west and south, respectively; and to wadi Al-Khir in the east. This wadi divides the desert into two parts, western and southern. Formerly they were called "Al-Badiya Al-Shimaliya" and "Al-Badiyah Al-Jinoobiyah", respectively.

The Iraqi Western Desert is characterised by different topographic natures. The nature of the topography reflects the type of the exposed rocks, their thicknesses and the structural effect. Generally, three main different topographical forms could be recognized, this is mainly due to the presence of Rutbah Uplift, in the middle part. The three parts are:
1– The eastern part, which consists of rocky surface dissected by shallow valleys running northeastwards, with shallow depressions of karst nature. It covers the area extending from wadi Al-Khir to Al-Habbariyah Depression and till the Euphrates River, northwards. The oldest exposed rocks are Paleocene in age and range to Pleistocene.
2– The middle part, in which the Ga'ara Depression is the main upstanding feature. It covers the area between Al-Habbariyah Depression and almost to longitude 40°, northwards to Euphrates River. The area is dissected by dense and deep valleys. The oldest exposed rocks are Permian in age and range to Pleistocene.
3– The western part, which covers the remaining part of the Iraqi Western Desert west of longitude 40°.It consists of flat area usually covered by thin veneer of residual soil, dissected by valleys and shallow depressions, which are characterszed usually by small and circular shapes, mainly of karst origin. The oldest exposed rocks are Paleocene in age and range up to Oligocene.

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ⓘ Phosphorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase

Formula: TiO₂

Locality: Hussainiyat Fe deposit, Wadi Al-Hussainiya, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Al-Bassam, K.S., Tamar-Agha, M.Y. (1998) Genesis of the Hussainiyat Ironstone Deposit, Western Desert, Iraq. Mineralium Deposita 33:3, 266-282.

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO₄

Locality: Quartz geode occurrences, Ar-Rutbah (Rutbah; Ar-Rutba; Rutba), Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Petranek, J., Jassim, S., Al-Bassam, K. and Hak, J. (1980) Quartz geodes of the Western Desert, Iraq. Journal of the Geological Society of Iraq, 13, 343-347

Petranek, J., Jassim, S., Al-Bassam, K. and Hak, J. (1983) Quartz geodes of the Western Desert, Iraq. Časopis pro mineralogii a geologii, 28, 139-147.

ⓘ Böhmite

Formula: AlO(OH)

Locality: Hussainiyat Fe deposit, Wadi Al-Hussainiya, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Al-Bassam, K.S., Tamar-Agha, M.Y. (1998) Genesis of the Hussainiyat Ironstone Deposit, Western Desert, Iraq. Mineralium Deposita 33:3, 266-282.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Hussainiyat Fe deposit, Wadi Al-Hussainiya, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq
Quartz geode occurrences, Ar-Rutbah (Rutbah; Ar-Rutba; Rutba), Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

ⓘ Carnotite

Formula: K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O

Locality: Akashat Mine, Akashat, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Al-Bassam, K.S. (1990) Uranium in Iraqi phosphorites. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining, 3, 2, 13-31

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Hussainiyat Fe deposit, Wadi Al-Hussainiya, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Al-Bassam, K.S., Tamar-Agha, M.Y. (1998) Genesis of the Hussainiyat Ironstone Deposit, Western Desert, Iraq. Mineralium Deposita 33:3, 266-282.

ⓘ Curienite

Formula: Pb(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 5H₂O

Locality: Akashat Mine, Akashat, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

Locality: Akashat Mine, Akashat, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Al-Bassam, K.S. (1990) The Akashat phosphate deposits, Iraq. In: Notholt, A.J., Sheldon, R.P. , and Davidson, D.F. (Eds.), Phosphate Deposits of the World, volume 2, Phosphate Rock Resources. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pages 316-322

Abed, A.M. (2013) The eastern Mediterranean phosphorite giants: An interplay between tectonics and upwelling. GeoArabia, 18, 2, 67-94.

ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄,CO₃)₃(F,O)

Locality: Akashat Mine, Akashat, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Al-Bassam, K.S. (1990) Uranium in Iraqi phosphorites. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining, 3, 2, 13-31

Abed, A.M. (2013) The eastern Mediterranean phosphorite giants: An interplay between tectonics and upwelling. GeoArabia, 18, 2, 67-94.

ⓘ Gibbsite

Formula: Al(OH)₃

Locality: Hussainiyat Fe deposit, Wadi Al-Hussainiya, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Al-Bassam, K.S., Tamar-Agha, M.Y. (1998) Genesis of the Hussainiyat Ironstone Deposit, Western Desert, Iraq. Mineralium Deposita 33:3, 266-282.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

Locality: Hussainiyat Fe deposit, Wadi Al-Hussainiya, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Al-Bassam, K.S., Tamar-Agha, M.Y. (1998) Genesis of the Hussainiyat Ironstone Deposit, Western Desert, Iraq. Mineralium Deposita 33:3, 266-282.

ⓘ Halloysite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Hussainiyat Fe deposit, Wadi Al-Hussainiya, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Al-Bassam, K.S., Tamar-Agha, M.Y. (1998) Genesis of the Hussainiyat Ironstone Deposit, Western Desert, Iraq. Mineralium Deposita 33:3, 266-282.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Hussainiyat Fe deposit, Wadi Al-Hussainiya, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Al-Bassam, K.S., Tamar-Agha, M.Y. (1998) Genesis of the Hussainiyat Ironstone Deposit, Western Desert, Iraq. Mineralium Deposita 33:3, 266-282.

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Hussainiyat Fe deposit, Wadi Al-Hussainiya, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Al-Bassam, K.S., Tamar-Agha, M.Y. (1998) Genesis of the Hussainiyat Ironstone Deposit, Western Desert, Iraq. Mineralium Deposita 33:3, 266-282.

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Locality: Hussainiyat Fe deposit, Wadi Al-Hussainiya, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Al-Bassam, K.S., Tamar-Agha, M.Y. (1998) Genesis of the Hussainiyat Ironstone Deposit, Western Desert, Iraq. Mineralium Deposita 33:3, 266-282.

ⓘ Metatyuyamunite

Formula: Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O

Locality: Akashat Mine, Akashat, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Al-Bassam, K.S. (1990) Uranium in Iraqi phosphorites. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining, 3, 2, 13-31

ⓘ Palygorskite

Formula: ◻Al₂Mg₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O

Locality: Hussainiyat Fe deposit, Wadi Al-Hussainiya, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Al-Bassam, K.S., Tamar-Agha, M.Y. (1998) Genesis of the Hussainiyat Ironstone Deposit, Western Desert, Iraq. Mineralium Deposita 33:3, 266-282.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Hussainiyat Fe deposit, Wadi Al-Hussainiya, Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Al-Bassam, K.S., Tamar-Agha, M.Y. (1998) Genesis of the Hussainiyat Ironstone Deposit, Western Desert, Iraq. Mineralium Deposita 33:3, 266-282.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Quartz geode occurrences, Ar-Rutbah (Rutbah; Ar-Rutba; Rutba), Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Petranek, J., Jassim, S., Al-Bassam, K. and Hak, J. (1980) Quartz geodes of the Western Desert, Iraq. Journal of the Geological Society of Iraq, 13, 343-347

Petranek, J., Jassim, S., Al-Bassam, K. and Hak, J. (1983) Quartz geodes of the Western Desert, Iraq. Časopis pro mineralogii a geologii, 28, 139-147.

ⓘ Quartz var. Agate

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Quartz geode occurrences, Ar-Rutbah (Rutbah; Ar-Rutba; Rutba), Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Petranek, J., Jassim, S., Al-Bassam, K. and Hak, J. (1980) Quartz geodes of the Western Desert, Iraq. Journal of the Geological Society of Iraq, 13, 343-347

Petranek, J., Jassim, S., Al-Bassam, K. and Hak, J. (1983) Quartz geodes of the Western Desert, Iraq. Časopis pro mineralogii a geologii, 28, 139-147.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Quartz geode occurrences, Ar-Rutbah (Rutbah; Ar-Rutba; Rutba), Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Petranek, J., Jassim, S., Al-Bassam, K. and Hak, J. (1980) Quartz geodes of the Western Desert, Iraq. Journal of the Geological Society of Iraq, 13, 343-347

Petranek, J., Jassim, S., Al-Bassam, K. and Hak, J. (1983) Quartz geodes of the Western Desert, Iraq. Časopis pro mineralogii a geologii, 28, 139-147.

ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Quartz geode occurrences, Ar-Rutbah (Rutbah; Ar-Rutba; Rutba), Ar-Rutba District, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq

References:

Petranek, J., Jassim, S., Al-Bassam, K. and Hak, J. (1980) Quartz geodes of the Western Desert, Iraq. Journal of the Geological Society of Iraq, 13, 343-347

Petranek, J., Jassim, S., Al-Bassam, K. and Hak, J. (1983) Quartz geodes of the Western Desert, Iraq. Časopis pro mineralogii a geologii, 28, 139-147.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Agate	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Milky Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Anatase	4.DD.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Gibbsite	4.FE.10	Al(OH)₃
ⓘ	Böhmite	4.FE.15	AlO(OH)
ⓘ	Carnotite	4.HB.05	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	Curienite	4.HB.15	Pb(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Metatyuyamunite	4.HB.25	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄,CO₃)₃(F,O)
ⓘ		8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Halloysite	9.ED.10	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Palygorskite	9.EE.20	◻Al₂Mg₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Böhmite	AlO(OH)
H	ⓘ Carnotite	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Curienite	Pb(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Gibbsite	Al(OH)₃
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Halloysite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Metatyuyamunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Palygorskite	◻Al₂Mg₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄,CO₃)₃(F,O)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Agate	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Böhmite	AlO(OH)
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄,CO₃)₃(F,O)
O	ⓘ Carnotite	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Curienite	Pb(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
O	ⓘ Gibbsite	Al(OH)₃
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Halloysite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Metatyuyamunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Palygorskite	◻Al₂Mg₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz	SiO₂
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄,CO₃)₃(F,O)
F	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Palygorskite	◻Al₂Mg₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Böhmite	AlO(OH)
Al	ⓘ Gibbsite	Al(OH)₃
Al	ⓘ Halloysite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Palygorskite	◻Al₂Mg₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Agate	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Halloysite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Palygorskite	◻Al₂Mg₂◻₂Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂(H₂O)₄ · 4H₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz	SiO₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄,CO₃)₃(F,O)
P	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Carnotite	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄,CO₃)₃(F,O)
Ca	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Ca	ⓘ Metatyuyamunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
V	Vanadium
V	ⓘ Carnotite	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
V	ⓘ Curienite	Pb(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 5H₂O
V	ⓘ Metatyuyamunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Curienite	Pb(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 5H₂O
U	Uranium
U	ⓘ Carnotite	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O
U	ⓘ Curienite	Pb(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 5H₂O
U	ⓘ Metatyuyamunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂ · 3H₂O

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

41.3 Ma (Eocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

265 Ma (Permian)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Kuldana	1	47.8 - 37.2 Ma (Eocene)
Zor Hauran	8	228 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Ga'ara Sandstone	6	265.1 - 254.17 Ma (Permian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Glomospira genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Spirillinida : Ammodiscidae : *Glomospira*	228 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Glomospirella genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Spirillinida : Ammodiscidae : *Glomospirella*	228 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Involutina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Involutinida : Involutinidae : *Involutina*	228 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Nodosaria genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Nodosariidae : *Nodosaria*	228 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Myophoria genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophoriidae : *Myophoria*	228 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Lingula genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : *Lingula*	228 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Taeniopteris genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Crossozamiaceae : *Taeniopteris*	265.1 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Trocholina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Involutinida : Trocholinidae : *Trocholina*	228 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic
Hadrodus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Rhomboganoidei : *Hadrodus*	47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene
Sigillaria genus	Plantae : Sigillariaceae : *Sigillaria*	265.1 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Pecopteris genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Asterothecaceae : *Pecopteris*	265.1 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Bakevellia (Bakevelloides) praecursor species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Bakevellia : *Bakevellia (Bakevelloides) praecursor*	228 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic

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Iraq

Western Desert
- Mesozoic🐚 Ar Rutbah
- Eocene🐚 H-GSP 229
- Permian🐚 Wadi Daiklah

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Al Anbar Governorate
- Ar-Rutba District

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References

Sissakian, V.K., and Mohammed, B.S. (2007) Geology of Iraqi Western Desert. Iraqi Bulletin of Geology and Mining, Special Issue 2007, 51-124.

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