Sedimentological and Mineralogical Study of Iraqi Marine Sediments

Studying of marine sediments is an important from the geological, environmental and economic side. Northwest of the Arabian Gulf region characterized especially the specific area between the port of Umm Qasir and Basrah oil port with nature hydrodynamic and depositional variety, because of the morphological nature, the shape of coastline surrounding the area and the nature physiography to bottom and the presence of many of the hydrological effects. These effects like: the impact rivers of Shatt Al-Arab, Karun, Shatt Al-Basrah and the effects of waves and tidal processes. All of these have led to different sources of sediment supplied to the region.