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Chapter Two<br />

Geology of the study area<br />

Fig (2-6) River terrace deposit of Tainal stream, near New Sola village<br />

(the trees are 3 – 4m high)<br />

2-3 Microscopic study<br />

For precise description of the rocks, thin sections of various rocks of Sinjar<br />

and Kolosh Formations (which are prevalent at the proposed dam site) were<br />

made and studied under polarized microscope.<br />

In general, the microscopic inspection shows that the Sinjar Formation is<br />

composed of limestone rich in fossils and some pebbles, while the Kolosh<br />

Formation is composed mainly of clastic rocks with some limestone beds.<br />

The carbonate rocks were classified according to Folk(1962) and the clastic<br />

rocks according to grain size of rock components. These classifications are<br />

suitable in giving value to the material constant (mi) element of Hoek-Brown<br />

failure criterion which is used in the determination of the mechanical properties of<br />

the rock mass.<br />

A precise microscopic study of thin sections revealed the following types, as in<br />

table (2-1).<br />

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