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• TITLE: Structural Origin of Sinjar Anticline, NW Iraq

  AUTHORS: Varoujan K. Sissakian, Nadhir Al-Ansari

  KEYWORDS: Aspect Ratio, Fold Symmetry Index, Mountain Front Length, Sinjar Anticline, Iraq

  JOURNAL NAME: International Journal of Geosciences, Vol.14 No.4, April 7, 2023

  ABSTRACT: The Sinjar anticline is a double plunging, trending almost E-W in the northwestern part of Iraq. It extends in Syria for about 42 km, whereas in Iraq, its length is about 91 km, and the width is about 31 km. The northern limb (45° - 80°) is steeper than the southern limb (15° - 25°), with average plunges dip of 35° and axial plane dipping of 47.5° southwards. The exposed rocks in the anticline range in age from Upper Cretaceous, represented by the Shiranish Formation, to Upper Miocene, represented by the Injana Formation. Google Earth image was used to calculate structural data, which were used to indicate the structural origin of the Sinjar anticline. This was achieved by calculating the Aspect Ratio (AR), Fold Symmetry Index (IFS or IFS), and length of the mountain front (FS). Accordingly, it was found that the structural origin of the Sinjar anticline is a fault-bend fold.