1. 36o
N
42o
E
20 km
I R A Q
S Y R I A
N
E X P L A N A T I O N
Recent Alluvium
Middle and Lower Miocene
Upper Fars Formation
Upper Miocene (Eocene)
Lower Fars Formation
Middle Miocene (Cretaceous)
Major Anticlines
Borehole
Spring
Seepage area
I R A N
SYRIA
I R A Q
Mosul
100 km
42o 44o 46o
42o 44o 46o
34o
36o
BAGHDAD
6
5
7
4
3
1
2
Mosul
Lazaga
Hammam
Al-Alil
Mishraq
Mustanik
Tel-Afar
Singar
?
?
L O C A T I O N M A P
T i g r i s
R i v e r

2. 119 144 141 187175 139 148 115 136 46
M I O C E N E R O C K U N I T SNW SE
25m
5km
EOCENEROCKUNITS
Mud flat or tidal flat facies (18)
Bioherm facies (17)
Foreslope facies (16)
Toe of slope facies (15)
Open-marine shelf facies (14)
Mud flat or tidal flat facies (13)
Bioherm facies (11)
Laggon facies (12)
Foreslope facies (10)
Toe of slope facies (9)
Open-marine shelf facies (8)
Bajwan
Formation
Baba Formation
Tarjil
Formation
Shurau
Formation
Sheikh Alas
Formation
Palani
Formation
M I D D L E
O L I G O C E N E
E A R LY
O L I G O C E N E

3. SP Sa-1
SP Ga-2 S
SP Hu-1 S
SA’DI FORMATION
TANUMA FORMATION
KHASIB FORMATION
MISHRIF/KIFIL FORMATION
Mudstone
Wakestone
Pakstone
Shale
25 m
25 km
W E

4. NORTHEASTSOUTHWEST
NORTHEASTSOUTHWEST
F
F
F
F
F
2000 feet
COMPETENT GROUP
B
SEA LEVEL
SEA LEVEL
PLAINS
FRONTAL
PUCKER
KNEE
BEND
KNEE
BEND
GYPSUM
RIDGE
FRONTAL
PUCKER
N E F L A N K
U P P E R F A R S
U
PPER
FAR
S
PASSIVE
G
RO
UP
LO
W
ER
BAKHTIARI
UPPER
FARS
B A K H T I A R I
BAKHTIARI
RIDGE
MOBILE
GROUP
MOBILE GROUP
UPPER FARS
UPPER
FARS
M
IDDLE
FARS
L O W
E R
B A K H T I A R I
M. FARS
SUB-THRUST
FLANK
SUB-THRUST
FLANK
O V E R T H R U S T
S H E E T
O V E R T H R U S T
S H E E T
5000 feet
COMPETENT GROUP
A

5. N
APPE
ZO
N
E
FO
LD
ED
ZO
N
E
U
N
-FO
LD
ED
AR
EA
T U R K E Y
I R A N
SYRIA
I R A Q
BAGHDAD
MOSUL
KIRKUK
B
A
K
H
Q
N
W
KH
S
K
Jebel Siajer Shelkh
Ibrahim
SaditM
okhul
Hamria North
HamriaSouth
100 km
OIL FIELD
A AIN ZALAH
B BUTMAH
K KIRKUK
H BAI HASSAN
J JAMBUR
S QASAB
N NAJMAH
W JAWAN
Q QAIYRAH
KH NAFT KHANEH
FOLD
BURIED TREND
34o
40o
42o
44o
46o
40o
42o
44o
46o
36o
34o
36o
Ga’are
SW
UN-FOLDED AREA
F O L D E D Z O N E NAPPE ZONE
FOLDED ZONE
NE
Schematic Structural Cross Section

6. S Y R I A
LEBANON
IRAQ
ISRAEL
J O R D A N
S A U D I
A R A B I A
S A U D I A R A B I A
35o
36o
37o
38o
39o
35o
36o
37o
38o
39o
33o
32o
31o
30o
33o
32o
31o
Cretaceous-Recent
Permian-Jurassic
AlnaBatraUmm Tarifa
Sahl as Suwwan
Amud
Trebeel
Ajram
and older
W E
W E
RA
BA
TB
DB
HS
DI
US
IN
SB
AC
MA
KA
Key to Outcroping Formations:
KA Khushsha Formation
Mudawwara Formation:
RA Ratiya Member
BA Batra Member
TB Tubeiliyat Member
DB Dubaydib Formation
HS Hiswah Formation
US Umm Sahm Formation
DI Disi Formation
IN Salib Formation
AC Aqaba Complex
Geological boundary at outcrop
Geological boundary beneath Hercynian Unconformity
Sketch cross-section across the
Southern Desert outcrops
Sketch cross-section across North Jordan
ALNAFORMATION
ALNA FORMATION
BATRAFORMATION
BATR
A
FO
R
M
ATIO
N
UM
M
TARIFA
FORM
ATION
AMUD
FORMATION
SAHLAS
SUW
WAN
FORMATION
AC
Ras En Naqb-
Batn El-Ghul
EscarpmentSB+
IN
DI
AC
AC
US+DI
DB+TB
HS
BA
RA+KA
SALIB,BURJANDAJRAMFORMATIONS
TREBEEL
FO
RM
ATIO
N
30o

7. Amman
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
JORDAN
SYRIA
ISRAEL
SAUDI
ARABIA
ZARQAMAIN&
GTZ-2DBOREHOLE
SAFI/NUMAYRI
FEINAN/DANA
BEIDA/PETRA
W.ABUKHUSHEIBA
W.QUSEIB
SOUTHERN
DESERT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SARAMUJ
FORMATION
ARABA
COMPLEX
ARABA COMPLEX
AQABA
COMPLEX
S A L I B
FORMATION
BURJ
FORMATION
KURUNB GROUP
D I S I F O R M AT I O N
F O R M AT I O N
U M M I S H R I N
S A L I B
FORMATION
(Later alkaline granites and
co-eval extrusions)
?
?
?
SAFI
GROUP
50mVertical
Scale
MAINGROUPRAMGROUP
PERMO-TRIASSICTOTRIASSICCAMBRIAN
PRECAMBRIAN
TO EARLY
CAMBRIAN
FMKHUSHEIBAABU
Location of Samples
AQ
ABA
CX.