Browsing by Author "Sadooni, Fadhil"
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Dolomite: Perspectives on a perplexing mineral
Al-Awadi, Mishari; Clark, William J.; Moore, William Ray; Herron, Michael; Zhang, Tuanfeng; Zhao, Weishu; Hurley, Neil; Kho, Djisan; Montaron, Bernard; Sadooni, Fadhil... more authors ... less authors ( research qate , 2009 , Article Review)Dolomite is a metastable mineral that can precipitate directly from solutions containing magnesium, calcium and carbonate to form cement or unlithified sediment. It can be categorized into two classes such as penecontemporaneous ... -
Geochemical characterization and origin of the Cretaceous Sa’di, Khasib, Mishrif, and Nahr Umr Crude Oils in Halfaya Oilfield, Southern Mesopotamian Basin, Iraq
Al-Khafaji, Amer Jassim; Yonis, Sahar Jassim; Ibrahim, Rafid N.Al; Almarsomi, Shahad; Sadooni, Fadhil ( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)A suite of crude oil samples from the Cretaceous reservoirs in Halfaya Oilfield, Southern Iraq were analyzed using organic geochemistry analysis to study their geochemical characterization and origin. High sulfur content ... -
Microbially influenced formation of anhydrite at low temperature
Al Disi, Zulfa Ali; Sadooni, Fadhil; Al-Kuwari, Hamad Al Saad; Bontognali, Tomaso R.R. ( Elsevier B.V. , 2023 , Article)Calcium sulfate minerals are abundant in nature – on Earth and on Mars – and important in several fields of material sciences. With respect to gypsum and bassanite, anhydrite represents the anhydrous crystalline phase in ... -
Oil-polluted groundwater in central and west Iraq as indicator of potential new hydrocarbon plays
Al-Khafaji, Amer Jassim; Alattabi, Abdulhuseeien; Y. Jassim, Sahar; Sadooni, Fadhil ( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2023 , Article)The old land of Iraq is characterized by the presence of many oil seepages that date back to the Babylonian time. During the last few years, the country has witnessed an accelerating pattern of earthquakes that may have ... -
Raman spectroscopy of the Dukhan sabkha: identification of geological and biogeological molecules in an extreme environment
Edwards, Howell G.M.; Sadooni, Fadhil; Vítek, Petr; Jehlička, Jan ( The Royal Society , 2010 , Article)The characterization of minerals and biogeological deposits in a terrestrial Arabian sabkha has a direct relevance for the exploration of Mars since the discovery by the NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity of evaporate ... -
Systematic laboratory approach to produce Mg-rich carbonates at low temperature
Al Disi, Zulfa Ali; Zouari, Nabil; Attia, Essam; Al-Asali, Mazen; Al Saad Al-Kuwari, Hamad; Sadooni, Fadhil; Dittrich, Maria; Bontognali, Tomaso R.R.... more authors ... less authors ( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2021 , Article)Dolomite is a common Mg-rich carbonate in the geological record, but the mechanism of its formation remains unclear. At low temperature, the incorporation of magnesium ions into the carbonate minerals necessary to form ... -
Variability of blue carbon storage in arid evaporitic environment of two coastal Sabkhas or mudflats
Al Disi, Zulfa Ali; Naja, Khaled; Rajendran, Sankaran; Elsayed, Hadil; Strakhov, Ivan; Al-Kuwari, Hamad Al Saad; Sadooni, Fadhil; Dittrich, Maria; Al-Khayat, Jassim Abdulla A.... more authors ... less authors ( Nature Research , 2023 , Article)Coastal Sabkhas are mudflats found in arid coastal regions that are located within the supratidal zone when high rates of evaporation lead to high salinity. While evaporitic minerals often accumulate underneath the surface, ...