MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF ANAH AND EUPHRATES FORMATIONS AND THEIR SUITABILITY FOR PORTLAND CEMENT AND NOORA INDUSTRY AT AL-BAGHDADI AND HADITHA AREAS, WESTERN IRAQ

Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Anah and Euphrates Formations and Their Suitability for Portland Cement and Noora Industry at Al-Baghdadi and Haditha Areas, Western Iraq

The current study including geochemical and mineralogical aspects of 12 rock samples from Anah and Euphrates formations in two outcrops, The first outcrop is at Haditha city, with 12.5 meters thickness, and the second location is at Al-Baghdadi city, with 21 meters thickness.The mineralogical study by X-ray diffraction indicated that calcite is the

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Dog Stick Chewing: An Overlooked Instance of Tool Use?

Tool use is a central topic in research on cognitive evolution and behavioral ecology in non-human animals.Originally thought to be a uniquely human phenomenon, many other species have been observed making and using tools for a variety of purposes, starting Raspberry Ketones with Goodall’s (1964) groundbreaking work with chimpanzees in Gombe.Desp

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