Iftikhar Ahmed Abbasi

Dr. Iftikhar Ahmed Abbasi

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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 January 2011 in Arabian Journal of Geosciences
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IAIftikhar Ahmed Abbasi
Iftikhar Ahmed Abbasi
MHMohammad Haneef
Mohammad Haneef
SOShams Obaid
Shams Obaid
FDFarukh Daud
Farukh Daud
AQAmjad Waheed Qureshi
Amjad Waheed Qureshi

1 February 2018 in Journal of African Earth Sciences
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FMFrank Mattern
Frank Mattern
DMDaniel Moraetis
Daniel Moraetis
IAIftikhar Ahmed Abbasi
Iftikhar Ahmed Abbasi
BSBushra Al Shukaili
Bushra Al Shukaili
ASAndreas Scharf
Andreas Scharf
BPBernhard Pracejus
Bernhard Pracejus


30 January 2021 in Arabian Journal of Geosciences
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OSOlga Shelukhina
Olga Shelukhina
MEMohamed Ali El-Ghali
Mohamed Ali El-Ghali
IAIftikhar Ahmed Abbasi
Iftikhar Ahmed Abbasi
OHOsman Salad Hersi
Osman Salad Hersi
MFMohamed Farfour
Mohamed Farfour
NSNumair A. Siddiqui
Numair A. Siddiqui

27 January 2020 in Geosciences
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FMFrank Mattern
Frank Mattern
ASAndreas Scharf
Andreas Scharf
Pujun WangPujun Wang
Pujun Wang
Ivan CallegariIvan Callegari
Ivan Callegari
IAIftikhar Ahmed Abbasi
Iftikhar Ahmed Abbasi
KSKatharina Scharf
Katharina Scharf
The Angudan Orogeny affected Cryogenian to earliest Cambrian sedimentary rock formations of the Jabal Akhdar Dome of the Oman Mountains. These rocks were folded and cleaved at 525 ± 5 Ma. We studied the Cambro-Ordovician (Terreneuvian to Darriwillian) Amdeh Formation of the neighboring Saih Hatat Dome to see whether this formation was also affected by the Angudan Orogeny. The Angudan deformation within the Jabal Akhdar Dome is known for its folds and cleavage. Due to age considerations (see above), we studied the folds and cleavages within the two oldest members of the Amdeh Formation (Am 1 and Am 2) in order to compare them with the ones that are known from the Jabal Akhdar Dome to possibly detect Angudan-related deformation in Am 1 and Am 2. Angudan folds of the Jabal Akhdar Dome display fold axes that are oriented NE/SW, but the two lowest members of the Amdeh Formation reveal one set of folds with subhorizontal fold axes that trend NW-NNW/SE-SSE. The lack of Angudan-related folds suggests that the lowest Amdeh Member (Am 1) postdates the Angudan Orogeny. The age of Am 1 is uncertain. Based on our structural results, we consider an upper Terreneuvian age (late stage 2) for Am 1. The folds in Am 1 and 2 are related to the Late Cretaceous–Cenozoic Semail Orogeny (term introduced here). The observed fold vergences (mainly to the W and SW) were caused by shear deformation during descent into the subduction zone by simple shear. The contact between the stratigraphically underlying Hiyam Formation and the Amdeh Formation is generally considered to be an unconformity. We observed a distinct NW/SE-striking deformation zone along the contact of both formations which is located in proximity to the largest observed fold. Tectonically, this contact is defined by the sinistral Wadi Amdeh Fault (name introduced here). The unconformity should be present in the subsurface of the southwestern fault block. Near the contact between the Hiyam and the Amdeh formations, a 20 cm thick unit of reddish cataclasite/tectonic breccia occurs within the basal part of Am 1 which represents a deformed acidic layer or sill. This rock unit could be the first evidence for Cambrian igneous activity.

17 November 2012 in Arabian Journal of Geosciences
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IAIftikhar Ahmed Abbasi
Iftikhar Ahmed Abbasi
OHOsman Salad Hersi
Osman Salad Hersi
AAAbdulrahman Al-Harthy
Abdulrahman Al-Harthy
IAIman Al-Rashdi
Iman Al-Rashdi