The present work focuses on the upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian-early Campanian) carbonate successions in selected wells from northwestern Iraq. These are represented by Gir Bir Turonian), Wajna (late Santonian) and Mushorah (early Formations. succession has affected early burial near-surface, unconformity-related deep diagenesis cementation, neomorphism, dolomitization, dedolomitization, silicifi...

Evaporation of silica-rich geothermal waters is one of the main abiotic drivers of the formation of silica sinters around hot springs. An important role in sinter structural development is also played by the indigenous microbial communities, which are fossilized and eventually encased in the silica matrix. The combination of these two factors results in a wide variety of sinter structures and f...

The chemical construction of complex colloidosomes consisting of a molecularly crowded polyelectrolyte-enriched interior surrounded by a continuous shell of closely packed silica nanoparticles is studied using optical and fluorescence microscopy, high-resolution X-ray microcomputed tomography, and synchrotron radiation X-ray tomographic microscopy. The colloidosomes are prepared by addition of ...