From Early Jurassic intracontinental subduction to Early-Middle Jurassic slab break-off magmatism during the Cimmerian orogeny in the Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone, Iran

N Shabanian, F Neubauer - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to review the Jurassic to Cretaceous tectonic setting of the Sanandaj-Sirjan
Zone (SaSZ), the inner part of the Zagros orogen. For many years, the SaSZ was interpreted …

[HTML][HTML] Permian flood basalt protoliths for Jurassic amphibolites and eclogites in SW Iran: Implications for subduction of a magma-rich passive margin

RJ Ashtiani, AK Schmitt, J Hassanzadeh, A Sharifi… - Lithos, 2024 - Elsevier
Magma-rich passive margins are characterized by mafic intrusions and lavas, making their
density comparable to that of the adjoining oceanic crust. As a result, these margins may …