Ophiolites of Iran: Keys to understanding the tectonic evolution of SW Asia:(II) Mesozoic ophiolites
HS Moghadam, RJ Stern - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
Iran is a mosaic of continental terranes of Cadomian (520–600 Ma) age, stitched together
along sutures decorated by Paleozoic and Mesozoic ophiolites. Here we present the current …
along sutures decorated by Paleozoic and Mesozoic ophiolites. Here we present the current …
Evolution of the Zagros sector of Neo-Tethys: Tectonic and magmatic events that shaped its rifting, seafloor spreading and subduction history
The evolution of the Neo-Tethys realm had a significant impact on the Phanerozoic
paleogeography of the Iran Plateau. However, there remains significant debate regarding …
paleogeography of the Iran Plateau. However, there remains significant debate regarding …
Jurassic rifting at the Eurasian Tethys margin: Geochemical and geochronological constraints from granitoids of North Makran, southeastern Iran
D Hunziker, JP Burg, P Bouilhol, A von Quadt - Tectonics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This study focuses on an east‐west trending belt of granitic to intermediate intrusions and
their volcanic cover in the northern Dur Kan Complex, a continental slice outcropping to the …
their volcanic cover in the northern Dur Kan Complex, a continental slice outcropping to the …
The Sanandaj–Sirjan Zone in the Neo-Tethyan suture, western Iran: Zircon U–Pb evidence of late Palaeozoic rifting of northern Gondwana and mid-Jurassic …
Abstract The Zagros Orogen, marking the closure of the Neo-Tethyan Ocean, formed by
continental collision beginning in the late Eocene to early Miocene. Collision was preceded …
continental collision beginning in the late Eocene to early Miocene. Collision was preceded …
Delineation of geochemical anomalies based on stream sediment data utilizing fractal modeling and staged factor analysis
Recognition of significant geochemical signatures and separation of geochemical
anomalies from background are critical issues in interpretation of stream sediment data to …
anomalies from background are critical issues in interpretation of stream sediment data to …
[PDF][PDF] Geodynamic evolution of the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone, Zagros orogen, Iran
JM GHAZI, M Moazzen - Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 2015 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
The Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone is a metamorphic–magmatic belt, associated with the Zagros
Orogen and part of the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic system in Iran. Stratigraphic …
Orogen and part of the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic system in Iran. Stratigraphic …
Delineation of podiform-type chromite mineralization using geochemical mineralization prospectivity index and staged factor analysis in Balvard area (SE Iran)
The aim of this work was to delineate the prospects of podiform-type chromite by staged
factor analysis and geochemical mineralization prospectivity index in Balvard area, SE Iran …
factor analysis and geochemical mineralization prospectivity index in Balvard area, SE Iran …
The North Sistan orogen (Eastern Iran): Tectono-metamorphic evolution and significance within the Tethyan realm
Abstract The Sistan orogen (Eastern Iran) separates the Afghan and Lut continental blocks
and stretches along∼ 700 km from north to south, at a high angle with respect to other …
and stretches along∼ 700 km from north to south, at a high angle with respect to other …
Slab folding and surface deformation of the Iran mobile belt
A Boutoux, A Briaud, C Faccenna, P Ballato… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Back‐arc regions are usually punctuated by pulses of tectonic deformation, lasting for few
tens of millions of years. Yet, the origin of those short‐lived deformation episodes is …
tens of millions of years. Yet, the origin of those short‐lived deformation episodes is …
U–Pb zircon ages and geochemistry of Kangareh and Taghiabad mafic bodies in northern Sanandaj–Sirjan Zone, Iran: evidence for intra-oceanic arc and back-arc …
Abstract The northern Sanandaj–Sirjan Zone (SaSZ) in northwestern Iran contains several
granitoid and gabbroic bodies that are parallel to the Zagros Suture zone in a northwest …
granitoid and gabbroic bodies that are parallel to the Zagros Suture zone in a northwest …