Sh Chizari; H Nazari; A.R Karimi Bavandpur; M Fotovat; M Malek Mahmudi
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The NW-SE trendingSahneh-Bisetun Plain is located in the northeast of the Kermanshah province, and is extendedmore or less sub-parallel with the Zagros structural zone. The proximity of this plain with the Main Recent Fault (MRF) makes its study more important. In this study, in addition to the identification ...
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The NW-SE trendingSahneh-Bisetun Plain is located in the northeast of the Kermanshah province, and is extendedmore or less sub-parallel with the Zagros structural zone. The proximity of this plain with the Main Recent Fault (MRF) makes its study more important. In this study, in addition to the identification of the faults affecting the Sahneh-Bisetun Plain, formation of the plain and how it evolved in association with the active surrounding faults have been investigated. The general results of this study show that the geometry and morphology of this plain is affected by the Badrban and Barnaj active and hidden faults. The Sahneh-Bistun basin has been formed as the result of normal movement of the Barnaj fault in east of the Bistun-Tagh Bostan Mountain and thrust mechanism of the Badrban fault. The structural pattern of the aquifer was determined by the study of the interaction of active surrounding faults controlling the Quaternary basin and by using geo-electric data and qualitative analysis. Thickness ofaquifer in different parts of the plain was also measured. It indicates that the thickest part of the alluvium is located at the center of the plain and thins towards the surrounding rock units in the northwest or southeast. The NW-SE trendingSahneh-Bisetun Plain is located in the northeast of the Kermanshah province, and is extendedmore or less sub-parallel with the Zagros structural zone. The proximity of this plain with the Main Recent Fault (MRF) makes its study more important. In this study, in addition to the identification of the faults affecting the Sahneh-Bisetun Plain, formation of the plain and how it evolved in association with the active surrounding faults have been investigated. The general results of this study show that the geometry and morphology of this plain is affected by the Badrban and Barnaj active and hidden faults. The Sahneh-Bistun basin has been formed as the result of normal movement of the Barnaj fault in east of the Bistun-Tagh Bostan Mountain and thrust mechanism of the Badrban fault. The structural pattern of the aquifer was determined by the study of the interaction of active surrounding faults controlling the Quaternary basin and by using geo-electric data and qualitative analysis. Thickness ofaquifer in different parts of the plain was also measured. It indicates that the thickest part of the alluvium is located at the center of the plain and thins towards the surrounding rock units in the northwest or southeast.
Sedimentology
Yazdan Golestan; Umid Kakemem; Mohammad Adabi; E. Dehyadegari
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Carbonate-evaporate succession with siliciclastic sediments and mixed siliciclastic carbonate deposits of Asmari-Pabdeh reservoir in Karanj Oil Field with Oligo-Miocene in age was studied to determine diagenesis, microfacies and original carbonate mineralogy. Micritization, dissolution, compaction, neomorphism, ...
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Carbonate-evaporate succession with siliciclastic sediments and mixed siliciclastic carbonate deposits of Asmari-Pabdeh reservoir in Karanj Oil Field with Oligo-Miocene in age was studied to determine diagenesis, microfacies and original carbonate mineralogy. Micritization, dissolution, compaction, neomorphism, cementation and dolomitization are the main diagenesis processes that effect Asmari-Pabdeh successions. Petrographic studies led to identification of three types of dolomite such as dolomicrite, dolomicrosparite and dolosparite, in which dolomicrosparite and particulary dolospatite caused increase in reservoir quality. Eleven carbonate-evaporate microfacies were identified. These deposited in four major environments comprises of tidal flat, lagoon, carbonate shoal and open marine. Sedimentary environment of the Asmari Formation recognized as a homoclinal ramp. Diagenetic studies reveal impact of marine, meteoric and burial diagenesis on the deposits. Geochemistry of minor and major elements reveal original aragonite mineralogy for carbonates of the Asmari Formation. The high Sr/Mn and Sr/Ca and minor amounts of manganese implying close diagenetic system with low Water/Rock interaction for the Asmari Formation succession.
S. A. Hosseini; S. V. Shahrokhi; P. Afzal; T. Farhadinejad; H. Imanzadeh
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Collected geochemical data from stream sediments, can be used in regional exploration and identifying anomalies in reconnaissance stages. In this research in order to regional exploration studies, multifractal modeling approaches include concentration-area and concentration-number has been used and geochemical ...
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Collected geochemical data from stream sediments, can be used in regional exploration and identifying anomalies in reconnaissance stages. In this research in order to regional exploration studies, multifractal modeling approaches include concentration-area and concentration-number has been used and geochemical anomalies for index elements (As,Sb,Au and Cu) has examined. 855 of stream sediment samples were collected The Alut 1:100,000 sheet and analyzed by ICP-MS method in the laboratory of Geological Survey of Iran (GSI). Then, statistical parameters and histograms were performed on the elements. Then, using fractal methods concentration-area and concentration-number, related anomalies in this sheet has prepared and anomaly maps were drawn. Respect to the Geological setting, existing structures and predominant lithology the results of two methods (concentration - area and concentration – number) has compared in the area. The results of the two methods showed that concentration of these elements has increased in central and southeast regions and formed promising areas. Although concentration-number method due to more extensive geochemical halo included well-known deposits (Barika mine) and also accommodate expected mineralization in Sanandaj - Sirjan zone.
R. Alipoor; A. H. Sadr; S. Ghamarian
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This study aims at analyzing structural lineaments, fractures and blind faults of the Avaj - Abegarm region and determining the related fractal patterns using remote sensing techniques. The lineaments map was extracted using appropriate algorithms of spatial data, Landsat 8 satellite images and Shaded ...
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This study aims at analyzing structural lineaments, fractures and blind faults of the Avaj - Abegarm region and determining the related fractal patterns using remote sensing techniques. The lineaments map was extracted using appropriate algorithms of spatial data, Landsat 8 satellite images and Shaded Relief Model with a semi-automatic method, and then field studies and instrumental recorded earthquakes have been used for identification of structural lineaments. The fractures pattern and structural lineaments of the study area were calculated using fractal analysis and Box Counting method and fractal dimension obtained in the Hassanabad and Avaj fault zones from Log–log plots. Based on calculated fractal dimensions of structural lineaments, location of the longitudinal faults and epicenter of destructive Changureh - Avaj 2002 earthquake, the Abdareh and Kharrud faults are active blind faults beneath the alluvial deposits of the study area,. The density of faults in the Hassanabad fault zones and the higher fractal dimension of fractures in this zone in comparison with the Avaj fault zone, indicate higher activity level of the Hassanabad and KharRud faults.
M. SoltaniNezhad; H. Ahmadi Pour; A. Moradian; B. Zaboli Sarvtamin
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The Hadji-Abad ultramafic complex is located at the north of Hormozgan province and represents a part of Orzuieh-Dowlat Abad colouredmelange in the northern edge of Zagros thrust. The complex contains harzburgites, lherzolites, dunites and chromitites. Harzburgite is the dominant rock type. Evidence ...
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The Hadji-Abad ultramafic complex is located at the north of Hormozgan province and represents a part of Orzuieh-Dowlat Abad colouredmelange in the northern edge of Zagros thrust. The complex contains harzburgites, lherzolites, dunites and chromitites. Harzburgite is the dominant rock type. Evidence such as lobateboundaries, elongation of chromianspinels and pyroxenes, evidence for incongruent melting of orthopyroxenes and exsolution lamellae of clinopyroxenes show that the studied peridotites, experienced high temperature deformation in the upper mantle, and then emplaced in the crust. Different amounts and various shapes of chromite grains occur in all of the studied lithological units. In the harzburgites and lherzolites, disseminated brown chromites are seen as either euhedral isolated crystals or anhedral interstitial ones which crystallized between the other minerals. In the dunites, chromites appear as disseminated black euhedral and subhedral crystal grains which formed within or at the boundaries of olivine grains. In the high grade chromitites, the coarse black euhedralchromites show smooth and triple junction boundaries with cumulative textures, while in the low grade types, disseminated euhedralchromites set in a silicate matrix. Chemical analysis of disseminated chromites in the studied rocks show that maximum amounts of Cr# belong to those exist in the high grade chromitites (80-84) and the minimum are for those in the lherzolites (45-52). Tectonic discrimination diagrams reveal that chemical compositions of chrome spinels from the harzburgites and lherzolites are similar to those exist in the suprasubduction zone mantle peridotites. The host rocks as a part of ophiolites in this environment, suffered 15 to 20% partial melting. Disseminated chrome spinels from the dunite and also the chromitites have been crystallized from boninitic type melts in the same tectonic setting. These evidence show that probably, Hadji-Abad peridotites and their host ophiolitemelange belong to suprasubduction zone upper mantle and the evolutions related to this environment such as melt-peridotite reaction and partial melting have been recorded in their mineral chemistry and textures.
Z Solaymani; N Taghipour
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The Olang area is located in 70 km of northeast Shahroud. This area is situated in Gheshlagh Olang syncline, which is a member of the EasternAlborzCoalBasin. The optical microscopes and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis on coal and coal ash samples and also SEM-EDX results revealed kaolinite, quartz, ...
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The Olang area is located in 70 km of northeast Shahroud. This area is situated in Gheshlagh Olang syncline, which is a member of the EasternAlborzCoalBasin. The optical microscopes and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis on coal and coal ash samples and also SEM-EDX results revealed kaolinite, quartz, siderite, pyrite, biotite, chlorite and illite minerals in coal seams at the Olang coal mines. Pyrite is observed as syngenetic (framboidal) and epigenetic (filling of the cell cavity, vein, and veinlet).The abundance of syngenetic siderite and absent sulphate minerals is usually thought to indicate deposition of the coal mainly under nonmarine conditions, or at least under the influence of swamp or formation waters with low sulphate content. The study of 15 potentially hazardous trace elements (PHTEs) includes: (Ba ®1054.7 ppm), (Co ®51.32 ppm), (Cr ®161.1 ppm), (Cu ®129.3 ppm), (Mn ®1600 ppm), (Mo ®19.56 ppm), (Sn ® 4.78 ppm), (Ni ®139.7 ppm), (Pb ® 48 ppm), (Tl ®1.36 ppm), (Th ®27.6 ppm), (U ® 9.45 ppm), (V ® 232.9 ppm), (Zn ®101/78 ppm(, (P® 6500 ppm) in coal ash deposits of the Olang region compared with the average of the world coal ash, shales, soils and also crustal Clarke. The results show that these coals are enriched in Mn, Mo, U, Pb, Zn and P and are dangerous elements.
P Didar; N Nezafati; M.H Emami; A Solgi
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In the south of Mashhad city, situated in the Khorasan-eRazaviProvince, NE Iran, there are a number of granitic intrusive bodies intersected by several pegmatite veins. These granitic bodies are of orogenic (collisional), peraluminous, S- type and host the pegmatites in an area of 40km2. This paper presents ...
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In the south of Mashhad city, situated in the Khorasan-eRazaviProvince, NE Iran, there are a number of granitic intrusive bodies intersected by several pegmatite veins. These granitic bodies are of orogenic (collisional), peraluminous, S- type and host the pegmatites in an area of 40km2. This paper presents the geological, geochemical, and mineralogical investigations on the pegmatite veins in order mainly to examine their economic value for lithium and lithium bearing minerals. For this purpose, the pegmatite veins of the area were first mapped and sampled. In this regard, more than 100 samples from the pegmatites and associated granites were taken and investigated using polarized microscopy, SEM, XRD, and ICP. According to the field observations and laboratory examinations, seven individual pegmatite facies were recognized, all of which of LCT (Li, Cs, Ta) type (based on Cerny-2005-classification). The studied pegmatites contain three main types of mica including muscovite, lepidolite, and biotite and host from 430 to 1150 ppm lithium. Beside lithium bearing mica, presence of some other minerals such as garnet (almandine-spessartite), tourmaline (schorl-dravite series and schorl-elbaite series), and apatite are of interest, especially because of their potential for hosting REEs. The average of A/CNK index for the pegmatites is 1.3 to 1.6, while the average of Mg/Li is 3.9 to 24.1. The average of lithium for the facies of "quartz + tourmaline ± muscovite" is 19.3ppm, while the average of Li for the facies of "quartz+ potassium feldspar + plagioclase + muscovite + lepidolite + biotite + tourmaline" is 177.2 ppm. The low Mg/Li ratio, the high content of lithium, and the mineralization of lepidolite introduce the pegmatites of Mashhad as a significant potential for lithium, what that is being introduced for the first time from these pegmatites.
F. Tutti; S. Yazdani; K. Bazargani-Guilani
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South Kahrizak volcanic rocks with Eocene age are located in the north part of Central Iran. These rocks are mainly composed of pyroclastics (tuff and ignimbrites) and lava flows (rhyolite, trachyandesite, basaltic trachyandesite and basalt). Petrographic evidence such as: zoning, ...
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South Kahrizak volcanic rocks with Eocene age are located in the north part of Central Iran. These rocks are mainly composed of pyroclastics (tuff and ignimbrites) and lava flows (rhyolite, trachyandesite, basaltic trachyandesite and basalt). Petrographic evidence such as: zoning, sieve texture and rounded crystals in plagioclase and pyroxene phenocrysts show the non-equilibrium conditions between melt and crystals during magma cooling. Geochemical characteristics indicate that these rocks locate in the subalkaline to alkaline domain. The highly enrichment of LREE compared to HREE, high content of LILE relative to HFSE and significant anomalies of Nb, Ta and Ti reveal the characteristics of a subduction - related volcanism. Whereas, the alkaline affinity of rocks shows that they may have formed in an extentional region, most probably a back-arc basin.
A. Rashidi; M. M. Khatib; S. M. Mosavi; Y. Jamor
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In the S,W Lut Block, geodetic moment rate is more than seismic and geological moment rates. Depending on the type of deformation and geometry of the faults, the study area divided to the 4 parts : northern, central, southern and southeastern (South Lut Block) parts. Values of three types of moment ...
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In the S,W Lut Block, geodetic moment rate is more than seismic and geological moment rates. Depending on the type of deformation and geometry of the faults, the study area divided to the 4 parts : northern, central, southern and southeastern (South Lut Block) parts. Values of three types of moment rates in these area are comparing with each other. The most of geodetic moment rate was obtained respectively in northern, central, southern, southeastern parts of the study area. Geodetic moment rate in the northern part is 2.28E+18 Nm.yr, the central part is 1.86E+18 Nm.yr, the southern part is 1.20E+18 Nm.yr and in the southeastern is 1.10E+18 Nm.yr. The most of seismic moment rate was obtained respectively in central, southeastern, southern, northern parts of the study area. Seismic moment rate in the central part is 5.62316E+17 Nm.yr, in the southeast part is 2.05331E+17 Nm.yr, in the southern part is 1.18984E+17 Nm.yr and in the northern part is 1.03408E+17 Nm.yr. According to Seismic map, maximum seismic moment, respectively is along Gowk, Shahdad, Davaran, East Kerman, Mahan, Bam, Kuhbanan, Dahueiyeh, North Faryab Faults. These faults are responsible for large earthquakes in the study area. The most of geological moment rate was obtained respectively in southern, northern, central, southeastern parts of the study area. Values of geological moment rate for the southern part is 4.16246E+15 Nm.yr, northern part is 2.74157E+15 Nm.yr, centra part is 2.5895E+15 Nm.yr and in the southeastern is 1.08894E+15 Nm.yr. In the study area, maximum geological moment rate is respectively related to west Sabzevaran, Jiroft, Raver, Dalfard, Kuhbanan, Naybandan, Bam, Gowk, Davaran faults. According to values of geological and geodetic moment rates in the four parts of study area and based on the value of the release seismic energy in the central and southeastern parts, it seems that in the next time, the most of seismic potential and seismic hazard are respectively in the northern, southern, central, southeastern parts of the study area. In study area, maximum seismic moment are at years 1981, 1998, 2003, 2010, 2011, 1999, 2005 respectively. Ratio of the geodetic moment rate to the seismic moment rate obtained more than 7.9. This ratio reflects the important role of interseismic deformation in this area. According to the ratio seismic moment rate to geodetic moment rate, in four parts of the study area, can be conclude that the northern and southern parts with ratio: 0.04 and 0.09 are slow strain areas and the central and southeastern parts with ratio 0.30 , 0.18 are fast strain areas. Ratio of seismic moment rate to geological moment rate is 0.93%. This value indicates that 0.93% potential of the faults for seismic energy has been released and not been released a big part of the elastic energy in the area.
M. Asadpour; S. Heuss
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The Ghalghachi leucogranite intrussion with approximately 2 Km2 is located in west Urmia Lake and 70 Km north of Urmia city. This intrussion in form of small stock has intruded into Precambrian metamorphic rocks including gneiss, schist and amphibolite. This area is part of the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone in ...
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The Ghalghachi leucogranite intrussion with approximately 2 Km2 is located in west Urmia Lake and 70 Km north of Urmia city. This intrussion in form of small stock has intruded into Precambrian metamorphic rocks including gneiss, schist and amphibolite. This area is part of the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone in northwestern of Iran. This is the first time that age of leucogranite was determined by LA-ICP-MS zircon grains 558.6 ± 3.8 Ma that indicates acidic magmatic activity and the presence of Pan-African basement similar to the central Iran. The presence of older cores in some of zircon grains with age between 900 to 2500 Ma suggest the presence of older rocks in the study area. The rock show negative initial eNd (t) values of -4.3 with TDM 1.61 that are consistent with partial melting of a primary crust (with Paleoprotrozoic age) that was formed during the Neoproterozoic the same as Arabian Shield. The 87Sr/86Sr and εNd of whole rock and Th/U values in zircons show the involvement of more crustal and less mantle components, during the opening of Paleotethys Ocean.
Geological Environment and Engineering
E. Ghadiri Soufi; S. Soltani Mohammadi; M. Yousefi; A. Aalianvari
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In mining areas, assessing toxic elements (e.g., arsenic) contamination in the soil and stream deposits is a critical issue. It is because mining activities release dangerous elements that enter the environment. In this paper, for modeling the spatial distribution of arsenic contamination in Sarduiyeh-Baft ...
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In mining areas, assessing toxic elements (e.g., arsenic) contamination in the soil and stream deposits is a critical issue. It is because mining activities release dangerous elements that enter the environment. In this paper, for modeling the spatial distribution of arsenic contamination in Sarduiyeh-Baft area, in Kerman Province, across an area of ca. 5000 km2, 1804 stream sediment samples were collected and analyzed. The recommended standard limit for arsenic in soil is 20 ppm, so samples showing arsenic concentration >20 ppm are contaminated samples, which need land reform processes. However, since the number of collected samples is limited, indicator Kriging method was used to identify the possibility of contamination. In the study area, there are 32 known occurrences of porphyry-Cu deposits. Thus, in order to estimate the arsenic contamination in the unsampled locations, indicator kriging method was used. The results indicate arsenic contaminations in north and northwest parts of the study area, which could be occurred by mining of the porphyry-Cu deposits. However, the results show that there is no arsenic contamination in the eastern part although there are several mining sites with high activities.
M Boveiri Konari; E Rastad; M Rastad; A Nakini; M Haghdoost
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Tappehsorkh Zn-Pb-(Ag) deposit, hosted by Lower Cretaceous siltstone, tuff and dolomite, is located in the northern part of the Irankuh mountain range, south of Esfahan. Sulphides in this ore have a relatively simple mineralogy including sphalerite, galena, tetrahedrite, pyrite and to a lesser extent, ...
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Tappehsorkh Zn-Pb-(Ag) deposit, hosted by Lower Cretaceous siltstone, tuff and dolomite, is located in the northern part of the Irankuh mountain range, south of Esfahan. Sulphides in this ore have a relatively simple mineralogy including sphalerite, galena, tetrahedrite, pyrite and to a lesser extent, chalcopyrite, marcasite and bornite. Gangue minerals are predominantly dolomite, quartz and barite. Based on zoning in the sulphide mineralization, texture and structure and location of ore facies relative to syn-sedimentary normal faults, theses ore facies are classified as vein-veinlet, laminated and massive. Dolomitic-silicic alteration is among the major processes concomitant with sulphide mineralization. The greatest degrees of alteration and related ore mineralization occur at the vicinity of the normal faults and decrease away from it. Geochemical studies indicate that the ore-bearing fluids were of oxidized composition, which were reduced once reaching favorable host rocks and consequently deposited sulphide minerals. Minor and trace element studies in the various sulfide ore facies demonstrate that the ore-bearing fluid in all the ore facies has a similar composition. Textures such as framboidal pyrite, contemporaneous folding of organic matter along with sulphide lamination in the laminated ore facies, and diagenetic structures such as load casts in the host siltstone indicate that sulphide mineralization has occurred in the sedimentary-diagenetic stage. However, sulphide mineralization in the regional dolomite is considered to have occurred in a shallow diagenetic environment because of replacement of regional dolomite by hydrothermal dolomite. Based on features of ore mineralization such as the extensional tectonic setting, siltstone and carbonate host rocks, and occurrence of various sulphide facies such as vein-veinlet, laminated and massive, the Tappehsorkh deposit is very similar to Sedex-type deposits.
Tectonics
Tahmoores Yousefi; Kouros Yazdjerdi; Manouchehr Ghorashi; Alireza Shahidi
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The current form of the folded Zagros is the result of the oblique collision the Arabian and Iranian plates in Late Cenozoic. In this study, Cenozoic stress field changes in Zagros Simply folded belt and structural evolution after collision in Shiraz Area have been evaluated. The geological formations ...
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The current form of the folded Zagros is the result of the oblique collision the Arabian and Iranian plates in Late Cenozoic. In this study, Cenozoic stress field changes in Zagros Simply folded belt and structural evolution after collision in Shiraz Area have been evaluated. The geological formations under investigation are from Late Cretaceous to Neogene (Late Cenozoic). In this regard, geometry and kinematics of the faults, stylolites and other tectonic and stratigraphic evidence in geological formations outcrops in the study area at 30 stations were taken. The tension main axes (σ1, σ2, σ3) were calculated by Inversion Method for the categorized data. The results of the reconstruction of the paleo stress show compressional and Strike- Slip tectonic regime in Cenozoic. Moreover, anticlockwise rotation of the direction of compressive stress over time is about 60 degrees. As pre-folding compressional stress direction (σ1) is about N60E and its time is Miocene and before that. Whereas syn-folding stress direction is N35E and its age is equivalent to Pliocene that is the same age as old Bakhtiary formation. Stress changes in post-folding indicate N20E and its age equivalent to Pleistocene that is the same age as young Bakhtiary formation. At the present time, the maximum stress direction that is about N-S affects the area.
N Mazhari; A Malekzadeh Shafaroudi; M Ghaderi
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The Senjedak-I prospect area is one of the six eastern anomalies of Sangan iron mine. Geologic units in the area consist of Jurassic shales and sandstones, skarn rocks and Tertiary biotite monzonite and biotite syenogranite intrusive rocks. Due to the severe alteration of biotite monzonite porphyry intrusive, ...
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The Senjedak-I prospect area is one of the six eastern anomalies of Sangan iron mine. Geologic units in the area consist of Jurassic shales and sandstones, skarn rocks and Tertiary biotite monzonite and biotite syenogranite intrusive rocks. Due to the severe alteration of biotite monzonite porphyry intrusive, geochemical studies have focused on the biotite syenogranite.
This granular intrusive consists of alkali feldspar, plagioclase, quartz, biotite and accessory minerals such as zircon, sphene, apatite and magnetite, with weak sericitic, argillic and silicic alteration. Biotite syenogranite rock is rich in silica (68.7 to 77.2 wt.%) and is chemically peraluminous and has generated by fractional crystallization from an I-type granitic magma poor in P (average 0.1% P2O5). This intrusive rock falls in the range of I-type granites and is oxidized. REE values indicate negative Eu anomaly, mild enrichment of LREE, a positive pattern close to flat HREE, negative anomalies of Ba, Sr, La, Ce, Ti, and Eu. On the basis of Rb, Nb, Yb, Hf, and Ta, tectonic setting of samples fall in Volcanic Arc Granite (VAG) and Post Collision Granite (post-COLG) divisions.
The most important event in Senjedak-I area is the penetration of Fe-bearing fluids in carbonate rocks, their recrystallization, skarnification (prograde and retrograde), and iron ore deposition that could be explained by the occurrence of calc-silicate minerals.
The skarn has been separated into 4 zones on the basis of abundance of the calc-silicates: garnet skarn, phlogopite skarn, epidote skarn, and amphibole skarn.
According to Electron Probe Micro Analysis (EPMA), the composition of garnets is andradite-grossular (An 100-42.6 Gr 0-55.32 Sps 0-1.39) and pyroxenes are diopside-hedenbergite (Di 63-92 Hd 4-35 Jo 0.5-3.9).
Mineralization in this prospect area formed as stratabound and massive bodies in the carbonate rocks. The main ore mineral is magnetite (40%) with minor amounts of pyrite. Secondary minerals are hematite and malachite. The FeO in the magnetite is 91.7% and the S content is 0.03%. The Senjedak-I anomaly places along the eastern part of Dardvay deposit (in central division of Sangan mine) and the geochemical similarities of intrusive rocks, chemistry of skarn minerals, and pyroxene and garnet composition confirms that the Senjedak-I is a part of Dardvay, which is separated by a main fault with southeast-northwest trend.
H Ghasemi; M Rostami Hossuri; M Sadeghian; F Kadkhodaye Arab
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Subduction of the Neo–Tethyan oceanic lithosphere beneath the southern edge of the Central Iran caused development of extensional back-arc basins behind the Urumieh–Dokhtar magmatic belt during Mesozoic and Cenozoic. Some researchers have noted formation of the oceanic back-arc basins in ...
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Subduction of the Neo–Tethyan oceanic lithosphere beneath the southern edge of the Central Iran caused development of extensional back-arc basins behind the Urumieh–Dokhtar magmatic belt during Mesozoic and Cenozoic. Some researchers have noted formation of the oceanic back-arc basins in Nain, Sabzevar and Sistan in Central Iran during Mesozoic, but little is known about generation of such basins in Cenozoic. The depressed extensional back-arc basin of Central Iran contains sedimentary successions of intracontinental extensional environments associated with alkaline basic magmatic rocks. These magmatic rocks are outcropped in the Oligo-Miocene gypsiferous red marls (red formations), as both intrusive (gabbro) and extrusive (basalt) forms. The present study has focused on the basaltic lava flows in the Oligo-Miocene siliciclastic-evaporitic sedimentary succession extending for about 300 kilometers from Sabzevar to Shahroud along the northern edge of Central Iran. These lava flows are observed as interbedded with the Oligo-Miocene sedimentary units. In the Kalate-Sadat area, located SW of Sabzevar, there are at least five intermittent basaltic lava flows in the red marls. These basaltic rocks (with a composition of olivine-basalt to basalt) show porphyritic, glomeroporphyritic and trachytic textures and are composed of olivine, clinopyroxene and plagioclase phenocrysts in a glassy to microlitic ground mass. On the basis of geochemical data, the parent magma of these rocks had a sodic-alkaline affinity, enriched in LILEs and LREEs and depleted in HREEs, without negative anomalies in HFSEs. The basalts show the geochemical characteristics of the basaltic magmas originated from partial melting of adjusted enriched garnet lherzolite mantle source beneath the continental areas of extensional back-arc basins.
Petroleum geology
Mohammad Sadeghi; Morteza Tabaei; Behnam Rasekh; Mohammad Reza Kamali
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The purpose of this research is to identify the source of hydrogen sulfide gas using microbiological, geochemical studies on samples of output, input sea water, and injection water to Sivand (SIC C), Dana (SIC D), and Esfand (SIC E) located in the operational area of Siri Island. Therefore, in order ...
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The purpose of this research is to identify the source of hydrogen sulfide gas using microbiological, geochemical studies on samples of output, input sea water, and injection water to Sivand (SIC C), Dana (SIC D), and Esfand (SIC E) located in the operational area of Siri Island. Therefore, in order to find out the origin of the reservoir souring of the oil fields of Siri Island, after the initial and library studies, as well as the reservoir characteristics, the history of injection and production of the fields, the most probable hypothesis of the reservoir souring in these fields can be caused by the processes of bacterial sulfate reduction (BSR). Therefore, the culture media required for the growth of sulfate-reducing bacteria was prepared to prove the hypothesis. After field sampling, some microbiology tests were performed on the samples. Since, in initial observations of the sampling, the change in the color of the samples from pink to black indicated that the samples contained sulfate-reducing bacteria. For this purpose, DNA extraction was carried out on the infected samples. In the complementary stage, the samples entered the molecular identification phase. The output of the results was that the bacteria with the highest frequency (about 81%) are Desulfovibrio bacteria, which can consume hydrogen in the oil reservoir and turn them into hydrogen sulfide gas. Therefore, the primary hypothesis of the research is proven. That is the main cause of reservoir souring of the oil fields in Siri Island, the processes related to SRB in which Desulfovibrio bacteria plays a significant role.
R. Shabanian; M. Parvanehne-Nezhad Shirazi; F. Javadinia
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The detailed stratigraphical and lithological analysis of the Permian sequence in north Marand, NW of Iran at Harzand village has been studied . At this locating the Permian sequence consist of Dorud (82 m..) Surmaq (258 m..) and Julfa (108 m.) formations respectively. The main lithology consist ...
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The detailed stratigraphical and lithological analysis of the Permian sequence in north Marand, NW of Iran at Harzand village has been studied . At this locating the Permian sequence consist of Dorud (82 m..) Surmaq (258 m..) and Julfa (108 m.) formations respectively. The main lithology consist of white to red sandstone, grey to dark, biogenetic limestone , marly limestone and thin bedded limestone. The lower boundary is non conformity, so that the Permian sequence is underlying a thick extrusive igneous rocks and at the top, a sequence of Miocene red clastic deposit covers the Permian sequence with disconformably. In this study 52 foraminiferal species belonging to 37 genus and 8 species of 9 Algal genus were recognized and 4 assemblages biozones in Surmaq and Julfa formations have identified. Based on fossils assemblages , the age of the Surmaq formations is Kubergandian - Murgabian (Middle Permian) and the age of Julfa formation is Middian - Early Dzhufian Stages(Late middle –Early late Permian).
A Asghari Moghaddam; L Jalali
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The KhoyPlain is located in the north of West Azarbaijan province, northwest of Iran. The study area has a cold and arid climate with the annual mean precipitation of about 344 mm. The purpose of this study is evaluating of hydrochemical properties of groundwater and determination of arsenic contamination ...
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The KhoyPlain is located in the north of West Azarbaijan province, northwest of Iran. The study area has a cold and arid climate with the annual mean precipitation of about 344 mm. The purpose of this study is evaluating of hydrochemical properties of groundwater and determination of arsenic contamination at this plain. According to the hydrochemical analysis of 36 collected groundwater samples, in some zones of the area, arsenic contamination is exceed the world health organization (WHO) standard for drinking water. The arsenic concentrations of the water samples were increased in the east and southeast part of the study area. Based on the cluster analysis, the samples were posed in three clusters. Each of the clusters divided into subgroups based on heavy metals contain such as arsenic and iron. There is a positive correlation relationship between arsenic and iron, copper, sodium, chlorine, sulfate and EC. The high correlation of arsenic with iron and copper show the high impact of oxides and hydroxides of these elements in absorbing and accompanying in the sediments and consequently in the groundwater. The most saturation indices of arsenic were for FeAsO4:2H2O and Ca3 (AsO4)2:4H2O compounds, showing that change of saturation indices for these two compounds is similar and increasing from recharge to discharge area. Based on factor analysis method, three main effective factors were distinguished on hydrochemistry of the study area. In the first factor, chlorine, sodium, potassium, arsenic, copper, iron and electrical conductivity are effective elements, which have geogenic origin. Consequently, the origin of arsenic can be geogenicthatis related to geological factors, rocks and sediments that come from alteration of geological formations. Therefore, dissolution of minerals from the Miocene deposits such as marl, shale, sandstone and red conglomerate and the Pliocene conglomerate, and interbedded marl and sandstone are the effective sources of arsenic in the aquifer.
H Hajialibeigi; S.A Alavi; J Eftekharnezhad; M Mokhtari; M.H Adabi
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The Kaseh Mast anticline located in the south of the Lurestan zone, is one of the small-scale anticlines in the Lurestan (in north) and the Dezful Embayment (in south) zones in the Zagros fold-thrust belt. This anticline and the adjacent anticlines are affected by the Balarud blind thrust fault zone, ...
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The Kaseh Mast anticline located in the south of the Lurestan zone, is one of the small-scale anticlines in the Lurestan (in north) and the Dezful Embayment (in south) zones in the Zagros fold-thrust belt. This anticline and the adjacent anticlines are affected by the Balarud blind thrust fault zone, which is a part of the Mountain Front Fault. The Mountain Front Fault is a major topographic front that be traced along the Zagros fold-thrust belt in the Izeh, Fars, Lurestan and Dezful Embayment. The field observations and geometric analysis indicated that the axial trend of the Kaseh Mast anticline has been changed and shows asymmetrical, noncylindrical and disharmonic fold, with vergence to southwest. The class of folding is 1C subclass of Ramsay's classification. To determine the geometry of the fold the termsof open for tightness, wide for aspect ratio and subrounded for relative curvature are suggested. In addition, this anticline is analyzed by using of geometrical models. Basically, this model allows quantitatively predicting the Balarud blind thrust fault zone trajectory and displacement from the geometric characteristics of this anticline. The comparison of the anticline with the theoretical fault-related folding models suggests the Kaseh Mast anticline as an Asymmetrical Detachment Fold that is affected by the Balarud fault zone. It is probable that the folding process of the Kaseh Mast anticline is in early states of the formation of a detachment fold. However, the folding mechanism of the adjacent anticlines is fault-propagation folding. The changing of the folding mechanisms of this anticline and the adjacent anticlines from detachment (in Kaseh Mast anticline) to fault-propagation folding (in the Siah Kuh and Chenareh anticlines) is probably referred to several parameters. These include the effect of thrust, the position of the Kaseh Mast anticline in Zagros fold-thrust belt, the distance of the anticlines related to the Balarud fault zone and the potentiality of the changing of the folding mechanisms of triple fault-related folding to each other.
A. H. Sadr; Mohammad Mohajjel; A. Yasaghi
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The style of deformation changes from the hinterland (Sanandaj-Sirjan zone) to the foreland (Zagros) through the Zagros Orogen containing thick-skinned and thin-skinned deformation respectively. NW-SE trending thrust faults dipping to northeast have carried the older rock sequences to the surface. The ...
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The style of deformation changes from the hinterland (Sanandaj-Sirjan zone) to the foreland (Zagros) through the Zagros Orogen containing thick-skinned and thin-skinned deformation respectively. NW-SE trending thrust faults dipping to northeast have carried the older rock sequences to the surface. The Zagros collision zone could be divided into two distinct parts based on deformation mode that is separated by the Main Zagros Thrust. The southwestern part contains imbricate thrust sheets instead, to the northeastern part large amount of shortening is documented by basement deformation with duplex structures. Abundant crystalline deep origin thrust sheets have transported (2 up to 20 km) the metamorphic rock units upon the Zagros suture zone by gravity or tectonic forces. Despite the collision thrust faults, both NW oriented (Main Recent Fault) and NE oriented (named here Azna Fault) basement wrench faults have also activated and caused different style and amount of deformation in the collision zone.
S. Ebrahimi; Y. Pan; S. Alirezaei; M. Mehrpartou
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The Sharafabad auriferous epithermal vein system is located in the Alborz-Azarbaijan magmatic assemblage in northwestern Iran. The veins are hosted by Eocene andesitic volcanic and pyroclastic rocks and tuffs. Wall rock alteration includes an inner silicic zone often bordered by argillic and propylitic ...
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The Sharafabad auriferous epithermal vein system is located in the Alborz-Azarbaijan magmatic assemblage in northwestern Iran. The veins are hosted by Eocene andesitic volcanic and pyroclastic rocks and tuffs. Wall rock alteration includes an inner silicic zone often bordered by argillic and propylitic zones. Mineralization is mainly restricted to silica and silica-carbonate veins and veinlets in faults and fault zones. A total of 18 ore-bearing veins have been identified. The veins vary from 10 -1000 meters in length and 0.5-10 meters in width, respectively. Pyrite is the main sulfide, commonly associated with subordinate chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and galena. Gold occurs as scattered microscopic grains in quartz and pyrite, and along the grain boundaries of the sphalerite, galena and chalcopyrite. Silica occurs as gray quartz, white quartz, clear quartz, opal, chalcedony, and minor amethyst. On the basis of crosscutting relationships and mineral paragenesis, four stages can be distinguished: (I) pre-mineralization, (II) mineralization, (III) post-mineralization and (IV) supergene. The gold and the base metals sulfides occurred in the mineralization stage. Fluid inclusion data have been obtained from the ore-stage gray quartz and sphalerite, carbonates, and the late clear quartz and amethyst. The fluid inclusions from the gray quartz indicate homogenization temperatures of 170-270 ºC and salinities of 1 to 8.7 wt% NaCl equiv. The fluid inclusions in the sphalerite indicated homogenization temperatures of 215-265 ºC, and salinities of 10.8-15.3 wt% NaCl equiv. The carbonates formed at lower temperatures, between 160-250 ºC, from fluids of low salinities, at 1.5-3.8 wt% NaCl equiv. Amethyst from final stages of vein formation, not associated with sulfides and gold was deposited at 173-203 ºC from fluids containing 3.5 to 9.5 wt% NaCl equiv. The coexistence of vapor-dominant and liquid-dominant inclusions in quartz and sphalerite suggests that boiling occurred during the evolution of the ore fluids. The occurrence of boiling is supported by hydrothermal breccias, bladed calcite, and adularia. Fluid inclusion data suggest that ore was deposited at an average depth of about 400 m below the paleosurface. Considering the intermediate argillic alteration, association of gold with base metal sulfides, and the moderate salinities, the Sharafabad district can be classified as an intermediate-sulfidation epithermal system.
M. H. Razavi1; A. Sayyareh
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In the south of Bijar, north east of Sanandaj in the Kordestan Province, and in the Sanandaj-Sirjan structural zone, young volcanic rocks are present. In this area, rocks with Cretaceous, Oligocene, Miocene and Pliocene ages are also observed. Based on field observations, volcanic activities occurred ...
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In the south of Bijar, north east of Sanandaj in the Kordestan Province, and in the Sanandaj-Sirjan structural zone, young volcanic rocks are present. In this area, rocks with Cretaceous, Oligocene, Miocene and Pliocene ages are also observed. Based on field observations, volcanic activities occurred during two main stages. In the first stage, eruption of pyroclastic material made a volcanic cone and a crater. In the next stage, lava erupted. Volcanic rocks are a combination of trachy-andesite, andesite, andesite-basalt and basalt. In the magma poor in silica, presence of olivine and analcime and lack of orthopyroxene and pygeonite are the evidence of alkaline type magma series. Petrographical evidences such as the existence of gneiss xenoliths and quartz xenocrysts with reaction rims are the results of contamination processes. In terms of geochemistry, the variations of Rb, Sr, Pb and Hf confirm this phenomenon as well. Based on low topography of volcanic rocks, suture zone, strike-slip faults, and petrologic evidence, low degrees of partial melting in source and crustal contamination in the region, the magmatism occurred in a tensional tectonomagmatic environment. Local tension and opening along the strike-slip fault zone provided a way for ascending of magma to the earth surface.
A.N Pourtaghavi; M Pourkermani; G.R Gharabeigli; Sh Sherkati
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The western part of Kopet Dagh fold belt is located in NE of Iran. The southern half of this belt is located in Iran and the northern half in Turkmenistan. The Kopet Dagh fold belt can be considered as the second important hydrocarbon province of Iran. Sedimentation in this zone began in Middle Jurassic ...
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The western part of Kopet Dagh fold belt is located in NE of Iran. The southern half of this belt is located in Iran and the northern half in Turkmenistan. The Kopet Dagh fold belt can be considered as the second important hydrocarbon province of Iran. Sedimentation in this zone began in Middle Jurassic due to the intercontinental rifting. The Middle Jurassic sediments lay unconformably on the Paleozoic and Triassic sediments. The geometric pattern of the folds has been studied based on the field work, geological maps, and geophysical data. The results show a thick skin deformation with shortening of about 5% during the tectonic inversion caused by the Pasadenian orogeny phase, which governing the deformation of the region.
J. Daneshian; D. Baghbani; Kh. Khosrow- Tehrani; L. Fazli
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In this study, foraminifera of the Ilam and Gurpi Formations, from Kuh-e- Assaluyeh section in east Kangan port in Boushehr province and Ivan well in Persian Gulf are investigated. Ilam Formation in Kuh-e-Assaluyeh section with 30 meter thickness and Ivan well with 68 meter thickness composed of limestone ...
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In this study, foraminifera of the Ilam and Gurpi Formations, from Kuh-e- Assaluyeh section in east Kangan port in Boushehr province and Ivan well in Persian Gulf are investigated. Ilam Formation in Kuh-e-Assaluyeh section with 30 meter thickness and Ivan well with 68 meter thickness composed of limestone and dolomitic limestone. The Ilam Formation in the study sections overlies unconformable the Sarvak Formation and underlies the Gurpi Formation. The Gurpi Formation in Kuh-e-Assaluyeh with 73 meter thickness and Ivan well with 56 meter thickness composed of argillaceous limestone, sandy limestone, shale and limestone. Also the Gurpi Formation in Kuh-e-Assaluyeh section and Ivan well overlies unconformable the Ilam Formation and underlies the Pabdeh Formation. The study of 70 samples from the examined section led to the identification of 13 genera and 19 species of planktonic foraminifera and 12 genera and 12 species of benthonic foraminifera. Planktonic foraminifera are as follow: Heterohelix globolusa, Macroglobigerinelloides ultramicrus, Globotruncanita elevata, Globotruncana bulloides, Globotruncana ventricosa, Muricohedbergella holmdelensis, Heterohelix striata, Macroglobigerinelloides prairiehillensis, Contusotruncana fornicata, spiropelecta sp., Rugoglobigerina rugosa Macroglobigerinelloides bollii, Muricohedbergella monmouthensis, Globotruncana falsostuarti, Gansserina gansseri, Archaeoglobigerina blowi, Globotruncana arca, Contusotruncana contusa, and benthonic foraminifera are as follow : Rotalia sp., Rotalia skourensis, Pseudedomia sp., Minouxia sp., Dicyclina schlumbergeri, Quinqueloculina sp., Marssonella sp., Gavelinela sp., Archaecyclus midorientalis, Ammobaculites sp. On the basis of stratigraphic distribution of index foraminifera, the Ilam Formation belongs to Santonian to Campanian, and the Gurpi Formation in Kuh-e-Assaluyeh section is Campanian to Maastrichtian and in Ivan well is Maastrichtian in age. The studies in Kuh-e-Assaluyeh section let to recognition four foraminifera zone from base to top: Globotruncanita elevata Zone, Globotruncana ventricosa Zone, Globotruncana falsostuarti Zone, Gansserina gansseri Zone. Lacking the main elements of Globotruncanella havanensis and Globotruncana aegyptiaca biozones caused that Globotruncana falsostuarti biozone is introduced on the basis of the first occurances of Globotruncana falsostuarti (at the base) and Gansserina gansseri (at the top). Also in Ivan well, Globotruncana falsostuarti Zone, Gansserina gansseri Zone, Contusotruncana contusa Zone were identified. Abathomphalus mayaroensis in absent at Ivan well and Kuh-e-Assaluyeh. Thus, Abathomphalus mayaroensis biozone is not recognizable, and instead of it Contusoutruncana contusa biozone is introduced. The boundaries of this biozone are identified by the first and last occurrences of Contusoutruncana contuse. Also comparison this study with Biozonation of Wynd, (1965), from base to top: 1-Rotalia sp. 22, Algae assemblage zone, 2- Archaecyclus midorientalis-Pseudedomia sp.assemblage zone, 3- Globotruncanita elevata zone, 4- Globotruncanita stuarti-Pseudotextularia variance assemblage zone. 5- Contusoutruncana contusa zone.
A. Ghanbari; S. S. Zerangzadeh; F. Rezaee; S. J. Zakariaee
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In this study, the geologic formations of central part of Karaj alluvium are studied and a new division for layers is presented. The results of hundreds geotechnical in-situ and laboratory tests in Karaj alluvium were carried out and analyzed. Based on soil material properties, the study area is divided ...
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In this study, the geologic formations of central part of Karaj alluvium are studied and a new division for layers is presented. The results of hundreds geotechnical in-situ and laboratory tests in Karaj alluvium were carried out and analyzed. Based on soil material properties, the study area is divided to six individual layers. In each layer, the results of a large number of in situ and laboratory test to determine geotechnical properties of soil are classified and analyzed. Finally, average geotechnical parameters for different layers of soil in study area are presented. To determine the range of modulus of elasticity and relation between bearing capacity and SPT number in Karaj alluvium, results of laboratory and in-situ tests were assessed and compared with instrumentation data.
