S Shahbazi; M Ghaderi; N Rashidnejad-Omran
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The Bashkand iron deposit is located in 16 km southwest of Soltanieh, in Central Iran Structural Zone. The rock units in the area include alternations of metamorphosed sedimentary rocks of the Kahar Formation, Khorramdarreh granite and an andesitic dike. The major alteration types are argillic, potassic, ...
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The Bashkand iron deposit is located in 16 km southwest of Soltanieh, in Central Iran Structural Zone. The rock units in the area include alternations of metamorphosed sedimentary rocks of the Kahar Formation, Khorramdarreh granite and an andesitic dike. The major alteration types are argillic, potassic, chloritic, sericitic and quartz-carbonatic in composition. N30-50W trend and S30-50W dip mineralization conforms primary bedding, foliation of phyllites as well as parallel faults. Mineralogical paragenesis includes: 1) Grossularite, pyroxene, idocrase; 2) Andradite, pyroxene, forsterite, phlogopite, magnetite; 3) Tremolite, serpentine, epidote, talc, biotite, magnetite, specularite and sulfides, and they have been cut by quartz-carbonate veins. The presence of magnetite synchronous with quartz and feldspar in the intrusive body, unconformity in behavior pattern of Fe2O3 with SiO2 and Al2O3, and its conformity with other major oxides as well as Cu and Zn, similarity of REE pattern in the ore, the intrusive body and skarnized host rocks as well as no similarity with the less altered host rocks, are the signs of sourcing ore from the intrusive-deriven fluids. Mixing of these fluids with meteoric water together with increasing in oxygen fugacity in the retrograde metasomatism stage led to ore mineralization.
R Kohansal; M Ghorbani; S.M Pourmoafi; M Khalatbari Jafari; J Omrani; S Zolfaghari; S Soleimani
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Abstract The Forumadophiolitic rocks as a part of Iran marginal microcontinentophiolites have been situated in the western part of Sabzevarophiolite. Field study shows extrusive sequence in this area with Late Cretaceous in age. This sequence has included basaltic pillow lavas with radiolarian chert ...
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Abstract The Forumadophiolitic rocks as a part of Iran marginal microcontinentophiolites have been situated in the western part of Sabzevarophiolite. Field study shows extrusive sequence in this area with Late Cretaceous in age. This sequence has included basaltic pillow lavas with radiolarian chert related to Late Turonian-Santonian, in contrast to Coniacian- Late Campanian age, when this sequence has composed of basaltic pillow lavas in lower - middle part and various tuffs in upper part. Sheet flows, hyaloclasticbreccias and pelagic limestone are intercalations between lavas and tuffs.Abundantly, pillow lavas with phyric texture are most predominant feature contrast with sheet flows. Whereas enrichment of LILE and depletion of some HFSE (Nb, Ta) exhibit subduction environment (island arcs) for pillow lavas of Forumad, and different enrichment in LREE to HREE displays unhomogenous mantle in the generation of them; the presence of two magmatic nature in lavas (tholeiitic and calc-alkaline), their positions in tectonomagmatic diagrams and clear enrichment of Th element in Late Turonian –Santonian lavas which are generally exhibition of ophiolitic extrusive sequence in Forumad area have been generated in a supra-subduction environment and back-arc basin.
A Rashidi; M.M Khatib; M.R Heyhat; S.M Moussavi
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In KamarhajiMountain, NW Birjand there are geological structures such as: duplex, pop-Up, triangle zone, flower structures, folding, etc. The duplexes in KamarhajiMountain have E-W trend. They are parallel to the Shekarab fault system. The Shekarab fault is a reverse fault with sinistral component located ...
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In KamarhajiMountain, NW Birjand there are geological structures such as: duplex, pop-Up, triangle zone, flower structures, folding, etc. The duplexes in KamarhajiMountain have E-W trend. They are parallel to the Shekarab fault system. The Shekarab fault is a reverse fault with sinistral component located in the southern of the area; it is considered as one of the terminal branches of the Nehbandan fault. Based on the Geometric-Kinematic analysis, duplexes are of the horsetail structure type, which are set from the side view on each other. There are flower structures in the direction perpendicular to the horsetail structures, caused that the central layers of the duplex structures have the maximum height. Usually in the orogenic regions, the antithetic thrusts with motion opposite to the main thrust are observed. These thrusts are called back thrusts. The hanging wall blocks of two faults, thrust and its back thrust is called pop-Up structure. In addition, in some regions back thrust and new thrust created triangle zone. In duplexes of this Region, ramps have strike slip mechanism with Thrust component. The existing flats are non-horizontal and most of them have thrust mechanism with strike slip component. Due to the mechanism of flat, transfer direction is westward, and since the younger ramps are formed on the hanging wall of previous ramp (In other words, younger orientation is toward the hinterland) the formation of duplexes follows the break-back model. Since the physical model shows a better understanding of the formation model and the relationship between the structures, we have used of the experimental model. The results of experiments show a strong relationship between the geometry of the flat and the geometry of the structures of the area. Based on the paleostress studies and different trends of shortening of structures such as folding, duplexes, two deformational stages were identified. In the first stage, position of strain λ3 axis according to analysis of the conjugate joints, tension joints, and axial surface of folding is N42, 00, N40, 07, and is N38, 14 respectively. The amount of shortening in this stage of deformation is 41.46 %. Position of strain λ3 axis in the second stage of deformation according to analysis of the conjugate joints, tension joints, and E-W trend of thrusts is N83, 02, N84, 00, and N90E respectively. In this stage, strike– slip faults have been further developed. The shortening in this stage of deformation is 20.30 % and the amount of slip along the flats is 2640 meters. According to the geometric-kinematic analysis duplexes formed in the second stage of deformation, which was progressive.
F Mesbahi; M Mohajjel; M Moazzen; L Namaki
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In the east of Tabriz city, south of Eskandar village, Upper Cretaceous rock units are exposed. The structures in these rock units include meso-scale folds inclined towards NNE, and a thrust system which has transported Upper Cretaceous units in three thrust sheets towards NW. This thrust system has ...
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In the east of Tabriz city, south of Eskandar village, Upper Cretaceous rock units are exposed. The structures in these rock units include meso-scale folds inclined towards NNE, and a thrust system which has transported Upper Cretaceous units in three thrust sheets towards NW. This thrust system has cut the NNE-verging folds in Upper Cretaceous units. These deformed rock units are unconformably overlain by the Miocene beds. The vergence of folds in the Miocene units is toward SSW. There are SW-verging thrust faults and right-lateral strike-slip faults parallel to the North Tabriz fault in the study area. We conclude that the N-verging structures in Upper Cretaceous rock units has been formed in the time interval between Upper Cretaceous and Miocene and were cut by the North Tabriz fault. The structural characteristics of the Upper Cretaceous rocks as the remnants of the Upper Cretaceous oceanic crust in the Neotethyan marginal basin indicate that the probable subduction direction of this basin was towards south.
A Ghorbani; M.H Adabi; S Sohrabi
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The Sirri E (Esfand) and D (Dena) Oil Fields are located in the south of the Persian Gulf. The Upper Sarvak (Mishrif Member) Formation, late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) in age, is underlain by the argillaceous limestone of Khatiyah and by the late Turonian unconformity overlain by the Laffan Shale ...
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The Sirri E (Esfand) and D (Dena) Oil Fields are located in the south of the Persian Gulf. The Upper Sarvak (Mishrif Member) Formation, late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) in age, is underlain by the argillaceous limestone of Khatiyah and by the late Turonian unconformity overlain by the Laffan Shale in mentioned two oil fields. On the basis of petrographic and geochemical evidences (elemental analysis such as Mg, Ca, Sr, Mn) and oxygen and carbon isotope values, aragonite was original carbonate mineralogy for the carbonates of the Upper Sarvak (Mishrif Member) Formation in (Well A) in the Sirri E Field. The geochemical studies and δ18O and δ13C illustrate that these carbonates were affected by meteoric diagenesis in hot and arid climate and in semi-closed to open diagenetic system with thin soil layer. Temperature calculation based on the oxygen isotope value of the least-altered sample and δw around of -1 SMOW for Cretaceous, show that the seawater temperature was around 34˚C during the deposition of the Upper Sarvak (Mishrif Member) Formation. With regards to the highly altered samples and light oxygen values the temperature should be probably related to the shallow burial diagenesis. Petrographic studies of thin sections of the well A in the Sirri E Field and the well B in the Sirri D Field show the effect of diagenetic processes such as micritization, dissolution, cementation, neomorphism, pressure solution, physical compaction, fracture and dolomitization on the reservoir quality of the Upper Sarvak (Mishrif Member) Formation. The most important diagenetic factor that increased the reservoir quality is dissolution, which occurred in the meteoric diagenesis. However, the most important diagenetic factor that decreased the reservoir quality is the expansion of various kinds of cement especially large blocky cement, which occurred in the burial diagenesis.
F Kangarani Farahani; A.A Calagari; A Abedini
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Kambelu lateritic deposit is located in ~80 km west of Damghan, Semnan province. This deposit was developed as stratiform lenses along the contact of carbonates of Elika Formation (Triassic) and shale-sandstone of Shemshak Formation (Jurassic). Petrographical studies testify to the presence of collomorphic, ...
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Kambelu lateritic deposit is located in ~80 km west of Damghan, Semnan province. This deposit was developed as stratiform lenses along the contact of carbonates of Elika Formation (Triassic) and shale-sandstone of Shemshak Formation (Jurassic). Petrographical studies testify to the presence of collomorphic, colloformic, pseudo-porphyritic, and nodular textures within the ores of this deposit. Mineralogical data show that the ores contain diaspore, goethite, anatase, kaolinite, hematite, boehmite, and zircon. Considering the mineralogical composition and textural characteristics, this deposit was formed in an almost reduced near-surface environment. Geochemical indices like Eu/Eu* along with ratios such as Ti/Zr, Nb/Y, and Al/Ti suggest that Kambelu deposit is a product of alteration and weathering of rocks of trachy-andesitic to basaltic composition. Comparison of the variation trend of elements like Si, Al, and Fe within a selective profile reveals that the variation in chemistry (i.e., pH) of solutions responsible for lateritization and drainage intensity are the two principal factors for formation of the ores. Geochemical considerations show that distribution of trace elements in this deposit is a function of factors such as adsorption, scavenging by metallic oxides and hydroxides, fixation in neomorphic phases, and presence in resistant mineral phases. Inharmonic distribution of REEs in the studied profile indicates an allogenic origin for this deposit. The obtained data indicate that clays, anatase, zircon, xenotime, gorceixite, and churchite are the potential hosts for REEs in this deposit.
A Biabangard; H Biabangard; S Bagheri
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The Deh-Salm metamorphic complex (DMC), late Jurassic in age, is exposed at the west of Nehbandan and at the the eastern margin of the Lut block. This is one of the exceptional outcrops of the Lut block’s basement in East Iran. The metamorphosed ultramafic rocks in this complex are identified ...
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The Deh-Salm metamorphic complex (DMC), late Jurassic in age, is exposed at the west of Nehbandan and at the the eastern margin of the Lut block. This is one of the exceptional outcrops of the Lut block’s basement in East Iran. The metamorphosed ultramafic rocks in this complex are identified and introduced for the first time, and are studied in association with the metabasites. Extensive field excursions as well as satellite image investigations represented the metabasites and metaperidotites of the DMC in three elongated and separate belts, parallel to the extension of the complex; we named the belts as the east, central, and the west belts. A tectonic, broken to dismembered units of greenschist, amphibolite, metaperidotite, serpentinite, and talc-schist can be recognized in the east and central belts, while, amphibole-calcschist is the most important rock constituent of the west belt in the Galugah complex. The main minerals in the rocks of these belts are hornblende, epidote, plagioclase (andesine), and sporadic pyroxene in the metabasite, and olivine, ortho-amphibole, augite, talc, and spinel in metaperidotite, respectively. On the basis of the geochemical studies, the protoliths of the mentioned rocks are classified in the basalt and peridotite groups. However, due to metamorphic and intense metasomatic processes, it is impossible to suggest a distinct origin and tectonic setting for the above metamorphic assemblages. The presence of mafic and ultramafic metamorphic rocks adjacent to the other rock units of the DMC indicates that the mafic-ultramafic rocks were initially emplaced in the eastern margin of the Lut block in a time before the late Jurassic, then they were metamorphosed in their recent arrangement.
P Ketabi; S.S Mohammadi; M.H Zarrinkoub
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The volcanic–sub volcanic activities in the Shah Soleyman area located in southwest of Birjand, east of Iran have cropped out as two categories of Pyroclastic – lava and sub volcanic rocks. The pyroclastic rocks are tuff, agglomerate with breccias and volcanic rocks are andesite, trachy- ...
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The volcanic–sub volcanic activities in the Shah Soleyman area located in southwest of Birjand, east of Iran have cropped out as two categories of Pyroclastic – lava and sub volcanic rocks. The pyroclastic rocks are tuff, agglomerate with breccias and volcanic rocks are andesite, trachy- andesite and dacite. The porphyry and glomero- porphyric with micro granular to vitric groundmass are the main textures in these rocks. The porphyritic diorite is the unique sub volcanic unit in this area. Plagioclase, hornblende with oxidized rims, and biotite are the main phenocrysts. Sericitization, carbonatization and propylitic alterations are common in these rocks. Based on the geochemical study, these rocks have SiO2 in range of 56.8-61.9, high Al2O3 (16.5-18.1) and Sr (660-990), high Sr/Y (40.6-54.6), and low Y (16.1-19.7) that show adakites characteristic for the parent magmas. On the basis of geochemical characters, these rocks are high SiO2 adakites, which is considered to represent subducted basaltic slab melts that have reacted with peridotite during the ascent through mantle wedge. High ratio of LILE/HFSE, LREE/HREE and negative anomaly offor Nb and Ti show similarity with subduction- related magmatism. High Sr and negative anomalies of Ta, Nb, and Ti may be resulted from the lack of plagioclase and having iron and titanium oxides in the residual phase. The geochemical study showed that the source can be derived from subducted metamorphosed oceanic plate in east of Iran.
A.A Nadiri; F sadeghi Aghdam; A Asgharai Moghaddam
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This study presents an intelligence committee fuzzy logic (ICFL) model to estimate the concentration of total arsenic (III, V) in the area of the Sahand Dam basin, Iran. Because of a high concentration of arsenic (III, V) compared to WHO standard, Geolology Department of Tabriz University and East Azerbaijan ...
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This study presents an intelligence committee fuzzy logic (ICFL) model to estimate the concentration of total arsenic (III, V) in the area of the Sahand Dam basin, Iran. Because of a high concentration of arsenic (III, V) compared to WHO standard, Geolology Department of Tabriz University and East Azerbaijan Regional Water Authority have attempted to sampling and analysis of surface water and groundwater resources in the mentioned area. Hydrochemical parameters Including pH, SO42-, NO3--N, F-, Fe(II, III) and As used as input parameters for Mamdani fuzzy logic (MFL), Larsen fuzzy logic (LSL) and Sugeno fuzzy logic (SFL) to estimate arsenic concentrations. The results in train and test steps showed that all of these models have a similar fitting to the arsenic concentration data in the study area. The ICFL model was adopted to combine the output of the three single fuzzy models instead of the selecting superior single model. To reap advantage of all three models, the weighted combination of the output of fuzzy models used to create a committee fuzzy model. The mentioned model uses particles population algorithm, to obtain weight based on the output of the three fuzzy models to estimate the total arsenic concentration. The results of ICFL model shows, significant fitting improvement compare to individual fuzzy logic models.
M Tatar; S.M Momeni; F Yaminifard
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The V shape kink of the AlborzMountains at its southern end reaches to the Garmsar city located 100 km southeast of Tehran metropolis. We investigated seismicity and seismotectonic features of the Garmsar area by precisely locating of microearthquakes recorded by our local dense seismological network ...
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The V shape kink of the AlborzMountains at its southern end reaches to the Garmsar city located 100 km southeast of Tehran metropolis. We investigated seismicity and seismotectonic features of the Garmsar area by precisely locating of microearthquakes recorded by our local dense seismological network and by the Iranian Seismological Center (IRSC). Our results indicate high seismic activity at the central and western parts of the Garmsar fault. Three computed focal mechanisms revealed compressional movements of the central part of this fault. Very little seismic activity is observed on the Eyvanekey and the Pishva faults. The only computed focal mechanism for the northern hills of the Garmsar fault shows tensional movements in this area, which refers to strain release among the Garmsar and Sorkheh reverse faults. Most of the calculated focal mechanisms in the Garmsar area indicate compressional and strike slip motions with overall P axis direction of 10° to 35°. The calculated P axis with NW-SE trend, close to the Sorkheh fault, is different from the other calculated P axes that show NNE-SSW direction. This is probably due to rotating of structures in this area, as revealed by recent GPS measurements in this region.
A Nouri Mokhoori; B Zamani; M Moayyed
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Tabriz Fault is one of the major faults of Iran that is situated in the northwest of Iran and central part of the Iranian Azerbaijan. The fault has a well-known paleoseismological history, and being situated adjacent to the Tabriz city with two millions ofinhabitants makes ita big seismic hazard. In ...
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Tabriz Fault is one of the major faults of Iran that is situated in the northwest of Iran and central part of the Iranian Azerbaijan. The fault has a well-known paleoseismological history, and being situated adjacent to the Tabriz city with two millions ofinhabitants makes ita big seismic hazard. In this research,a study of instrumental seismic data, remote sensing and field observationsalong the Tabriz Fault Zone from north of Miyaneh to the west of Marand cities helped us to define three main segments along the fault. Fault Movement Potential (FMP) has a close relationship with tectonic stress in and around a given fault zone. Therefore, the stress state was analyzed using direct inversion method to estimate potential movement of each segment of the Tabriz Fault. Results showedthat the middle and southern segments of the Tabriz Fault have a FMP of 0.67-0.73,implying their high potential of reactivation and generating large and destructive earthquakes, assupported bythe richseismic history of these segments. Therefore the results of this research estimatea 70% movement probability for the North Tabriz Fault. In contrast, the northern segment of the Tabriz Fault (western part of the fault close to the Marand city)showsa FMF of 0.3-0.37,indicatingits lower potential of reactivation compared to the middle and southern segments. This is also in agreement with the poor seismic history of the northern segment.
A Hosseinkhani; F Molasalehi
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Ahangaran is an active Pb-Ag mine of Iran that is located in Malayer town, Hamedan province and situated in the Esfahan-Malayer Pb-Zn Metallogenic Zone. The mineralographical studies of different parts of the Ahangaran mine show different sulfide-oxide zones with major minerals including ...
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Ahangaran is an active Pb-Ag mine of Iran that is located in Malayer town, Hamedan province and situated in the Esfahan-Malayer Pb-Zn Metallogenic Zone. The mineralographical studies of different parts of the Ahangaran mine show different sulfide-oxide zones with major minerals including galena, cerussite, chalcopyrite, magnetite, pyrite, hematite, goethite and others minor minerals. For the first time, the minor minerals including jordanite-lengenbachite series, coronadite and galena molybdate is identified as a host for Pb and Ag using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and electron probe micro-analyzer (EPMA). Freibergite (Fahlore group) and lanaite as two minor minerals containing Ag are reported as major element in the crystalline lattice, as well. In addition to Ag presence in the minor minerals, it is measured up to 500 ppm in galena and cerussite by EPMA studies. Pb isotope study on a galena sample from Ahangaran deposit shows the Pb is radiogenic with orogenic reservoir characteristics in which high amount of Pb originated from the upper and lower crust. In addition, Pb model age shows Pb derivation from Triassic basement (249 Ma), and Pb isotopic ratios suggest a mature arc environment for the Ahangaran deposit.
M Rustaei; M Rustaei; B Zamani; M Nemati
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In this study, the stress regime governing the Gorgan plain area (NE Iran) is calculated using inversion analysis based on earthquake focal mechanism solutions. In addition, a kinematic model is presented for hidden faults in this area. To gain this goal, the earthquakes occurred in this region and had ...
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In this study, the stress regime governing the Gorgan plain area (NE Iran) is calculated using inversion analysis based on earthquake focal mechanism solutions. In addition, a kinematic model is presented for hidden faults in this area. To gain this goal, the earthquakes occurred in this region and had available focal mechanism solutions were first selected for the inversion analysis. After applying the inverse analysis on the seismic data, the results indicate that there is a NW-SE (N42W)-trending tensional stress regime over the area. This is represented by the dominant local extensional structures such as shallow normal faults. Also the intermediate and minimum stress axes are close to horizontal direction, and indicate structures such as strike slip faults in the region. This is in agreement with most of the seismic dataset involved in the inversion analysis. By examining the previous studies and their results, more attempts were made to provide a kinematic model for this area. The Gharnaveh fault system comprises two sinistral faults (Marave-tappeh and Incheboroun), which are assumed to extend at eastern termination along an E-W direction under the Gorgan plain sediments up close to the Caspian Sea. Movement along these two faults under the sediments cause a clockwise rotation in the zone enclosed between them. Direction of this zone, which is affected by the faults, is consistent with the trend of regional seismicity. The proposed model can be used to account for many of the focal mechanism solutions of the earthquakes occurred, as well as the depth of the events. Most earthquakes occurred in this region are associated with the normal or left-lateral components. On the other hand, superficial structures such as mud volcanoes and fault-related folds (in the north of Aq qala) can be explained by this model, although lack of subsurface geophysical data in this area makes this model somehow speculative.
M.A Arian; J Faslebahar
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Geochemistry, mineralogy and mechanism of the mud volcanoes located in the southwestof the Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan country) have already been studiedwith aim of finding out theirorigin, but mud volcanoes of The Gomishanhaven’t been studied from thesepoints of view yet. In this research, mudof mud ...
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Geochemistry, mineralogy and mechanism of the mud volcanoes located in the southwestof the Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan country) have already been studiedwith aim of finding out theirorigin, but mud volcanoes of The Gomishanhaven’t been studied from thesepoints of view yet. In this research, mudof mud volcanoes and sea floor sediments forthe first time weresampled and studied to discover their origin. The results of mineralogical and geochemical studies, which carried out byXRD, XRF, ICP methodsshow that main minerals of the Qarnyaryq, Naftlycheh and Incheborun mud volcanoes and of sea floor sediments are quarts,calcite and albite and sub ordinaryminerals are mainly halite and clay minerals such assaponite,natrolite and muscovite.Therefore,it can be resulted that the three mud volcanoes have a common origin. The obtained results compared with present data from Dashgil mud volcano(Azerbaijan) and chemical characteristics of the Caspian Sea water.This comparison revealed that the elements of Na,K, Ca, and Al in these three mud volcanoes are richerand Cl element is poorerthan the Dashgil mud volcanoand the Caspian Sea.
M Sadeghian; S Shekari
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Darreh-Bagh granitoidic pluton in the northwest of Aligoodarz composed of two felsic and mafic parts, with lithological composition range from diorite to quartzdiorite, and granodiorite to leucogranite respectively. Felsic rocks have calc-alkaline and peraluminous affinity and belong to S-type and continental ...
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Darreh-Bagh granitoidic pluton in the northwest of Aligoodarz composed of two felsic and mafic parts, with lithological composition range from diorite to quartzdiorite, and granodiorite to leucogranite respectively. Felsic rocks have calc-alkaline and peraluminous affinity and belong to S-type and continental arc granitoids (CAG). The most significant characterizes of felsic part are as follows: presence of the metapelitic andalusite bearing enclaves, silica (quartz fragments which inherited from quartz vein with metamorphic origin), surmicaceous and metapasamitic enclaves and also andalusitic xenocrysts through out of the felsic part. Mafic rocks have calc-alkaline and metaluminous affinity and belong to I-type and continental arc granitoids (CAG). Based on the field observations, petrographical and geochemical characterictics, penetration of basic-intermediate magmas into late Triassic - lower Jurassic metapelites and metagraywackes caused to rise temperature up to produce a large scale contact metamorphism including andalusite hornfels and sillimanite hornfels. Intersecting the temperature of melting point of metapelites and metagraywackes resulted in producing melts with suitable composition for forming of S – type granitoid plutons. Then, the produced magma ascended to the higher levels in the upper crust and emplaced in it. Granitoid magmas emplacement are associated with low-extent contact metamorphism up to cordierite hornfels facies.
A Ahmadi-Torkmani; M.R Ghassemi
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The present research uses precise field data to provide a balanced cross-section of the Mahneshan area, and investigate nature of depth distribution of its major structures. Our structural studies indicate that the Mahneshan and Anguran faults are two major faults, which penetrate deep into the crust ...
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The present research uses precise field data to provide a balanced cross-section of the Mahneshan area, and investigate nature of depth distribution of its major structures. Our structural studies indicate that the Mahneshan and Anguran faults are two major faults, which penetrate deep into the crust and cause a considerable amount of horizontal shortening in the area. In a more specific way, the Anguran fault roots deep into the middle crustal levels of about 21 km, and thrusts the whole Phanerozoic sequence and even parts of the Precambrian basement rocks over the younger strata. We believe that the abovementioned thrust originates not from a low-competency decollement plane, but from a ductile shear zone in deep crust. Evidences for development and conditions of such shear zone are present in the Precambrian basement rocks of the Anguran fault’s hanging-wall. We suggest that the decollement surface for the Mahneshan thrust, which is located in the shallower depths (13 km), is related to probable occurrence of evaporitic materials equivalent to the Hormoz Series beneath the Kahar Formation. Syn-sedimentary deformation within the Qom Formation in the hanging-wall of the Anguran thrust, as well as other evidences present in Neogene deposits of the area suggest that the thrust fault has been active since Oligocene. Restoration of displacements across the Anguran fault, and comparing the results with inception age for the fault suggests that the Anguran fault has been active with a slip rate of about 1 mm/yr. The structural features in the Mahneshan area indicate that thick-skinned faulting along with thin-skinned tectonics have resulted in a considerable amount of thickening of the crust in the region; this observation is in accordance with abovementioned characteristic of the crust in the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone.
KH Kavyani Sadr; M.M Khatib; M.H Zarrinkoub
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Cheshmeh Khouri is an area which mainly comprises a zone of parallel, en-echelon faults along which metallic and non-metallic mineralization is observed. Structural controllers are important factors in the formation of the structural elements of the area such as dykes, faults, joints, folds, and particularly ...
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Cheshmeh Khouri is an area which mainly comprises a zone of parallel, en-echelon faults along which metallic and non-metallic mineralization is observed. Structural controllers are important factors in the formation of the structural elements of the area such as dykes, faults, joints, folds, and particularly mineral veins. Three types of dykes are observed: E-W trending wedge-shaped dikes, NW-SE trending folded dikes, and ring dikes, which are all kinematically controlled by structural movements of the area. A regional sinistral shear-compression (transpression) regime across the fault sets of the area has given rise to a large-scale counterclockwise rotation of andesitic blocks, developing a bookshelf structure over the area. Rotation of these blocks has provided open spaces for injection of ore-bearing hydrothermal solutions, which caused widespread alterations. Block rotation has also caused formation of dextral shear zones along the faults, which eventually controlled mineralization through the joint and minor fracture networks associated with these shear zones. Formation of mineral veins affected by the dextral shear zones of the bookshelf structure in the area, and defining the structural complexities and sequential elements as well as mineralization phase led to present a laboratory model which showed a good consistency with the results derived from others studies.
M Kazemirad; E Rastad; M Mohajjel
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The Goshti-Heneshk, Goli and Cheshmeh Esi iron-manganese deposits are located in the northeast of Dehdib (Safashahr), 175 km northeast of Shiraz. These deposits are situated in the Heneshk Shear Zone, which is a part of the ComplexDeformationSubzone of the Southern Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone. The oldest outcrops ...
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The Goshti-Heneshk, Goli and Cheshmeh Esi iron-manganese deposits are located in the northeast of Dehdib (Safashahr), 175 km northeast of Shiraz. These deposits are situated in the Heneshk Shear Zone, which is a part of the ComplexDeformationSubzone of the Southern Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone. The oldest outcrops in the area consist of the metamorphosed Permian shale, sandstone and crystalline limestone. The Middle Triassic dolomite units (equivalent to the Shotori Formation) have been thrusted on the Upper Triassic metamorphic and deformed volcano-sedimentary rocks and chert by thrust faults. The ore-bearing dolomites are often repeated due to imbricate thrust system in the area. The host rock to the ore is only dolomite, and ore bodies formed as lenses concordant by layering. The ore texture is massive, open space filling, lamination, and disseminated. The ore minerals include hematite, magnetite, goethite, kriptomelan, psilomelan and ramsdelite together with dolomite, calcite, quartz and barite. In the geochemical studies to determine the source of mineralization, Mn/Fe, Si/Al and Na/Mg ratios of major elements indicated that Fe-Mn ore formation occurred through the hydrothermal processes in shallow marine volcano-sedimentary environment. The trace element diagrams show low contents of elements such as Ni, Co, and Cu in the Fe-Mn ores. In these diagrams, the deposits of the study area plot in the field of hydrothermal deposits. Rare Earth Element distribution patterns of the deposits are quite similar to those of hydrothermal deposits. Two ore types are distinguished based on geometry and shape of the ore bodies: primary mineralization occurred parallel and concordant with layering of the host rocks. The ore textures of this type include massive, laminated and disseminated occurring in folded chert and dolomite. The vein-type mineralization is associated with the faults and has brecciated or cataclastic texture occurring in the Middle Triassic dolomite and Permian meta-carbonates. Based on the stratigraphic location, layer form of the ore body, texture, paragenetic sequence, ore-bearing chert-dolomite facies and geochemistry, the iron-manganese ores of the northeast Dehbid are stratabound carbonate-hosted deposits, which were precipitated in the shallow marine environment in the dolomites equivalent to the Middle Triasssic Shotori Formation.
S Saki; H Ghasemi; M Sadeghian
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Bouin- Miandashtgranitoid pluton with an area of 40 Km2, outcropped in the north of Bouin Miandasht- Aligoudarz road, was emplaced into Triassic to early Jurassic low to medium grade metapelitic rocks of Sanandaj - Sirjan structural zone. This pluton composed of alkali feldspar granite to leucogranite. ...
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Bouin- Miandashtgranitoid pluton with an area of 40 Km2, outcropped in the north of Bouin Miandasht- Aligoudarz road, was emplaced into Triassic to early Jurassic low to medium grade metapelitic rocks of Sanandaj - Sirjan structural zone. This pluton composed of alkali feldspar granite to leucogranite. For the first time, variation of anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) is applied to investigate magnetic fabric of this pluton. The Mean magnetic susceptibility values (Km in µSI) of the different rock groups of Bouin- Miandasht pluton are as follows: alkali feldspar granites (158), fine granites (120), coarse granites (166), and leucogranites (34). The lower Km values for the main compositions of this pluton (< 500 µSI) suggesting the paramagnetic nature of these granites. Biotite is the main carrier of magnetic properties in the studied rocks. The magnetic anisotropy (P %) varies from 1 to 15. Aalkali feldspar granites have the highest P value and show positive correlation with degree of deformation. Shape parameter of magnetic ellipsoid (T) values varies from -0.43 to 0.85 and most of the magnetic ellipsoids are oblate. Seventy five percent of specimens have positive T value. This subject indicates that magnetic ellipsoids are oblate and then foliation is prevailing, and also field evidence confirms this conclusion.
H Kamali Sarvestani; A Sadeghi; S.M Mousavian
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Coexistence between hydroid Protulophila gestroi Rovereto, 1901 and family Serpulidea have been reported from many localies in Europe (England, France, Germany,…) and Middle East (Syria) from Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) to Pliocene. In this study coexistence for the first time in Iran and second ...
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Coexistence between hydroid Protulophila gestroi Rovereto, 1901 and family Serpulidea have been reported from many localies in Europe (England, France, Germany,…) and Middle East (Syria) from Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) to Pliocene. In this study coexistence for the first time in Iran and second time in Middle East are reported. The symbiont in Debarsu formation at Haftuman region in south west of Khur city has been identified. Debarsu formation with age of Early-Middle Cenomanian contains a rich collection of coexistence hydroid Protulophila gestroi with serpulid Rotulispira at 225 m from their base.
M.R Sheikholeslami
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The effects of the Mid-Cimmerian event in the BinaludMountains can be investigated in the Mashhad Phyllite around Mashhad and in the Aghdarband Group in the Aghdarband area. In the Eastern Binalud, this event acted in prehnite-pumpellyite to lower greenschist facies and influenced the Shemshak group, ...
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The effects of the Mid-Cimmerian event in the BinaludMountains can be investigated in the Mashhad Phyllite around Mashhad and in the Aghdarband Group in the Aghdarband area. In the Eastern Binalud, this event acted in prehnite-pumpellyite to lower greenschist facies and influenced the Shemshak group, which deposited as a post Early Cimmerian molasse blanket in a Rhaetian–Lias back-arc basin. The result is transformation of these sediments into the slate, phyllite and metasandstone. Tight to open folds, axial plane foliations and crenulation folds with NW-SE trending are the Mid-Cimmerian deformational structures. Due to the lower grade of metamorphism and deformation, there isn’t any important effect of this event on the rocks, which were previously deformed and metamorphosed by the Early Cimmerian event. The exhumation and erosion of deformed rocks by the Early and Mid-Cimmerian events generated the intramontane basins in the internal part of the eastern BinaludMountains. In the Aghdarband area, this event is characterized by folding of the Sina Formation from the Aghdarband Group, which is unconformably overlain by the Kashafroud Formation.
U Alladin; M Talebian; M Arian; M.M Ahmadi
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Earthquake is an undeniable phenomenon that can cause financial and social damage if occur in populated areas. Vulnerability of buildings is not just function of magnitude and distance from the epicenter but also depends on physical properties of soil. In this study we evaluate physical properties ...
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Earthquake is an undeniable phenomenon that can cause financial and social damage if occur in populated areas. Vulnerability of buildings is not just function of magnitude and distance from the epicenter but also depends on physical properties of soil. In this study we evaluate physical properties of alluvium in an area of approximately 100 square kilometers in west of Tehran between longitudes 51 º 15´ to 51º 23´ and latitudes 35º 40´ to 35º 50´. As a first step we collected field data regarding the alluvium deposits as well as location of Quaternary faults. We then combined this information with data from 440 boreholes which were aquired from more than hundred urban development projects. We use sedimentological diagrams of the boreholes to define three zones of coarse-, intermediate- and fine-grained material in the region. We considered physical and mechanical properties of the sediments to produce seismic amplification map of the area which shows three zones of high, moderate and no amplification. Finally, we investigated liquefaction potential of sediments, considering ground water level and structure of the basin and we have concluded that there is no potential of liquefaction in the area of study.
A Naseri; M.J Mohammadzadeh; P Mohebbi; P Javani
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Gharahchaman is located inthe Urumieh Dokhtar zone in east Azerbaijan. The area is mostly comprises of intermediate to acidic intrusive and extrusive, Oligocene igneous rocks along with younger sedimentary units. The regional geochemical exploration program with the aim of delineating potential zones ...
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Gharahchaman is located inthe Urumieh Dokhtar zone in east Azerbaijan. The area is mostly comprises of intermediate to acidic intrusive and extrusive, Oligocene igneous rocks along with younger sedimentary units. The regional geochemical exploration program with the aim of delineating potential zones in the area were attempted by collecting 394 stream sediment samples, which analyzed for 44 elements. Most of the exploration programs are routinely based on the positive anomalies (+ve) detection and the negative halos (-ve) are rarely considered. The depletion of some pathfinder elements may be related to ore mineralization in the area. Therefore (-ve) halos also can be significant in regional exploration. Conventionally, negative anomalous threshold values have been calculated in the same way as positive one, which causes drawbacks and hinder their application. In this paper an attempt were made to construct integrated models of (-ve) and (+ve) potential maps for detecting optimized geochemical pattern. It can be deduced from this study that the detected significant (-ve) halos, mostly are influenced by syngenetic processes and some are also related to ore bearing solutions. Detecting (-ve) halos of elements such as Sc, Sr, and Na in a particular pattern and in vicinity of (+ve) halos like Au, Cu, Pb, U, Zn are related to base metal mineralization and other important elements in the region. On the basis of combined distribution pattern of elements three models of geochemical anomalies are accompanied each other;1) Overlapping of multi-element (-ve) and (+ve) anomalies like (Rb, Sr); 2) Peripheral regional multi-element (-ve) anomalies that surround (+ve) anomalies like (-ve) halo of Sc around (+ve) halos of Ce, Rb/K and (–ve) halo of Sr with Ba/Sr ratio, felsic and chloritic zones in the area; 3) Discriminated Indices model of (-ve) and (+ve) halos of (Mo-Sr), (U-Sr), (Cu-Sr).This indicates that the combined study of (+ve) and (-ve) halos in regional geochemical exploration studies can be more significant in detecting hidden ore deposits. The distribution pattern of felsic and chloritic additive composite alteration zones match with Model2, which mutually correspond to (+ve) and (-ve) anomalies of Au and Sr respectively. Ultimately the results revealed deficiency in study of only positively concentration of elements along with faulted zones, whereas the present study emphasis that modeling corresponding of (-ve) and (+ve) halos along with results obtained from composite additive indices confirms NW-SE concentration of ore mineralization in the area.
S Dehnavi; Y Maghsoudi; M.J Valadanzoej; A Bayatani
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Mineral target identification and hydrothermally altered zone’s discrimination has been considered by many investors during many years of study. Numerous mineral targets can’t be recognized at pixel level. The problem of unmixing and resolving spectra in subpixel level of mixels (mixed pixels) ...
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Mineral target identification and hydrothermally altered zone’s discrimination has been considered by many investors during many years of study. Numerous mineral targets can’t be recognized at pixel level. The problem of unmixing and resolving spectra in subpixel level of mixels (mixed pixels) was expressed with the birth of imaging spectrometry. On the other hand prober’s experiments have shown the improved results in ensemble of classifiers. This study have proposed the mixture of some target detectors and classifiers at both pixel and subpixel levels, which have been tested on the hymap airborne hyperspectral sensor, in Iran East. Results have shown that the proposed method has better performance than individual detectors.
K Orang; M Mohajjel; G.R Tajbakhsh
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The kinematic analysis of the Koushk-e-Nosrat Fault (striking WNW-ESE) at north Saveh city indicates that since a time after early Miocene it has been inverted from dextral strike-slip (and reverse-dextral-oblique slip) to reverse-sinistral (and sinistral strike-slip( displacement. The Kinematic evidences ...
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The kinematic analysis of the Koushk-e-Nosrat Fault (striking WNW-ESE) at north Saveh city indicates that since a time after early Miocene it has been inverted from dextral strike-slip (and reverse-dextral-oblique slip) to reverse-sinistral (and sinistral strike-slip( displacement. The Kinematic evidences of right-lateral strike-slip displacement are: 1) Generation of the Koushk-e-Nosrat pull-apart basin along the bended segment of the fault in north Saveh city where a thin sequence of the Qom Formation (late- Oligocene to early Miocene) has been deposited in this narrow basin. 2) Shear bands and other kinematic indicators of right-lateral strike-slip and reverse-dextral-oblique slip displacements exist in the fault zone. 3) Synthetic right-lateral and antithetic left-lateral strike-slip faults are observed in wall damage zones around the main fault zone. The evidences of left-lateral strike-slip displacements after slip sense inversion are: sinistral- reverse faults, pure reverse faults, sinistral strike-slip faults and folds are generated in the Koushk-e-Nosrat Fault zone. The younger left-lateral reverse kinematic of the Koushk-e-Nosrat Fault is another significant evidence for the main role of the left-lateral reverse faults in deformation of the Qom-Saveh district in NW part of the Central Iran Block that has been tested before by structural and morphological kinematics of other major faults in the area like the Ipak (south Boin-zahrah) and Alborz (north Qom) Faults and seismological evidence of earthquake in the Boin-zahra areas.
