Z. Nasr Esfahani; M. H. Emami; S. J. Sheikhzakariaee; S. H. Tabatabaei
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The study area is located in the Isfahan province and at the north of East Alloun Abad village. This area is a part of Urmia - Dokhtar belt in Central Iran. A large part of the area is formed from Eocene igneous rocks. These rocks include basaltic andesite and pyroclastic rocks of ignimbrite and ...
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The study area is located in the Isfahan province and at the north of East Alloun Abad village. This area is a part of Urmia - Dokhtar belt in Central Iran. A large part of the area is formed from Eocene igneous rocks. These rocks include basaltic andesite and pyroclastic rocks of ignimbrite and tuff. These rocks show porphyritic and microlithic texture with plagioclase, amphibole and clinopyroxene as the main mineral constituents. The secondary minerals such as chlorite, calcite, epidote and iron oxide are formed due to alterations. Electron microprobe analyses reveals that clinopyroxenes are diopside - augite. The study of clinopyroxene chemistry showed that the water was between 2 to 10% during clinopyroxene crystallization. The parental magma was calc-alkaline and tectonic setting is a subduction-related environment, based on clinopyroxene composition. Geothermobarometry of clinopyroxene gives temperature range of 925-1091°C and pressures range of 2-10 kbars for the formation of clinopyroxene in these rocks.
Hydrology
babak najafiha; vlademer V.R.Boynagryan,
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The Caspian Sea is the greatest Lake in the world. It witness substantial fluctuation during the geological time. The study area located in Mazandran Province at south east of Caspian Sea. In this study effects of sea level fluctuation on south east of Caspian sea (Miankhaleh spit and ...
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The Caspian Sea is the greatest Lake in the world. It witness substantial fluctuation during the geological time. The study area located in Mazandran Province at south east of Caspian Sea. In this study effects of sea level fluctuation on south east of Caspian sea (Miankhaleh spit and Gorgan Bay) has been studied in detail. The present research is a combination of field investigation, together with photometry , study of aerial photos and satellite image interpretations belong to a period of 40 years. The effect of the sea water fluctuation from 1975 to 2014 on the size of Gorgan Bay, sandy Miankhaleh split, along with construction of protective walls, breakwaters, inundation of agriculture land, roads and land use change have been discussed and investigated.
Tectonics
Mojtaba Ershadinia; Saeed Madanipour; Ali Yassaghi
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Faraghun Mountains are located in the south eastern part of the Zagros orogen. Early Ordovician- Permian rock units are deepest stratigraphic units exposed in the central part of the Faraghun Mountains. High Zagros Fault (HZF) is the main structural feature bordering southern flank of these mountains. ...
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Faraghun Mountains are located in the south eastern part of the Zagros orogen. Early Ordovician- Permian rock units are deepest stratigraphic units exposed in the central part of the Faraghun Mountains. High Zagros Fault (HZF) is the main structural feature bordering southern flank of these mountains. Here we combine detailed mapping, field based structural kinematic analysis and cross sections to reconstruct structural evolution of the Faraghun Mountains. Our new structural and stratigraphic analysis document three kinematically and geometrically different western, central and eastern segments for HZF in the Faraghun Mountains. Eastern and western segments of HZF, those are dipping northward, are connected together with Zakin Fault that dipping to south. Late Paleozoic successions have exposed in the hanging wall of Zakin Fault and central segment of HZF in a pop-up geometry. Stratigraphic records document prominent variation in late Cretaceous sequences including Gurpi Formation in the Hanging wall and footwall of the HZF in the Faraghun Mountains. Higher thickness and basal conglomeratic nature of Gurpi Formation in the hanging wall of HZF with respect to its footwall might reflect normal kinematics of the HZF during late Jurassic-early Cretaceous time. All the stratigraphic and structural evidence represent post late Cretaceous compression accompanied by late Cenozoic right lateral transpression in Faraghun Mountains at SE Zagros.
R. Samadi; M. V. Valizadeh; H. Mirnejad; A. A. Baharifar; S. J. Sheikh Zakariaee
H. Mosaddegh; A. Barari; H. Hamdi2
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During the Carboniferous time, Iran was a part of the northern margin of Gondwana. Carboniferous deposits of Iran are characterized by continental to shallow marine deposits. The studied section (Simeh- Kooh) is located in 5 Km Northwest of Damghan city in the east Alborz region. The lower Carboniferous ...
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During the Carboniferous time, Iran was a part of the northern margin of Gondwana. Carboniferous deposits of Iran are characterized by continental to shallow marine deposits. The studied section (Simeh- Kooh) is located in 5 Km Northwest of Damghan city in the east Alborz region. The lower Carboniferous Mobarak Formation consists of variable thickness of limestones interbeded with shale beds. The thickness of this section is about 115 m. The Mobarak Formation overlay the upper Devonian Jeirud Formation with a transitional contact and is unconformably underlain by lower Permian mixed siliciclastic-carbonate succession of Dorud Formation. This research is focused on the conodonts and facies. Conodont elements consist of 13 genus and 19 species. 5 Biozones is identified including, costatus zone (Latest Famennian), Sandbergi-L. crenulata zone, isostaticha-U. crenulata zone (Middle Tournaisian), typicus-anchoralis-latus zone (Late Tournaisian) and G. bilineatus zone (Middle-Late Visean) correspond to global zonation. The Tournaisian succession consist of alternation of organic matter rich shales and dark thin-bedded limestones is supposed to have deposited in a deep marine environment with a low oxygen condition. The paleontological and facies characteristics of Devonian-Carboniferous transition definitely show a rapid sea level rise and flooding event in this time in Eastern Alborz which corresponds with the Hangenberg Bioevent known in other parts of the world.
M. Abdi; Majid Ghaderi; N. Rashidnejad-Omran; A. Najafi
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Two cases of tungsten-copper vein-type mineralization have been studied in the Nezam-abad and Deh-hossein areas, in southwest of Shazand. The hydrothermal quartz-tourmaline mineralized veins have different host rocks (biotitic-granite and meta-sandstone). Considering similar ore metals (tungsten-copper-tin-lead-zinc) ...
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Two cases of tungsten-copper vein-type mineralization have been studied in the Nezam-abad and Deh-hossein areas, in southwest of Shazand. The hydrothermal quartz-tourmaline mineralized veins have different host rocks (biotitic-granite and meta-sandstone). Considering similar ore metals (tungsten-copper-tin-lead-zinc) in the Nezam-abad and Deh-hossein areas, same mineralogy of veins (quartz-dravite) and similar REE variation patterns in the two areas, it is suggested that the Nezam-abad and Deh-hossein mineralized veins have the same origin. It means, when the Br-bearing fluids were active, they caused the quartz-tourmaline vein-type mineralization in this area. Considering the barren intrusions in the area and other mineralogical-geochemical evidences in this study, it could be concluded that tungsten and other metallic elements in the Nezam-abad and Deh-hossein ore-bearing veins have a sedimentary/metamorphic origin.
D. Esmaeily; A. Esna Ashari; H. Rahimpour Bonab
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Study of source rock materials in Jajarm bauxite deposit is the main subject of this study to show its origin. From bottom to top, this deposit consists of lower argillaceous layer, argillaceous bauxite, hard bauxite and upper kaolinite units. Correlation coefficients and scatter ...
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Study of source rock materials in Jajarm bauxite deposit is the main subject of this study to show its origin. From bottom to top, this deposit consists of lower argillaceous layer, argillaceous bauxite, hard bauxite and upper kaolinite units. Correlation coefficients and scatter diagrams of immobile elements in these four layers, demonstrate an early homogenous origin at the beginning of the bauxite formation. Accordingly, source materials were separated slowly due to the different conditions dominated in different parts of the deposit. Difference in drainage conditions and leaching of some elements from upper part and their re-deposition in lower parts of the deposit are the main reasons for hard bauxite separation from argillaceous one. Formation of the lower argillaceous layer, located between argillaceous bauxite and carbonate footwall is due to the direct contact of the argillaceous bauxite and carbonate footwall and also difference in drainage rate in contact area of the two layers. Geochemical evidence also depicts that upper kaolinite formation is the result of the silica leaching from upper horizons and its re-deposition in hard bauxites. Compositional comparison of studied samples with chondrite and upper continental crust demonstrates the effect of both of the basic and sedimentary rocks in evolution of the Jajarm bauxite. Formation of this deposit can be considered as a result of the alteration of the primitive laterite in an area close to the current location of the deposit. During alteration and transportation bauxite is deposited on the karstic topography and then some continental sediment was added to it.
K. Seyed Emami; N. Behfar; M. R. Majidifard; A. Behfar
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Middle Jurassic strata are well developed northeast of Damghan (E Alborz). At the study section the Dalichai Formation has a maximum thickness of 156 m, consisting of an alternation of bluish-grey limestones and marls, being subdivided into 4 members. The lower boundary with the siliciclastics of the ...
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Middle Jurassic strata are well developed northeast of Damghan (E Alborz). At the study section the Dalichai Formation has a maximum thickness of 156 m, consisting of an alternation of bluish-grey limestones and marls, being subdivided into 4 members. The lower boundary with the siliciclastics of the underlying Shemshak Formation is unconformity, due to the Mid-Cimmerian tectonic event, whereas the upper boundary with the light and cliff-forming carbonates of the Lar Formation is gradational. The Dalichai Formation at the study section is very fossiliferous. Summing up 1750 fossil specimens were collected, among which the ammonoids with 1491 specimens clearly predominate. Altogether 27 genera, 33 species of ammonites, belonging to 6 biozones (Parkinsoni Zone, Zigzag-Aurigerus zones, Subcontractus Zone, Bullatus-Gracilis zones, Anceps-Coronatum zones, Athleta Zone) has been recognized. In addition 17 genera and 8 species of planktonic and benthic foraminifers are described.These can be divided into 2 biozones. The fossil-content is mainly concentrated within few meters of red and nodular limestone in the upper part of the section. Based on the ammonite fauna the age of the Dalichai Formation in the investigated area ranges from Upper Bajocian to Oxfordian. Paleobigeographically the fauna shows close relationship to western Europe and Sub-Mediterranean region. This indicates a paleogeographic position of the area at the northern Tethys during the Middle-Upper Jurassic.
Sedimentology
Parvaneh Faridi; Payman Rezaee; AliReza Piryaei; Mehdi Masoodi
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Halokinetic Sequences are used for analyzing and connecting endogenous and exogenous influencing factors on the sedimentary sequences around the diapir. The most important effect of the diapir movement is the creation of different sedimentary spaces in the result of uplift and subsidence. So, the Handun ...
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Halokinetic Sequences are used for analyzing and connecting endogenous and exogenous influencing factors on the sedimentary sequences around the diapir. The most important effect of the diapir movement is the creation of different sedimentary spaces in the result of uplift and subsidence. So, the Handun Salt Plug has been selected as a classic example. In the Handun salt plug outcrop Upper Cretaceous to recent sediments. The most important effect of the salt plug movement is during the Eocene of the Jahrum. The initial phase of salt extrusion was observed in the Gurpi Formation. Continuation of salt extrusion carrying on hook forms in the deep- water shale of the Pabdeh Formation in the Paleocene-middle Eocene. In the middle Eocene, when the Jahrum carbonate sedimentation exceeds the salt rise, wedges onlap the salt plug. In addition, thrusting led to the emergence of the salt tongues and forming hook in the Formation. The final phase of salt extrusion has been seen in the hooks in the siliciclastic of the Razak Formation. Finally, ongoing shortening is recorded by Guri member growth strata of the Handun salt plug. Our results provide new insights into using Halokinetic Sequences in tectono-sedimentary analysis of the Zagros diapirs.
Petrology
M. Sadeghian; S. H. Hosseini; A. Hemmati; S. Shekari
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Granitoid plutons of SW Mayamey (60 Km east of Shahrood), located at the most northern margin of the central Iran structural zone, have granite composition (in general) and calk alkaline and peralouminous nature. In spite of coverage of these granitoids by Late Triassic – Early Jurassic sedimentary ...
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Granitoid plutons of SW Mayamey (60 Km east of Shahrood), located at the most northern margin of the central Iran structural zone, have granite composition (in general) and calk alkaline and peralouminous nature. In spite of coverage of these granitoids by Late Triassic – Early Jurassic sedimentary rocks, Late Neoproterozoic host gneiss are exposed in limited areas. These granitoids invaded by two series of the Late Neoproterozoic and middle Jurassic diabasic dikes. Although post – Liass, Pre- Dogger, younger than Jurassic and older than Cretaceous ages are considered for these granitoids, but for the first time U–Pb age dating on separated zircons indicates Late Neoproterozoic age (Late Ediacaran) (545±10 Ma) for them and they are a part of very ancient basement rocks of Iran. The studied rocks are similar Band -e-Hezar Chah, Sefid Sang, Delbar, Shotor Kuh, Reza Abad and Do Chah granitoids in age. Mayamey granitoids are resulted from partial melting of metapelites and metagraywackes, and they belong to S-type granioids. SW Mayamey granitoids were generated in a collisional tectonic setting in the Late Neoproterozoic, in relation to closing of intracontinental back arc basin and then metamorphism of the associated rocks from greenschist facies to amphibolite and rarely granulite facies, which finally companied with s-type granitization
A. Abbasnejad
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The huge and historical landslide of Jiroft, being about 53 Km2 in area, is located in 35 Km NW of Jiroft town just adjacent to Jiroft Dam and in coordinates of 28ْ 45َ to 28ْ 53َ N and 57ْ 20َ to 57ْ 30َ E. This slide which has taken place ...
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The huge and historical landslide of Jiroft, being about 53 Km2 in area, is located in 35 Km NW of Jiroft town just adjacent to Jiroft Dam and in coordinates of 28ْ 45َ to 28ْ 53َ N and 57ْ 20َ to 57ْ 30َ E. This slide which has taken place as a result of massive movement of upper reefal part of Qom formation dipping only 6ْ, 8 cubic kilometers in volume and about 300 meters thickness over the underlying marls, is recognizable based on shattered rocks, anomaly along the course of Halil Roud and the presence of well-rounded igneous boulders in some parts among the shattered rocks. As a result of this slide, the course of Halil was completely blocked and an ephemeral lake was created. Afterwards, the lake overflowed in another place (the present place of the Dam) which was the lowest point in its periphery. Due to this river detour, the Halil Roud incised its fan, created a gorge from the overflowing point to its confluence point, as well as incision of several small fans along its course. The presence of several active faults and low slope of the sliding mass imply the probable influence of earthquake and heavy precipitation as triggering mechanisms. The main characteristics of this slide include very low slope (6ْ ), its size (53km2 in area and maximum run- out distance of about 7 km), comprising four parts, specific mechanism (like other sturztorms) and its time of occurrence (probably 60000 to 100000 years ago). Depending on the classification of landslides, it may be considered as extremely rapid rock slide, sturzstorm, rock avalanche as well as debris avalanche. The desert varnish of boulders engaged in the slide mass and the solution runnels generated after the slide suggest that the age of the slide is about tens of thousands to several thousands years ago
Z. latifi; F. Foroughi; M. Motamedalshariati; S. N. Raeisossadat
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Calcareous nannofossils of Nimbolook section in north west of Qayen, east of Iran have been investigated. The section is 164 m thick and consists of limestone, marlstone and shale. Seventy six nannofossil species belong to thirty genera from fifteen families were identified. Based on the identified calcareous ...
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Calcareous nannofossils of Nimbolook section in north west of Qayen, east of Iran have been investigated. The section is 164 m thick and consists of limestone, marlstone and shale. Seventy six nannofossil species belong to thirty genera from fifteen families were identified. Based on the identified calcareous nannofossils, a part of subzone CC7b and biozone CC8 and a part of biozone CC9 of Sissingh biozonation (1977) and a part of subzone NC7 and biozones NC8, NC9 and a part of biozone NC10 of Roth biozonation (1978) have been suggested for the Nimbolook section. Therefore, an age of late Aptian–Albian and early Cenomanian? is assigned to the deposits of this section.
Petrology
Marziyeh Abazari; Seyyed Saeid Mohammadi; Malihe Nakhaei
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Abbas Abad area is located in the northeast of Sarbisheh, in the northern part of Sistan suture zone and southern Khorasan province. In this area, Tertiary volcanic rocks with the composition of intermediate to acid, including basaltic andesite, andesite, and dacite are exposed. Constructive minerals ...
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Abbas Abad area is located in the northeast of Sarbisheh, in the northern part of Sistan suture zone and southern Khorasan province. In this area, Tertiary volcanic rocks with the composition of intermediate to acid, including basaltic andesite, andesite, and dacite are exposed. Constructive minerals of basaltic andesite include of plagioclase, pyroxene and olivine and in andesite consist of plagioclase, hornblende and pyroxene, and in dacite are plagioclase, quartz, biotite and hornblende. The studied rocks have medium to high-K calc-alkaline nature. Most samples show enrichment in LILEs (K, Rb, Sr, Cs) (except Ba) relative to HFSEs (Y, P, Ti, Ta, Nb), which indicates the relation of these rocks to subduction zone and active continental margin. The relatively low (La/Yb)N (7.67 to 13.48) and Dy/Yb (<2) in Abbas Abad lavas indicate that partial melting of mantle occurred in transitional zone of spinel-garnet lherzolite. Based on the concentration of trace elements such as Ce, Yb and Sm, magma originated from a depth of about 95 to 105 kilometers.
N Shirdashtzadeh; Gh Torabi; R Samadi; T Meisel; S.N Hussain Bokhari
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Picrites are seen within the mantle peridotites in the Darreh Deh area (in the east of Nain ophiolitic mélange). Based on petrography and mineral chemistry, these picrites are composed of olivine (chrysolite), clinopyroxene (diopside) and orthopyroxene (enstatite), showing a cumulate texture, ...
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Picrites are seen within the mantle peridotites in the Darreh Deh area (in the east of Nain ophiolitic mélange). Based on petrography and mineral chemistry, these picrites are composed of olivine (chrysolite), clinopyroxene (diopside) and orthopyroxene (enstatite), showing a cumulate texture, and small amounts (less than 10 volume%) of plagioclase and chromian spinels as accessory minerals. Application of clinopyroxene geothermobarometry methods indicates the equilibrium temperatures of ~1040 to 1205 °C and pressure of 8.6 kbar for the clinopyroxene crystallization in the melt. Amphibole and talc crystallization and the results of amphibole thermobarometry (~675-700 °C, 4.8-6.5 kbar) indicates that these rocks have undergone metamorphismunder amphibolite facies in Jurassic, similar to their host mantle peridotites. Whole rock chemistry and chromian spinel composition confirm high partial melting degrees of mantle and progressive ascending melt/wall rock reactions in a suprasubduction zone in which tholeiitic melts were produced. During the production of this melt, picrites with cumulous texture formed within the mantle peridotites by precipitation of olivine, pyroxenes and minor amounts of intercumulous plagioclase crystals from the primitive melt.
S Hassanpour; S. Alirezaei
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The Masjeddgaghi Cu-Au deposit is located to the southeast of the Arasbaran zone, NW Iran, to the south of the Lesser Caucasus. Mineralization in Masjeddaghi is associated with an Eocene dioritic subvolcanic pluton intruded into older volcanic and sedimentary rocks. The Masjeddaghi intrusive body is ...
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The Masjeddgaghi Cu-Au deposit is located to the southeast of the Arasbaran zone, NW Iran, to the south of the Lesser Caucasus. Mineralization in Masjeddaghi is associated with an Eocene dioritic subvolcanic pluton intruded into older volcanic and sedimentary rocks. The Masjeddaghi intrusive body is high-K, calc alkaline, and meta-aluminous, and formed in an island arc subduction/collision setting. Hydrothermal alteration is distinguished by a potassic core marked by secondary biotite and K-spar that grades outward into a chlorite-rich propylitic halo. The ore minerals include chalcopyrite, associated with minor chalcocite, bornite, tetrahedrite, and trace molybdenite. Pyrite and magnetite are common associates. The Masjeddaghi deposit is elliptical in plan view, 500 x 400 m in diameters, and mineralization has been traced for several hundred meters from surface exposures. 40Ar/39Ar geochronology on secondary biotite from potassic alteration zone indicates that mineralization, and by corollary, the emplacement and crystallization of the Masjeddaghi porphyritic intrusion, occurred in 54.07 ± 0.53 Ma. The Masjeddaghi ore deposit shows geology, mineralization and alteration characteristics comparable to those typical of island arc type porphyry Cu-Au systems. Masjeddaghi ore deposit shows geology, mineralization and alteration characteristics similar to island arc porphyry type systems.
Geophysics
Afsaneh Nasrabadi; Fateme Azimi; MohammadReza Sepahvand
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Crustal velocity structure and Moho discontinuity depth have investigated beneath 7 the broadband seismic stations, AFRZ, TKDS, TPRV, TNSJ, ANAR, KRSH of the Iranian Seismological Center (ISC) and YZKH of Iranian National Seismic Network (INSN) located in the center of Iran by joint inversion of receiver ...
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Crustal velocity structure and Moho discontinuity depth have investigated beneath 7 the broadband seismic stations, AFRZ, TKDS, TPRV, TNSJ, ANAR, KRSH of the Iranian Seismological Center (ISC) and YZKH of Iranian National Seismic Network (INSN) located in the center of Iran by joint inversion of receiver functions and Rayleigh waves group velocity dispersion. Three years (2012 to 2014) teleseismic waveforms (with epicentral distance 25o-90o) for computation receiver functions by iterative approach in time domain have been processed. The Rayleigh waves group velocity dispersion curves were incorporated into our joint inversion scheme from an independent surface wave tomography study. Receiver function is response of local structure of ground (located beneath the three–component broadband seismic station) to teleseismic P-wave, that is sensitive to seismic discontinuities. Since there is very little absolute-velocity information contained in the receiver function, its inversion for shear-wave velocity structure is non-unique (velocity-depth trade-off). On the other hand, dispersion curves are sensitive to the average velocity structure of the upper layers rather than to seismic discontinuities. So the non-uniqueness problem can be solved by combining receiver function inversion with surface-wave dispersion. Results from joint inversion in center of Iran indicates that Moho discontinuity depth depth beneath AFRZ, TKDS and TPRV stations is 40 Km, beneath TKDS 42 Km, beneath ANAR is 38 Km and beneath KRSH and YZKH stations are 44 Km. It was shown that the joint inversion method can cause ±2 kilometers of error. The average Moho depth is about 42±2 kilometers beneath center of Iran.
S. Shariati; S. A. Aghanabati; S. R. Mousavi Harami; S. Modabberi; M. H. Adabi
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Angouran Lead and Zinc Mining deposit is one of the biggest Lead and Zinc deposits of Middle East and one of five great mines of Iran according to the article of categorization of the mines of Iran. In addition to the diverse metal and non-metal mines, there are many industries and factories in this ...
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Angouran Lead and Zinc Mining deposit is one of the biggest Lead and Zinc deposits of Middle East and one of five great mines of Iran according to the article of categorization of the mines of Iran. In addition to the diverse metal and non-metal mines, there are many industries and factories in this region which most of them were active and are as conversion industries of Zinc soil into the Concentrate or as factoring of Lead and Zinc Bar. The realized studies demonstrate that due to activation of existent industries in that region, the rate of some elements are in unusual level and show some fundamental environmental abnormalities. The environment of the region is mostly influenced by the accumulation of wastes and residues dispossessed as cake in the borders of the rivers and canals and open lands. These Cakes which as a matter of fact are the residues of proceeding of the flotation and melting the Lead and Zinc and the process of Concentrate factoring, may have lost the great amount of their Lead and Zinc in the industrial point of view, but as an environment view, those have a lot of Lead and Zinc many times more than allowed limits which are potentially toxic. At the other hand, by reduction of these elements, the densities of other elements are increasing. This means intensive effects which in this paper are going to be surveyed. The rates of these elements in some samples are reported exceeding to 10,000 ppm Lead and Zinc and Nickel and also 8,000 ppm Arsenic and 4,000 Cadmium. The studies also demonstrate that waste pool or the pools of residues are one of the most fundamental causes of dangers for the environment of the region. The rate of 200,000 ppm of Zinc and sometimes 2000 ppm of Lead and 20,000 ppm Nickel, also tha rate of some hundreds ppm of arsenic and even 200,000 ppm of Cadmium in the water and water deposits of the region are some of those dangers. The most of these abnormalities are seen in the sediments and water of the region, however the agricultural grounds are also influenced by these pollutions and are included some major abnormalities in term of the environment. This paper will exclusively review the allowed rate of the elements of Lead, Zinc, Cadmium, and Arsenic and survey the principal manners of access of these elements to the environment of region and also try to present some solution for the control and reduction of these rates.
J. Daneshian; M. Shahrabi; M. Akhlaghi
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75 samples of the Qom Formation in Andabad, northeast Mahneshan, were investigated. The Qom Formation in the examined section with a thickness of 301m, mainly consists of limestone and marl, and disconformably overlies the Lower Red Formation and lies under the sediments of the Upper Red Formation. A ...
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75 samples of the Qom Formation in Andabad, northeast Mahneshan, were investigated. The Qom Formation in the examined section with a thickness of 301m, mainly consists of limestone and marl, and disconformably overlies the Lower Red Formation and lies under the sediments of the Upper Red Formation. A study of foraminifera was led to identifying 42 genera and 70 species of the benthonic and plankthonic foraminifera, which 37 genera and 57 species is reported from this area for the first time. Among them, benthonic foraminifera have more varieties and abundances, and used for biostratigraghy. Based on the identified foraminifera, the Andabad section is comparable to Assemblages Zone 1 and 2 introduced by Adams and Bourgeois. On the basis of occurrence of the index foraminiferal species and their stratigraphic distribution, the age of the Qom Formation in the studied section is Early Miocene (Late Aquitanian to Burdigalian).The assemblage, abundance, and species diversity of foraminifera in the examined samples shows noticeable changes in the paleoenvironmental conditions. The maximum diversity of foraminifera is sixteen species. Based on species diversity, the strata classified to nine assemblages A to I. The abundance of foraminifera in each assemblage indicates that the sediments of the Qom Formation belong to inner shelf environments.
N. Taghipour; A. Aftabi; M.R. Ramezani
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The Miduk porphyry copper deposit is located in 85 Km northwest of Sarcheshmeh porphyry copper deposit, Kerman province. The deposit is hosted by Eocene volcanic rocks of andesite-basalt composition. The porphyry-type mineralization is associated with two calc-alkaline intrusive phases (P1 and Miduk ...
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The Miduk porphyry copper deposit is located in 85 Km northwest of Sarcheshmeh porphyry copper deposit, Kerman province. The deposit is hosted by Eocene volcanic rocks of andesite-basalt composition. The porphyry-type mineralization is associated with two calc-alkaline intrusive phases (P1 and Miduk porphyry) of Miocene age. Five hypogene alteration zones are distinguished in the Miduk deposit, magnetite-rich potassic, potassic, potassic-phyllic, phyllic and propylitic. The main stage of mineralization consists of chalcopyrite, magnetite and anhydrite in potassic alteration zone. The mineralization is mostly associated with Miduk porphyry intrusive phase. Three different types of biotite including magmatic, magmatic affected by hydrothermal fluids and secondary are distinguished at the Miduk deposit. Magmatic type biotites affected by hydrothermal fluids and secondary biotites contain higher XMg values than the magmatic biotites. The XMg are positively correlated with Si, Al, Mg, K, Mg/Ti, but negatively correlated with Al×Ti, Fe, Na, Fe/Ti contents. The variations of Cu, Mo, Au and Ag are controlled by vein - type alteration and mineralization zones. The tonnage of deposit is about 170 Mt with average grade of 0.82 % Cu, 0.007% Mo, 82 ppb Au and 1.8 ppm Ag, respectively. Highest values of Mo and Au occur in leached and oxide, supergene sulfide mineralization, phyllic and potassic-phyllic alteration zones, respectively. Gold displays positive correlation with Cu in magnetite-rich potassic and potassic alteration zones. Based on petrography, mineralogy, alteration halos and patterns of Cu, Au, Ag and Mo, the Miduk porphyry copper deposit is similar to those of continental arc setting porphyry copper deposits.
Abbas Dehkar; Vali Ahmad Sajjadian; Mohammad Reza Noora; Kazem Shabani Goorji
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The Fahliyan Formation of Khami Group is hosting important hydrocarbon reserves in Iran and also is a main reservoir rock in the Abadan Plain oil fields which is Neocomian in age. In the studied wells its thickness is about 406 meters. In the Abadan Plain, the Fahliyan Formation transitionally overlies ...
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The Fahliyan Formation of Khami Group is hosting important hydrocarbon reserves in Iran and also is a main reservoir rock in the Abadan Plain oil fields which is Neocomian in age. In the studied wells its thickness is about 406 meters. In the Abadan Plain, the Fahliyan Formation transitionally overlies of the Garau Formation and its upper boundary changes into the Gadvan Formation. According to thin sections examinations prepared from cores analysis 11 microfacies is recognized by various facies including dolostone and dolomudstone of tidal flat, skeletal wackestone to packstone of the open and restricted lagoon, bioclastic intraclastic grainstones, peloid grainstone and coralinrudist-algae grainstone (boundstone) of the barrier setting and fine grained echinoderm rudist bearing deposits of the slope. high frequency of core facies belong to restricted and open marine lagoon deposits composed of benthic foraminifera, shell fragments and peliods. They are often observed in wackestone to packstone fabrics. The remained rock facies is composed of the bioclastic skeletal lime grainstones characterizing by large rudists and echinoderm debries which are interpreted to constitute the platform margin in this well. Tidal flat dolomudstone with a few bioclast contribute, which they often show moderate reservoir quality.
M. Ahrari rudi; Zh. Shahrokhi khargerdi
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Regarding different and beautiful geological features, Chabahar is one of the most important geotouristic sites in Iran. The attractive geological landforms are so spectacular that always attract a lot of tourists to the area. Some of the important geomorphological features are mud-volcano, ...
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Regarding different and beautiful geological features, Chabahar is one of the most important geotouristic sites in Iran. The attractive geological landforms are so spectacular that always attract a lot of tourists to the area. Some of the important geomorphological features are mud-volcano, ties cave, Mars land, cliff, lagoons, sand dune, erosion columns, bedding and etc. These geomorphologic features are introduced in details as follow.
S. M. Tabatabaeimanesh; H. Safaei; A. S. Mirlohi
Abstract
In south of Kashan, early Paleozoic volcanic rocks are a part of Ghohrudmountains. In Iran structural- sedimentary division, these volcanic rocks located inUrumieh- Dokhtar zone. These volcanic rocks are basic to semibasic and mostly involved basalt. Geochemical investigations of these rocks show the ...
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In south of Kashan, early Paleozoic volcanic rocks are a part of Ghohrudmountains. In Iran structural- sedimentary division, these volcanic rocks located inUrumieh- Dokhtar zone. These volcanic rocks are basic to semibasic and mostly involved basalt. Geochemical investigations of these rocks show the alkaline nature and the intra-continental rift geotectonic setting in their formation time. The Isfahan fault is a north-trending fault across the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone. This fault is one of the old and basement fault that was active in the early Paleozoic. The unique present of Silurian volcanic rocks in this area can refer to the activation of the north part of this fault that was created by extension phases after Caledonian orogeny.
S. H. Hashemi; M. Fahimi
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The Upper Devonian sequences in vicinity of Darvar, southwest Damghan comprise alternation of conglomerates, quartzites, sandstones, siltstones, shales, with fossiliferous limestone intercalations unconformably overlying the Ordovician strata and gradually preceding carbonates of the Lower Carboniferous ...
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The Upper Devonian sequences in vicinity of Darvar, southwest Damghan comprise alternation of conglomerates, quartzites, sandstones, siltstones, shales, with fossiliferous limestone intercalations unconformably overlying the Ordovician strata and gradually preceding carbonates of the Lower Carboniferous Mobarak Formation. Diverse biota embracing brachiopods, trilobites, fish, gastropods, corals, echinoderms, and conodonts in conjunction with well preserved palynomorphs, in descending order of abundance, of both terrestrial and marine origin occur in the Upper Devonian strata (Geirud Formation) of Darvar, southwest Damghan. Scolecodonts rarely occur in the material studied but no representative of Chitinozoans encountered. Based on the known stratigraphic distribution of taxa such as Cymatiosphaera perimembrana, Chomotriletes vedugensis, Deltotosoma intonsum, Papulogabata annulata, Tornacia sarjeantii, Unellium lunatum, Unellium piriforme, Retispora lepidophyta, Geminospora lemurata, Retusotriletes rugulatus, Grandispora cornuta, Grandispora sp. cf. G. gracilis the Geirud Formation is attributed to the Late Devonian (Frasnian-Famennian). Occurrence, in the material studied, of microphytoplankton cysts with relatively thin eilyma and ±circular, psilate or sculptured vesicle indicates deposition in a shallow, marginal marine depositional setting. Presence of Geminospora lemurata in majority of the samples refers to the occurrence of progymnosperms and that of poorly preserved Lepidodendrales to that of lycopodophytes in contemporaneous land vegetation. Affinity of sporae dispersae in the Geirud palynoflora indicates that fern allies such as Equisetopsida, Lycopodopsida, Rhyniopsida, and Progymnosperms were represented in the land vegetation. Relative abundance of Geminospora lemurata and spores attributed to lycopodophytes imply domination of the land vegetation by lycopodohytes and progymnosperms.
A. Imamalipour
Abstract
The Khoy ophiolite complex in northwest Iran hosts several podiform chromitite bodies. The chromitite deposits of Aland area in this ophiolite have lenticular, tabular and irregular vein shapes and emplaced in depleted mantle hurzburgite. Chromitites have different textures including disseminated, massive, ...
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The Khoy ophiolite complex in northwest Iran hosts several podiform chromitite bodies. The chromitite deposits of Aland area in this ophiolite have lenticular, tabular and irregular vein shapes and emplaced in depleted mantle hurzburgite. Chromitites have different textures including disseminated, massive, nodular, banded and cataclastic textures. The ore bodies are surrounded by dunitic envelopes of variable thickness. Mineral chemistry of chromite grains indicate that they are recognized by #Cr [Cr/(Cr+Al)] values range between 0.66 and 0.88, #Mg [Mg/( Mg +Fe+2)] values range between 0.42 and 0.66. Cr2O3, Al2O3 and MgO values range between 45.89 and 54.95 %, 8.53-17.18 % and 8.38-14.29% respectively. There is a negative correlation among #Cr and #Mg of chromites, typical of podiform chromitites. The composition of chromites including #Cr, #Mg, their contents of Cr2O3, Al2O3, Fe2O3, MgO and TiO2 and also correlation coefficients between different components of them have conformity with total composition of podiform chromitites. Compositions of chromites in Aland area correspond to Cr-rich chromites with #Cr>0.6 and Al2O3<25%. Their lower content of TiO2 accompanied with their compositional location in TiO2 vs. Cr/(Cr+Al) and TiO2 vs. Al2O3 diagrams may reflect the crystallization of chromites from boninitic magmas in supra-subduction geotectonic setting. The bulk rock analyses of chromitites indicate that their Cr2O3 values have widespread range, 19-51.6 wt %. Compositional variations in their Cr2O3, Al2O3, Fe2O3, SiO2 and MgO components are reflections of their textural characteristics.
A.R. Javaheri Niestanak; A. Javaherian; N. Amini
Abstract
Coherency attribute is one of the proper tools in interpretation of structural discontinuities and stratigraphy features in 3-D seismic data. Coherency measurements in three dimensions discuss trace-to-trace similarity and therefore represent interpretable changes in these cases. The similar traces are ...
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Coherency attribute is one of the proper tools in interpretation of structural discontinuities and stratigraphy features in 3-D seismic data. Coherency measurements in three dimensions discuss trace-to-trace similarity and therefore represent interpretable changes in these cases. The similar traces are mapped with high coherence coefficients while anomalies and discontinuities have low coherence coefficients. Coherency attribute shows evaluation criterion of lateral changes in the seismic response, caused by variation in structure, stratigraphy, lithology, porosity and the presence of hydrocarbon. Output of this attribute is a coherence cube which illustrates structural discontinuities and stratigraphy features with higher resolution. In this paper, the application of two conventional coherency attributes based on eigenstructure and crosscorrelation for detection of faults in 3-D synthetic seismic data and actual seismic data is presented.
Considering the experimental results, this method has an appropriate response to low SNR for 3-D synthetic models and 3-D actual data. In addition, the comparison of eigenstructure -based coherency attribute method with crosscorrelation-based coherency attribute method indicates the former has higher resolution for detection faults than the latter.
