Petrology
Behnaz Bakhtiari; Nahid Shabanian-Broujeni; Alireza Davoudian-Dehkordi; Hossein Azizi
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The Muteh–Golpayegan Metamorphic Complex is located within the center of the Sanandaj-Sirjan Metamorphic Zone. The strain parameter measurements by the strain ellipsoid including strain ratio in the XZ principal plane, strain ellipsoid (RXZ), strain ellipsoid shape (K), and strain intensity (D) ...
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The Muteh–Golpayegan Metamorphic Complex is located within the center of the Sanandaj-Sirjan Metamorphic Zone. The strain parameter measurements by the strain ellipsoid including strain ratio in the XZ principal plane, strain ellipsoid (RXZ), strain ellipsoid shape (K), and strain intensity (D) exhibit prolate shape for the amphibole mineral for the deformed amphibolitic rocks in the Muteh–Golpayegan Metamorphic Complex. Several kinematic shear sense indicators consist of the asymmetric fold, kink fold, boudin, S/C fabrics, oblique grain shape, and mineral fishes show a dextral shear sense. The quantitative kinematic analyses highlight that Wk varies between 0.6 and 0.93, implying a general shear flow with 42% < simple shear <74% and 26% < pure shear <58%.
Petrology
Mohammad reza Ghasempour; Nahid Shabanian; alireza Davoudian; hasamaldin moeinzadeh
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The Horjand area is located in northeast of Kerman in the Central Iran zone and the Kashmar-Kerman tectonic belt. In this area, gabbroic rocks and doleritic dykes are intruded into the sedimentary rocks of Desu Series with Infra-Cambrian age. The gabbros and doleritic dykes have relatively same composition. ...
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The Horjand area is located in northeast of Kerman in the Central Iran zone and the Kashmar-Kerman tectonic belt. In this area, gabbroic rocks and doleritic dykes are intruded into the sedimentary rocks of Desu Series with Infra-Cambrian age. The gabbros and doleritic dykes have relatively same composition. The main minerals are plagioclase and clinopyroxene. Their texture is medium to fine granular and ophitic to sub-ophitic. The plagioclase minerals of the rocks have labradorite composition (An53-67), but as a result of saussuritization in gabbros and doleritic dykes, the plagioclase changed to oligoclase and albite composition, respectively. The mineral chemistry of clinopyroxenes display Mg-Ca-Fe type which are diopside and augite. The distribution of aluminum in clinopyroxenes structure show that the minerals were crystallized from a magma with water vapor pressure less than 10 percent. On the basis of the chemical charaterstions of the clinopyroxenes, the magma source has predominantly had tholeiitic to minor alkaline affinities with a tectonic setting related to within plate environments. Geothermobarometry evaluations of the clinopyroxenes reveal that the mafic rocks were formed at temperatures of 1127-1200 ˚C and pressure less than 6 Kbar.
Petrology
Mahin Hashemi; Nahid Shabanian; Alireza Davoudian; Hossein Azizi
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Estimation of temperature- pressure deformation path for metamorphic rocks experiencing a complex deformation history commonly rely on the relationship between successive metamorphic assemblages and different microstructures that remain. However, by changing the temperature-pressure conditions, metamorphic ...
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Estimation of temperature- pressure deformation path for metamorphic rocks experiencing a complex deformation history commonly rely on the relationship between successive metamorphic assemblages and different microstructures that remain. However, by changing the temperature-pressure conditions, metamorphic minerals with a microstructure, which are specific to those conditions, can be chemically re-equilibrate. Mylonitic paragneisses around the lake of Zayandehrood Dam, have range low-grade to medium-grade mylonites. According to petrographic and microstructural studies, we define at least three stages of metamorphism and deformation. The first stage metamorphism (the earliest recognizable metamorphic stage) took place during eclogite facies conditions. At this stage, high pressure minerals such as rutile, phengite, garnet and alkali-feldspar formed that enclosed in garnet or feldspar, and or located in matrix. These hosted garnets and feldspars based on the evidence of petrography formed at the amphibolite facies condition. Eventually a retrograde metamorphism took place in the lower green schist facies condition, That's evidence includes the sericitization of some feldspars, the chloritization of some biotite, and the formation of cholorite and quartz in and around some garnets. contemporaneous whit these retrograde processes, there is evidence of a relatively high temperature to low temperature deformation microstructure. The combination of evidences of metamorphism and deformation results is that these rocks have risen from relatively high depths, which during the rising stages undergone the various metamorphism condition, and many deformations have affected on this collection.
Afsaneh Badr; Nahid Shabanian; Alireza Davoudian; Hossein Azizi
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The North Shahrekord Metamorphic Complex (NSMC) in the center of Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone includes metagranite bodies, which has been intruded in some metamorphic rocks, especially schists. The NSMC metagranites display metamorphic and distinctive ductile deformation characteristics. These rocks are composed ...
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The North Shahrekord Metamorphic Complex (NSMC) in the center of Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone includes metagranite bodies, which has been intruded in some metamorphic rocks, especially schists. The NSMC metagranites display metamorphic and distinctive ductile deformation characteristics. These rocks are composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, biotite, amphibole, epidote, garnet, zircon, allanite, titanite, apatite and magnetite. Ages of the NSMC metagranites by zircon U–Pb shows the age of 523.92 [+ 5.03 – 5.73] Ma, and the whole rock Rb–Sr isotopes represents the age of 504 ± 47. The ages of NSMC metagranites (middle Cambrian) are younger than the Late Neoproterozoic - Lower Cambrian granitoids of the Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone, the NSMC metagranites are formed in the post-collisional setting, while the older granitoids are mostly related to volcanic arc. According to the morphology and shape of zircon crystals in NSMC metagranites, most of zircons are placed on S19 and S15 areas in morphology classification of zircon crystals, therefore, the granite magma of the area has hybrid (crust and mantle) origin. The crystallization temperature of metagranites, according to zircon morphology studies, is 750 to 850 °C, based on Zircon saturation calculation method, is 753.2 to 828.5 °C, and based on the graphical method (results of total rock chemical analyses), is 760 to 830 °C.
