N Bagha; M Ghorashi; M Arian; M Pourkermani; A Solgi
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Structural development, caused by active tectonics leads to deformation of morphology features. The Mosha-North Tehran fault zone, located in south edge of the Central Alborz consists of significant tectonic structures. Hence, study on morphotectonic signs is a proper method for evaluation of relative ...
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Structural development, caused by active tectonics leads to deformation of morphology features. The Mosha-North Tehran fault zone, located in south edge of the Central Alborz consists of significant tectonic structures. Hence, study on morphotectonic signs is a proper method for evaluation of relative tectonic activities in the area. In this research, six main morphometric indices such as stream length-gradient (SL), drainage basin asymmetry (Af), hypsometric integral (Hi), ratio of valley-floor width to valley height(Vf), drainage basin shape (Bs), and mountain front sinuosity(Smf)were considered. The computations and probes of these indices indicate three classes of relative tectonic activity in the study area from low to high level. Consequently, the drainage basins with high class of tectonic activity mostly coincide with the main faults in south edge of the Central Alborz.
M Ehteshami-Moinabadi; A Yassaghi
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The assessment of deformation condition of the Mosha Fault during Middle-Late Miocene carried out using microstructure and thermometry of fluid inclusions within calcite veins in the fault zone. Based on intra-crystalline deformation of quartz grains, calcite twin, and thermometry of primary fluid inclusions ...
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The assessment of deformation condition of the Mosha Fault during Middle-Late Miocene carried out using microstructure and thermometry of fluid inclusions within calcite veins in the fault zone. Based on intra-crystalline deformation of quartz grains, calcite twin, and thermometry of primary fluid inclusions in the calcite veins inside the Mosha fault zone, the maximum estimated deformation temperature of the Mosha fault is 350o c during Tertiary. Calculated pressure of the fault zone using fluid inclusion data is an underestimation of real pressure because the calcite veins formed in the last stages of deformation. Considering the tectonic setting of South Central Alborz and assuming a geothermal gradient ranging between 25-35oc/Km for the region from Eocene to the late Miocene, the maximum temperature of 350o c represents the depth between 10 to 14 Km in adiabatic condition. This depth range means a fault zone pressure between 2.5 to 4 kbar for the Mosha Fault zone during Tertiary, which is in correlation to recent seismic data that confirmed maximum fault activity in the depth between 10 to 15 Km.
S Bahiraee; M Arian; M Qorashi; A Solgi
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The Mosha fault is the most important fault structures in the south of Central Alborz. According to the activity of this fault, confirmation of the morphological evidences, and large historical earthquakes occurred by its activity, also proximity to Tehran metropolitan, the study of this area is very ...
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The Mosha fault is the most important fault structures in the south of Central Alborz. According to the activity of this fault, confirmation of the morphological evidences, and large historical earthquakes occurred by its activity, also proximity to Tehran metropolitan, the study of this area is very important. Therefore, as a parameter, evaluation of the fault movement potential helps us in seismological study of the area. In this paper, we have used the model presented by Lee et al. (1997) to evaluate movement potential. The model is based on the relationship between fault geometrical characteristics and regional tectonic stress field. To use the equations of this model, structural data of 13 stations along the Mosha fault were collected to identify the position of the principal axes of stress. Then, we obtained the direction of maximum principal stress of the Mosha fault and also for each section separately by using Inversion method and they were placed in equations.
S. Bahiraie; M. Abbasi; M. Almasian
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Generally the most important factor in the structural evolution of Alborz is thrust and reverse faulting that often has an east-west trend, parallel to the mountain chain. Mosha fault, one of the main faults, in this study covers the area between longitudes 51˚, 30´ to 51˚, 45´ including ...
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Generally the most important factor in the structural evolution of Alborz is thrust and reverse faulting that often has an east-west trend, parallel to the mountain chain. Mosha fault, one of the main faults, in this study covers the area between longitudes 51˚, 30´ to 51˚, 45´ including central-western part of Mosha fault. The stress evolution on the available faults in northeast of Tehran city was studied by means of inversion of 120 striated fault planes and related striations. Finally, two different movement systems were identified. One of them generated dextral reverse faulting and the other one which is younger created sinistral reverse faulting. The dextral system, known to resulted from the movement of the Arabian plate toward the north, is determined to be Miocene and probably older. The sinistral system originates from structural transition of AlborzMountain (progressive deformation in Alborz). Obtained result shows that the movement vector on the thrust Mosha is the consequence of the combination of sinistral and reverse faulting. The ages of stress changes were determined by using the cross cutting
