Sh Khalili Mobarhan; H Ahmadipour
Abstract
The Bidkhan stratovolcano in the southeast of Urmia-Dokhtar volcanic belt (Kerman province) contains complex successions of lava flows and pyroclastic deposits. It belongs to Miocene-Pliocene periods and so, its edifice is relatively intact. Therefore, it is a suitable target for volcanic facial studies. ...
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The Bidkhan stratovolcano in the southeast of Urmia-Dokhtar volcanic belt (Kerman province) contains complex successions of lava flows and pyroclastic deposits. It belongs to Miocene-Pliocene periods and so, its edifice is relatively intact. Therefore, it is a suitable target for volcanic facial studies. Facies analyses showed that the Bidkhan structure could be divided into four facies. The Central Facies is located in the Bidkhan caldera and contains the special lithological units such as altered subvolcanic intrusion, lava breccias and radial and circular dykes. The Proximal Facies has been developed around the caldera as elevated steep cliffs and clearly shows stratification. In this facies, there are thick successions of lava flows, and pyroclastic fall, flow and surge deposits. The most voluminous facies in Bidkhan is Medial Facies. It is mainly consists of numerous layers of pyroclastic deposits and lava flows along with the lahars. Thin Bidkhan Distal Facies contains the coarse-grained alluvial deposits that have been formed due to reworking of primary volcanic products by streams. Facies analyses showed that the Bidkhan volcano has been formed by several explosive eruption phases and some eruptions have been done in the presence of water. Features such as strong welding and color of pyroclastic deposits indicate that the volcanic products formed in high temperature subaerial conditions. The Bidkhan Central Facies can be suitable place for Cu-Mo porphyry exploration.
P Ahmadi Moghadam; H Ahmadipour
Abstract
A part of the Hezar volcanic complex (Urmia-Dokhtar Volcanic Belt), Eocene in age, has been cropped out in the CheheltanMountain at southwest of the Bardsir town, in the Kerman province. This part consists of alternation of lava flows, pyroclastics and epiclastics that are cut by several gabbroic and ...
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A part of the Hezar volcanic complex (Urmia-Dokhtar Volcanic Belt), Eocene in age, has been cropped out in the CheheltanMountain at southwest of the Bardsir town, in the Kerman province. This part consists of alternation of lava flows, pyroclastics and epiclastics that are cut by several gabbroic and dioritic intrusions and dykes. The lava flows can be divided into andesites and basalts and the pyroclastics consist of volcanic breccias, agglomerates, ignimbrites and fine-grained tuffs. The epiclastics consist of several layers of volcanic sandstones and conglomerates that cover a vast area. Alternation of lava flows, pyroclastics and epiclastics show that the volcanic activities in the area have been done periodically from stratovolcanoes and when intensive volcanic eruptions were ceased epiclastics were deposited. It seems that lava flows and pyroclastics have been formed by volcanian and in some cases, plinian eruptions, and continuous basin subsidence during volcanic eruptions have led to the formation of thick layers of pyroclastics and epiclastics. The field evidences such as lacking of unconformities and paleosols show that there is no great interval between volcanic eruptions. The geochemical characteristics indicate that the lava flows probably have the same origin. It seems that fractional crystallization was the main process in the evolution of parental magmas, while crustal contamination played a minor role, so that the andesitic lava flows were produced by fractional crystallization of the basalts and the magmas had no very long stops en rout to the surface.
