A Abbaszadeh Shahri; F Rezaei; S Mehdizadeh Farsad; K Mehdizadeh Farsad; N Panaei
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The hydraulic fracture process is commonly used in the production of oil and natural gas reservoirs as a means of increasing well productivity and extending the production lifetime of the reservoir. The productivity of a hydraulically fractured oil or gas well is directly related to how well the well ...
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The hydraulic fracture process is commonly used in the production of oil and natural gas reservoirs as a means of increasing well productivity and extending the production lifetime of the reservoir. The productivity of a hydraulically fractured oil or gas well is directly related to how well the well bore is connected to the fracture. Some rock formations contain natural fracture systems that can further increase a well’s productivity, provided that the generated hydraulic fracture can grow such that these natural fractures. In this paper, at the first, a conventional area with productive formation and its surrounding layers were defined and then by use of finite element method the simulation was executed. The results indicated that a correct fracture generation will increase the production and efficiency. It is clear that this study is applicable for real data.
N Bayeste Hasty; A Saidi; A Shahidi
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In order to investigate the structural evolution and paleo-stress analysis of the study area, North of Qazvin, geometry and kinematics of faults in are measured. Following these measurements, the stress tensor and variation of stress direction in diffeerent rock units are calculated. For this purpose, ...
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In order to investigate the structural evolution and paleo-stress analysis of the study area, North of Qazvin, geometry and kinematics of faults in are measured. Following these measurements, the stress tensor and variation of stress direction in diffeerent rock units are calculated. For this purpose, 186 fault surfaces and sliken lines from 12 sites were selected and measured. The results of the dynamic analyses using Angelier’s (1991) inversion method indicate that the stress direction changed during Eocene. They also show some change in the stress field direction occurred after Eocene time. According to our dynamic analyses on the faults, we classified the tectonic events in the study area. Principal stress axes and their directions for all sites are calculated using Angelier’s software. Results of our study indicates that the main stress dominated in this area is an extension during Eocene. Analysis of the obtained data from this part of the western AlborzMountains (north Qazvin), indicates a major NE-SW extension in the Eocene volcanic and sedimentary rocks. This extension direction is also confirm by the direction of volcanic dykes which have intruded in the same period in this area.
E Eshaghi; A Kamkar-Rouhani; A Arab-Amiri
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Every geophysical method has its own advantages and disadvantages. The integration of the results obtained from surveys using various geophysical methods causes the weaknesses of a particular geophysical method to be covered by the other geophysical methods. For this, different exploration, engineering, ...
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Every geophysical method has its own advantages and disadvantages. The integration of the results obtained from surveys using various geophysical methods causes the weaknesses of a particular geophysical method to be covered by the other geophysical methods. For this, different exploration, engineering, environmental and other investigations using various geophysical methods usually provide more reliable results. In this research work, it is attempted to integrate the results of electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and ground-penetrating radar (GPR)surveys in order to examine the advantages and weaknesses of each of the two methods, and finally, to present more accurate and more reliable interpretation as a result of this integration. The ERT method that is, in fact, one of optimal resistivity survey methods, renders acceptable results in complex geology areas. The GPR method as a high resolution non-destructive geophysical method, which is based on transmission of electromagnetic waves in the ground and recording the reflected waves from the interfaces of the subsurface layers, is used for shallow subsurface investigations. In this research work, a water qanat was selected as a suitable target for detection by these two geophysical methods, and the, ERT and GPR surveys were carried out in an area enclosing the target. The results obtained from processing, modeling and interpretation of the acquired data indicated that the GPR method, compared to the ERT method, had higher resolution than the ERT method. However, the ERT method, compared to the GPR method, had higher depth of penetration. The results of both methods were mainly in good agreement with each other in depicting features such as subsurface cavities, variation of the grain sizes of the subsurface sediments and water percolation from the qanat to its surroundings. Furthermore, following the integration of the results of these two methods, it was found that the accuracy and reliability of the interpretation were considerably enhanced.
A.M Rajabi; M Khamehchiyan; M.R Mahdavifar
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One of the most important effects of the Manjil earthquake (M=7/7, 20/6/1990) has been triggering of the numerous landslides in the area affected by the earthquake. To predict landslides locations during the future earthquakes, it is essential to analyze the distribution of landslides triggered by the ...
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One of the most important effects of the Manjil earthquake (M=7/7, 20/6/1990) has been triggering of the numerous landslides in the area affected by the earthquake. To predict landslides locations during the future earthquakes, it is essential to analyze the distribution of landslides triggered by the Manjil earthquake. In this paper, by employing the Monte Carlo Simulation, an area with 309 km2 including Chahar – Mahal and Chalkasar rectangles (near the Manjil Epicentre) was investigated in order to achieve a probabilistic model to predict earthquake-induced landslides. There is a good correlation between the provided map and the inventory map of landslides occurred during the Manjil earthquake.
S Veyseh; A Rajabi Khorrami
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze geological samples (water) using cartridge in order to pre- concentration of these samples. In this paper, the study of Uranium ion imprinted polymer (IIP) synthesis is addressed. The Uranium ion complex in (CH3Coo) 2 Uo2 .2H2O is considered as the initial nucleus ...
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze geological samples (water) using cartridge in order to pre- concentration of these samples. In this paper, the study of Uranium ion imprinted polymer (IIP) synthesis is addressed. The Uranium ion complex in (CH3Coo) 2 Uo2 .2H2O is considered as the initial nucleus of polymer. This complex is formed by di vinyl phosphonic acid (VIP) ligand. Then, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) is used as cross linker and azobis isobutyronitril (AIBN) acting as initiator in polymerization is applied for the final synthesis of polymer. The synthesis of these polymers is performed by covalent interactions. The complex of non- imprinted polymer (NIP) is also synthesized under above- mentioned condition but without the presence of Uranium ion and ligand. IIP was obtained can be used as a high absorbent for solid phase extraction (IIP-SPE). In addition, the study of condition and tests such as pH effect on absorption, permeability factor, acid concentration and volume which is required for elution is conducted in order to test the column efficiency. The experimental evidences indicate that the maximum absorption of Uranium ion is in pH= 7. In addition, 1M nitric acid solution with 5 ml volume has the highest elution rate. The rate of uranium permeation was measured above 200 mm. The results were obtained by ICP-MS as reference and ICP-OES to promote the analytical reading and reduce the detection limit. These results indicate very high absorption of IIP for Uranium ions. It must be noted that this process was successfully applied for pre-concentration of geological samples, in particular water samples and led to the promotion of results from analyzing all metallic ions such as uranium ion in geological samples (water) by ICP-OES and analytical optimization with lower detection limit by ICP-MS.
K Shirani; A Seif; A Nasr
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Regarding their nature and their variety, and hazards that landslides have for humans life and properties, landslides have always been the center of attention and study by scientist from different fields of study such as: geology, engineering geology, geomorphologies, these phenomena are a complex activity ...
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Regarding their nature and their variety, and hazards that landslides have for humans life and properties, landslides have always been the center of attention and study by scientist from different fields of study such as: geology, engineering geology, geomorphologies, these phenomena are a complex activity and different factors and variables could be effective in this occurrence, numerous studies have been done to recognize the effective factors, classification, zooming and modeling. Accordingly, we have tried to study the landslides in Kahredan basin in northern part of Semirom, DenaMountain in Zagros zone suburban area in Esfahan province and provide a landslide hazard zonation map by using the statistical method and the hazard map which has the most accuracy and precision will be selected. So finally we specify the order of effective parameters in landslides. According, by selecting following six parameters: slope aspect, lithology, land use, rainfall and distance from drainage, we provided the distribution of landslides map by using following four methods.
Information value, linear regression, discriminate analysis and area density. The best landslide hazard zonation map has been statistical method of information value which is capable of using in planning and urban developments. Effective parameters in landslides according to their importance are, lithology, distance from drainage, land use, slope and rainfall.
A. Abedini; A. Oroji; A. A. Calagari
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Thekaolinizedzonesof the Goorgoor area (north of Takab, West-Azarbaidjan province) are alteration products of andesitic rocks of Miocene age in northwest of Iran. Based on the mineralogical studies, kaolinite, quartz, jarosite, montmorillonite, albite, muscovite-illite, anatase, chlorite, orthoclase, ...
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Thekaolinizedzonesof the Goorgoor area (north of Takab, West-Azarbaidjan province) are alteration products of andesitic rocks of Miocene age in northwest of Iran. Based on the mineralogical studies, kaolinite, quartz, jarosite, montmorillonite, albite, muscovite-illite, anatase, chlorite, orthoclase, calcite, goethite and hematite are mineral phases in these zones. The silicic veins existing within these zones include metallic minerals such as pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, bornonite, and stibnite. The mass change calculations of rare earth elements (REEs), with assumption of Sc as a monitor immobile element, reveal that development of kaolinization processes were accompanied by enrichment-depletion of La-Nd and depletion of Sm-Lu. Geochemical analyses show that the degree of differentiation of Al from Fe and destruction of zircon by hydrothermal fluids are the most important controlling factors for variation of Eu (0.84-1.06) and Ce (0.83-0.93) anomalies in these zones, respectively. Positive and strong correlations of (La/Lu)N and (LREEs/HREEs)N values with components such as P, S, LOI, and Sr establish the effective role of hypogene solutions in progression of kaolinization processes. The combination of the obtained results from mineralogical and geochemical investigations suggest that changes in chemistry of altering solutions (e.g., pH and Eh) and diversity in type of fixing minerals are two key factors affecting differentiation and distribution of REEs in the kaolinizedzones at Goorgoor.
Tectonics
zahra kamali; magmodreza Hayhat; hamid nazari; mohammd mahdi khatib
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The Dorud fault, as one of the most important seismicin segments of Zagros main recent fault, near the Arjng area it have northwest-southeast trend and continuity extended in Boroujerd area. This area is determined Kinematic dissimilarity fault the fractal analysis of the fractures, the center of earthquakes ...
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The Dorud fault, as one of the most important seismicin segments of Zagros main recent fault, near the Arjng area it have northwest-southeast trend and continuity extended in Boroujerd area. This area is determined Kinematic dissimilarity fault the fractal analysis of the fractures, the center of earthquakes and drainage using the of box method, For this purpose, the study area was divided into two parts based on the difference in distribution of fractures and epicenter earthquakes. Fractal dimensions of fractures, drainage and epicenter earthquakes are calculated and then compared with each other. Kernel density method to investigate the epicenter earthquakes distribution and drainage in the long fault to rate the dissimilar activity that .In the end, the analysis of evidence Morphotectonic that long it’s to determine the horizontal, vertical displacements and net slip to be paid. Fractal analysis on Kernel density method and evidence Morphotectonic. In the end, the analysis of that long it’s to determine the horizontal, vertical displacements and net slip to be paid. So that results of fractal to indicate that the northern segment of the most dynamic segment spread to be identified. Also The results of the kernel analysis and evidence Morphotectonic indicates that neither the fault that along with passing of units of different ages show different behavior and the amount of angle Rick obtained along the fault is different according to the results achieved in three segment to different long can be divided, so that angle Rick segments 1 and2 respectively126°/16° and124°/22° and long segments respectively 18 and48 kilometer, to notice the high values of rick (more of10°) the two segments have a dominant effect of the component dip- slip relative to strike-slip but the angle rick 131°/4° in segment 3indicate of the action component strike slip that the units alluvial are plain Silakhor this segment long is 44 kilometer.
Majid Ghaderi; H. Kouhestani; M. H. Emami; K. Zaw
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The breccia-hosted epithermal Ag-Au deposit of Chah Zard is located within an andesitic to rhyolitic volcanic complex in the central part of the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic belt. At this location, magmatic and hydrothermal activity was associated with local extensional tectonics, formed in the Dehshir-Baft ...
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The breccia-hosted epithermal Ag-Au deposit of Chah Zard is located within an andesitic to rhyolitic volcanic complex in the central part of the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic belt. At this location, magmatic and hydrothermal activity was associated with local extensional tectonics, formed in the Dehshir-Baft strike-slip fault system. The host rocks of the volcanic complex consist of Eocene sedimentary and volcanic rocks covered by Miocene sedimentary rocks. LA-ICP-MS U–Pb zircon geochronology yields ages between 6.36±0.14 and 6.19±0.24 Ma, and a mean age of 6.23±0.16 Ma for magmatic activity at Chah Zard. Breccias and veins were formed during and after the waning stages of strong explosive eruption of magmatic-hydrothermal and phreatomagmatic brecciation events due to shallow emplacement of the rhyolite porphyry. Detailed systematic mapping leads to the recognition of three distinct breccia bodies: the volcaniclastic breccia with a dominantly clastic matrix, the gray polymict breccia with a greater proportion of hydrothermal cements, and the mono-polymict breccia with argillic groundmass matrix. The polymictic breccias generated bulk-mineable ore, whereas the volcaniclastic breccia is relatively impermeable and largely barren. Variable hydrothermal alteration occurs in outcrops, covering about 9 km2 at Chah Zard. Hydrothermal alteration assemblages are zoned around the breccias and veins, consisting of secondary quartz, illite, pyrite, adularia, chlorite, various carbonate minerals, and minor K-feldspar. Iron oxide-hydroxide, jarosite, gypsum, kaolinite, halloysite and rare alunite are the supergene alteration minerals replacing primary minerals, and filling the fractures and vugs. Precious metals occur with sulfide and sulfosalt minerals as disseminations in the veins and breccia cement. There is a progression from pyrite-dominated (stage 1) to pyrite-base metal sulfide and sulfosalt-dominated (stages 2 and 3) to base metal sulfide-dominated (stage 4) breccias and veins. Deposition of gangue minerals progressed from illite-quartz to quartz-adularia, carbonate and finally gypsum-dominated assemblages. Free gold occurs in stages 2 and 4, principally as intergrown with pyrite, quartz, chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, and Ag-rich tennantite-tetrahedrite; and also as inclusions in pyrite. The U-Pb zircon age of 6.19±0.24 Ma for emplacement of the rhyolitic magmas represents the maximum age of mineralization at Chah Zard. It may indicate that there was a previously unrecognized mineralization event in Urumieh-Dokhtar at this time.
A. Maghsoudi; M. Yazdi; M. Mehrpartou; M. Vosooghi Abedini
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The Mirkuh Ali Mirza gold mineralization is located in north Sarab in the Western Alborz–Azerbaijan structural zone. Mineralization was formed in the form of a vein occurring in Neogene dacitic and rhyodacitic tuff along a series of NW–SE trending fault; Mineralization associated with quartz-sericite-adularia-calcite ...
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The Mirkuh Ali Mirza gold mineralization is located in north Sarab in the Western Alborz–Azerbaijan structural zone. Mineralization was formed in the form of a vein occurring in Neogene dacitic and rhyodacitic tuff along a series of NW–SE trending fault; Mineralization associated with quartz-sericite-adularia-calcite and pyrite(<1%) assemblages is a typical of low-sulfidation epithermal gold mineralization. The fluid inclusion data from quartz minerals indicate homogenization temperature of 161-260°C and salinities of 0.5 to 6.5 wt% NaCl equiv. The variation in gold grade in quartz vein is 270-3240 ppb. The highest gold content is in lattice and breccias quartz that can indicate direct relationship between boiling to gold deposition. The idea is supported by coexistence of vapor-dominant and liquid-dominant fluid inclusions.
B Aghababalou; Kh Khosrotehrani; S.M Hoseininezhad
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The early Carboniferous Mobarak Formation is well exposed in the north of Damghan. It consists of fossiliferous limestone, marly limestone and grey shales. 31 species from 23 genera including: Rossirhynchus adamantinus (Gaetani, 1964), Tomiproductus elegantulus (Tolmmachev, 1924), Pustula cf. altaica ...
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The early Carboniferous Mobarak Formation is well exposed in the north of Damghan. It consists of fossiliferous limestone, marly limestone and grey shales. 31 species from 23 genera including: Rossirhynchus adamantinus (Gaetani, 1964), Tomiproductus elegantulus (Tolmmachev, 1924), Pustula cf. altaica (Tolmachev, 1924), Leptagonia analoga (Phillips, 1841), Hemiplethrorhynchus crassus (Gaetani, 1968), Tylothyris cf. planimedia (Cvancara, 1958), Lamellosathyris aff. Lamellose (Leveille, 1835),Punctospirifer aff. Scabricosta (North, 1920) have been identified from the Labrud section. Four brachiopod assemblage zones show spanning from the Tournaisian to early Visean. The Mobarak Formation at this section overlies the Geirud Formation conformably and underlies the Dorud Formation(?) disconformably.
H. Pashaei; B. Hamdi; S. A. Aghanabati
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The studied section (Ruteh) is situated in central alborz, 31km north of Tehran.The thikness of measured section is 312m. The Elika Fm in Ruteh section is located 1 km far from the north of Ruteh village and 3 km far from the north of Fasham city. Lowermost strata seems to be parallel to ...
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The studied section (Ruteh) is situated in central alborz, 31km north of Tehran.The thikness of measured section is 312m. The Elika Fm in Ruteh section is located 1 km far from the north of Ruteh village and 3 km far from the north of Fasham city. Lowermost strata seems to be parallel to rocks of the units which attribiuted to the Nessen Formation.and the upper boundary with Shemshak Fm. is obviously indicate disconformity. The Elika Fm. is subdivided to 9 lithological subunits.the lower part is consisting of thin-medium-bedded limestone. The upper part is mainly consisting of thick-bedded dolomite with intercalations of thin-bedded limestones. The Nessen Fm in this section subdivided to 2 lithological subunits. The lower part is consisting of 8 m bauxite-laterite and the upper part is mainly consisting of thin-medium-bedded limestones. Base of micropaleontology studies, 26 genus, 47 species and 1 subspecies of Foraminifers and conodont element have been recognized illustrating 1 Foraminifer biozone and 4 Conodont biozones. This Conodont biozones in Elika Fm consist of: Hindeodus parvus zone Pachycladina – Hadrodontina zone, Neospathodus cristagalli zone, Parachirognathus – Furnishius zone. According to Conodont data, carboniferous sequences in Ruteh Section were deposited from lower Griesbachian to Anisian-Ladinian in age. Also 8 genus and 14 species of Foraminifers have been described for the first time in uppermost of the bauxite – laterite ,so 1 Assemblage zones have been reported: Paraglobivalvulina mira – Pachyphloia iranica Assemblage zone. Comparision of color index Alteration (CAI) or postmortal facies Conodont elements with standard table presented by Epstein et al. (1977), show that CAI is 4 that indicate temporal interval of 190 – 300 with notation to this degree of temperature absence Oil and Gas in area.
Economic Geology
S. Maghfouri; M. R. Hosseinzadeh; A. Rajabi; A. M. Azimzadeh
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Darreh-Zanjir Zn-Pb deposit is located at the south of Taft city. Sulfide minerals in this deposit include sphalerite, galena and pyrite. Replacement, open space filling, vein-veinlet, breccia and massive are the typical textures in the Darreh-Zanjir deposit. Mineralization is associated with normal ...
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Darreh-Zanjir Zn-Pb deposit is located at the south of Taft city. Sulfide minerals in this deposit include sphalerite, galena and pyrite. Replacement, open space filling, vein-veinlet, breccia and massive are the typical textures in the Darreh-Zanjir deposit. Mineralization is associated with normal fault. Gange mineral is dolomite and dolomitization is related to mineralization. Three types of dolomite have been recognized in the Darreh-Zanjir region: 1- Regional dolomite, formed during diagenesis of micritic limestone of the Taft formations and is exposed in whole region. It has dark gray color and fine crystals. 2- Thrusting dolomite, formed during compression and thrusting of the Taft formation on the Darreh-Zanjir formation, this dolomites are located at the vicinity of thrust fault.3- Mineralization and dolomitization occur adjacent to normal fault. This dolomite is known as hydrothermal dolomite (DH) and it decreases away from of sulfide mineralization. Geochemical studies suggest that high content of cadmium in sphalerites represents low temperature for ore forming fluid. Supergene and oxidation process caused change of sulfide minerals to non-sulfide minerals. Non-sulfide minerals of the Darreh-Zanjir deposit are smithsonite, hemimorphite, hydrozincite, cerrusite and Fe-oxides and hydroxides. The most important characteristics of mineralization at the Darrh-Zanjir deposit such as tectonic setting, post compression of normal fault controlling mineralization, host rocks, mineralogy, metal content as well as wall textures, show similarities with Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) Zn-Pb deposits.
mohsen chekani moghadam; Zahra Tahmasbi; Ahmad Ahmadi-khalaji
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Study area located on N to NW of Rabor city in Kerman province that belong to Uromieh-Dokhtar Magmatic Belt (UDMB). Most of rock lithology in this area including diorite, granodiorite and granite which have been exposed in volcanic sequences. Based on geochemical studies all of rocks in this area classified ...
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Study area located on N to NW of Rabor city in Kerman province that belong to Uromieh-Dokhtar Magmatic Belt (UDMB). Most of rock lithology in this area including diorite, granodiorite and granite which have been exposed in volcanic sequences. Based on geochemical studies all of rocks in this area classified in two groups: (1) some igneous rocks show adakitic affinity with high SiO2 (61.49–66.78 wt. %), Al2O3 (15.72–17.74 wt. %), Sr (374–602 ppm), Sr/Y (34–53), (La/Yb) N (8.35–16.88) and low Y values. (2) another rock group that distinguished in study area including various granitiods rocks with typical calc-alkaline characteristics that distinct from adakitic types such as: SiO2 (63.07–72.32 wt. %), lower Sr/Y (3.8–13.2) ratio and higher Y (21.7–31.6 ppm) and Yb (2.29–3.26 ppm) contents, and the lowest Sr (119–297 ppm) and (La/Yb)N (3.02–11.13) values relative to adakitic groups, with distinctly negative Eu [(Eu/Eu*)N= (ave. 0.49)] anomalies.The adakitic rocks most probably originated from thickened mafic lower crust (garnet amphibolite) with garnet+ rutile ± plagioclase as residual minerals in the source corresponding to depths of >50 km, and calc-alkaline rocks were probably generated in shallow depth than adakitic groups in mid-lower crust (dominant amphibolite) correlating to depths of
H Safari; M. R. Ghassemi; M. Agh- Atabay; R. Razavi pash
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Lahijan fault zone is one of the transverse faults in western Alborz which with, sinistral mechanism caused structural deformations in this region. In this research, with using of field investigations, Remote Sensing techniques and statistical structural analysis methods, the structural analysis of Lahijan ...
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Lahijan fault zone is one of the transverse faults in western Alborz which with, sinistral mechanism caused structural deformations in this region. In this research, with using of field investigations, Remote Sensing techniques and statistical structural analysis methods, the structural analysis of Lahijan fault zone is performed and consequently, the fault zone (Geometry) is constructed. On the basis of results of this research, the Lahijan fault with attitude N 55/70-SE has 30 Km width. This fault zone is considered as sinistral fault zones which have different related fractures. The fractures related fault zone are ordered as syntethic and Antithetic faults. Most of faults in this fault zone have Net- slip movements and the angle of these to main fault zone, specified their mechanisms so, the parallel faults zone have left- lateral movements and in opposite, the faults with angle of 75˚ related to fault zone trend, have Right- lateral movements. Due to progressive sinistral deformation, all of structures rotated counter- clockwise and placed in lesser angle relative to this shear zone.
S. A. Atapourfard; A. Yassaghi; M. Rezaian; E. Shabanian
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In the east of high Zagros – in Faraghan Anticline- sedimentary cover with more than 10 km thickness has decoupled from basement above the Hormuz salt and has deformed. Mention anticline is cut by High Zagros Fault. By attention to lack of paleostress study and kinematic interpretation on north ...
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In the east of high Zagros – in Faraghan Anticline- sedimentary cover with more than 10 km thickness has decoupled from basement above the Hormuz salt and has deformed. Mention anticline is cut by High Zagros Fault. By attention to lack of paleostress study and kinematic interpretation on north east of Fars Arc structures, in this paper we reconstructed stress field and interoperated its role in evolution of Faraghan Anticline. Inversion method used for determination of reduced stress tensor parameters and discrimination faults of every brittle tectonic phase. Maximum shortening axis determined by using Stylolite's and attitude of Minimum main stress determined by using veins. The present stress field was calculated by inversion of earthquake focal mechanism data. According to our data and the deduced results, some of veins developed with an N27° - 29°E direction of σ1 stress axis before late of middle Miocene (before folding and faulting). During the late Miocene, sedimentary cover deformed as detachment and faults related folds in a general compressional stress regime with an N27° - 29°E direction of σ1. The basement faults were reactivated during late Miocene- early Pliocene in a general strike slip regime with an N4°E direction of σ1 stress axis. The High Zagros Fault was reactivated at that time and cross- cuts the entire cover section and its associated structures. In the late Pliocene, direction of σ1 stress axis temporally changed to N025°W in strike slip tectonic regime. Strike- slip and reverse faults were reactived in new stress field. Earthquakes Focal mechanism data analysis indicate that direction of σ1 stress axis is N-S now.
E. Gholami; M. A. A. Nogole sadat; M. M. Khatib; A. Yassaghi
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Right lateral shear between Central Iran and Afghanestan caused activity of N-S and NW-SE fault zones in eastern Iran. Faults interaction effect on creation of restraining zones and out-crop of ophiolitic rocks along fault zones. Study of geometric and kinematic of structures approache to recognition ...
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Right lateral shear between Central Iran and Afghanestan caused activity of N-S and NW-SE fault zones in eastern Iran. Faults interaction effect on creation of restraining zones and out-crop of ophiolitic rocks along fault zones. Study of geometric and kinematic of structures approache to recognition of structural evolution in fault zones of North-North East Lut plain (north part of Sistan structural zone).
The activation of different structural trends in eastern Iran , Sistan zone , causes a deformation style which is significant different from nearby structural zones. This is referred to the interaction of faults with dominant strike slip mechanism and different N-S and NW-SE trends. This interaction with the greater effect of N-S trends causes development of restraining zones and curved fold axial trends in area between the en-echelon areas of the N-S tending faults.
From point of view of structural geology the study area could be divided in two main parts:
A) Activity of N-S strike slip right-lateral fault zones construct wall damage zones and tip damage zones. En-echelon N-S faults construct link damage zones with ophiolitic out-crops in the overlap area (such as Kasrab and Torshab).
B) Fault zones with NW-SE trend, have right-lateral shear with compressional component mechanism (such as SE Birjand and SE Qaen) that has resulted to a broad and continuous out-crops of ophiolitic rocks. Shortening of folded sedimentary rocks (Tertiary) increased in eastern Sahlabad (Hosseinabad, Pureng, Chakhoo, Shourak, Marghzar, Zahab)from north to south. As an accepted theory displacement increase toward the center part of faults, that could be seen Shooshk- Cheshmehzangi fault zone. This suggests that shortening is related to the fault movement. Unconformity between Tertiary and Cretaceous rocks, out-crop of ophiolitic rocks in the compression area, existence of NE-SW compressional axes along two major trends and growing of fault damage zones in the crossing of two major trends in the NNE Lut plain, demonstrate that major mentioned trends had contemporaneous activity. In the restraining zones , thrust faults causes surface emplacement of older ophiolitic rocks. The more exposure of these older rocks and presence of thrust faults in northern portion of the study area where NW-SE trending faults are abundant, imply the greater effect of the N-S trending faults. Since the major shortening axes in the Sistan zone are considered to be constant , increase in deformation through shortening measurements of the folds also constrain the greater effect of the N-S trending faults.
Sedimentology
naser abdi; Reza Moussavi-Harami
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The Qatar-Cowbandi arc is a giant regional anticline with northeast- southwest direction, runs through the Qatar peninsula, extends northeastward through the Iranian sector of the Persian Gulf. The arc in the Iranian part is subject of the study meditation. In this paper the interpretation of 2D seismic ...
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The Qatar-Cowbandi arc is a giant regional anticline with northeast- southwest direction, runs through the Qatar peninsula, extends northeastward through the Iranian sector of the Persian Gulf. The arc in the Iranian part is subject of the study meditation. In this paper the interpretation of 2D seismic in the interval of top of Laffan to top of Jahrum formations, allows the regional research of the arc in the study area. Seismic interpretation in both horizons have distinct indications for existing a platform in the area with northwest- southeast direction, which smoothly dipping toward northeast, with some highs resulted from salt diapirs activity. According to isopach map provided for sedimentary sequence of Ilam-Jahrum formations, which was prepared based on 2D seismic data, the sediments thickness decreases in the platform area. The platform is interpreted as crest of arc, on which low rate of sediment precipitation occurred due to low accommodation space, resulted from the arc uplifting activity. Therefore, the arc and also salt diapers, should be considered as regional important factor in sequence stratigraphy study for the precipitated sediments.
Negin Fazli; Majid Ghaderi; David Lentz; Jianwei Li
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The North Narbaghi deposit is located approximately 26 km northeast of the city of Saveh in the central part of Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc of Iran. In this area, the Oligo-Miocene intrusive rocks cut the Eocene volcano-sedimentary rocks intruding into the surrounding rocks causing extensive alteration ...
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The North Narbaghi deposit is located approximately 26 km northeast of the city of Saveh in the central part of Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc of Iran. In this area, the Oligo-Miocene intrusive rocks cut the Eocene volcano-sedimentary rocks intruding into the surrounding rocks causing extensive alteration zones such as phyllic, argillic, propylitic and tourmalinization. The intrusive rocks include diorite, monzodiorite, megadiorite with calc-alkaline nature which formed as a result of subduction of the Neo-Tethyan oceanic crust beneath the Central Iranian block. The epithermal Ag-Cu mineralization at North Narbaghi, with vein-veinlet and breccia geometries is mainly hosted in andesite, lithic tuff, diorite and monzodiorite. At the North Narbaghi deposit, ore minerals can be divided into four groups: sulfides (chalcopyrite, pyrite, sphalerite, bornite), sulfosalts (tetrahedrite, tennantite), carbonates (azurite, malachite) and oxides (hematite, goethite). The alteration shows a relative concentration pattern at the North Narbaghi deposit; the argillic, sericitic and calcite alteration types are in close connection with the Ag-Cu mineralization and the propylitic and tourmalinization alteration types occur at the margin of mineralization. The main characteristics of mineralization such as geodynamic environment, host rocks, mineralogy, metal content, geometry, alteration and comparing these features with the characteristics of epithermal deposits, show that the North Narbaghi deposit can be classified as a typical intermediate-sulfidation (IS) epithermal mineralization.
Geophysics
Mohammadreza Jamalreyhani; Abdolreza Ghods; Seyyed Khalil Mottaghi; Esmail Shabanian; Morteza Talebian; Beijing Chen
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One of the main issues in Zagros is the extent that basement and the thick sedimentary layer participate in the observed seismicity. During Nov. 2013, five magnitude ~5 Mw events hit a region in the western end of Lurestan arc of Simply Folded Belt (SFB) of Zagros. We used the Iran-China temporary network ...
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One of the main issues in Zagros is the extent that basement and the thick sedimentary layer participate in the observed seismicity. During Nov. 2013, five magnitude ~5 Mw events hit a region in the western end of Lurestan arc of Simply Folded Belt (SFB) of Zagros. We used the Iran-China temporary network and data from regional permanent networks to relocate the events using a multiple event relocation method, calculate regional moment tensor and centeriod depths for the five moderate events and estimate a velocity model for the two nearby seismic stations using joint inversion of the receiver functions and dispersion curves. Our results show a seismic cluster of about 30 km long and 15 km width. The moment tensor solutions of the five moderate events indicate an almost pure thrust mechanism. The aftershock cloud indicate a low angle east dipping fault plane (i.e., , dip in the range of 23 o -39 o ) as the causative fault plane. The calculated centeroid of the five moderate events are about 14 km and the focal depth of all events calculated by multiple event relocation are about 10-16 km. The results indicate that the thickness of sedimentary column is less than 8 km and thus showing the whole seismic cluster happened within the basement. This observation proves wrong the hypothesis of vertical separation of mainshock and aftershocks in Ssimply folded belt FB of Zagros (Nissen et al. 2011) and implies that in the Lurestan arc the sedimentary layers are deformed aseismically.
A. Aflatounian; A. Yassaghi; A.H. Ahmadnia
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Soltan anticline is located in northwest of the Zagros fold-thrust belt in the LorestanProvince. Geometric and kinematic analyses of the anticline have been carried out to estimate the closure of the Dehram Group in order to evaluate its potential for gas reservoirs. Geometric ...
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Soltan anticline is located in northwest of the Zagros fold-thrust belt in the LorestanProvince. Geometric and kinematic analyses of the anticline have been carried out to estimate the closure of the Dehram Group in order to evaluate its potential for gas reservoirs. Geometric analyses of the Soltan anticline indicate that the fold geometry is rather similar to that of the Trishear type of fault propagation folds. However, considering the competency contrasts between various rock units in the anticline that control the fold’s geometry, together with the rounded and relatively wide outline of the anticline at surface, the Soltan anticline can also be compared to faulted detachment folds that hold the same geometry as the fault propagation folds. On the other hand, the very low values of finite strain measured on clastic rocks collected from the anticline and its typical smaller scale fold constraint, and the low values of the layer parallel shortening are comparable to the kinematics of fault propagation folds. Based on the data from the geometric and kinematic analyses, seven structural cross sections across the anticline are drawn, and using the cross sections, a structural contour map and a 3D model for Dehram Group are constructed. The calculated values for the anticline closure prohibits this structure as an appropriate host to gas reservoirs, unless the Soltan anticline is connected to the adjacent, Rit, anticline.
Mohsen Allameh
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The Farrokhi Formation is the youngest sedimentary unit in Upper Cretaceous of Khur and Biabanak area. Its lithology is mainly consists of limestone, marl, marly limestone with intercalations of fossiliferous limestone. For environmental interpretation of this formation, 23 specimens of marly beds are ...
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The Farrokhi Formation is the youngest sedimentary unit in Upper Cretaceous of Khur and Biabanak area. Its lithology is mainly consists of limestone, marl, marly limestone with intercalations of fossiliferous limestone. For environmental interpretation of this formation, 23 specimens of marly beds are sampled and washed.. The study led to identification of 23 genera and 29 specious of ostracods. More than 87% of determined Ostracods have straight shell, without any ornamentation and connected to each other. It is concluded that the high rate in sedimentation led to well preservation of this fauna. According to the determined Ostracods, four ecofacies "i.e. littoral, inner neritic, outer neritic and outer neritic with low to high salinity and warm" are identified for the marly beds under study.
A. Zohdi; F. Asemi; A. Lakirouhani
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In this study, to determine a dolomitization model for the Soltanieh Formation a suitable outcrop 35 km southwest of Zanjan city has been studied. The Soltanieh Formation with a total thickness of 985 m sharply laid on the shales and sandstones of the Bayandor Formation and was covered by shales and ...
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In this study, to determine a dolomitization model for the Soltanieh Formation a suitable outcrop 35 km southwest of Zanjan city has been studied. The Soltanieh Formation with a total thickness of 985 m sharply laid on the shales and sandstones of the Bayandor Formation and was covered by shales and red-sandstones of the Barut Formation. Distribution and extension of the dolomite layers in the Soltanieh Formation, is parallel with the sedimentary layers and bedding and also has considerable lateral extension. Abundant relict of blue-green algae (stromatolites) and nodules and bands of cherts, have been recognized into the dolomitic layers of the Soltanieh Formation. Based on fieldwork, petrography and geochemistry evidences (ICP-OES and XRD), four different types of dolomite have been distinguished in Soltanieh Formation. These dolomites include: (1) fine crystalline dolomites or dolomicrite; (2) subhedral, dense and medium crystalline dolomite; (3) subhedral to anhedral coarse crystalline dolomite and finally (4) pore-filling dolomite cements. In the studied dolomites of Soltanieh Formation, saddle dolomite were not observed. The results of this research indicate that these dolomites have been formed in shallow to relatively deep diagenetic environments by moderately saline marine fluids (mean Na 435 ppm), via seepage reflux of evaporate seawater into the Soltanieh Formation platform in the study area. Low Sr values (mean 47 ppm) and relatively high Fe (mean 3088 ppm) and Mn values (mean 453 ppm) in coarse crystalline dolomites, likely indicate increase in dolomite crystal size and recrystallization process during the burial. The very low Ba concentration (mean 12 ppm) and the absence of saddle dolomite into the dolomitic sequences of the Soltanieh Formation, indicates ineffectiveness of hydrothermal fluids acting during dolomitization process of the Soltanieh Formation carbonates into the study area.
N. Askari; M. H. Emami; M. Kheirkhah
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The post Eocene rhyolitic rocks of the Kahak area are located in SE of the Qom quadrangle map in scale of 1:250,000 and in the Kahak sheet in scale of 1:100,000. This area is situated at the marginal part of SW Central Iran, in the Urmia- Dokhtar magmatic belt. The rhyolitic rocks outcrop as endogenous ...
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The post Eocene rhyolitic rocks of the Kahak area are located in SE of the Qom quadrangle map in scale of 1:250,000 and in the Kahak sheet in scale of 1:100,000. This area is situated at the marginal part of SW Central Iran, in the Urmia- Dokhtar magmatic belt. The rhyolitic rocks outcrop as endogenous domes and due to the presence of these rhyolitic masses along the Meyem strike-slip fault, it can be resulted that this fault has probably played an effective role in emplacement of magma ascending. The rhyolitic rocks are calc-alkaline and on the base of chemical composition of them and the chemistry of the present garnet and mica, the rhyolitic magma is S-type and peraluminus, which, belongs to the collision geotectonic environment and suggesting the role of continental crust in generation of these rocks. Since garnet is phenocrystal and seen individually in rhyolitic rocks and it could not be crystallized in most of the basic magmas, therefore the rhyolitic rocks could not derived from the fractional crystallization of basic magma.
M. Farzamian; A. Kamkar Rouhani; M. Ziaiie; H. A. Faraji Sabokbar; K. Seif panahi
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Chichakloo Lead and Zinc ore deposit is one of mineral potential areas, located in Lead and Zinc belt limit of Takab zone and 25 km far from Anguran mine. This ore deposit has been prospected and explored in different scales several times within the last few decades. The last exploration activity over ...
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Chichakloo Lead and Zinc ore deposit is one of mineral potential areas, located in Lead and Zinc belt limit of Takab zone and 25 km far from Anguran mine. This ore deposit has been prospected and explored in different scales several times within the last few decades. The last exploration activity over the deposit is the detailed geophysical survey (using resistivity and induced polarization methods) and also geochemical survey for potential mapping of Lead and Zinc zones. In this paper, after modeling and interpretation of geophysical data and processing and interpretation of geochemical data, we have prepared suitable exploration maps in GIS environment. For this, we have taken a new fuzzy approach for exploration maps using trapezoidal membership function. Then, for integration of exploration fuzzy layers, we have used fuzzy operations. The results of investigation of the final integrated exploration map indicate lead and zinc zones having a fuzzy favorability of greater than 0.5 in southeast of the study area that is obtained from remarkable overlapping of geophysical and geochemical anomalies. The results of drilling boreholes in the area confirm the exploration results obtained in this research work.
