Subduction initiation and back-arc opening north of Neo-Tethys: Evidence from the Late Cretaceous Torbat-e-Heydarieh ophiolite of NE Iran

Mineralogy and the lanthanide elements geochemistry of the Shtorkhosb kaolin deposit, southeast of Torbat-e-Heydarieh , NE Iran

The Shotorkhosb kaolin deposit is located about 7 km southeast of Torbat-e-Heydariyeh, Khorasan Razavi Province, northeast Iran. This deposit is a part of the Khaf-Kashmar-Bardaskan metallogenic zone. Field observations and laboratory studies indicate that this deposit is a product of alteration of Eocene andesitic rocks.  In this study, different analytical techniques, such as XRD, SEM-EDS, FE...

Mineralogy and trace elements geochemistry of the RoudMajan kaolin deposit, northwest of Torbat-e Heydarieh, NE Iran

The RoudMajan kaolin deposit is located about 35 km northwest of Torbat-e- Heydarieh city, Khorasan Razavi Province, in the Great Kavir Block subzone. Field evidence and laboratories results indicate that this deposit is genetically associated with the alteration of basaltic andesite rocks (Lower Eocene). According to the microscopic evidence and various analytical techniques (XRD, SEM-EDS, FE-...

Late Cretaceous (~81Ma) high-temperature metamorphism in the southeastern Lhasa terrane: Implication for the Neo-Tethys ocean ridge subduction

ژئوشیمی و سنگ‌زایی مجموعه‌ی افیولیتی هرسین- صحنه (شمال شرق کرمانشاه- غرب ایران) شاهدی بر زمین ساخت جنوب نئوتتیس

Ophiolites of the Zagros orogenic belt are part of the Tethys ophiolites, because of their geographical locations and link the Middle East ophiolites and other Asian ophiolites (e.g. Pakistani and Tibetan) to the Mediterranean ophiolites (e.g. Troodos , Greek and East European). The nature of the Harsin- Sahneh ophiolite (Kermanshah) traditionally identified as one of the Mesozoic southern bran...

Reconstructing Farallon plate subduction beneath North America back to the Late Cretaceous.

Using an inverse mantle convection model that assimilates seismic structure and plate motions, we reconstruct Farallon plate subduction back to 100 million years ago. Models consistent with stratigraphy constrain the depth dependence of mantle viscosity and buoyancy, requiring that the Farallon slab was flat lying in the Late Cretaceous, consistent with geological reconstructions. The simulatio...