The Mawat ophiolite complex (MOC) is a part of the Zagros Suture Zone, which extends about 2000 km from southeastern Turkey through northern Syria and Iraq to western southern Iran. serpentinite rocks are exposed at Waras area near Betwat village. Serpentinite this have been studied assess their suitability for use as dimension stone. Ten samples were collected in establish physical mechanical ...

Serpentinite-hosted massive magnetite ore bodies are reported for the first time in Late Cretaceous Sabzevar ophiolitic belt, northeastern Iran. They show irregular and discontinuous shapes with variable sizes ranging from 30 to 60 cm. Chromian spinel grains observed within both ores host serpentinite. Magmatic chromian spinels, (Cr,Al)-spinel I, compositions close (Mg0.6,Fe0.4)(Cr1.2,Al0.75,Fe...

Chrysotile is one of the asbestos types minerals and it fibrous form in nature. Also, chrysotile may cause health problems. Accordingly, better to be known whether exists a construction site advance so that constructor can take counter plan for worker health. However, identifying small amount very difficult. In conventional way, experts quantify by using microscope X-ray diffraction analysis. I...

High-pressure dehydration of serpentinite during subduction generates fluids that flux and melt the overlying mantle wedge, forming primary arc basalts. These basalts are substantially more oxidized than their mid-ocean ridge counterparts. At slab surface current zones, these deserpentinization intrinsically oxidized, but, owing to low sulfur content subducted serpentinite, they only result in ...

The discovery of multi-lithotypes olistostromes deposits associated with potentially economically viable iron ore mineralizations in the Rayat region NE Iraq are described this study. depositional and differentiation-classification characteristics distinct reported here through detailed petrographic, mineralogical, geochemical data, that allowed for mineralization mechanisms assessment hydrothe...