Heavy metal concentration in the soils and sediments has increased worldwide during the last century due to the mining, smelting, and industrial activities. The Forumad chromite deposit is located in the Sabzevar ophiolitic complex (SOC), with a long history of mining activities, yet very little is known about the heavy metal contamination in its surrounding environment. In this research work, ...

Ophiolitic and accretionary units and associated blueschists of the Cache Creek terrane constitute the most complete evidence of a coherent subduction zone within the Canadian Cordillera. The rocks occupy a central position in the Intermontane Superterrane, a complex of arcs that includes most of the accreted crust in British Columbia (Figure 1). The Cache Creek terrane contains exotic fossil f...

We describe a potentially new species of platinum cupride–stannide mineral (PCSM) composition Pt(Cu0.67Sn0.33). It occurs in placer deposit the River Bolshoy Khailyk, southern Krasnoyarskiy kray, Russia. A synthetic equivalent PCSM was obtained and characterized. The as anhedral or subhedral grains up to 15 μm × 30 association with various platinum-group minerals, Rh–Co-rich pentlandite magneti...

Abstract The Zagros orogen, formed by the collision of Arabian and Eurasian continental margins, represents one largest richest oil gas provinces in world. fold-thrust belt records convergence along Neotethys suture zone. By coupling field observations, sandstone modal analysis, U-Pb zircon dating, Hf isotopic data from Upper Cretaceous to Pliocene sedimentary succession Neyriz region, this pap...

The high-pressure metamorphic Nevado-Filábride Complex (NFC) in the Betics mountain range of southeastern Spain exhibits continental and ocean-derived tectonic units, which are key for understanding geodynamic evolution Western Mediterranean. We address current debate definition emplacement (ultra)mafic rocks, timing burial metamorphism by conducting a structural study combined with single grai...