Deformation pattern of the northeastern part of the Iranian-Arabian collision zone (i.e., mainly Sanandaj-Sirjan Belt or Zone) is the main concern of this paper. Here, we investigate the stress distribution and displacement pattern of Eghlid-Deh Bid area as affected by the position of Zagros suture using a three dimensional mechanical model. The modeled area is located between the Zagros Thrust...

Introduction The Islamic Republic of Iran (Figure 1) has an area of 1,648,000 km 2 and a population of 65 million people (1995 estimate). The country has arid and semiarid climates and the occurrence of rainfall is unreliable, with a coefficient of variation as high as 70%. The average annual precipitation over the country is around 250 mm. Two mountain ridges, the Alborz and Zagros (Figure 1),...

The Main Recent Fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault in the western Zagros mountains of Iran. geodetic and geological studies estimate low slip rate 1–6 mm/yr at an unknown depth which, when combined with non-ideal geometry, makes difficult but interesting target for InSAR analysis. This analysis would further cement estimated provide opportunity to base locked seismogenic zone, bot...

Charcoal canker of oak, which has recently increased in southern Iran, could pose a serious threat to the entire forest ecosystem near future. In addition, it seems that climate change and its consequences, such as drought regions have exacerbated this phenomenon. Consequently, objective study was identify fungal pathogens cause charcoal disease oak forests South Zagros. It also sought find ass...

The Late Cretaceous is marked by geodynamical changes including Africa-Eurasia convergence that resulted in the narrowing of Tethys Ocean and ophiolite obduction along southern margin various continental blocks eastern Tethys. Geochemical mineralogical analyses were performed on Shahneshin section (Zagros Basin - Tethys), to explore consequences this evolution oceanic circulation, estimate role...

Abstract. Recognition of a new angular unconformity and the synthesis detrital zircon U–Pb (U–Th) / He provenance records, including double dating, from NW Zagros region elucidate basin dynamics foreland wedge-top intermontane units, as well tectonic processes in source terranes response to different geodynamic phases. In this contribution, we present field observations data hinterland basins r...

Ghār-e Boof is a Paleolithic cave site in Iran well known for its rich early Upper Rostamian assemblages. The located on the edge of Dasht-e Rostam plain southern Zagros. Recent excavations by members Tübingen-Iranian Stone Age Research Project at also recovered well-stratified Middle Here, we provide first detailed luminescence chronology and site. More generally, our work Zagros Mountains reg...