Background & Objectives: Zagros Mountains, which are between the flatlands of Mesopotamia and the Iranian plateau, surround the western border of the country. This region was the cradle of great civilizations like Mesopotamia and Elam. This study aimed to test the boundary role of the Zagros Mountains in the genetic structure of the region through evaluating the paternal lineages inheritance ...

Tang-e-Hana skarn is located at part of the Zagros ophiolitic sequence, and then it is considered as a part of the Zagros structural province. According to the current study, this skarn is classified in 4 main groups: 1- Wollastonite skarn 2- Augite wollastonite skarn 3- Grossular wollastonite skarn 4- Andradite titanite augite wollastonite skarn. Geochemical characteristics indicate that Tang-...

Investigation of paleosols plays a great role in paleoecological and paleoclimatological studies. They are also important in soil survey and planning, as they exhibit characteristics different from younger soils. Paleosols are those soils which formed under conditions different from present ones, and are either buried within sedimentary sequences or those which lie on persisting surfaces. Altho...