exact petrography and mineral chemistry investigations of pristine and altered rocks of the post-eocene panj-kuh pluton show thatsubsequent to emplacement and crystallization, rocks were subjected to two secondary composition equivalents, sodic-calcic andpotassic alterations, respectively. fresh rocks have syenitic composition and contain plagioclase (labradorite), k-feldspar, magmaticdiopside,...

kalateh ahani is located 27 km southeast of gonabad within the khorasan razavi province. the area is part of lut block. sub-volcanic monzonitic rocks intruded regional metamorphosed shemshak formation (jurassic age). magnetic susceptibility of less altered monzonitic rocks is 0.6%., as, pb and zn > 1%, au up to 150 ppb and sn = 133 ppm. the sn content of vein in the northern part of kalateh aha...

kuh-e-siah is located in the north of gavkhuni lagoon and east of the varzaneh (se of isfahan) and is a part of urumieh-dokhtar magmatic arc (udma). the volcanic rocks of this area are vesicular basalt and basaltic andesite with late miocene age. the most common textures of these rocks are porphyry, microlitic porphyritic, hyaloporphyric and vesicular. plagioclase, olivine and clinopyroxene are...

late miocene–pliocene calc-alkaline volcanic rocks are exposed southeast of isfahan in the urumieh-dokhtar magmatic belt. volcanic rocks consist of lava flows and domes, chiefly basaltic andesites, andesites and dacites. minerals in the volcanic rocks exhibit degrees of disequilibrium features. plagioclase as dominant mineral in these rocks generally displays reverse and oscillatory zoning; sie...

Introduction: We have shown earlier that the high SO 3 / Cl ratios found in secondary mineral assemblages in shergottite GRIM glasses (Gas-Rich Impact-Melt) likely resulted from interactions of regolith materials with sulfate-rich (and Cl-poor) solutions [1,2]. The low SO 3 /Cl ratios determined in secondary salts in nakhlite fracture-fillings presumably formed by rock interactions with chlorid...

Introduction: The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has traversed more than 13 km across Meridiani Planum, finding evidence of ancient aqueous environments that, in the past, may have been suitable for life. Meridiani bedrock along the rover traverse is a mixture in composition and bulk mineralogy between a sulfate-rich sedimentary rock and hematite spherules (" blueberries ") [1]. On top of t...

The Serra da Graciosa region includes important occurrences of granites and syenites of the Graciosa A-type Province (formerly Serra do Mar Suite), southern Brazil. Using fieldwork, petrography, and remote sensing imagery, we characterize the geology of the plutons in the region. Five individual plutons were recognized. Two correspond to the previously defined Marumbi and Anhangava Plutons. We ...