The bauxitic-lateritic deposit at northeast of Malekan (East-Azarbaidjan Province, NW Iran) occurred as interlayer horizon within the Ruteh carbonate formation (Middle-Upper Permian). Based on compositional values of major elements, this deposit is divided into four discrete lithologic facies including, (1) laterite, (2) ferruginous bauxite, (3) bauxitic clay, and (4) siliceous bauxite. Petrogr...

Aghadjari bauxite deposit is located in ~15km south of Shahindezh, West-Azarbaidjan province. This deposit was developed as stratiform lenses along the contact of Rutheh and Elika carbonate formations. Bauxitization processes led to the formation of boehmite, diaspore, kaolinite, pyrophyllite, illite, hematite, goethite, anatase, rutile, and quartz. Ferrugenization and deferrugenization mechani...

Boznein vein-type has penetrated in the porphyric rhyolite-hosted and along a single northeast-trending reverse fault. Microscopic studies and electron microprobe data, show the presence of a variety of Mn minerals such as spessartine, rhodochrosite, bixbyite, hausmannite, braunite, pyrolusite, psilomelane, cryptomelane, manganite and mangano-calcite in the Mn deposit as well as braunite, pyrol...

Khanlogh magnetite-apatite deposit is located in northwest of Neyshabour. This area is situated in Binaloud structural zone and east of Tertiary Quchan-Sabzevar magmatic arc. Geology of the area is dacitic volcanic rock intruded by Oligocene subvolcanic rocks with composition of quartz monzodiorite and granodiorite. Miocene sedimentary rocks trusted on them. The magmatism in the area shows char...