tourmalinization characterizes the most pervasive alteration type in the nezam abad ore deposit, west-central iran. it delineates high-temperature centers of mineralization and together with quartz and cassiterite form inner parts of the alteration halo. the composition of tourmalines plots mostly along and between the proton and alkali-deficient end members. tourmaline in quartzdioritic host i...

biotite samples from different units of boroujerd granitoid complex (bgc) of the sanandaj-sirjan zone, western iran, have beenanalyzed by electron microprobe for major elements. biotite analyses from three units of quartzdiorite, granodiorite and monzograniteof bgc have their own distinct non-overlapping compositional fields in the annite – siderophyllite – phlogopite – eastonitequadrilateral (...

the chadegan metamorphic complex is a wnw-ese- trending antiformal structure located in sanandaj-sirjan structural zone, iran.the inner core of the structure is made of orthogneiss, containing eclogitic lenses. schists and marbles lie structurally above theorthogneiss and crop out in the external limbs of the antiformal dome. two main deformational episodes have been documented in theschists an...

The aim of this work is to propose a first-order estimate of the crustal and lithospheric mantle geometry of the Arabia–Eurasia collision zone and to separate the measured Bouguer anomaly into its regional and local components. The crustal and lithospheric mantle structure is calculated from the geoid height and elevation data combined with thermal analysis. Our results show that Moho depth var...

Abstract New detrital U–Pb zircon ages from the Sanandaj–Sirjan metamorphic zone in Zagros orogenic belt allow discussion of models late Neoproterozoic to early Palaeozoic plate tectonic evolution and position Iranian microcontinent within a global framework. A total 194 valid age values 362 grains were obtained three garnet-micaschist samples. The most abundant population included Ediacaran ag...