The granitoid intrusions of Dehnow, which is located  in northwest of Mashhad in immediate contact with garnet-rich hornfels, contain large crystals of garnets. They provide an excellent opportunity to study the effect of host rocks in contamination of a garnet-bearing granitoid magma. The garnet crystals contain abundant inclusions that are indicative of igneous phases and are arranged in a ci...

The intrusive body of the Shahrak is located between the West Azarbaijan and Kurdistan provinces. Lithologically, this intrusive body consists of granodiorite, monzonite, monzodoirite and monzogobbro, which intruded into Oligo-Miocene sedimentary units and Cretaceous and Precambrian metamorphic rocks. Mineral chemistry studies of granodiorite and monzogabbro rocks show that plagioclases have la...

Gabbroic complex of Soltan Abad is Located about 35 Km east of Sabzevar. According to tectonic classification, the study area is part of Sabzevar ophiolitic zone. The composition of these intrusion bodies are vary from gabbro to gabbro-diorite. The main minerals of gabbroic rocks are plagioclase (bytonite), clino-pyroxene and ortho-pyroxene (enstatit – hyperestene) and accessory minerals are ap...

copper extraction from heap 3 low grade ore at sarchechmeh is limited due to its mixed composition (copper oxide and sulphide minerals). changing this heap to a bioheap could improve the copper recovery.