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1 - Tectonic geomorphology approach in the assessment of fold- growth mechanism within the Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt
آرش جمشیدی معصومه Vatandoust بهنام Oveisi علی فقیه

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Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt consists of several fault–related folds which important hydrocarbon reservoirs are formed in relation to their evolution. Understanding of fold geometry and its growth pattern are affective parameters in the exploration and drilling programs of More

Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt consists of several fault–related folds which important hydrocarbon reservoirs are formed in relation to their evolution. Understanding of fold geometry and its growth pattern are affective parameters in the exploration and drilling programs of hydrocarbon reservoirs. In this research, stream bed erosion pattern and quantitative morphometric indices were used as geomorphic indicators to recognition the mechanism of fold-growth. Results of geomorphic investigation reveal dominant of detachment folding pattern in the coastal Fars area. Moreover, the effect of change in the thickness of detachment horizon on the folding pattern was evaluated. Manuscript profile

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2 - Mineralogy and mode occurrence of sulfides, sulfates and carbonates in fluorite mines of East Mazandaran province
شهربانو Zabihitabar بهنام شفیعی

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Upper parts of Elika carbonate Formation belonging to middle Triassic in central part of structural- sedimentary zone of Alborz in East of Mazandaran province (Savadkuh, Khatirkuh and Kiasar regions) are hosted some of important F-Pb-Ba ore deposits contain of PachiMian More

Upper parts of Elika carbonate Formation belonging to middle Triassic in central part of structural- sedimentary zone of Alborz in East of Mazandaran province (Savadkuh, Khatirkuh and Kiasar regions) are hosted some of important F-Pb-Ba ore deposits contain of PachiMiana, SheshRudbar, Era(Alikola) and Kamarposht. Based on of field observations in study, main localization of ore bodies within carbonate rocks are as acrostic, irregular, and discordant respect to bedding that are displayed in fractures and/or karstic cavities in the form of vein, lenses and bodies. Mineralogy in studied ore deposits generally is simple and mainly composed of galena, barite, fluorite, calcite and minor sphalerite. Macroscopic and microscopic observations are shown variety of syngenetic and epigenetic structures and textures. Disseminate, stylolite and micro-veinlet textures of galena and calcite with or without other mainly minerals are recognized as syn-genetic textures respect to host rocks. Epigenetic structures and textures as open space filling type such as vein-veinlet, zebra, lamination, primary replacement and colloform are dominant textures of high-grade ores that formed main and economic zones of ore body concentration in deposits. Existence of secondary textures such as curvature and wind in triangle cleavage of coarse-grained galenas and also replacement of galena by cerussite and covellite show deformation and supergene oxidation after the main stage of mineralization. Based on current research, mineralization in F-Ba-Pb ore deposits of central Mazandaran is formed and evolved at two steps (1) primary or syn-diagenetic, and (2) main or epigenetic. According to structural signatures of ore body appearance in deposits environment and also textural evidences in macroscopic and microscopic scales, the main and economic stage of mineralization in studied ore deposits is introduced as epigenetic. Manuscript profile

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3 - Presenting an Improved Approach in order to Optimum Mother Wavelet Identification for Earth Sciences Data Processing
فرناز قریشی Behzad tokhmechi امین روشندل کاهو حسین احمدی نوبری

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More information can be extracted from signals, using signal transform tools. Among other tools, “wavelet transform” has an increasing fortune because of its good properties. The main issue is that choosing “different mother wavelet functions” results in diverse conclus More

More information can be extracted from signals, using signal transform tools. Among other tools, “wavelet transform” has an increasing fortune because of its good properties. The main issue is that choosing “different mother wavelet functions” results in diverse conclusions. There are various algorithms to build a suitable mother wavelet for the analyzed signal. Along with those algorithms, there are procedures too for choosing the optimum mother wavelet among existing functions. From the latter group, the “energy matching” algorithm was used in the present paper to find the optimum mother wavelet. During the use of this algorithm, its deficiency in two aspects was revealed. To solve the problem, “zero mean transform” was chose as an extendable solution to prepare data for the used energy matching algorithm. Applying this simple transform helped us not only finding the optimum mother wavelet but also a unique one. Manuscript profile

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4 - Magmatic evolution of the Nasrand granitic in Petrology, intrusion and associated dikes
زهرا Hamzehie فاطمه Sarjoughian جمشید Ahmadian علی کنعانیان

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The Nasrand granitoid intrusion, which is located at southeast of Ardestan, consists of granite and granodiorite that intruded Eocene volcanic rocks and cut by NW-trending doleritic dikes. The granitic rocks display granular, pertitic, granophyric and poikilitic texture More

The Nasrand granitoid intrusion, which is located at southeast of Ardestan, consists of granite and granodiorite that intruded Eocene volcanic rocks and cut by NW-trending doleritic dikes. The granitic rocks display granular, pertitic, granophyric and poikilitic textures. Plagioclase crystals in these rocks composed of two distinct generation (large phenocrysts along with inclusions of lath-shaped crystals) and often exhibit zoning patterns and sieve textures. The conspicuous disequilibrium textures in the granitoid rocks may suggest that magma mixing beside fractional crystallization play a significant role in the formation of the plutonic rocks. In confirmation of petrographic data, crystal size distribution (CSD) technique was also used to determine crystallization conditions and magmatic processes that lead to the formation of the rocks. Increasing of feldspar crystal size in a semi-logarithmic plot of population density versus size represents fractional crystallization, whereas disruption and curvature of cumulative density of plagioclase and orthoclase on the semi-logarithmic diagram, indicating the arrival of new magma into the magma reservoir and confirm the importance of magma mixing. Additional chemical features such as variation trends of Rb versus Rb/Sr and Nb versus Nb/Y in the samples can be regarded as an indicator of magma mixing processes. Manuscript profile

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5 - Evaluation of coastal geomorphologic change in northern coast of Persian Gulf from Kangan Port to Ziyarat Estuary using remote sensing and GIS
hossein taghavi

Coastal geomorphological changes in the short-term and long-term are observable in all coastal areas. The changes occur to reach the balance in this region. Aware of these changes is very important to geomorphologists, environmental planners to help them to solve coasta More

Coastal geomorphological changes in the short-term and long-term are observable in all coastal areas. The changes occur to reach the balance in this region. Aware of these changes is very important to geomorphologists, environmental planners to help them to solve coastal problems. The purpose of this study is to assess the geomorphologic changes occurring in the region of coastal Bushehr Port Kangan place within the Ziarat estuary. In this study multi-temporal satellite images of Landsat were selected as the data base. The principal component analysis and fuzzy logic are used for monitoring and evaluating the geomorphological changes. Results of this research show that during the 21 year research period from 1986 to 2006 most important factor changing landforms and coastline in the region are changes water level of the Persian Gulf that cause to submerged about 46 square kilometers of the region's coastal zone land. The important part of this area is containing spits and low slope and delta. The result of this research can be used for infrastructure projects, port facilities, commercial and military activities. Manuscript profile

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6 - The role of the active tectonics in geomorphic anomalies of Gorgan Rud - Gharasu basin
Agh- Atabai Nemati معصومه روستائی

The study area is located in north of eastern Alborz range. In this study, it was evaluated the pattern of neotectonic in eastern Alborz and the distribution of seismicity and geomorphic pattern of Southern Golestan province. To assess tectonic activities in 22 separat More

The study area is located in north of eastern Alborz range. In this study, it was evaluated the pattern of neotectonic in eastern Alborz and the distribution of seismicity and geomorphic pattern of Southern Golestan province. To assess tectonic activities in 22 separated subbasins, we have analysed neotectonic indices: the stream– gradient index (SL), drainage basin asymmetry (Af), reveres symmetry of topography (T), hypsometric integral (Hi), drainage basin shape (Bs) and mountain front sinuosity (Smf). The results of the analysis is accumulated and expressed as an index of relative active tectonics (Iat), which divided into four classes from relatively low to highest tectonic activity. The high class values of tectonic activity for Iat mainly occur in the south and southwest of the Gorganrud- Gharasu drainage basin, while the rest of the study area has classes of Iat suggesting moderate to low tectonic activity. The rate of tectonic activity in this area will increase from north to south. This increase can be related to the position of peaks steam gradient index along the faults and segment faults. Also value of drainage basin asymmetry is calculated for all of the subcatechments greater or less than 50 that shows tilt for each stream toward West or East. The results of this study show that the distribution of seismicity, geomorphic and tectonic movements of studied area has been affected especially by Khazar and North Alborz faults movement and thrust fault in north of Gorgan. Areas with high tectonic activity and the high measure of tilting indicate that there may be a thrust fault, with a NNE-SSW approximate trend. On the other hand, this seismicity trend may be related to a deep and relatively young thrust splay in north of the Alborz range front. Manuscript profile

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7 - Morphotectonics and Paleoseismology investigation on Sahlan Fault Fragment, NW segment of the North Tabriz Fault
الهه احمدزاده Samane Aliakbar Nazari Talebian Solaymani Azad Marzieh Faridi Masouleh

The North Tabriz Fault is one of the major strike-slip faults (trending NW-SE) in NW Iran, that trends from Sofian to Bostan Abad. Generally, the fault consists of two main fault segments. In present research, to study the last active tectonics at the North Tabriz Fault More

The North Tabriz Fault is one of the major strike-slip faults (trending NW-SE) in NW Iran, that trends from Sofian to Bostan Abad. Generally, the fault consists of two main fault segments. In present research, to study the last active tectonics at the North Tabriz Fault region, evaluated young morphotectonical features and paleoseismology of northwestern fault segment evaluated. On the basis of morphotectonic approaches on this region, horizontal slip last event (MW = 7.4, 1780 AD) are found in the ranges 3.5 ±0.5 m and vertical slip between 0 and 0.5 m. However, by attention to H/V ratio can propose that NW segment of North Tabriz Fault act as pure strike slip which confirm by new GPS data on this part of Iran. On the basis of paleoseismological researchs, by examining a wall perpendicular to the North Tabriz Fault in North Sahlan Village, four old paleoearthquakes with relative magnitude of MW = 6.4 has been detected. A young magnitude of the event, recorded in deposits of the paleoseismologic trench of the study area, close to 7 have been estimated that according to geographic and stratigraphic location, this event can be associated with historical earthquakes since 1780 AD (MW = 7.4). Manuscript profile

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8 - Diagenesis, microfacies and determination of original carbonate mineralogy of the Asmari Formation in the southern flank of Rig anticline
Kakemem hamid mirmohammadsadeghi

The aim of this study is to recognize diagenetic processes, microfacies and geochemical evidence for original carbonate mineralogy of Oligocene- Miocene Asmari limestone deposited in the Rig anticline at Rig mountain oil field. In this area, the Asmari Formation with a More

The aim of this study is to recognize diagenetic processes, microfacies and geochemical evidence for original carbonate mineralogy of Oligocene- Miocene Asmari limestone deposited in the Rig anticline at Rig mountain oil field. In this area, the Asmari Formation with a thickness of 364 m have been exposed as a sequence of thin, medium, thick, and massive carbonate rocks. Twelve microfacies types have been distinguished on the basis of depositional textures, petrographic analysis and fauna. These carbonate microfacies belong to four major sub-environments including tidal flat, lagoon, bar/ shoal, and open marine. Absence of turbidite deposits, reefal belt and gradual changes in facies indicated that the Asmari Formation was deposited in a homoclinal carbonate ramp environment. The main diagenetic processes includes: dolomitization, cementation, micritization, dissolution, and compaction. Petrographic evidence and variation of major and minor element and compare this information with modern aragonite warm water and calcitic cool to cold temperate carbonate and originally aragonite mineralogy of Ordovician sub-tropical carbonate, the calcite mineralogy of Permian sub-polar cold water of Tasmania, the Upper Jurassic aragonite Mozduran limestone, the Ilam carbonate formation, and the Fahliyan Formation indicate that original carbonate mineralogy was aragonite in the Asmari Formation. High Sr/Na ratio suggests original aragonite mineralogy. Variation of Sr and Na values versus Mn confirm replacement of aragonite by calcite during the two stages of diagenetic stabilization. The bivariate plot of Sr/Ca versus Mn shows that Asmari limestone have been influenced by meteoric diagenesis in a closed to semi-closed diagenetic system. Manuscript profile

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9 - Structural analysis of elevated Sabzkuh syncline in High Zagros
yasser narimani Elham Asadi Mehmandosti

High Zagros zone located in the northeast of Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt and comprises of NW-trending thrust faults. In Sabzkuh area, these thrust faults as forethrust and backthrust have accompanied with positive and negative triangle zones. These zones cause formation of More

High Zagros zone located in the northeast of Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt and comprises of NW-trending thrust faults. In Sabzkuh area, these thrust faults as forethrust and backthrust have accompanied with positive and negative triangle zones. These zones cause formation of the elevated Sabzkuh syncline on the hanging wall of the Dopoulan and Solaghan-Avardegan Fault as well as the Choghakhor embayment at footwalls of the Main Zagros and Solaghan-Avardegan faults. The horizontal bedding in the Ilam-Sarvak formations in the main faults footwall can be used as an evidence for the formation of the embayment. The elevated Sabzkuh syncline is associated with accommodation of limb wedge thrusts on the fold limbs. These structures show complexity of thrust faults geometry in the high Zagros and imply their initiation from the detachment horizons within the Lower Paleozoic/Hormoz Formation. Manuscript profile

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10 - Geochemistry and origin of orogenic gold in Qolqoleh area, Kurdistan: using fluid inclusion and stable isotope methods
Taghipour Makizadeh فرهاد احمدنژاد

The Qolqoleh gold deposit is located in the northwestern part of the Sanandaj–Sirjan metamorphic belt, about 50 km south-west of Saqqez. The rocks in the vicinity of the Qolqoleh deposit consist predominantly of Mesozoic volcano-sedimentary sequences of phyllite, meta-l More

The Qolqoleh gold deposit is located in the northwestern part of the Sanandaj–Sirjan metamorphic belt, about 50 km south-west of Saqqez. The rocks in the vicinity of the Qolqoleh deposit consist predominantly of Mesozoic volcano-sedimentary sequences of phyllite, meta-limestone, cholorite- sericite schist, metavolcanic and granitic intrusive rocks that have undergone greenschist facies metamorphism. Geochemical studies indicate that gold mineralization occur in the sulfide-quartz veins. Based on the number of phases present at room temperature and their microthermometric behavior, three fluid inclusion types were recognized: type I mono phase aqueous inclusions, type II two-phase aqueous inclusions (aqueous + vapor), that based on Th could be subdivided into two groups: type IIa show salinities of 5–13 wt.% NaCl equivalent and Th-tot of 205 to 255 °C. Type IIb with salinities of 15–19 wt.% NaCl equivalent and Th-tot of 335 to 385 C. Type III three-phase shows carbonic–aqueous inclusions (aqueous–LCO2–VCO2) with salinities of 9–13 wt.% NaCl equivalent and Th-tot of 345–385 °C. Furthermore, the mean values of density of ore-forming fluids, pressure and depth of mineralization are 0.79-0.93 gr/cm3, 2 Kbar and 7 Km respectively. On the basis of these data, the Qolqoleh gold deposit is categorized in meso zonal orogenic gold deposit. The δ_0^18 values of the ore-forming fluids are in the range of 7.2‰ to 8‰ and the D values are from -35.27‰ to -40.23‰, which indicate a source of deep-originated metamorphic water that is partially mixed with shallow meteoric water. The change of tectonic regime from compressional to extensional in association with the continuously increasing geothermal gradient, results in remobilization of large amounts of metamorphic fluids. Mixing of ascending orogenic drive fluids with descending meteoric fluids led to deposition of gold by sulfide minerals. Manuscript profile

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11 - Rock typing in Asmari Formation using hydraulic flow unit concept, with an impact on Ahvaz Sandstone Member in Mansouri Oilfield
مسلم خداویسی Kavianpour-Sangenoo Namdarian Seyed Reza Moussavi-Harami Mahbobi Kadkhodaei Davood Fereidooni

The Asmari Formation (Oligocene-Miocene) is one of the most importance reservoir rocks in the Zagros Basin. This formation in the Mansouri Oilfield is composed of the mixture of silisiclastic - carbonate deposits which silisiclastic deposits are known as the Ahwaz Sands More

The Asmari Formation (Oligocene-Miocene) is one of the most importance reservoir rocks in the Zagros Basin. This formation in the Mansouri Oilfield is composed of the mixture of silisiclastic - carbonate deposits which silisiclastic deposits are known as the Ahwaz Sandstone Member. Rock typing is a process in which geological facies determined with their dynamic behavior. Each flow unit is related to flow zone indicator, thus zoning of a reservoir using of flow zone indicators and identification of Flow units can be used to evaluate the reservoir quality based on relationship between porosity and permeability. To evaluate the reservoir quality and determining spatial distribution of petro-physical indexes in the Asmari Formation Sandstone, porosity-permeability relationship as well as their relationship with the rock types is used and finally Flow Units and Rock Types have been identified. In this study, the Asmari Formation Sandstone is divided into four flow units A, B, C and D. Within recognized flow units, flow unit C is the best one in the terms of reservoir quality and flow unit D also has a good reservoir quality. Comparison of determined flow units with porosity logs (neutron, density and sonic), it is observed that sandstone successions of Asmari reservoir affected by diagenetic processes like fracturing, dissolution, dolomitic cementation and hydrocarbon migration before cementation and flow units C and D are more extended, so porosity logs show good reservoir quality in this interval of Asmari succession. Thus it can be deduced that using hydraulic flow units, we can determine rock types groups in wells with core and then extrapolate the results into uncored wells. Manuscript profile

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12 - Evaluation of Geological Engineering features of north Kalaleh Loess deposits at Golestan province with special attitude on the collapsibility and erodibility
Nikodel Omid Ali Kharazmi

Loess is a particular type of silty soils with porous structure and weak cohesion which has been deposited over different periods of Quaternary. From the geological engineering view points, these soils are problematic ones whose main geological engineering feature of th More

Loess is a particular type of silty soils with porous structure and weak cohesion which has been deposited over different periods of Quaternary. From the geological engineering view points, these soils are problematic ones whose main geological engineering feature of these soils is their erodibility and collapsibility. Loess soils are the main deposits cover north of Golestan province. These soils have spread across 4200 square kilometers. In this study, in order to examine and identify the loessic soils, undisturbed samples were collected and transferred to the lab and then Atterberg limit, specific gravity, grading, percentage of lime, specific density, rate of consolidation, and shear strength parameters were determined. Soil collapsibility was also determined using the results of the double oedometer tests. According to the unified standard, these soils are categorized in CL and ML groups. Furthermore, based on Clevenger classification, they are placed in the category of clayey loess and silty loess. The amount of calcium carbonate in these soils ranges from 12 to 22.3 percent and demonstrates low shear strength parameters in saturated condition. The double oedometer tests results demonstrate that the soils are prone to collapsibility. The results of soil dispersion tests reveal that the depression, which is due to the presence of sodium carbonate, does not have any influence on erosion of mentioned soils; therefore the high erodibility of these soils is basically a mechanical phenomenon which can be attributed to special texture and grading of loesses. Manuscript profile

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13 - Petrography and investigations on relation between deformation and metamorphism in metapelites of the Kuhe Arqoon, west of the Anguran lead-zinc mine, Zanjan Province
Moazzen Izadyar

The study area is located in the West of Anguran lead-zinc mine in Zanjan province, in the central Iran zone. The metamorphic rocks of the area include chlorite schist, epidote-amphibole schist, mica schist, marble, quartzite and metamorphosed gabbrodiorite. Metapelites More

The study area is located in the West of Anguran lead-zinc mine in Zanjan province, in the central Iran zone. The metamorphic rocks of the area include chlorite schist, epidote-amphibole schist, mica schist, marble, quartzite and metamorphosed gabbrodiorite. Metapelites are the focus of the present study, since they have recorded mineral appearances and deformational phases due to suitable composition. Petrographic studies show that three types of metapelites, including biotite schist, garnet schist and muscovite schist are present. Retrograde metamorphisms, owing to pressure and temperature decrease during exhumation are recorded in the Kuhe Arqoon rocks. The main deformational features include andaluse extinction, mineral stretching, pressure shadow and preferred orientation of minerals. Using petrographical studies and considering relation between structures and porphyroblasts and matrix (microstructures), three main deformational phases were determined for the area, among them the second deformational phase was the strongest. This deformation has produced the main foliation in the rocks. The weakest phase was the third deformational phase, which was not accompanied by metamorphism. Contemporarily with D1 deformational phase, M1 metamorphic phase occurred, crystallizing chlorite, muscovite, quartz, biotite and garnet. M2 metamorphic phase was coeval with D2 deformational phase. Mineral assemblage of M2 is biotite, muscovite, quartz and garnet. During the weak D3 deformational phase, chlorite is formed with weak orientation in the rocks. Manuscript profile

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14 - Hydrogeological assessment of Aghajari Formation springs in Masjed Soleyman and Lali area, north-east of Khuzestan Province
مهدی نخستین مرتضوی Mojtaba Tavakoli KamkarRohani Bijan Maleki

The study area with considerable sandstone outcrop is located north-east of Khuzestan province. The aim of this study was to investigate hydrogeological status to find out factors affecting the springs discharge rate. To reach the goal, the stratigraghy, lithology and s More

The study area with considerable sandstone outcrop is located north-east of Khuzestan province. The aim of this study was to investigate hydrogeological status to find out factors affecting the springs discharge rate. To reach the goal, the stratigraghy, lithology and structural assessments were undertaken in the area, and also water sample collection was carried out. The results indicated that there is a positive correlation between springs occurrence and fracture density. The data also revealed that in areas where sandstone thickness is remarkable and fractures well developed, aquifer reservoir as well as spring discharge is promising. The hydrochemical data showed that water quality is controlled by stratigraphy. Correlation between sulfate and calcium ions (R=%90) proves that gypsum and anhydrite dissolution process, caused sulfate water type in the study area. Manuscript profile

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15 - Factors controlling different types of anhydrite textures and their relation to reservoir quality in the Asmari reservoir in Ahvaz oil field
نسترن آزادبخت

Various diagenetic processes have affected reservoir quality of the Asmari Formation in Ahvaz Oil Field in wells No. 19 with a thickness of 357 meters. It is composed of limestone dolomite, dolomitic limestone, sandy dolomitic limestone, sandstone, siltstone and sha More

Various diagenetic processes have affected reservoir quality of the Asmari Formation in Ahvaz Oil Field in wells No. 19 with a thickness of 357 meters. It is composed of limestone dolomite, dolomitic limestone, sandy dolomitic limestone, sandstone, siltstone and shale. Study of 1100 thin sections from available cores at this well as well as the well’s numeral data, porosity and permeability of cores, indicates that the most important diagenetic processes is anhydritic cement with different types of textures. It appears as poikilotopic, porefilling and pervasive, nodular, fracture filling, sparce crystals, and evaporite veins. During different steps of diagenesis, these texture show replacement and pore filling porosity that have affected different facies to some degrees. Results of this study show that anhydrite cement occurs mainly in dolomitic and sandstone facies and to some extent, affected the reservoir quality. This is due to the effect of sulphate rich brines during dolomitization. Where the presence of anhydrite cements in limestone facies is sparse and rare, it has little effect on reservoir quality. However, pore filling and pervasive anhydrite texture filling all pore-space in dolograinstone and dolopackstone grain-supported facies during shallow burial intensively reduced reservoir quality. Dissolution of cements at later stage of diagenetic processes (creating secondary porosity) improved reservoir quality. In addition, solution of texture poikilotopic anhydrite in sandstone facies and repercipitated as patchy anhydrite with poikilotopic texture, results in reduction of porosity but it doesn’t make any changes in throat pores. Hence patchy anhydrite with poikilotopic texture that reduces porosity converts the sample from Lucias class 2 to class 1. Manuscript profile

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16 - Investigation of source region properties of alkaline basic rocks in the base of Shemshak Formation in the eastern Alborz zone
Habibollah Ghasemi

The alkaline basic rocks in the base of Shemshak Formation scattered mainly as intrusive and occasionally as extrusive, in some areas of the eastern Alborz zone. Their petrological compositions range from olivine gabbro to monzonite in intrusives and are olivine bas More

The alkaline basic rocks in the base of Shemshak Formation scattered mainly as intrusive and occasionally as extrusive, in some areas of the eastern Alborz zone. Their petrological compositions range from olivine gabbro to monzonite in intrusives and are olivine basalt in extrusives. Intracontinental settings of these rocks have been confirmed in various tectonomagmatic diagrams. Geochemical and petrogenetical investigations show the magma forming of these rocks, originated from 10-15 percentages partial melting of an enriched subcontinental lithospheric mantle source with garnet-lherzolitic composition. This alkaline magma has been formed at 25-30 kbar pressures in 90-100 km depths and contaminated by continental rocks in small amounts, during rising and emplacement. Manuscript profile

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17 - Geochemical Studies of Stable Isotopes (Carbon and Oxygen) in Mahallat Travertine Deposits (South East Arak)
لیلا صالحی

Fresh water carbonates are different in geochemical characteristics, especially in isotopic geochemical characteristics. Stable carbon and oxygen isotopes of carbonates such as travertine is one of the most important methods of study. Mahallat area with large traverti More

Fresh water carbonates are different in geochemical characteristics, especially in isotopic geochemical characteristics. Stable carbon and oxygen isotopes of carbonates such as travertine is one of the most important methods of study. Mahallat area with large travertine deposits, is talented to geochemical studies. this area is located in the southeast of Arak and this is a part of central Iran structural zone. Based on stable isotope studies, there are two types of travertine: thermogene and meteogene types. Thermogene C-isotope composition range between -4 ‰ and 8 ‰. However, δ13C value for meteogene type range between -11 ‰ and 0 ‰. Mahallat area travertine C-isotope composition range between 1.69 ‰ and 9.70 ‰ which indicate thermogene type. In addition, Another way to distinguish the type of travertine, is determination of carbon dioxide source. Low values of 〖〖δ^13 C〗_( CO)〗_2 imply to thermogene type and 〖〖δ^13 C〗_( CO)〗_2 Mahallat area travertine show -8.47‰ and this confirm thermogene type for these deposits. Also, water temperature during the travertine precipitation can calculate by oxygen isotope study. The temperature in Abegarm travertine is 43°C which it is evidence for thermogene type. Manuscript profile

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18 - Origin and tectonic environtment of Tertiary volcanic rocks of Damash area in Guilan province(North of Iran)
Mohammad Hosein Mokhtari

Tertiary volcanic rocks of Damash area have outcraps about 70km for from east of Roudbar in Guilan province. From geochemical Point of view negative anomaly of P, Ba,Zr ,Ti ,Ta ,Nb and positive anomaly of K,Th,Pb,Rb indicate crustal contamination. The ratios of (T More

Tertiary volcanic rocks of Damash area have outcraps about 70km for from east of Roudbar in Guilan province. From geochemical Point of view negative anomaly of P, Ba,Zr ,Ti ,Ta ,Nb and positive anomaly of K,Th,Pb,Rb indicate crustal contamination. The ratios of (Tb/Yb)N,Nb/Yb,Zr/Yb,Zr/Y,Zr/Nb,Y/Nb show that the MORB-like depleted mantle source with Spinel Facies. Study of the rang of incompatible elements pattern and compare with the crustal data range and incompatible elements ratios show that the volcanic rocks have been concerned to intra-continental rift magmatism wich are contaminated with continental crust. As a result of the crustal contamination, the original geochemical properties of the volcanic rocks were changed untruthly subduction zones geochemical features. Manuscript profile

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19 - Sulfur source tracing of sulfide and sulfate minerals in fluorite Mines of the Elika Formation (East of Mazandaran Province): Implications of sulfur isotope

Sulfur source tracing based on of sulfide (galena and pyrite) and sulfate (barite) mineralization in fluorite deposits of Elika Formation (East of Mazandaran Province) is studied. In present research. δ34S values vary between -1.82 – +12.49 ‰, +13.22 – +25.83 ‰ and +22. More

Sulfur source tracing based on of sulfide (galena and pyrite) and sulfate (barite) mineralization in fluorite deposits of Elika Formation (East of Mazandaran Province) is studied. In present research. δ34S values vary between -1.82 – +12.49 ‰, +13.22 – +25.83 ‰ and +22.69 – +32.91 ‰ for galena, pyrite and barite, respectively. Regionally, although wide range of δ34S in sulfides is interpreted as isotopic heterogeneity of source and/or processes of reduced sulfur supply for sulfide mineralization in the studied area, but each deposit has narrow range of δ34S. Compared to sulfides, barites show isotopic homogeneity in heavier δ34S which are corresponding to evaporates from coexisted sea water (Middle-Upper Triassic; Paland Formation). Based on stratigraphic and mineralogical data of host rocks, co-existing evaporates of Triassic sea water and also diagenetic primary sulfates in matrix of host rocks (anhydrite, gypsum, barite) are introduced as the most probable sources of sulfur for sulfide mineralization in Shesh Rodbar and Era deposits. In contrast, contribution of organic matter and/or diagenetic primary pyrites had main role in generation of light δ34S values in Pachi Miana and Kamarposht deposits. Thermo-chemical reduction of digenetic primary sulfates and thermal decomposition of diagenetic primary sulfides as well as sulfur bonds in organic matter-bearing laminaes in the host rock are introduced as main processes for reduced sulfur supply in sulfide mineralization. Manuscript profile

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20 - Check of the hydrocarbon potential of Ilam, Lafan and Sarvak formations in The Nusrat Oil Field in SE Persian Gulf: Using Rock Eval Pyrolysis VI and gas chromatography (GC)
Mohammad صادقی

The best tools and methods in geochemical evaluation of source rocks are Rock-Eval Pyrolysis and Gas Chromatography. In this study, in order to evaluate geochemical characteristics of Ilam, Laffan and Sarvak formations in well NH01 in Nosrat Oil Field, geochemical dat More

The best tools and methods in geochemical evaluation of source rocks are Rock-Eval Pyrolysis and Gas Chromatography. In this study, in order to evaluate geochemical characteristics of Ilam, Laffan and Sarvak formations in well NH01 in Nosrat Oil Field, geochemical data including preliminary and detailed Rock Eval Pyrolysis, bitumen extraction and Gas Chromatography on 15 cuttings samples (7 samples from Ilam, 6 samples from Laffan and 2 samples from Sarvak formations) were used. Results of pyrolysis indicated that most samples have a mixture of kerogen type II and III that often tend to be kerogen type II. In general, Ilam, Laffan and Sarvak formations are poor in organic matter and have lower hydrocarbon potential and maturities. Results of liquid chromatography for Ilam and Sarvak samples indicated that these samples are paraffinic in origin. Gas chromatography suggested that Ilam and Sarvak formations deposited in anoxic conditions containing organic matter mostly derived from marine environment with subordinate amounts of terrestrial input. Manuscript profile

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21 - Assessing the risk of erosion and sedimentation potential of watershed of Shahriar Dam in Mianeh Using GIS techniques and EPM Model
mohammad hosein goudarzi

Soil erosion and sedimentation are among the major limitations in applying water and soil resources. Thus, the assessment processes that govern their behavior in order to better understand watershed systems and explain proper management practices are essential. This stu More

Soil erosion and sedimentation are among the major limitations in applying water and soil resources. Thus, the assessment processes that govern their behavior in order to better understand watershed systems and explain proper management practices are essential. This study is therefore aimed at studying erosion in the watershed of Shahriar Dam in Mianeh, East Azerbaijan Province. In view of the recent conditions of formations, a sedimentation rate is very high in this dam. Evidently, these sediments fill the dam reservoir and lead to a reduction of the dam life time. As a result, studying erosion and estimating upstream erosion and sedimentation are necessary. Consequently, one of the principal goals of this survey is determining the level of sensitivity of formations to erosion and their roles in formation of new sediments. To achieve this aim, the border of Shahriar Dam’s watershed was determined by using 1:50000 topographic maps of Zanjan, Mianeh and Hashtrood. This region was carefully implemented on 1:250000 geological maps of Zanjan, Mianeh and Hashtrood. Maps of channels, geology, vegetative cover, faults, amount of rainfall, and regional topography were digitalized. Next, the erosion intensity was examined in the above-mentioned basin using GIS and marking and layer integration methods. On the other hand, in order to estimate the rate of erosion of present formations in the watershed basin, EPM method was used. It was revealed in this study that erosion-sensitive units were largely located in the northern and southern areas of the basin; however, there are erosion-prone rocks in the western part too. Based on the existing indices of GIS, total amount of sedimentation of the watershed basin of Shahriar Dam is medium. Moreover, according to EPM model, the coefficient of erosion and sediment yield (z) for this basin fall into very heavy erosion classes. for this reason, the sediment yield in the basin was high and put at somewhere close to 60,000 tons per hectare annually; and according to the zoning map of erosion, much of the sediment comes from segments of the zoning was done in this research area erosional is placed high. The final model represents the fact that lithology, land cover and stream erosion play a major role in controlling erosion and sediment yield. Manuscript profile

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22 - Assessment and analysis of non-point source nitrogen and phosphorus loads(Case Study: Ilam Reservoir watershed)
Amin Sarang ابوالفضل بشیری

An estimate of nutrient pollution load from the watershed of the reservoir is one of the important issues in the management of eutrophication. Additionally, with considering such attributes of the watershed as slope, the kind of soil, land use and Meteorological variabl More

An estimate of nutrient pollution load from the watershed of the reservoir is one of the important issues in the management of eutrophication. Additionally, with considering such attributes of the watershed as slope, the kind of soil, land use and Meteorological variables, the SWAT which is one the efficient model in water and soil modeling is used to evaluation of pollution load entering the Reservoir of Ilam dam because of diverse contamination resources such as chemical fertilizer and Livestock and poultry operations. The results of this study indicate that the SWAT model to simulate the nutrients in the watershed have a satisfactory performance. Based on obtained result, the highest pollution load of nitrogen (136.2 ton per year) and phosphor (19.8 ton per year) are occurred in Gol Gol Sub basin. Manuscript profile

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23 - Periodical effects of land uses on water quality of Zrebar Lake
Majid Delavar Mohammad Hossein Niksokhan سمیه ایمانی امیرآباد

The entrance of nutrients and sediments to the water resources has become a challenge in water quality management. Accordingly, identifying main polluting sources and estimating total loads discharged to the surface waters are indispensable for simulation and management More

The entrance of nutrients and sediments to the water resources has become a challenge in water quality management. Accordingly, identifying main polluting sources and estimating total loads discharged to the surface waters are indispensable for simulation and management. The purpose of this study is to use Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to estimate nitrogen and phosphor loads discharging to the Zrebar Lake. In addition, it is intended to identify the effects of land uses and variations of time and spatial pattern of discharges. Currently, this lake contains fresh water and is used for recreational purposes while tackles with eutrophication problem because of agricultural activities. Regarding the results, the irrigated farmlands have the highest nitrogen discharge on June and August while it is on May for phosphorous. For dry crops, the highest value of nitrogen and phosphorous loads respectively belong to October and September. These are attributed to the way farms are irrigated and the amounts of fertilizers applied. Manuscript profile

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24 - Study of North West Sedimentary Basin of Iran by 3D Modeling of Gravity Data
Mojtaba Tavakoli Ali nejati

Inversion of the gravity data is one of the most interesting numerical tools for obtaining three dimensional geological images. In this paper 3D nonlinear inversion of the gravity data is used to determine the basement topography. The basement was juxtaposed with the re More

Inversion of the gravity data is one of the most interesting numerical tools for obtaining three dimensional geological images. In this paper 3D nonlinear inversion of the gravity data is used to determine the basement topography. The basement was juxtaposed with the regular array of rectangular prisms in which the thickness of each prism is determined by the inversion procedures. Prepared algorithm is based on singular value decomposition (SVD) method which ca modify the initial model by comparing observed and estimated gravity data. The SVD method is very popular with geophysical data analysts because it is mathematically robust and numerically stable. To illustrate effectiveness of the prepared codes and algorithm related to 3D inversion of gravity data, both synthetic and real data were tested by the mentioned algorithm. The real data were part of the gravity data which were acquired in Moghan area (located in the north-west of Iran). Because of being near to the Baku oil-rich regions and thick sedimentary rocks, the Moghan sedimentary basin is an interesting area from hydrocarbon exploration point of view. Determination of the sedimentary rocks thickness is an important factor in oil and gas exploration issues. The main goal of 3D inversion of the gravity data in the study area is to determine basement the sedimentary rocks thicknesses or the boundary of Ojagh-Gheslagh Formation and its volcanic basement. The modeled boundary of Ojagh-Gheshlagh Formation and its volcanic basement which is obtained by the inversion of gravity data, was previously confirmed by interpretation of seismic data. Manuscript profile

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25 - Study of mineralization and origin of Pliocene conglomerate hosted strata bound sedimentary Cu mineralization in the Ghareh-Aghaj, Maku
Mehadi Moradi Maghfouri Moaid Ashrati

The study area is located in the Northwest of Iran and North of Khoy Ophiolite Belt. Rocks of the Ghareh-Aghaj region include Qum formation, Upper Red Formation and Pliocene conglomerate. Pliocene rock units consist of siltstone, sandstone (arkose and lithic arenite) an More

The study area is located in the Northwest of Iran and North of Khoy Ophiolite Belt. Rocks of the Ghareh-Aghaj region include Qum formation, Upper Red Formation and Pliocene conglomerate. Pliocene rock units consist of siltstone, sandstone (arkose and lithic arenite) and microconglomerate- conglomerate. Pliocene cicroconglomerate- conglomerate hosted strata bound copper mineralization in the Ghareh Aghaj region, but the mineralization is partially seen in the sandstone unit. Much of the mineralization in the study area is open space filling and disseminated. Ore mineralogy of Ghareh-Aghaj is very simple and contains of native copper, cuprite and tenorite. Lack of copper sulfides, the absence of plant fossils as reducing agent, and the non-occurrence of copper replacement instead of plant tissues, occurance of mineralization as the open space filling and cement grain and formation of native copper as the main ore, all represent the dissimilarity of Ghareh-Aghaj Cu mineralization with Redbed type sedimentary copper deposits. Formation of Ghareh-Aghaj copper deposit can be explained as follows: Pore water formation of diagenetic processes within the Upper Red Formation caused the leaching of copper from this sequence and the formation of copper chloride complexes. Increasing of water table caused the development of reducing conditions in the Pliocene conglomerate. Therefore entrance of Copper-bearing fluids caused native copper deposition below the water table. Decreasing of groundwater table and exposure of native copper to the oxidizing conditions caused the replacement of cuprite, malachite and azurite with native copper. Manuscript profile

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26 - Sulfur source tracing of sulfide and sulfate minerals in fluorite Mines of the Elika Formation (East of Mazandaran Province): Implications of sulfur isotope
Zabihitabar bahman shafiei Mirnejad

Sulfur source tracing based on of sulfide (galena and pyrite) and sulfate (barite) mineralization in fluorite deposits of Elika Formation (East of Mazandaran Province) is studied. In present research. δ34S values vary between -1.82 – +12.49 ‰, +13.22 – +25.83 ‰ and +22. More

Sulfur source tracing based on of sulfide (galena and pyrite) and sulfate (barite) mineralization in fluorite deposits of Elika Formation (East of Mazandaran Province) is studied. In present research. δ34S values vary between -1.82 – +12.49 ‰, +13.22 – +25.83 ‰ and +22.69 – +32.91 ‰ for galena, pyrite and barite, respectively. Regionally, although wide range of δ34S in sulfides is interpreted as isotopic heterogeneity of source and/or processes of reduced sulfur supply for sulfide mineralization in the studied area, but each deposit has narrow range of δ34S. Compared to sulfides, barites show isotopic homogeneity in heavier δ34S which are corresponding to evaporates from coexisted sea water (Middle-Upper Triassic; Paland Formation). Based on stratigraphic and mineralogical data of host rocks, co-existing evaporates of Triassic sea water and also diagenetic primary sulfates in matrix of host rocks (anhydrite, gypsum, barite) are introduced as the most probable sources of sulfur for sulfide mineralization in Shesh Rodbar and Era deposits. In contrast, contribution of organic matter and/or diagenetic primary pyrites had main role in generation of light δ34S values in Pachi Miana and Kamarposht deposits. Thermo-chemical reduction of digenetic primary sulfates and thermal decomposition of diagenetic primary sulfides as well as sulfur bonds in organic matter-bearing laminaes in the host rock are introduced as main processes for reduced sulfur supply in sulfide mineralization. Manuscript profile

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27 - Stratigraphy and depositional environments of the Shurijeh Formation in Baghak, Mozduran sections and Khangiran well, east of Kopet Dagh Basin
امیرمحمد جمالي Ahmad Ahmadi Khalaji Samaneh Falah

Late Cimmerian tectonic phase was the main cause for depositing terrigenous-evaporite sediments of the Shurijeh Formation in large area of eastern and central part of Kopet Dagh Basin during Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous. In order to recognize facies changes and depos More

Late Cimmerian tectonic phase was the main cause for depositing terrigenous-evaporite sediments of the Shurijeh Formation in large area of eastern and central part of Kopet Dagh Basin during Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous. In order to recognize facies changes and depositional environments of the Shurijeh Formation in east of the Kopet Dagh, 3 stratigraphic sections including Baghak and Mozduran surface sections and a well from Khangiran gas field were selected and studied. Field surveys together with microscopic studies of 311 thin sections reveal that depositional environment of the lower part of the Shurijeh Formation is mainly interpreted as fluvial environment, especially braided and meandering rivers. In the upper part of this formation, coastal plain and tidal flat facies, which locally contain lagoon and shoal sediments, are observed. Manuscript profile

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28 - Investigating natural landslides and roadside by using shallow landsliding stability physically based model ( case study: Sari- Kiasar axis range)
Ali Talebi Alireza Motavalli

Communication networks and roads are important part of the investments of each country. Beside of this, maintenance of these large communication networks and process of developing construction are among the causes of the degradation of natural resources. In this resear More

Communication networks and roads are important part of the investments of each country. Beside of this, maintenance of these large communication networks and process of developing construction are among the causes of the degradation of natural resources. In this research , occurrence of landslides in Kiasar road, located in the south of Sari city, was evaluated by using basic physical model, SHALSTAB, and slope stability map of this area was determined by this model. First, the physical and mechanical properties of 15 soil sample near the main roadside were measured and compared with 115 cases of landslides around the road. Results of Square research, analysis of geological data, and laboratory tests showed that for all landslides occurrence, 43.49 percent of actual landslides have been located in unstable regions. Then, the roadsides have been distinguish from happened landslides, in natural conditions. Then a separated model has been run for each landslide. The results showed that whenever SHALSTAB model has been implemented by using roadside landslides, this model can simulated only 18.55% of slip points in unstable zones, and when SHALSTAB model implemented by using slips which occurred in natural conditions , by predicting 69.5 percent , is a successful usage. Manuscript profile

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29 - Water/Rock interaction in Panah-Kuh skarn using carbon and oxygen stable isotopes in different calcite types, west of Yazd
Azam Zahedi Mohammad Boomeri

The Panah-Kuh calcic and magnesian skarns are located about 50km northwest of Taft City in Yazd province. Intrusion of Panah-Kuh granodiorite stock with an Oligocene-Miocene age into limestone-dolomite rocks of the Jamal Formation led to the formation of calcic and magn More

The Panah-Kuh calcic and magnesian skarns are located about 50km northwest of Taft City in Yazd province. Intrusion of Panah-Kuh granodiorite stock with an Oligocene-Miocene age into limestone-dolomite rocks of the Jamal Formation led to the formation of calcic and magnesian skarn in the Panah-Kuh district. Values of δ18O of the granitic rocks and δ18O and δ13C values of the calcite types were determined in this study. Based on these data, δ18O and δ13C values in the studied calcite types are lower than those of sedimentary calcites. These isotopic variations are mainly produced by infiltration of magmatic fluids into carbonate rocks in the Panah-Kuh deposit. Depletetion of the δ18O and δ13C value in the calcite types of Panah-Kuh skarn can be explained by magmatic fluids interaction (δ18O =11.0‰) that interacted with unaltered limestone rocks at 350-450oC with X(〖CO〗_2 ) = 0.05 and water/rock ratio of 25 to 50% . Manuscript profile

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30 - Water/Rock interaction in Panah-Kuh skarn using carbon and oxygen stable isotopes in different calcite types, west of Yazd
Azam Zahedi Mohammad Boomeri

The Panah-Kuh calcic and magnesian skarns are located about 50km northwest of Taft City in Yazd province. Intrusion of Panah-Kuh granodiorite stock with an Oligocene-Miocene age into limestone-dolomite rocks of the Jamal Formation led to the formation of calcic and magn More

The Panah-Kuh calcic and magnesian skarns are located about 50km northwest of Taft City in Yazd province. Intrusion of Panah-Kuh granodiorite stock with an Oligocene-Miocene age into limestone-dolomite rocks of the Jamal Formation led to the formation of calcic and magnesian skarn in the Panah-Kuh district. Values of δ18O of the granitic rocks and δ18O and δ13C values of the calcite types were determined in this study. Based on these data, δ18O and δ13C values in the studied calcite types are lower than those of sedimentary calcites. These isotopic variations are mainly produced by infiltration of magmatic fluids into carbonate rocks in the Panah-Kuh deposit. Depletetion of the δ18O and δ13C value in the calcite types of Panah-Kuh skarn can be explained by magmatic fluids interaction (δ18O =11.0‰) that interacted with unaltered limestone rocks at 350-450oC with X(〖CO〗_2 ) = 0.05 and water/rock ratio of 25 to 50% . Manuscript profile

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31 - Water/Rock interaction in Panah-Kuh skarn using carbon and oxygen stable isotopes in different calcite types, west of Yazd
Azam Zahedi Mohammad Boomei

The Panah-Kuh calcic and magnesian skarns are located about 50km northwest of Taft City in Yazd province. Intrusion of Panah-Kuh granodiorite stock with an Oligocene-Miocene age into limestone-dolomite rocks of the Jamal Formation led to the formation of calcic and magn More

The Panah-Kuh calcic and magnesian skarns are located about 50km northwest of Taft City in Yazd province. Intrusion of Panah-Kuh granodiorite stock with an Oligocene-Miocene age into limestone-dolomite rocks of the Jamal Formation led to the formation of calcic and magnesian skarn in the Panah-Kuh district. Values of δ18O of the granitic rocks and δ18O and δ13C values of the calcite types were determined in this study. Based on these data, δ18O and δ13C values in the studied calcite types are lower than those of sedimentary calcites. These isotopic variations are mainly produced by infiltration of magmatic fluids into carbonate rocks in the Panah-Kuh deposit. Depletetion of the δ18O and δ13C value in the calcite types of Panah-Kuh skarn can be explained by magmatic fluids interaction (δ18O =11.0‰) that interacted with unaltered limestone rocks at 350-450oC with X(〖CO〗_2 ) = 0.05 and water/rock ratio of 25 to 50% . Manuscript profile

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32 - Morphotectonic study of a fault tip zone around Qozlu (SE part of the North Tabriz fault)
Alireza Yousefi-Bavil Moayyed

Fault traces within the Qozlu fault tip zone, located at the southeast end of a segment of the North Tabriz fault, which reaches to the Bozqush deformation zone, represents the formation of a horsetail structure. There is, however, no information about the type of this More

Fault traces within the Qozlu fault tip zone, located at the southeast end of a segment of the North Tabriz fault, which reaches to the Bozqush deformation zone, represents the formation of a horsetail structure. There is, however, no information about the type of this structure or its deformation pattern. In this regard, study of topography (analysis of the relative elevation difference at two scales—within the overall deformation zone and in buffer zones along streams flowing within the zone), surface slope, asymmetry factor, and geological information indicate that: 1) the fault tip zone is a contractional horsetail splay; 2) a compressional tectonic regime is dominant within the fault tip zone and the trend of maximum compression is N20W-S20E; 3) two different fault zones with maximum and minimum tectonic activities are recognised along two streams within the fault tip zone ; 4) the overall dip-slip component within the stream-related fault zones is reverse or thrust. These results provide significant information about tectonics of the Qozlu fault tip zone and improve our knowledge of deformation within the North Tabriz fault zone. This study, also, demonstrates the importance of using stream longitudinal swath profiles to obtain tectonic information directly from topography. Manuscript profile

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33 - Identification of Takab geothermal system reservoir by using gravity method
Mohammad Mohammadzadeh Moghaddam Javad Nouraliee Soheil Porkhial لیلا ابراهیمی Saba Moradalivand

The presence of hot springs, travertine outcrops, hydrothermal altered area and active tectonic in the north-east of Takab city in the West Azarbayjan province indicate that there is a geothermal system in the area. In order to characterize the geological structures ass More

The presence of hot springs, travertine outcrops, hydrothermal altered area and active tectonic in the north-east of Takab city in the West Azarbayjan province indicate that there is a geothermal system in the area. In order to characterize the geological structures associated to the geothermal system in the region, a gravity survey was carried out in 140 stations which covered an area about 600 km2. Necessary modifications such as Bouguer, topography and free air were applied over data to obtain complete Bouguer anomaly field. Then, residual gravity anomaly field was calculated by subtracting the regional gravity field from complete Bouguer field. The regional gravity field was calculated by fitting a three-order polynomials surface over the complete Bouguer field. The calculated residual gravity map shows two negative anomaly zones (A1 and A2) in the study area. In geothermal exploration, negative gravity anomalies are considered as probable reservoir of geothermal systems. The horizontal and vertical derivative maps show complicated fracture zones in the study area. To obtain more information, the depth estimation carried out using Euler method. Estimated depth for the top of negative anomaly source in zone 1 is between 1000 and 2000 m. Finally, 3D inversion of the data was performed using Li and Oldenburg algorithm to show an image of the reservoir in the depth. The results of 3D inversion show a significant negative density contrast that occurred only in zone 1. Therefore, the reservoir of the Takab geothermal system is located in the depths between 3000 and 5000 m in A1 anomaly zone. Manuscript profile

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34 - Cruziana ichnofacies from Nayband Formation (Late Triassic) in the Parvadeh section, Southwest Tabas, East central Iran
Nasrollah Abbassi Mohammad ghavidel Morteza Yosefi Navid Navidi Izad

Nayband Formation is composed of sandstone, coal bearing shales, siltstone, and fossiliferous limestone in the southwest Tabas section, east central Iran. In this section, it is 1410 m in thickness and Late Triassic in age. A divers trace fossils have been found in the More

Nayband Formation is composed of sandstone, coal bearing shales, siltstone, and fossiliferous limestone in the southwest Tabas section, east central Iran. In this section, it is 1410 m in thickness and Late Triassic in age. A divers trace fossils have been found in the middle parts of sequence as 400-600 m. These trace fossils include Lockeia isp., Palaeophycus tubularis, Palaeophycus striatus, Planolites beverleyensis, Rhizocorallium isp., Rosselia isp., and cf. Treptichnus isp. This ichnoassemblage is attributable to Cruziana ichnofacies with presence of Lockeia isp., Rhizocorallium isp., and, Rosselia isp. This part of Nayband Formation was deposited in low energy conditions below fair-weather wave base. Manuscript profile

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35 - The Effect of uplift rate on geomorphic indices: insight to Misho Complex NW Iran
Mehdi Behyari Mohammad Mohajjal Mohsen Moayyed Mahnaz Rezaeiyan

The Misho Mountain is a prominent topographic feature in the North-West of Iran. This mountain is bounded with series of major active faults. Spatial array of these faults caused an uplift in the study area, and exposure of Kahar Formation in the core of the mountain. T More

The Misho Mountain is a prominent topographic feature in the North-West of Iran. This mountain is bounded with series of major active faults. Spatial array of these faults caused an uplift in the study area, and exposure of Kahar Formation in the core of the mountain. The active deformation affected topographic feature and changed the uplift rate. In this research we tried to quantify variation of uplift rate by using geomorphic indices and thermochronometry data. The analysis of stream length gradient, mountain front morphology, valley shape, and basin morphology indicated that uplift rate decreased from North to South and West to East. Hypsometric integral, which was calculated for the northern and southern flanks of Misho Mountain, also shows mature stage for the Southern flank, but in the Northern Misho tectonic activity increased and consequent;y show unstable state. Comparing between maximum and minimum swath profile in the west, central and east Misho indicated that in the west Misho the min and max swath profile indicate greater difference and show rapid uplift in the west Misho. Thermochronologic data show that rapid exhumation commenced by 21-22 Ma (Miocene), and an uplift rate of 0.16 to 0.24 Km/Ma was estimated. We propose that the range might be exhumed diachronously along strike and the magnitude of exhumation decreases to the ESE. This result is supported by structural and stratighraphy of study area. Manuscript profile

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36 - Mineral chemistry and P-T estimation of formation of garnetschist Mount Argon (west of Angoran Mine)
Moazzen Izadyar

The Mount Argon garnet schists contain mineral assemblages of quartz, feldspar, mica and garnet. The chemical composition of, plagioclase, biotite, muscovite and garnet in the studied sample shows that plagioclases are albite-rich, white mica flakes are rich in muscovit More

The Mount Argon garnet schists contain mineral assemblages of quartz, feldspar, mica and garnet. The chemical composition of, plagioclase, biotite, muscovite and garnet in the studied sample shows that plagioclases are albite-rich, white mica flakes are rich in muscovite end-member, phlogopite-annite is the dominant constituent in biotite and chemical composition of the analysed garnets shows that they are almandine and spessartine-rich. Maximum and minimum pressure and temperature of the studied rocks were estimated by using common calculation methods. The minimum and maximum temperature of metamorphism was calculated using Mg-Fe exchange between garnet and biotite. Considering a nominal pressure of 4 kbar, the highest calculated temperature was 615C and the lowest temperature was 380C. These were 644C and 392C for pressure of 8 kbar respectively. Also using multi-equilibria calculations, temperature of 800C and pressure of 9kbar were obtained for the peak of the metamorphism and temperature of 450C and pressure of 7kbar was calculated for the lower part of the metamorphism. . Two phases of metamorphism and deformation affected these rocks. The second deformation was associated with the peak of metamorphism. A decrease in temperature about 351°C with reduced pressure of about 2 Kbars is observed in the metapelitic rocks. Manuscript profile

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37 - Geochemical and Tectonomagmatic analysis of dibasic dikes and basaltic lavas in the Noorabad ophiolite (North-West Lorestan)
Ahmad Ahmadi Khalaji mehrdad kiani Zahra Kamali Hadi Shafaei Moghadam asadollah kordnaeij

The Noorabad ophiolite is a part of Eastern Mediterranean-Zagros-Oman Tethyan ophiolites, cropping out in south-southwest of the Main Zagros Thrust fault. In this sequence of the ophiolite rocks, diabase dikes and basaltic lavas are widespread. The chemical composition More

The Noorabad ophiolite is a part of Eastern Mediterranean-Zagros-Oman Tethyan ophiolites, cropping out in south-southwest of the Main Zagros Thrust fault. In this sequence of the ophiolite rocks, diabase dikes and basaltic lavas are widespread. The chemical composition of these rocks comprise sub-alkaline basalts, andesitic basalt and andesite. According to normalized REE diagrams to the chondrite and trace elements normalized to the primitive mantle, these rocks show calc-alkaline series, the enrichment of LREE and LILE and depletion of HFSE elements. The characteristics of these ophiolites are similar to other exposed Tethyan ophiolites along Bitlis-Zagros suture zone, and their formation is associated with supra-subduction zones. Manuscript profile

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38 - Determination of parental melt nature and evolutions of volcanic rocks in Sarchah geological map area (southern Khorasan) based on isotopic data
Esmaeil Allahpour Mansor VosoghiAbedini Seyed Mohamad Pourmoafi

The 1/100000 geological map of Sarchah area in southern Khorasan province lies at 59˚,30′ to 60˚east longitude and 33˚to 33˚,30′ north latitude. The plain is covered by a wide spectrum of volcanic rocks with a compositional diversity from basic to acidic. In this More

The 1/100000 geological map of Sarchah area in southern Khorasan province lies at 59˚,30′ to 60˚east longitude and 33˚to 33˚,30′ north latitude. The plain is covered by a wide spectrum of volcanic rocks with a compositional diversity from basic to acidic. In this research he parental melt's nature and evolutions via isotopic studies and measurements were studied t. Isotopic correlation plots of 143Nd/144Nd versus 87Sr/86Sr (Zindler and Hart, 1986) showed that extrusive igneous rocks found in this area were originated from those parts of mantle affected by subducted lithospheric slab or metasomatized by crustal substances. As a result, it is necessary to consider the role of parameters such as crustal mingling in dasitic-rhyolitic rocks formation Rhyolitic rocks are significantly affected by crustal materials. These rocks are characterized by higher levels of 87Sr/86Sr and lower levels of 143Nd/1444Nd. Manuscript profile

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39 - Petrography, geochemistry and mineralization of volcanic rock in Sistanak area (South East Qaen)
Hojat Mahvelati Rasa Ida Mohebbi

Sistank copper deposit is geographically located in East and South-East city of Qain. In general, copper range in Sistanak is in East Central Zone, part of which is located in the Filishy zone and another part in the Lut Block. The stratigraphy in the study area have More

Sistank copper deposit is geographically located in East and South-East city of Qain. In general, copper range in Sistanak is in East Central Zone, part of which is located in the Filishy zone and another part in the Lut Block. The stratigraphy in the study area have shown that old rocks than the Jurassic age in the study area. According to petrographic studies, the volcanic rocks are divided into two groups of lavas (andesite and andesite -basalt) and pyroclastics (tuff and agglomerate). These rocks are placed in a class of high potassium calc-alkaline and calc-alkaline. According to chemical composition, volcanic rocks occur in andesite and andesite-basalts range. Copper is the main mineral in andesitic lavas, including native copper, chalcocite and malachite. In addition, in some samples the iron oxide minerals such as hematite and, gotite are presant. Mineralized zone is placed at the highest level of volcanic lava and the mineral is stratabound. Such characteristics, are indicative of epigenetic in origin. According to geological characteristics and based on geological and mineralogical charactristis, copper deposits in Sistanak is probably similar to Michigan type deposits. Manuscript profile

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40 - Gold and trace elements distribution in pyrite from the Senjedeh gold deposit Muteh mining district, according to EPMA results
Zahra Nourian Mohammad yazdi Fariborz Masoudi

Muteh district is located in the central part of Sanandaj- Sirjan Zone. It consists of two active mines, including the Chah Khatoon and Senjedeh open pits. Exposed rock units in the area underwent greenschist to lower amphibolite metamorphism. They consist of deformed a More

Muteh district is located in the central part of Sanandaj- Sirjan Zone. It consists of two active mines, including the Chah Khatoon and Senjedeh open pits. Exposed rock units in the area underwent greenschist to lower amphibolite metamorphism. They consist of deformed and metamorphosed volcano-sedimentary and acidic volcanic rocks. Gold mineralization is hosted in metamorphic rocks and pyrite is the most important Au-hosting mineral in the Muteh minig district; therefore, pyrite from the Senjedeh gold deposit was investigated using a combination of ore microscopy, including back-scattered imaging (BSE), and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) with the aim to investigate gold and trace elements (Se, As, Pb, Bi, Sb, Co, Ag, Te, Zn, Cu, Ni) distribution. Based on our studies, there are two generations of pyrite: medium-grained, anhedral and deformed of first generation of pyrite that is characterized by abundance of microfractures, contains high level of gold ( up to 810 ppm) and coarse grained, euhedral of second generation of pyrite, contains low- medium level of gold (bdl- 110 ppm). Results of this study show that there are no systematic differences between the trace element compositions of two generations of pyrite. According to BSE, visible gold is widespread and present as irregular grains of native gold mostly along grain boundaries or filling microfractures of first generation of pyrite. Element mapping indicates that Co is incorporated in pyrite crystal lattice and shows compositional zoning in pyrite grains. Ultramafic, and to a lesser extent, mafic rocks are typically strongly enriched in Co; in contrast, felsic rocks usually contain low Co concentrations. Therefore, high Co concentrations should be a good indicator of a high proportion of mafic to ultramafic over felsic rocks in the fluid source area. Co concentrations in pyrite ,possibly linked to mafic/ultramafic metamorphic rocks, provide further evidence for the orogenic gold deposit affinity. Manuscript profile

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41 - Occurrence of native copper mineralization within the volcanic host rocks of the Garmabe Paein Cu-Ag volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, southeast of Shahrood
Majid Tashi

The Garmabe Paein copper-silver volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit is located 290 km southeast of Shahrood and occurred within the Upper Cretaceous volcano-sedimentary sequence in the Sabzevar subzone, north-east of Iran. Native copper mineralization occurred wi More

The Garmabe Paein copper-silver volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit is located 290 km southeast of Shahrood and occurred within the Upper Cretaceous volcano-sedimentary sequence in the Sabzevar subzone, north-east of Iran. Native copper mineralization occurred within the Cretaceous volcanic host rocks of the Garmabe Paein deposit including andesite-basalt with amygdaloidal texture, trachyandesite and volcanic breccia, and Paleocene conglomerate, as vein-veinlets and disseminated forms. Geochemical studies indicate that the volcanic rocks have basaltic compositions and calc-alkaline nature, deposited within a back-arc basin. Major wall rock alterations are dominated by chloritic and minor zeolitic mineralization. This study shows that diagenesis and burial process in the host volcano-sedimentary sequence produced relatively hot and brine fluids which leached copper from the volcanic rocks and deposited as native copper under reduced conditions within the Late Cretaceous andesit-basalt and trachyandesite and Paleocene conglomerate. Considering host rock types, mineralogy and alteration, the native copper mineralization in the Garmabe Paein deposit show most similarity with the native copper mineralization in the basaltic rocks (Michigan-type), which occurred slightly after formation of the Garmabe Paein VMS deposit during diagenesis, burial metamorphism and uplift. Manuscript profile

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42 - The Evidence of multiple origin for calcareous springs in the Abe Ask region (Southeast of Damavand volcano) using isotopic data, water geochemistry and Remote Sensing studies.
Somayeh Rahmani Safyeh Omidian nasibeh zarei

There are several calcareous springs and travertine deposits on Southeast flanks of Damavand volcano in Abe Ask area (85 km northeast of Tehran, Central Alborz zone). In this study, based on carbon and oxygen isotopic signatures on travertine deposits, the source of s More

There are several calcareous springs and travertine deposits on Southeast flanks of Damavand volcano in Abe Ask area (85 km northeast of Tehran, Central Alborz zone). In this study, based on carbon and oxygen isotopic signatures on travertine deposits, the source of spring water was evaluated. Isotopic signatures show that δ13C and δ18O values enrichment in travertines gradually away from the springs. According to the primitive value of δ13C(CO2), travertine was deposited from a hydrothermal metasomatic fluids. Concerning to the linear trend between the δ13C– δ18O of travertine, the main hydrothermal metasomatic fluid (that was responsible for travertine deposition) was probably mixed with fluids of different origins. According to the isotopic analysis, the mantle-sea origin is suggested for the dissolved CO2 of water springs, in addition, the results of water geochemical data also confirmed a deep source for the Abe Ask water springs. According to the remote sensing investigation on satellite images, the distribution of travertine and faults lineation and drainage pattern, suggest the strong effect of surface and tectonic processes, in controlling the placing and distribution of the travertine. Finally, geochemical data on water springs and isotope investigations on travertine reveal both surface and deep-water source contribution in formation of the Abe Ask water springs. Manuscript profile

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43 - Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Alteration of Ore Minerals in Glojeh Epithermal Veins, North of Zanjan
Majid Ghasemi Siani Behzad Mehrabi Mohammad khanazizi

The polymetallic epithermal Glojeh ore deposit is located in the middle of the Tarom-Hashtjin metallogenic province in Alborz-Azarbayejan (western Alborz). It consists of four major epithermal veins, in the South Glojeh and the North Glojeh areas. Andesitic basalt and More

The polymetallic epithermal Glojeh ore deposit is located in the middle of the Tarom-Hashtjin metallogenic province in Alborz-Azarbayejan (western Alborz). It consists of four major epithermal veins, in the South Glojeh and the North Glojeh areas. Andesitic basalt and dacite are hosting the mineralization in the South Glojeh and the North Glojeh veins, respectively. The in Glojeh area rocks include intrusive rocks (granodiorite, granite and quartzmonzonite), diabasitic dikes, and volcanic rocks (dacite, rhyolite, andesitic basalt and tuff). Based on genetic and crossed relations of vein and vienlets, mineralization in the Glojeh occurs in three stages: (1) early stage of Cu-Au-As-Sb-Fe-bearing minerals; (2) mid stage of Pb-Zn-Cu-Cd-Ag-bearing minerals and (3) late stage of hematite-goethite-Ag-Bi-Au-Pb minerals. Mineralogy and minerals chemistry studies show that galena in stage 2 (substage 2B) have inclusions of silver bearing minerals. Important silver bearing minerals in Glojeh veins are argentite, native silver, Ag-tetrahedrite, polybasite, matildite and marrite. Gold mineralization occured in substage 1B (stage 1), and is associated with specular hematite (specularite) as native gold and in substage 3A (stage 3) as inclusions of native gold and eletrum in hematite and quartz. Alteration in Glojeh district consists of propylilitization, argillization, sericitization and silicification, that have well-developed and zoned in the around Glojeh veins and extends ≈ 30 meters into the host rocks. Chlorite geothermometry in argillic zone (stage 2) and propylitic zone (stage 3) are 275°C and 200°C, respectively. Mass balance calculations indicate that Al, Zr, Ti, Y, Nb, and HREE were immobile elements during alteration. Manuscript profile

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44 - Petrology, geochemistry and ore potential of the Samen granitoid (SW Malayer, Hamedan)
Hassan Zamanian Farhad Ahmadnejad Akram Krami Taghipour

The Samen granitoid is located along the northwestern part of the Sanandaj- Sirjan Zone in the Southwestern of Malayer. Based on mineralogical and geochemical characteristics, five main facies have been recognized in the Samen granitoid which included granodiorite, monz More

The Samen granitoid is located along the northwestern part of the Sanandaj- Sirjan Zone in the Southwestern of Malayer. Based on mineralogical and geochemical characteristics, five main facies have been recognized in the Samen granitoid which included granodiorite, monzogranite, syenogranite, alkali-feldspar granite and quartz-monzonite. Granodiorite is the main facies of the pluton and is more wide spread than other facies. Geochemistry of major elements indicates that the Samen granitoid is metalomious (ACNK=0.75) to peralomious (ACNK=1.21) and is classified as volcanic arc granites (VAG) related to active continental margins and petrochemically belongs to calc alkaline with high K rock series. Depletion in Nb, Zr, Hf, Y, Ti and HREE and enrichment in K, Rb, Cs, Th and LREE is consistent with an arc setting related to the subduction of Neo-Tethyan oceanic crust beneath the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone. The pluton has been contaminated by interaction with upper crust. In the Samen district both calcic exoskarn (grossular-andradite/augite-diopside) and endoskarn (tremolite-actinolite/epidote) occur along the contacts between granitoid and marble. The present study indicates that geochemical characteristics of the granodiorite and quartz-monzonite Samen rocks are similar to the averages for Au-Cu- and Fe- skarns granitoids, whereas the geochemical characteristics of the monzogranite, syenogranite and alkali-feldspar granite are similar to averages for Sn- and Mo-skarn granitoids. Based on oxidizing conditions and magma evolution, the Samen granitoid is characterized by relatively unevolved to moderately evolved and oxidized suites, as in most Au-Cu core metal associations globally. Manuscript profile

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45 - The difference between metamorphic series in the metapelitic rocks of south and north of Alvand Batholith, Hamadan
Adel Saki

Field relations and petrographical features show that formation of the metapelitic rocks in Western Iran were influenced by different metamorphic conditions in south and north of Alvand Batholite (Jurassic age). The intrusion of the Batholith into pelitic host rocks in More

Field relations and petrographical features show that formation of the metapelitic rocks in Western Iran were influenced by different metamorphic conditions in south and north of Alvand Batholite (Jurassic age). The intrusion of the Batholith into pelitic host rocks in the northern area (Cheshin Village) produced hornfelsic metamorphic rocks which contain staurolite, kyanite, garnet and sillimanite, whereas in the southern area (Tuyserkan city) these rocks contain, cordirite, andalusite, garnet and sillimanite. Mineral assemblages in the metapelitic rocks in two areas (in the north and south) are different. Using multiple equilibria temperature, pressure and fluid composition have been calculated for the formation of both northern and southern rocks respectively, as temperature (~600-630 ºC), pressure (~2-4 kbar), and fluid composition (XCO2 as low as 0.17) for northern rocks and temperature (~600-750 ºC), pressure (~4 kbar) and low (άH2O) for southern rocks. P-T results indicate that geothermal gradients in two areas (North and South) are respectively 42.5 and 58 ºC/km which conform Barrow and Buchan metamorphic series. Pseudosections were constructed using the Theriak/Domino program. Results of this method are in good agreement with other methods. Therefore, the Hamadan metamorphic rocks have experienced multiple episodes of metamorphism driven by burial and heating during arc construction and collision during subduction of a Neo Tethyan seaway in the Jurassic-Cretaceous, and these events are associated with different metamorphic series in parts of metamorphic aureole of the Alvand complex Manuscript profile

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46 - Analysis of tectonic seismic activity in the Tabas area
Razieh Abbaspour Seyed Morteza Mousavi Mahmoureza Heyhat

Independent estimates of deterministic and probabilistic methods of hazard analysis in the region of Tabas City were conducted in this study . Gutenberg - Richter relation for Tabas was obtained by analyses of seismic data based on LogN= 2.3 - 0.50 Ms. The greatest hori More

Independent estimates of deterministic and probabilistic methods of hazard analysis in the region of Tabas City were conducted in this study . Gutenberg - Richter relation for Tabas was obtained by analyses of seismic data based on LogN= 2.3 - 0.50 Ms. The greatest horizontal acceleration on Tabas city is 0.7g rsulted from Shotori thrust with a shaking power of 7.4 Richters. The obtained results show that, Kalmard fault with length of 170 km and distance of 50 kilometers from Tabas, has the highest impact after Shotori thrust. So that, the most expected seismic (8.93 Richter), the maximum relative intensity at the center (8.32), the maximum horizontal displacement at the center (29.82cm) and the maximum vertical displacement (66.70cm) are the result of this fault on Tabas. Using geostatistical analysis tool in ArcGIS (ordinary kriging), a suitable model was introduced for mapping the maximum gravitational acceleration. Using this map, zones with high and very high seismic risks and two liner earthquake sources with NE- SW trend (west of Tabas) as a result of Kalmard and Ladar faults and NW-SE (east of Tabas) as a result of Shotori, Esfandiar and Nayband faults were identified. Manuscript profile

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47 - The identification of the recharge source in the important karstic springs of Khuzestan province using stable isotopes (18O and 2H)
HamidReza Mohammadi-Behzad دکتر اسماعیل کلانتری Charchi Arash Nadri

Sabzab and Bibitalkhone Karst springs are the main discharging points of the Kamarun and Pabdeh karstic anticlines (Asmari dolomite and limestone) in Khuzestan province. The exposed surface of both anticlines are not sufficient to feed the aforementioned springs. Accord More

Sabzab and Bibitalkhone Karst springs are the main discharging points of the Kamarun and Pabdeh karstic anticlines (Asmari dolomite and limestone) in Khuzestan province. The exposed surface of both anticlines are not sufficient to feed the aforementioned springs. According to the general water balance estimation and the discharge hydrographs of springs, there are important water resources in the region (including the Shahid Abbaspour dam reservoir as well as the Shirgun anticline in the vicinity of the host anticlines of springs) which could contribute in feeding the springs. All of water resources in the target (discharge) and the recharge area were sampled during two rainy (February 2013) and dry (July 2013) periods. The origin of the spring's waters in the target area evaluated using these isotope data, as well as the local meteoric water line (LMWL) in the study area. The average elevation of the recharge area and the probable recharge fraction from the water bodies resources in the region estimated for the springs. The results show that the recharge area elevation of the springs in the target area corresponds to the recharge area elevation in the neighboring karstic anticline. It was also revealed that the Shahid Abbaspour dam reservoir participate in recharging the Sabzab spring. However, the volume of input water from the dam reservoir in comparsion to Shirgun karstic catchment is not considerable. Manuscript profile

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48 - The role of silica fractal distribution in textural evolutions and gold mineralization processes in Ramand region (Qazvin Province)
SeydReza Mehrnia

Ramand region is a part of Urmia-Dokhtar magmatic belt that is located among a variety of crossed faulted structures and magmatic occurrences including Paleogene rhyolite and rhyodacite formations as the major related host units to hydrothermal ore deposits. Different k More

Ramand region is a part of Urmia-Dokhtar magmatic belt that is located among a variety of crossed faulted structures and magmatic occurrences including Paleogene rhyolite and rhyodacite formations as the major related host units to hydrothermal ore deposits. Different kinds of clayey, silicified and Fe-rich alterations indicate a post magmatic vein type mineralization potential along Ramand crushed zones and structures. Well-developed alterations have been extended around volcanic extrusions with variety of textural zonation in quartz and chalcedonic vein systems similar to epithermal deposits. This research introduces a fractal based technique (Area-Concentration function) to obtain the priority map of Au-mineralization with an emphasis on quartzitic-pyritic textural evolutions in Ramand region. As a rule, self-organized crystallized textures (such as crustiform quartz) have more valuable ore content than glassy textures (vitrophiric), because of stepwise enrichment advantages in the hypogenic environment of epithermal deposits. Litho-geochemical sampling is the main and prior procedure for studying quartz textural zonation as well as instrumental quantitative measurement of the elements. Results showed a volcanic hosted formation with crustiform quartzitic textures is mineralized in the western part of Ramand region. Mineralized veins are specified by silica nonlinear distribution (SiO2) related to textural evolutions in the quartz-hematite facies (Au=820 ppb) as the main targets for detail explorations. Manuscript profile

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49 - Geology, alteration, mineralization and geochemical study in copper mine, Golcheshmeh Area, South of Neyshbour
Fatemeh Najmi Mazaheri Saeid saadat Azam Entezari

The Golcheshmeh copper deposit is located in the NE of Iran (south of Neyshabour) at the margin of Sabzevar Structural Zone. Based on geological and labratory studies, the outcroped rocks consist of Eocene volcanic rocks such as andesite, basaltic- andesite and basalt t More

The Golcheshmeh copper deposit is located in the NE of Iran (south of Neyshabour) at the margin of Sabzevar Structural Zone. Based on geological and labratory studies, the outcroped rocks consist of Eocene volcanic rocks such as andesite, basaltic- andesite and basalt that associated with the sedimentary and volcanosedimentry rocks including limestone, tuff and breccia. The alteration hosted andesitic layers include carbonatization, propylitization and less argilic and sericitic alterations. The carbonatization zone is the most important alteration in this area. Mineralization mainly occurs in Eocene or younger volcanic rocks as vein- veinlets, amygdaloidal fillings and some replacement and disseminated styles. According to the minerallographical studies, the main ores which contain copper are divided into oxide and sulfide types. Mineralization mainly consists of oxide phases and can be seen as contamination of fracture surfaces and filling pores or voids in the host rocks. The main oxide minerals are malachite, azurite and chrysocolla, and sulfide minerals are chalcocite, covellite, with some minor pyrite, chalcopyrite, bornite, digenit and also native copper. Chalcocite is the most abundant ore sulfide in this area. There are probably two generations of sulfides, the first generation is a primary ore that was formed directly in joints, cracks, and fractures from the ore-containing solution and currently is replaced by covellites; and, the second generation is chalcocite that was probably formed from the conversion of bornite and chalcopyrite through substitution under supergene conditions. In most cases, the observed intergrowth between copper ores suggests the multi-stage mineralization in this region. Geochemical studies of minor and trace elements indicate that the igneous rocks in this region are characterized by the calc-alkaline basalt characteristics and, in terms of tectonic setting, could be attributed to subduction zone-related continental arc magmatism. Moreover, based on the performed geochemical analyses, the copper grade in the region varies from 13668 to 164000 g/ton. On the basis of the results of this study and with respect to some evidences such as tectonic setting, host rock type, structure and texture of ore body, mineral paragenesis, shape of the ore body and associated elements, this area is compared to Manto type deposit located in Chile. Though there are some differences, it is suggested that golcheshmeh copper mine is classified in Cu- Manto type deposit. Manuscript profile

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50 - Neotectonic zoning using morphometric indices in Lali – Gotvand area, Khuzestan
Tayebeh Ahmadi Aziz Rahimi Hojahallah Safari Arash Barjasteh

Quantitative assessment forms and effects of the Earth's surface and calculation of morphometry indices of rivers, river channel, and mountain fronts are the best methods for investigation of the active tectonics. The studied area is located in Dezful Embayment zone of More

Quantitative assessment forms and effects of the Earth's surface and calculation of morphometry indices of rivers, river channel, and mountain fronts are the best methods for investigation of the active tectonics. The studied area is located in Dezful Embayment zone of the Zagros Simply Folded Belt. In this study, the tectonics and regional morphotectonics of Lali – Gotvand area are interpreted using digital elevation model. This research analyzed three indices including mountain front sinuosity (Smf), ratio of valley width to valley height (Vf) and stream length-gradient index (Sl). The morphometry indices were analyzed to determine tectonic activity according to general tectonic of Simply Folded Zagros and Dezful Embayment in Lali - Gotvand region in the north east of Khuzestan. After calculating the noted indices and information integration layers, the neotectonic zoning map were prepared as tectonic activity in 4 categories: very active, active, relatively active and non-active. According to these results, maximum tectonic activities have occurred in the North East based on stream length-gradient index, in East, North East, South East based on ratio of valley width to valley height and in North East, South East and central part based on mountain front sinuosity, respectively. The neotectonic zoning map shows the highest activity in the North, North East and Center and the lowest activity in the South of the study area. Manuscript profile

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51 - Magma mixing in Dehe Bala granodiorites and their mafic enclaves, SW of Boein Zahra: Evidence for I type calc-alkaline magmatism from both lithospheric mantle and lower crustal sources
Zeynab Gharamohammadi Fatemeh Najmi

Dehe Bala granodioritic pluton with an E-W trend is exposed approximately 45 km south-west of Boein Zahra town, Qazvin province. This pluton includes several mafic microgranular enclaves (MMES) with diorite and quartz monzodiorite in composition. The ellipsoidal and rou More

Dehe Bala granodioritic pluton with an E-W trend is exposed approximately 45 km south-west of Boein Zahra town, Qazvin province. This pluton includes several mafic microgranular enclaves (MMES) with diorite and quartz monzodiorite in composition. The ellipsoidal and rounded enclaves with 2 to 30 cm in sizes have been scattered in host granodiorites. The enclaves commonly have a sharp contact with the host granodiorites. Textural evidence indicative of disequilibrium condition, include plagioclase with oscillatory zoning and repeated resorption surfaces, acicular apatite and quartz ocelli as chemical and/or thermal changes in the melt during crystal growth and as evidence for occurrence of magma mixing. The enclaves enriched in LILES and LREES and are depleted in HFSES. The SiO2 content of the granodiorite ranges from 64.2 to 66.9 wt%. They are high-k calc-alkaline in composition, displaying a metaluminous character (A/CNK<1.1). Enrichment of incompatible elements such as La, Ce, Rb, Th, K and Nd coupled with negative anomalies of Ti, Ba, Eu, Nb and P implying the role of the lower crust in the formation of the granodioritic magma, but relatively high content of Mg value (0.39 – 0.43) suggest that the granodiorites were generated by mixing of mantle-derived mafic magma with felsic melt derived by partial melting of lower crust. The MMEs are characterized by relatively low contents of SiO2 = 52.8–58.2 wt%, moderate K2O=1.4-3.8 and high Mg (0.4 -0.46). Geochemical features and values of Dy/Yb=1.6 – 1.8 in MMES suggest that enclave magmas were derived by partial melting of the mantle wedge in the spinel–garnet transition zone and they have partially evolved in contact with fusion of crust-derived felsic magmas. Manuscript profile

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52 - Magma mixing in Dehe Bala granodiorites and their mafic enclaves, SW of Boein Zahra: Evidence for I type calc-alkaline magmatism from both lithospheric mantle and lower crustal sources
Zeynab Gharamohammadi علی کنعانیان Mohsen Zargham

Dehe Bala granodioritic pluton with an E-W trend is exposed approximately 45 km south-west of Boein Zahra town, Qazvin province. This pluton includes several mafic microgranular enclaves (MMES) with diorite and quartz monzodiorite in composition. The ellipsoidal and rou More

Dehe Bala granodioritic pluton with an E-W trend is exposed approximately 45 km south-west of Boein Zahra town, Qazvin province. This pluton includes several mafic microgranular enclaves (MMES) with diorite and quartz monzodiorite in composition. The ellipsoidal and rounded enclaves with 2 to 30 cm in sizes have been scattered in host granodiorites. The enclaves commonly have a sharp contact with the host granodiorites. Textural evidence indicative of disequilibrium condition, include plagioclase with oscillatory zoning and repeated resorption surfaces, acicular apatite and quartz ocelli as chemical and/or thermal changes in the melt during crystal growth and as evidence for occurrence of magma mixing. The enclaves enriched in LILES and LREES and are depleted in HFSES. The SiO2 content of the granodiorite ranges from 64.2 to 66.9 wt%. They are high-k calc-alkaline in composition, displaying a metaluminous character (A/CNK<1.1). Enrichment of incompatible elements such as La, Ce, Rb, Th, K and Nd coupled with negative anomalies of Ti, Ba, Eu, Nb and P implying the role of the lower crust in the formation of the granodioritic magma, but relatively high content of Mg value (0.39 – 0.43) suggest that the granodiorites were generated by mixing of mantle-derived mafic magma with felsic melt derived by partial melting of lower crust. The MMEs are characterized by relatively low contents of SiO2 = 52.8–58.2 wt%, moderate K2O=1.4-3.8 and high Mg (0.4 -0.46). Geochemical features and values of Dy/Yb=1.6 – 1.8 in MMES suggest that enclave magmas were derived by partial melting of the mantle wedge in the spinel–garnet transition zone and they have partially evolved in contact with fusion of crust-derived felsic magmas. Manuscript profile

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53 - The study of geochemistry and mineralogy of the adakitic rocks in Monavvar village, North of Tabriz, NW of Iran
Mahdieh Fazelihagh Nasir Amel Ahmad Jahangiry

The study area is located 35 kilometers northwest of Tabriz. Based on stratigraphic evidences, age of volcanic rocks in Monavvar area is Mio-Pliocene and Plio – Quaternary. According to geological structure, it is part of the western Alborz – Azerbaijan zone. Most of th More

The study area is located 35 kilometers northwest of Tabriz. Based on stratigraphic evidences, age of volcanic rocks in Monavvar area is Mio-Pliocene and Plio – Quaternary. According to geological structure, it is part of the western Alborz – Azerbaijan zone. Most of the volcanic rocks are dacite, rhyodacite, andesite, basaltic andesite and trachyandesite. In the spider diagrams these rocks show enrichment of HREE and HFSE elements over LREE and LILE, depletion and negative anomalies for Ti, Nb and Ta (TNT) and Ba/Nb, Ba/Ta. These properties indicate that their formation could occur in the continental arcs and post collisional arcs. High levels of SiO2 equal to 55 to 66 %wt, low levels of MgO, Y, Yb and Sr/Y and La/Yb represent the formation of high silica adakitic magma in the region. According to this evidence and REE distribution patterns, formation of magma was probably from asthenospheric mantle garnet – lherzolite source. Manuscript profile

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54 - Potentiometric analysis of Manjil water sediments using GIS
Nasim Heydarian Dehkordi Mohamad Hassan Tavakol Sima Pourmoammadi

Manjil 1: 50000 Sheet is located in the range of 490 30 to 490 15 longitude and 360 30 to 360 45 in geographic latitudes. This area is tectonically located in the Alborz Zone. In this area, rocks from the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Eras are cropped out. The vol More

Manjil 1: 50000 Sheet is located in the range of 490 30 to 490 15 longitude and 360 30 to 360 45 in geographic latitudes. This area is tectonically located in the Alborz Zone. In this area, rocks from the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Eras are cropped out. The volcanic rocks with basic compositon and high intensity alteration are the oldest rocks in the area. Ore minerals in this area can be categorized into mineralizations associated with intermediate to acid volcanic and mineralizations associated with felsic intrusions. The results of processing of samples showed that the Manjil study sheet had a high mineralization potential and, based on these results, several promising areas were introduced for the control field anomalies. The major anomalies are Zn, Au, Cu, Mn, Pb and Fe. Manuscript profile

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55 - Microfacies and sedimentary environment of the Maastrichtian deposits in Jorbat Stratigraphic section, west of Kopet Dagh
Yadolah Ezampanah Mahmoud Jalali محمد حسين آدابي امیرمحمد جمالي

To determine microfacies and depositional subenvironments of the Maastrichtian deposits in the western part of the Kopet-Dagh Basin, one stratigraphic section, has been selected and analysed. In this section which is located 9.5 kms N-NW of Jorbat, Maastrichtian deposit More

To determine microfacies and depositional subenvironments of the Maastrichtian deposits in the western part of the Kopet-Dagh Basin, one stratigraphic section, has been selected and analysed. In this section which is located 9.5 kms N-NW of Jorbat, Maastrichtian deposits are composed of two formations including Kalat (282 m thickness) and Chakhmaghlo (77 m thickness). The Kalat Formation consists of bioclastic and sandy limestone and the Chakhmaghlo Formation is composed of shale, marl, limestone and argillaceous limestone. Based on field observations and also petrographic studies, the lower boundary of the Kalat Formation with the Abderaz Formation is disconformable. The lower boundary of the Chakhmaghlo Formation with the Kalat Formation is gradual and conformable, while its upper contact with the Paleocene Pesteligh Formation is disconformable. Petrographic studies in Maastrichtian deposits led to recognition of 16 microfacies. These microfacies deposited in 5 facies belts including tidal flat, lagoon, shoal, reef and fore reef subenvironments in a carbonate platform. Manuscript profile

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56 - Effects of the inclination of parallel no flow boundaries on the time- drawdown curves around a pumping well in a confined bounded aquifer
Arash Nadri ezatolah ghanavati Nasrolah Kalantari

The image well theory was used in the study of no flow boundaries effects on the drawdown around pumping wells. Most studies are concentrated on the vertical no flow boundaries, while, in some cases these boundaries are not vertical and have inclinations. To the best of More

The image well theory was used in the study of no flow boundaries effects on the drawdown around pumping wells. Most studies are concentrated on the vertical no flow boundaries, while, in some cases these boundaries are not vertical and have inclinations. To the best of the authors knowledge, the problem of the inclined no flow boundaries has not been studied yet. The effects of the parallel no flow boundaries inclination on the drawdown around pumping wells in bounded aquifers is studied here. The time-drawdown data for vertical boundaries have used the numerical simulation and also the image well theory. The effects of inclination of the boundaries were only considered using the numerical simulation. The results of numerical simulations and image well theory for vertical no flow boundaries were matched completely. The computed drawdown for observation well in the models with inclined and vertical no flow boundaries used to compute the difference between them. The difference between these cases depends on the distance between the boundaries (width of the aquifer) and the inclination value. The results showed that in large widths and low inclinations, the computed drawdown in aquifers with vertical boundaries are almost similar with the computed drawdown in aquifers with inclined boundaries and the differences can be neglected. In the other words, the difference between the vertical and inclined cases in smaller widths is so high that even in the low inclinations, the differences can't be neglected. It can be concluded that the image well theory as we know, cannot be used in inclined no flow boundaries. Manuscript profile

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57 - Finite strain analysis of deformed rocks from Ghasem Abad area, Northwest of Lut block
Farid Rahimi Dehgolan Mohammad Reza Sheikholeslami Jafar Taheri Mohamad Reaz Ghasemi

Deformed rocks of the Ghasem Abad area are situated in the north-eastern part of the Kashmar-Kerman structural zone in the north-western part of the Lut block. In this study, the finite strain analysis was considered based on microstructural analysis of the different ty More

Deformed rocks of the Ghasem Abad area are situated in the north-eastern part of the Kashmar-Kerman structural zone in the north-western part of the Lut block. In this study, the finite strain analysis was considered based on microstructural analysis of the different types of deformed rocks. The Fry method was used to determine 2D analysis of strain ellipsoid and the results were subjected to 3D strain analysis using Flinn diagram. The mean value of ellipticity (K) is about 1.91 located in the constriction field of the Flinn diagram showing strain intensity (D) of about 0.54. The intensity of the strain is increased so that the maximum intensities are distributed along strike slip faults of the area. The constriction and flattening ellipticity of the strain are remarked respectively from the northeast-southwest parts and middle part of the study area. The major axis of the strain ellipsoids in xy plane are sub-parallel to the NE-SW strike slip faults and were stretched by approaching to the main faults. Manuscript profile

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58 - Determination of relationship between sedimentological parameters and morphology of linear sand dunes in north of Ahangaran, east of Iran
Benyamin Rezazadeh Arash Amini Gholamreza Mirabshabestari

Field studies and satellite images confirmed the existence of linear sand dunes in the north of Ahangaran region, located in Zirkouh (southern Khorasan province), east of Iran. In evaluation of sand dunes, totally 21 sand dunes from 5 stations in different geographical More

Field studies and satellite images confirmed the existence of linear sand dunes in the north of Ahangaran region, located in Zirkouh (southern Khorasan province), east of Iran. In evaluation of sand dunes, totally 21 sand dunes from 5 stations in different geographical locations were studied. The obtained sedimentological evidence revealed that Ahangaran sand dunes can be classified into two simple and composite groups morphologically. Results of sedimentological analysis also indicated a positive correlation between particle size and morphology of dunes; i.e. with changes in sedimentological parameters, the morphology of sand dunes grades from simple to composite forms in central and western part of the studied area. The fine-grained pattern of crest is another characteristic which were introduced for the studied linear sand dunes. The comparison of the sedimentological parameters of these sand dunes with the other places of the world such as Kalahari, Namibia, Australia and Egyptian Sinai indicate that the Ahangaran sand dunes with an average of 2.34φ in grain size is similar to the other regions, but have lower sorting in the range of 0.79 which is more outstanding than the other parts of the world. Manuscript profile

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59 - Geochemistry of ore facies and alteration zoning pattern of the Varandan Ba-Pb-Cu volconogenic massive sulfide deposit, southwest of Qamsar
Fayegh Hashemi Fardin Mousivand Mahdi Rezaei-Kahkhaei

The Varandan Ba-Pb-Cu deposit is located in southwest of Qamsar which is part of Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic-arc zone. Mineralozation occurred as four sub-horizons in the unit1 of volcaniclastics and volcanics (acidic tuff and andesite) of Middle-Late Eocene. Each sub-hori More

The Varandan Ba-Pb-Cu deposit is located in southwest of Qamsar which is part of Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic-arc zone. Mineralozation occurred as four sub-horizons in the unit1 of volcaniclastics and volcanics (acidic tuff and andesite) of Middle-Late Eocene. Each sub-horizon consists of five ore facies including: 1) stringer zone, 2) vent complex zone, 3) massive zone, 4) bedded-banded zone and 5) hydrothermal-exhalative sediments of Fe and Mn bearing. Main wall rock alterations in the deposits include chloritic-quartz and quartz-sericitic. Alteration zoning is observed in the deposit as chloritic-quartz at the core and quartz-serisitic in the margins of the footwall of the ore sub-horizon. Electron microprob analysis (EPMA) on the chlorite in stringer zones of the second and third sub-horizons show that these chlorites are Fe-rich chlorite and close to the clinochlor field. Geochemical studies indicate that grades of Ag, As, Cu, Sb and Sr in the stratiform ore (bedded-banded and massive) of the third sub-horizon are much higher than the other sub-horizons, and are 41, 273, 1945, 390 and 1013 ppm, respectively. All geochemical studies show that metal zoning in this deposit is clear, this is characteristic of VMS deposits. Development of zone-refining and over refining processes caused leaching of Cu from the stringer zone and vent complex facies and its later precipitation in the bedded ore facies. Among across to different sub-horizons in the Varandan deposit, third sub-horizon is recognized as economic for Ag extraction . Manuscript profile

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60 - Estimation of stream bank erosion by BSTEM model
محمد مهدي حسين زاده Reza Esmaili

Stream bank erosion is known to be a major source of sediment shedding in streams and rivers. However it is difficult to define and estimate the contribution of sediment from river erosion. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the application of BSTEM model as a More

Stream bank erosion is known to be a major source of sediment shedding in streams and rivers. However it is difficult to define and estimate the contribution of sediment from river erosion. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the application of BSTEM model as a viable tool for identifying and quantifying the controlling bank-slope conditions for a range of stream-restoration objectives, evaluation of the importance of fluvial erosion, vegetation properties and near-bank pore-water pressure properties. The Bank Stability and Toe Erosion Model (BSTEM) were used in order to predict streambank retreat due to both fluvial erosion and geotechnical failure. In this research, BSTEM model also was used to simulate hydraulic erosion at the bank toe and bank stability during a series of flow events (bankfull discharge, mean annual flood, maximum flood discharge) for the purpose of evaluating current (existing) and potential changes in failure frequency (factor of safety or FS) and stream bank-derived loadings. The study site is located at the exit point of the Lavij river from the mountains in Kashpal park area (Chamestan-noor). Every year there is a significant amount of bank erosion caused by large floods in this river section. This study showed that for a multilayered stream bank in Lavij River, the most significant retreat occurred during a series of high flow events. In fact, the floods that occur with a return period of more than 10 years, play an important role in fluvial erosion and lateral retreat processes. Results of BSTEM analysis showed that lateral retreat measured at the stream bank in different scenarios ranged from 0 to 81cm and the bank stability conditions in the first scenario is unstable (FS =0.9), but in the second and thirds scenarios is almost stable (FS=1.15-1.26). Bank top vegetation provided additional cohesive strength to the top 1.0 m of the bank and resulted in a further reduction of failure frequency and failure volume. Results of this study showed that toe protection added to eroding stream banks can reduce overall volumes of eroded sediment. Manuscript profile

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61 - Role of the depositional environment and diagenetic effect on reservoir quality of the Upper Surmeh Formation in Salman Field
Ebrahim Sefidari Abdolhossein Amini Mohamad Reza Yousef-Pour Seyed Mohad Zamanzadeh

The Upper Surmeh Formation (Upper Jurassic) consists of limestone, dolomite and interbeded anhydrite equivalent to the Arab Formation in the southern Persian Gulf. This succession is the main producing reservoir of the Jurassic system in the Arabian plate. This research More

The Upper Surmeh Formation (Upper Jurassic) consists of limestone, dolomite and interbeded anhydrite equivalent to the Arab Formation in the southern Persian Gulf. This succession is the main producing reservoir of the Jurassic system in the Arabian plate. This research was carried out based on core (thin section, porosity - permeability, capillary pressure data) and well log data to study the depositional environment and diagenetic effects on reservoir quality of the upper part of the Surmeh Formation. Petrographic investigations led to recognized nine microfacies which were classified in four facies belt including supratidal, intertidal, lagoon and shoal which were deposited in an arid homoclinal carbonate ramp. Diagenetic processes affected reservoir quality of identified microfacies. Among them, dolomitization, anhydritization and cementation are the main effective processes. Dolomitization increased reservoir quality but the anhydritization and cementation decreased reservoir quality. It is important to note that relevant reservoir quality is improved by development of shallow marine facies associations and secondary diagenetic events. Based on the porosity, permeability and mercury injection pressure data, anhydrite and anhydrite bearing mudstone have very low reservoir quality whereas ooid and bioclastic pack ston to grainstone have the best reservoir quality. Manuscript profile

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62 - Comparison of the MLP and RBF Neural Networks for the Determination of Confined Aquifer Parameters
Tahereh Azari Nozar Samani

In this paper, Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP) and Radial Basis Function (RBF) Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are designed for the determination of confined aquifer parameters: transmissibility and storage coefficient. The networks are trained for the well function of c More

In this paper, Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP) and Radial Basis Function (RBF) Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are designed for the determination of confined aquifer parameters: transmissibility and storage coefficient. The networks are trained for the well function of confined aquifers. By applying the principal component analysis (PCA) on the training data sets the topology of the MLP and RBF networks is reduced and fixed to [1×12×1] and [1×14×1], respectively regardless of number of records in the pumping test data. The networks generate the optimal match point coordinates for any individual real pumping test data set. The match point coordinates are then incorporated with Theis analytical solution (1935) and the aquifer parameter values are determined. The generalization ability and performance of the developed networks is evaluated with 100000 sets of synthetic data and their accuracy is compared with that of type curve matching technique by two sets of real pumping test data. The results showed that though both MLP and RBF networks are able to determine the confined aquifers parameters and eliminate graphical error inherent in the type curve matching technique but the MLP network is more accurate than the RBF network. Therefore, the proposed MLP network is recommended as an accurate automatic and fast procedure for the confined aquifer parameters estimation. Manuscript profile

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63 - Biostratigraphy of Mesozoic-Cenozoic boundary based on calcareous nannofossils in Bulfars section, Southwest Iran
Saeedeh Senemari

To study Mesozoic –Cenozoic boundary based on calcareous nannofossils, section of Tang-e- Bulfars in East Ramhormoz was studied. The fossil groups in determining the relative age of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic layers are important. In this interval, a thickness of 32 m More

To study Mesozoic –Cenozoic boundary based on calcareous nannofossils, section of Tang-e- Bulfars in East Ramhormoz was studied. The fossil groups in determining the relative age of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic layers are important. In this interval, a thickness of 32 meters of shale and limestone were studied and for the first time 35 species of nannofossils were identified. As a result, the identified biozones includes Reinhardtites Levis Zone (UC18/CC24) and the base of Arkhangelskiella cymbiformis (CC25/UC19) with Late Cretaceous age and Heliolithus kleinpellii Zone (NP6) with Selandian/Thanetian age. Based on the identified zones, the transition period of Early Maastrichtian-Selandian/Thanetian and the boundary between the Cretaceous to Paleogene was determined as a discontinuity. The presence of index species of calcareous nannofossils indicates that the studied sediments in the section of Tang-e- Bulfars were deposited in the lower latitudes and under warm climatic conditions. . Manuscript profile

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64 - Petrogensis and tectonomagmatic setting of Moghanlu Granitoid (NW of Iran)
Fatemeh Najmi Leili Fathiyan Seyed Ahmad Mazaheri Farhad Aliani Saeid Saadat Ali Akbar Baharifar Azam Entezari Mohamad Hossian Zarinkoub

The Moghanlu granitoid was located in the northwest of central Iranian structural zone with a Precamberian age. Based on field observations and microscopic studies, this body includes tonalite, monzogranite and granodiorite. Based on geochemical studies, tonalites are I More

The Moghanlu granitoid was located in the northwest of central Iranian structural zone with a Precamberian age. Based on field observations and microscopic studies, this body includes tonalite, monzogranite and granodiorite. Based on geochemical studies, tonalites are I-type, calc-alkaline, and weakly peraluminous. Based on isotopic studies [(87Sr/86Sr (i) and εNd (i) values equal to 0.710544, -7.01 respectively)], low values of La/Yb, Sr/Y , Nb/Ta, Ni and Cr, low fractionated patterns (flat pattern) of rare earth elements (REE) and negative anomaly of Eu, it can be concluded that they were resulted from melting of amphibolitic thickened mafic crust or under plate basalts (in the stability field of plagioclase) in low pressures and low depth in volcanic arc granitic area. Monzogranites are S-type, peraluminous and calc-alkaline, which are plotted in collision zone. These rocks are enriched in LILE and LREE and also depleted in HFSE, which represent negative anomaly of Ba, Ti, Nb, Sr with Mg number about 11-20. On the basis of this result, it can be concluded that the granitoids were generated from melting of crustal rocks (melt derived from pelitic rocks with high plagioclase content). Granodiorite are I-type, calc-alkaline and peraluminous. They have 87Sr/86Sr (i) and εNd(i) values of 0.71713, -10.55, Mg number between 31-33, negative anomaly of Sr and Nb, and also positive anomaly of La and Th, which represent that these rocks were generated from partial melting of lower to middle crust. These granodiorites were formed because of thickening and shorting due to continental- continental collision (collision of Iranian-Arabian plates). With respect to geographical location of Moghanlu body and the age of this units, it seems that these granitoide rocks formed on active continental margin during convergence of Central Iran and Alborz-Azarbayjan plates to Arabian platform during Precambrian. Manuscript profile

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65 - Investigating of seasonal change effects on suspended sediment yield using geochemical tracers
Kazem Nosrati فروزان احمدی

The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of seasonal changes on erosion and sediment yield in land-use types in Taleghani catchment, using the fingerprinting technique. In view of this, 39 soil samples including 17, 12, and 10 samples were collected from More

The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of seasonal changes on erosion and sediment yield in land-use types in Taleghani catchment, using the fingerprinting technique. In view of this, 39 soil samples including 17, 12, and 10 samples were collected from different sources: agriculture, rangeland, and forest, respectively. 7 samples also were collected from suspended sediments in two different seasons (3 samples in autumn and 4 samples in spring) from 2012 until 2013. After preparing the samples, 11 tracers including C, N, P, Na, K, Cu, Zn, Mg, Mn, Fe and Ca were measured as the primary tracers in sediment sources and sediment samples. Based on Kruskal-Wallis test and discriminant function analysis, four tracers including Mg, C, Zn and Ca were selected as the optimum set of tracers that can discriminate 3 sediment sources. Then sediment source samples were compared with suspended sediment samples. The results showed that the contribution of sediment sources is 67.9%, 32.1%, and 0 percent for agriculture, rangeland and forest, respectively in autumn season and the contribution of sediment sources is 44.3%, 44.3% and 11.4% for agriculture, rangeland, and forest, respectively in spring season. These results indicate the role of human activity on the erosion rate and land-use types as a very important factor in accelerating the erosion and sedimentation process in Iranian basins. Manuscript profile

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66 - Biostratigraphy of the Sarvak and Ilam formations in Abteymoor Oil Field (Wells no. 1 and 14)
Reza Omidi Mahmoud Jalali Mahboubeh Hooseni-barzi Narges Akbari

In order to carry out biostratigraphic studies on Sarvak and Ilam formations, two subsurface sections in wells 1 and 14 of Abteymoor oil field were selected in the south of Dezful embayment. Sarvak Formation in well #1 has 812.98 (m) thickness and in Well No. 14 only 23 More

In order to carry out biostratigraphic studies on Sarvak and Ilam formations, two subsurface sections in wells 1 and 14 of Abteymoor oil field were selected in the south of Dezful embayment. Sarvak Formation in well #1 has 812.98 (m) thickness and in Well No. 14 only 234 (m) of this formation was drilled, in terms of lithology the Sarvak Formation consists mainly of limestone with dolomitic and clay interbeds. Its lower boundary in Well # 1 with Kazhdumi Formation is conformable but in Well # 14 it is unclear. The upper boundary is disconformable with Ilam Formation in both wells. Ilam Formation in two wells of 1 and 14, has thickness of 151.72 and 136 (m) respectively and in terms of lithology, it consists of limestone and shaley, marly and dolomitic limestone interbeds. The upper boundary of Ilam Formation with Gurpi Formation is conformable with sharp changes in lithology. In biostratigraphy studies 71 species were detected which belong to 57 genera of foraminifera, a biozones (biozone 1) in Ilam Formation and three biozones (biozones 2, 3 and 4) were identified in Sarvak Formation. They include: 1- Rotorbinella-Pararotalia Assemblage Zone 2- Nezzazatinella picardi-Dicyclina schlumbergeri Assemblage Zone 3- Rotorbinella mesogeensis Total Range Zone 4- Nezzazata-alveolinid Assemblage Zone Based on identified biozones, age of Sarvak Formation is considered as Cenomanian- Turonian and the age of Ilam Formation is Designated as Santonian- Campanian? Manuscript profile

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67 - Sequence Stratigraphy of Oligo-Miocene deposits at Ahmadi anticline, southeast of Shiraz
Jahanbakhsh Daneshian Mohsen Yaghoobi Alireza Tahmasbi Sarvestani

The sequence stratigraphic studies can be of great help in understanding and analysis of sedimentary basins. For this purpose, Oligo-Miocene sediments (Razak and Asmari formations) at the Tang-e-Abdi section (southern flank of Ahmadi anticline) located in Fars province More

The sequence stratigraphic studies can be of great help in understanding and analysis of sedimentary basins. For this purpose, Oligo-Miocene sediments (Razak and Asmari formations) at the Tang-e-Abdi section (southern flank of Ahmadi anticline) located in Fars province was selected and investigated. The Asmari Formation overlies paraconformably on the Jahrum Formation, and it is overlain by the Razak Formation. The lithologic column of this section includes a succession of the Jahrum (10m), Asmari (35m) and Razak (172.5m) formations, and consists mainly of limestone, argillaceous limestone, marl, sandstone, conglomerate, shale and dolomitic deposits. Totally, 84 samples were investigated, and their age is suggested as Late Eocene for the Jahrum Formation to Rupelian for the Asmari sediments, and Rupelian to Aquitanian for the Razak Formation based on the benthic foraminiferal stratigraphic distribution. The microfacies studies were led to recognition of four facies belts including tidal flat, lagoon, sand shoals and open marine. According to field & laboratory studies, four sequences and sequence boundaries were recognized. Two sequence boundaries are of type one and the other two are of type II sequence boundaries. Manuscript profile

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68 - Ability of Felmann wells to improve the physical and microbial parameters of river water
Mojtaba G.Mahmoodlu Mostfa Seyed Seyd Mostafa Khezri Gholam Abbas Fanaei Kheirabad

Riverbank filtration can be used as an effective and low-cost method for water treatment of rivers for drinking purposes. In alluvial land consisting of loose sediments (e.g., sand or gravel) with a water table near land surface, one of the most economical methods for e More

Riverbank filtration can be used as an effective and low-cost method for water treatment of rivers for drinking purposes. In alluvial land consisting of loose sediments (e.g., sand or gravel) with a water table near land surface, one of the most economical methods for extracting water in large volumes is the use of wells with large diameter such as Felmann Well. In this study, we investigated the effect of Felmann Wells and riverbank filtration process on improving the water quality parameters of surface water. For this, Doogh River and a Felmann Well were sampled simultaneously within a 5-month period. SPSS software and T-tset were used to determine the significant difference between data obtained from chemical analysis. Comparison of water quality parameters of Doogh River and Felmann Well showed that riverbank filtration can play an important role in reducing the physical and biological parameters of water in Felmann Well drilled near the river. For drinking water purpose, the water quality of both Doogh River and Felmann Well was investigated using WQI (Water Quality Index). Hence, the WQI for Doogh River water varied from 50 to 57, which indicated the average quality of the water of the Doogh River. While, WQI value varied from 64 and 75 for the Felmann well representing a good water quality in the well. Results of this study showed that the Felmann wells which were drilled near the riverbank can play an important role in improving the water quality parameters of surface water for drinking purposes. Manuscript profile

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69 - The Study of alteration, mineralization, and fluid inclusion in the Howz-e-Sefid zinc-lead deposit (Central Iran)
Mansor Adelpour godratollah Rostami Paydar

The Howz-e-sefid zinc-lead deposit is located 17 km northeast of Ardakan town in the central Iran tectonic zone. Host rock of this deposit is lower Cretaceous dolomitized carbonate rocks. In this area there are three major rock units. The Sangestan Formation as the lowe More

The Howz-e-sefid zinc-lead deposit is located 17 km northeast of Ardakan town in the central Iran tectonic zone. Host rock of this deposit is lower Cretaceous dolomitized carbonate rocks. In this area there are three major rock units. The Sangestan Formation as the lowest unit, is composed of shale and siltstone with calcarenitic interbeded layers. This unit is overlain by ankeritic massive dolomite and dolomitic limestone of the Taft Formation. The Abkouh Formation at the top, is composed of cherty or argillaceous limestone with massive reefal limestone. The host rock of deposit in the lower Cretaceous carbonate horizon along with other geological evidence indicate that this deposit has been primarily formed similar to the Mississipi Valley-type deposits. This conditions include carbonate and evaporatic sequences, special hydrothermal dolomitized horizons, lack of the effects of igneous intrusions and the presence of the important controling faults. Based on the observations, it can be concluded that the primary ores have been of the sulphide type including sphalerite, galena and pyrite. Due to their exposure to superficial oxidizing conditions and undergoing changes, the primary sulphide ores, have been converted into nonsulphide ore body. As a result, the primary sulphide ores have been changed into secondary minerals such as hemimorphite, smithsonite, cerusite and anglesite. In many cases, the nonsulphide minerals established in the structural fractures and fissures, shows the colloform texture. Therefore, it can be accepted that this type of minerals were formed under the effect of low temperature hydrothermal fluids.There are two types of fluid inclusions (type I: L and type II: L+V) in the carbonaceous ore bearing veins. On the basis of microthermometric study, the homogenization temperatures is between 150-260 °C. The salinity of fluid inclusions is low to intermediate (0.33-14.26 wt. % NaCl equivalent). Heating depressurization due to reduced pressure to boiling with low CO2 bearing fluid (0.62-0.98 gr/cm3) is the main mechanism of deposition. Based on evidence such as the nonhomoginity in filling degree of fluid inclusions, existence of a few vapor-rich phase shows boiling of ore fluid in faulted and fracture zones. Manuscript profile

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70 - Bioremediation potential of oil-contamination in aquifer of around Shazand Oil Refinery
Abdolreza Vaezi Sanaz Qobadian

In this research, bioremediation potential of the aquifer located beneath Shazand Oil Refinery Company was evaluated according to the hydrochemical characteristics of groundwater samples. Groundwater quality determined by sampling from different locations and specifying More

In this research, bioremediation potential of the aquifer located beneath Shazand Oil Refinery Company was evaluated according to the hydrochemical characteristics of groundwater samples. Groundwater quality determined by sampling from different locations and specifying some hydrochemical parameters such as EC, DO, T, pH as well as concentration of the major ions (Ca2+, Mg2+, (K++Na+), SO4-2, Cl-, (CO3-2+HCO3-)), some heavy metals (Fe+2, Mn+2) and nutrients (N-3, SO4-2). The results revealed that the amount of pH and EC provided a suitable condition for biodegradation of hydrocarbon contaminants. Dissolved oxygen concentration of the samples shows a suitable condition for aerobic biodegradation, however, there is not an optimum condition based on the average temperature and nutrient concentration. Carbon to nitrogen and to phosphorus ratios and also nitrogen to phosphorus ratio are not suitable in the optimum range. It means that in the case of site remediation the aquifer of the area has not adequate ability to conduct natural bioremediation and so an enhanced remediation operation will be inevitable. Manuscript profile

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71 - Reconstructing physicochemical attributes using chemistry of biotite and chlorite in the Keder porphyry copper deposit, Kerman Cenozoic magmatic arc
Majid Heydari Alireza Zarasvandi Mohsen Rezaei عادل ساکی Sina Asadi

The Keder porphyry copper deposit is located 14 km SW of Dehej in the north-eastern of Kerman Cenozoic magmatic arc. It is associated with diorite to quartz diorite intrusions. Considering the important role of oxygen fugacity, halogen content, and temperature in the mi More

The Keder porphyry copper deposit is located 14 km SW of Dehej in the north-eastern of Kerman Cenozoic magmatic arc. It is associated with diorite to quartz diorite intrusions. Considering the important role of oxygen fugacity, halogen content, and temperature in the mineralization efficiency of porphyry systems, the aims of present research is the investigation of these physicochemical attributes in the magmatic stage, as well as potassic alteration of Keder porphyry using biotite and chlorite chemistry. Compared with chlorite, biotite has high SiO2, K2O, TiO2 concentrations. On the other hand, Al2O3 has highest concentration in chlorite. The depletion of K2O and SiO2 are related to the formation of adularia and K-feldspar accompanying with the breakdown of biotite to chlorite. Biotite chemistry shows that the Keder intrusion is calc-alkaline in nature. Based on FeO/FeO+MgO vs MgO diagram, biotites from Keder intrusion plot within the mantle source (M) and to a lesser extent in the crustal materials field. Using the Si vs Fe2+/Fe2+ +Mg2+ diagram, secondary chlorites that replaced biotite plot collectively within clinochlore composition. Oxygen fugacities of Keder deposit occur in HM-NNO area. The investigation of geothermometry on biotites and chlorite in the Keder porphyry copper deposit shows a temperature range between 516-680° C and 180.19-369.87° C respectively. The log fH2O/fHF and log fH2O/fHCl values range between 4.57-5.77 and 4.34-4.62 that show water content is more than halogen content in Keder intrusion. According to XFe and XMg vs. XF/XOH and XCl/XOH, Cl fugacity was similar in Keder porphyry copper deposit. Finally, it seems that high temperature together with prevailing of high oxygen fugacities during potassic alteration (onset of sulfide mineralization) could be considered as important factors on low grade mineralization at Keder deposit. Manuscript profile

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72 - The Study of geochemical behavior of major and rare earth elements of garnet in the Darreh Vali pegmatites (North-east Boroujerd, Sanandaj-Sirjan zone)
Somaye Rahmani Zahra Tahmasbi Xin Ding Ahmad Ahmadi Khalagi

The pegmatites of Darreh Vali region is located in the north-east of Boroujerd which is a part of Sanandaj-Sirjan zone. In the Darreh Vali area, granodiorite bodies are cut by small pegmatitic dykes with NW–SE trend. The mineralogy of studied pegmatites consists of quar More

The pegmatites of Darreh Vali region is located in the north-east of Boroujerd which is a part of Sanandaj-Sirjan zone. In the Darreh Vali area, granodiorite bodies are cut by small pegmatitic dykes with NW–SE trend. The mineralogy of studied pegmatites consists of quartz, alkali-feldspar (orthoclase and microcline), plagioclase, muscovite, garnet (almandine-spessartin), andalusite, tourmaline, and apatite. Chondrite-normalized patterns of the Darreh Vali pegmatite are characterized by low enrichments of LREE relative to HREE (LaN/YbN=1.76-4.04), with a relatively flat HREE distribution, and a strong negative Eu anomaly (Eu/Eu* =0.20-0.54). Major element chemistry of garnets in these pegmatites indicates a compositional zoning with decreasing MnO and increasing FeO from core towards the rim. In the case of the Darreh Vali pegmatites, all garnet crystals contain low CaO (0.15 to 0.29 wt.%) and high MnO (10.27 to 13.18 wt.%), which are similar to magmatic garnets from pegmatitic melts. On the MnO+CaO versus FeO+MgO (in wt. %) diagram, the composition of garnets shows that they probably crystallised in contact zones of pegmatite vein and from less evolved melts. LA-ICP-MS analyses show that analysed garnets have a high HREE, low LREE contents, and strong negative Eu anomaly (Eu/Eu*=0-0.41) in the core along with positive Eu anomaly (Eu/Eu*=0-3.22) at the rim. Y, HREE, Ti, Zr, Nb, Ta, Hf, U and Mn decrease from core to rim. These core-to-rim elemental variations are attributed to increasing fluid-phase and H2O activity in magma, along with increasing magma fractionation. REE patterns and Eu anomalies in zoned garnets suggest that they probably formed in reducing to oxidizing conditions. Manuscript profile

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73 - Hybrid fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm and multilayer perceptron for increasing the estimate accuracy of the geochemical element concentration case study: eastern zone of porphyry copper deposit of Sonajil
Moharam Jahangiri SeydReza Ghavami Behzad tokhmechi

Pattern recognition methods are able to identify the hidden relationships between exploration data, especially in the case of limited number of data. The geochemical distribution patterns of the elements are identified and generalized using these methods. Multilayer per More

Pattern recognition methods are able to identify the hidden relationships between exploration data, especially in the case of limited number of data. The geochemical distribution patterns of the elements are identified and generalized using these methods. Multilayer perceptron, MLP, is one of the pattern recognition methods which is used for the estimation of geochemical element concentrations in mineral deposit studies. In the current study, multilayer neural network was used to estimate the concentration of geochemical elements based on 1755 surface and borehole samples, analyzed by ICP. Fuzzy c-means, FCM, clustering algorithm was used to increase the neural network estimation accuracy. The optimal number of clusters in the dataset was identified by validation indices and was used to design estimator. The clustering data on average showed an increase of 13% accuracy compared to normal mode. The average accuracy was increased from 75 percent to 88 percent. Elements with the lowest estimation accuracy showed an acceptable increase on the estimation accuracy by using clustering data. Mean squared error was 0.079 using all data and decreased to 0.025 while using hybrid developed method. Manuscript profile

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74 - Clinopyroxene mineral chemistry of Peshtasar basalts, sedimentary basin of Moghan (NW Iran)
AbbasAli Amrei Reza Zarei Mohsen Moayyed Ahmad Ahmadi AmirMorteza Azimzadeh

With the east–west exposure trend, Peshtasar basalts are in the sedimentary basin of Moghan (Talesh structural zone), in the northwest of Iran.The Peshtasar complex lithologically includes basalt, andesitic basalt or basaltic andesite, megaporphyric andesite, leucite te More

With the east–west exposure trend, Peshtasar basalts are in the sedimentary basin of Moghan (Talesh structural zone), in the northwest of Iran.The Peshtasar complex lithologically includes basalt, andesitic basalt or basaltic andesite, megaporphyric andesite, leucite tephrite and volcanic breccia. The main constituent minerals are plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and iddingsitized olivine in basalts and plagioclase megacryst, clinopyroxene, and leucite in tephrite. The results of the microprobe analyses of clinopyroxene reveal the diopside composition. Clinopyroxenes of Peshtasar basalts have igneous nature originated from alkaline and continental magmatic serries. The results of termobarometry studies indicate the crystallization range from 800 -1200 degrees centigrade and crystallization pressure less than 5 kb. There was no water in composition of the parent magma of these rocks. The titanium contents of clinopyroxenes were low, indicating the presence of titano-magnetite (opaque minerals) in the rock. The ferric iron values in clinopyroxenes represents a high oxygen fugacity of magma. Manuscript profile

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75 - Reconstruction of present-day local stress field affecting the North Tabriz Fault and surrounding areas based on earthquakes focal mechanism by using inversion method
Ahad Noori Behnam Rahimi

In this research, present-day tectonic stress field affecting North Tabriz Fault and surrounding areas was reconstructed by using 37 compiled earthquakes focal mechanism from various sources. Triangle diagrams were used to determine the sense of the earthquakes focal me More

In this research, present-day tectonic stress field affecting North Tabriz Fault and surrounding areas was reconstructed by using 37 compiled earthquakes focal mechanism from various sources. Triangle diagrams were used to determine the sense of the earthquakes focal mechanism. The sense of these data varies from strike-slip to thrust regime. Stress separation process was applied on data set for separation of the various tectonics regimes from a poly-phase system to obtain reduced stress tensors. This was done because most of the data participated in them and reconstructed stress fields completely cover the stresses affecting the region. The results of inversion analysis and internal separation of the data set show three stress regimes acting in this region. Considerably, all three stress regimes have a horizontal pressure stress with NW-SE to NNW-SSE trend. The direction of maximum pressure in each first, second and third regimes is 09/329, 28/310 and 03/138, respectively. In this research, present-day tectonic stress field affecting North Tabriz Fault and surrounding areas was reconstructed by using 37 compiled earthquakes focal mechanism from various sources. Triangle diagrams were used to determine the sense of the earthquakes focal mechanism. The sense of these data varies from strike-slip to thrust regime. Stress separation process was applied on data set for separation of the various tectonics regimes from a poly-phase system to obtain reduced stress tensors. This was done because most of the data participated in them and reconstructed stress fields completely cover the stresses affecting the region. The results of inversion analysis and internal separation of the data set show three stress regimes acting in this region. Considerably, all three stress regimes have a horizontal pressure stress with NW-SE to NNW-SSE trend. The direction of maximum pressure in each first, second and third regimes is 09/329, 28/310 and 03/138, respectively. Manuscript profile

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76 - Late Cretaceous Island-arc subduction magmatism in northern edge of central Iran, SW Sabzevar
Elham Mirzakazemi Habibollah Ghasemi Fardin Mousivand Wilyam Griffin

A thick sequence of Late Cretaceous volcano-sedimentary rocks crops out on the northern margin of Central Iran, in the southwest of the Sabzevar. The igneous rocks include extrusions (trachy-andesite, dacite and rhyolite) and shallow depth intrusions (gabbro, gabbrodior More

A thick sequence of Late Cretaceous volcano-sedimentary rocks crops out on the northern margin of Central Iran, in the southwest of the Sabzevar. The igneous rocks include extrusions (trachy-andesite, dacite and rhyolite) and shallow depth intrusions (gabbro, gabbrodiorite, diorite and granite). These igneous rocks have geochemical signatures of magmatic rocks of island-arc subduction zones and plot within field in different tectonic setting discrimination diagrams. The parental magma of these rocks has island arc tholeiitic nature and was produced via partial melting of a depleted spinel lherzolite mantle source during closing of the Sabzevar Neo-Tethyan oceanic basin in the Late Cretaceous. This depleted mantle source was affected by the metasomatic fluids released from dehydration of the Neo-Tethys subducted oceanic slab. Manuscript profile

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77 - The effect of the Gachsaran mobile formation on folding style and tectonic evolution of the Rag-e- Sefid anticline in the southern Dezful Embayment
Mehdi Yosefi Seyd Morteza Moussavi Mohammad Mahdi Khatib

Plastic behavior and significant thickness of the Gachsaran incompetence formation on top of middle carbonate units in the sedimentary sequence of the southern Dezful Embayment led to the emergence of different styles of folding above and below of this formation. So tha More

Plastic behavior and significant thickness of the Gachsaran incompetence formation on top of middle carbonate units in the sedimentary sequence of the southern Dezful Embayment led to the emergence of different styles of folding above and below of this formation. So that the structures in the upper and lower parts of this formation are completely separated and do not match each other. In the upper anticlines, above the Gachsaran horizon, the calculation of the limbs angle, the main thrust slope and the percentage of forelimb thickening indicate the fault detachment fold style. This style marks the geometry of fold at the early stage of the development of this anticline. Also the seismic profiles below the Gachsaran horizon also show the fault-propagation folding style. In the south Dezful Embayment, folding in the Gachsaran Formation occurs with shorter wavelengths in the form of disharmonic folds. This folding acts as the decoupling surface for the lower folds so that the synclines in this moving horizon directly cover the lower anticlines. The rounded folds in the carbonates in lower anticline are the imposed folds associated with steepened up reverse faults, detached on the basal decollement level and ultimately faulted by progressive deformation. The interpretation of seismic sections in the southern Dezful Embayment shows that lateral migration occurs in the salt units of the GS2 and GS4, and the upper and lower units of the Gachsaran Formation do not play a role in salt migration. Lateral migration in Miocene salts of the Gachsaran Formation is accomplished by the growth of sub-anticline during folding and loading of upper formation at the upper Gachsaran Formation. Manuscript profile

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78 - Structural style of the eastern part of Dehsheikh peridotite massif, Esfandagheh ophiolitic mélanges, Southwest of Iran
Sahra Jalalat Vakil-Kandi Majid Shahpasandzadeh Mahdi Honarmand Hamid Ahmadipour

The Dehsheikh peridotite massif, as a part of the Esfandagheh ophiolitic mélanges, is located in the south of Baft, Kerman province. Structural analysis of the ophiolitic complexes play an important role in understanding geodynamics of the orogenic belts. In this resear More

The Dehsheikh peridotite massif, as a part of the Esfandagheh ophiolitic mélanges, is located in the south of Baft, Kerman province. Structural analysis of the ophiolitic complexes play an important role in understanding geodynamics of the orogenic belts. In this research, structural elements of the eastern part of the Dehsheikh peridotite massif as well as prevailing deformational patterns of the area and its relation to the Zagros orogenic belt was studied. The chromitite folds, dunitic/pyroxenitic dykes and ductile to brittle shear zones (faults and magnesite veins) constitute the principal structures of this area. Structural evidence indicate two successive tentional/transtentional and dextral transpressional deformational phases. The early D1 deformation took place in a back-arc basin during ascending of the Dehsheikh Peridotite massif. This caused emplacement of the lithospheric mantle in the low crust level, and was accompanied by deformation of the chromitites and intrusion of the dunitic/pyroxenitic dykes. The next D2 right-lateral transpressional deformation with development of the brittle-ductile shear zones accommodated emplacement of this massif in the high pressure-low tempretaure Sanandaj-Sirjan metamorphic zone. Manuscript profile

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79 - Two dimensional finite strain analysis of boudin bearing marble in Khalaj region using Mohr circle, south of Mashhad
Mohammad Reza Sheikholeslami

The marbles of the Khalaj area constitute a part of the Mashhad metamorphic complex which was affected by three stages of deformation. Stretches of the boudins, which occurred during the first stage of the regional deformation, are measured in seven stations. The data a More

The marbles of the Khalaj area constitute a part of the Mashhad metamorphic complex which was affected by three stages of deformation. Stretches of the boudins, which occurred during the first stage of the regional deformation, are measured in seven stations. The data are used for two dimensional finite strain analyses by Mohr circle. The results indicate the ellipticity of the strain ellipsoids vary between 1.05 to 1.36, and the maximum shear angle is between 4 to 20 degrees. These results are in agreement with field observations indicating dominant pure shear deformation during the first stage. This deformation is marked by generation of continuous folds and chocolate box boudins. These types of boudins were formed due to the stretching in two directions. Results of two dimensional strain analyses also show half to one time positive volume change during first stage of deformation. Manuscript profile

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80 - The Study of mineral chemistry, tectonomagmatic setting and petrogenesis of plutonic bodies in Sursat Complex, NW Takab, Iran
Soraya Dadfar Farhad Aliani Ali Akbar Baharifar Mohamad Hossian Zarinkoub

The plutonic bodies occurring in Sursat complex are some parts of plutonic rocks of Sanandaj- Sirjan Zone. Based on the field observations and microscopic studies, rocks of the study area are consist of hornblende gabbro, quartz diorite, monzodiorite, granodiorite and t More

The plutonic bodies occurring in Sursat complex are some parts of plutonic rocks of Sanandaj- Sirjan Zone. Based on the field observations and microscopic studies, rocks of the study area are consist of hornblende gabbro, quartz diorite, monzodiorite, granodiorite and tonalite. The EPMA analyses of minerals such as amphiboles (in granodiorite and monzodiorite), plagioclases and alkali feldspars indicate that amphiboles are magnesiohornblende, plagioclases are albite and oligoclase and alkali feldspares are orthoclase. Geochemical studies indicate that monzodiorite unit (Turke Dare and Khangholi bodies) are metaluminous I-type and calc-alkaline in nature. They are plotted in volcanic arc granite (VAG) region with 87Sr/86Sr and εNd values equal to 0.70448 and -0.12. All evidence represent that the monzodiorite were generated from a magma which was derived from mantle affected by assimilation and contamination processes. Granodiorite unit (Pichaghci, Hamzeh Ghasem and Northeast Khangholi bodies) represents I-type, metaluminous to peraluminous and calc-alkaline characteristics and is plotted in VGA field of magmatic arc. The 87Sr/86Sr and εNd values are equal to 0.70529 and -2.82 respectively. So these granodiorites were generated through mixing processes of a mantle magma with crustal sources. Tonalite–trondhjemites group are I-type, tholeiitic, peraluminous according to the low value of Mg# (2.9-11.6), Cr (20-46 ppm) and Ni (1-2.4 ppm) contents. They are also low in LA/Yb, Sr/Y, and Nb/Ta. The slight negative anomaly in fractionated patterns of the rare earth elements (REE) and very low depletion in Eu, indicate that these rocks were resulted from amphibolitic crustal source that were previousely generated from thickened mafic crust or from basaltic plate in low pressures at shallow depth in the presence of abundant plagioclase. Manuscript profile

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81 - Active Tectonics Zonation in Saveh Area, SW Tehran
bijan abdollahi Hossein Hajialibeigi

Geomorphic indexes can be a useful tool for investigating the impact of active tectonics and the identification of related anomalies, especially in areas that quantitative research work has been done. The study area is a part of the Central Iranian structural-sedimentar More

Geomorphic indexes can be a useful tool for investigating the impact of active tectonics and the identification of related anomalies, especially in areas that quantitative research work has been done. The study area is a part of the Central Iranian structural-sedimentary zone, located in the Saveh area. By studying the geological and topographic maps and using digital elevation data, it was evaluated the rate of relative active tectonics of this area, using some of the geomorphic indexes such as Hi, Re ,Bs, AF, Vf, Vc, V, SL, Smf and Iat. These indexes which have been measured and compared in eight fronts and nine basins (Shur-payeinii, Lar, Bidlu, Amirabad, Shur-baleii, Eshtehard, Buin Zahra, Arab and Kharrud) resulted to present the active tectonic zonation map for the study area. The measured Hi index shows the relative maturity of all basins and the Arab basin has the most relative tectonic activity compared to other basins. The Re index shows the highest elongation for Lar, Bidlu and Kharrud basins and the least elongation for Shur-payeinii basin. The AF index shows the highest uplift for the Bidlu basin, which is located on the right side of this basin. Vf, Vc and V indexes represent the lowest rate of activity in the valleys which are located on the border between the Shur-baleii and Amirabad basins, the southern part is the Lar basin and the border between Amirabad and Bidlu basins. The Kharrud, Buin Zahra and Arab basins are the most active basins based on the SL index. The Smf index indicates the high activity for all basins. According to active tectonic zonation map, it is possible to show that on the border between the Eshtehard, Shur-baleii, Lar, Bidlu and Amirabad basins which are located in 1 class, have the highest degree of activity. These basins are affected by behavior Jaru, Gomorkan, Ipak, Takidagh, and Alishar faults. Other parts along the mountain fronts are also located in 2 class and are active. The low-lying areas (Kharrud, Buin Zahra and Arab basins) located in 3 class, have the least degree of activity. The highest rate of SL index is for Kharrud, Buin Zahra and Arab basins. This high rate resulted to the seismic and active Ipak fault. According to Smf index, Amirabad basin is the most active basins. Vf index represent the lowest rate which are located on the border between the Shur-baleii and Amirabad basins. This border is located on Jaru and Gomorkan faults. Manuscript profile

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82 - Determining the deposits attributed to the Gurpi Formation based on the calcareous nannofossil located in SW Borojen, Chahar-Mahal and Bakhtiyari provinces
Saeideh Senemari Fariba Foroughi

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Calcareous nannofossils are useful in determining the relative age of the Cretaceous strata. In this study, the Gurpi Formation with a thickness of 445 m at the Kuh-e Sabz syncline located in southwest of Borojen city is investigated based on the calcareous nannofossils More

Calcareous nannofossils are useful in determining the relative age of the Cretaceous strata. In this study, the Gurpi Formation with a thickness of 445 m at the Kuh-e Sabz syncline located in southwest of Borojen city is investigated based on the calcareous nannofossils. As a result of this study, 20 genera and 37 species of calcareous nannofossil were identified. Based on distribution of these index calcareous nannofossils, seven bio-zones were recognized including: Calculites obscurus Zone (CC17/ late Santonian- early Campanian), Aspidolithus parcus Zone (CC18/ early Campanian), Calculites ovalis Zone (CC19/ late Early Campanian), Ceratolithoides aculeus Zone (CC20/ late Early Campanian), Quadrum sissinghii Zone (CC21/ early Late Campanian), Quadrum trifidum Zone (CC22/ late Late Campanian) and Tranolithus phacelosus Zone (CC23/ latest Campanian–early Maastrichtian), that corresponding to upper part of NC17 - NC20 and UC13-UC17. Based on the identified zones, the age of the studied intervals is Late Santonian/Early Campanian to latest Campanian/early Maastrichtian. The study of the Gurpi Formation in the Kuh-e Sabz syncline, shows that the sedimentation began at the Late Santonian/Early Campanian time and continued up to the latest Campanian/early Maastrichtian. Then, with a sudden drop in the depth of sedimentary basin, the Tarbur Formation gradually deposited on the top of the Gurpi Formation. Manuscript profile

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83 - Analysis of stress regime in Shah Deniz oilfields and wellbore stability, in south Caspian Sea basin
Parvaneh Alizadeh Saeid Mohammad Hassanpour sedghi Ali Kadkhodaie Malek Mohammad Gity

20.1001.1.17357128.1398.13.50.3.7

Wellbore instability is one of the main problems during drilling of oil and gas wells. Analyzing and wellbore instability prediction is important. In-situ stress measurement and stress regime are important for stability studies. This study was carried out in one of the More

Wellbore instability is one of the main problems during drilling of oil and gas wells. Analyzing and wellbore instability prediction is important. In-situ stress measurement and stress regime are important for stability studies. This study was carried out in one of the oilfields in the south Caspian basin in Iran. The compressional stress regime in the studied field was determined based on regional stress indicators and larg scale tectonic observations. . This study presented the effect of borehole inclination and azimuth on borehole stability under reverse fault regimes. The magnitude of stresses was determined from measured sonic velocities, density log and predicted pore pressure utilizing the Eaton method. In this study, the modified Lade model have been utilized to perform stability calculation for different inclinations and azimuths. In this study, to perform stability calculation with the use of STABview software is presented. It is shown that drilling wells parallel to maximum in-situ horizontal stress (NE-SW) causes less stability problems. The results of this study could help in the mitigation and/ or prevention of wellbore stability issues in this oilfield. Manuscript profile

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84 - Determining the source of mineralizing fluid in Gol-e-Zard Zn-Pb deposit, Aligudarz using geochemical and fluid inclusion studies
Ali Reza Zarasvandi Mona Sameti Zahra Fereydouni Mohsen Rezaei Hashem Bagheri

20.1001.1.17357128.1398.13.50.5.9

The Gol-e-Zard Zn-Pb deposit is located in northeastern of the Aligudarz region (Lorestan province). This deposit is exposed in phyllite and meta-sandstones of upper Triassic-Jurassic of the Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone. The mineralization includes sphalerite, galena and chalco More

The Gol-e-Zard Zn-Pb deposit is located in northeastern of the Aligudarz region (Lorestan province). This deposit is exposed in phyllite and meta-sandstones of upper Triassic-Jurassic of the Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone. The mineralization includes sphalerite, galena and chalcopyrite, which are mainly along quartz veins. Two mineralized horizons are phyllite with high mineralization and meta-sandstone with low mineralization. The mineralogical studies show that galena, sphalerite and chalcopyrite are metallic ores and quartz is also the most abundant gang mineral in the studied deposit. The evidence indicate that the mineralization of the Gol-e-Zard deposit is syngeneic and epigenetic. The most significant structural pattern is the stratabound mineralization in the region. The aim of this study is to determine the type and characteristics the mineralizing fluid in the discriminating of mineralized horizons, besides the determining of source of the fluid in the Gol-e-Zard deposit. LREE enrichments (La/Lu average 4.8) and positive Eu anomalies (average 1.2) indicate the anoxic condition and hydrothermal fluids. Fluid inclusion data shows homogenization temperatures of 139-199.5°C, salinity 5.21-30.38 wt%equ.NaCl and density 0.9-1.1 gr/cm3 in this deposit. Investigation of evolution path of the fluids shows isothermal mixing of fluids during mineralization that comprises the mixing of magmatic water with sea water and also meteoric water. Thus, the mineralization can be summarized as: expulsion of the hydrothermal fluids from the depth, entering into sea water and reducing the temperature of hydrothermal fluids due to mixing with sea water, ascending to the sea level, moving through sediments and circulating in void spaces of and then the leaching of metals from sediments and deposited along the void space and quartz veins. Manuscript profile

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85 - Geology, geochemistry and genesis of the iron mineralization in Jurassic volcano-sedimentary sequence of the Dash Aghol deposit, Northeast of Bukan, Sanandaj-Sirjan zone
Sajad Maghfouri Mahdi Movahadnia Mehadi Moradi

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The Dash Aghol iron deposit is located in the northeast of Bukan city and is hosted by Jurassic volcano-sedimentary sequence. The main host rock of the Dash Aghol deposit includes sandstone, limy tuff and limestone. Based on geometry of ore body, two different types of More

The Dash Aghol iron deposit is located in the northeast of Bukan city and is hosted by Jurassic volcano-sedimentary sequence. The main host rock of the Dash Aghol deposit includes sandstone, limy tuff and limestone. Based on geometry of ore body, two different types of mineralization were distinguished in Dash Aghol deposit: lenticular primary mineralization which occurred as parallel and concordant with layering of the host rocks. Ore textures of this type include massive, laminated and disseminated forms existing in sandstone, limy tuff and limestone. Second type, includes supergene vein-veinlet and open space filling mineralization which is associated with faults and related brecciated zones and were occurred in hanging wall rocks of the primary ore lense. According to the stratigraphy, ore body form, texture, paragenetic sequences, ore bearing chert-carbonate- tuff facies and mineralogy, the iron mieralization in Dash Aghol deposit is stratiform tuff carbonate-sandstone host rocks deposits, in rolcano-sedimentary sequence of Jurassic, which were precipitated in shallow marine environment. Manuscript profile

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86 - Application of EPM model in soil erosion evaluation (Case study, Shazand watershed-Saveh Dam)
Ali Mohammad Rajabi Adel Yavari Hamid Reza Soloki

20.1001.1.17357128.1398.13.50.7.1

In this paper, the Shazand catchment area have been simulated using the geographical information system (GIS) with an accuracy of 10 × 10 meters and various parameters required in the form of digital layers in the ArcGIS environment. Then, using the EPM model, the ero More

In this paper, the Shazand catchment area have been simulated using the geographical information system (GIS) with an accuracy of 10 × 10 meters and various parameters required in the form of digital layers in the ArcGIS environment. Then, using the EPM model, the erosion zoning map of this basin located around the Saveh dam was prepared and its annual precipitation rate was estimated. In the following, the output of the model was compared with the hydrometric method. According to the results of EPM model, sediment yield from stations of Poledoab, Bazaneh, Toureh and Shazand using EPM model are 288103.81, 18963.83, 43079.2 and 20583.76 respectively, whereas hydrometric method shows values 335285.42, 23937.42, 36459.09 and 42781.69 ton per year, respectively. Also comparison of EPM model with hydrometric method shows a good correlation. Results show accuracy of 86%, 82%, 48% and 79% for Poledoab, Toureh, Shazand and Bazaneh stations, respectively. Assessments show that EPM model with acceptable accuracy provides good results in order to predict the mximum annual sediment yield. Manuscript profile

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87 - Ore-forming fluid source and effective parameters in the gold deposition at the Dashkasan deposit (NE Qorveh): structure, microthermometry and O-H stable isotopic evidences
Mohammad Moradi zahra Alaminia Ebrahim Tale Fazel Reza Alipoor

The Takab-Qorveh magmatic lineament between the Urumieh-Dokhtar and the Sanandaj-Sirjan zones contains important gold mines such as Dashkasan and Zarshuran. The Dashkasan deposit is located in the Kurdistan province and is one of the largest gold deposits in the Middle More

The Takab-Qorveh magmatic lineament between the Urumieh-Dokhtar and the Sanandaj-Sirjan zones contains important gold mines such as Dashkasan and Zarshuran. The Dashkasan deposit is located in the Kurdistan province and is one of the largest gold deposits in the Middle East domain. The gold is mainly hosted by porphyritic dacite and breccia. In spite of detailed previous studies, there is still debate regarding the genesis of the Dashkasan. Herein, this study present the source and evolution of the mineralizing fluids using the fluid inclusion and stable isotopic investigations. At Dashkasan, the breccia and mineralization are constrained by the steep NNE-SSW-trending faults. Alteration zones on the surface are phyllic, silicification, tourmalinization, argillic and minor propylitic. Sulfide minerals consist of pyrite, marcasite, arseno-pyrite, stibnite, chalcopyrite and to lesser amounts of bornite, sphalerite and galena associated with quartz, tourmaline, sericite, calcite and chalcedony. Result of microthermometry measurements shows a range of homogenization temperatures between 183-260 °C with salinities of 15.97 to 17.06 wt % NaCl equiv. The oxygen isotope composition of fluid in quartz ranges from 6.6 to 9.9 ‰, while, the tourmaline has δ18Oﬂuid values are in the ranges of 8.5 to 12.3‰. Also, the δDﬂuid values of the quartz and tourmaline ranges between -51 to -81 and -93 to -111‰, respectively. Integrating with previous studies, all these data, suggest a migration from a porphyry gold system (stage-I) with a magmatic source to a low-sulphidation epithermal (stage-III). Stage-II occurred simultaneously with the collapse and eruption of crater. Manuscript profile

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88 - Occurrence of copper mineralization of Abgareh deposit based on geology, mineralogy and geochemical evidences, south of Damghan
Raziyeh Mahabady Mohammad Hassanpour sedghi

The Torud-Chah Shirin volcanic-sedimentary arc, in the south of Kavir-e-Chah Jam depression (SE of Damghan), hosted many Pb, Zn, Cu, Ag and Au occurrences and deposits. Abgareh copper deposit is located in the northeastern part. Field and petrographic studies indicate t More

The Torud-Chah Shirin volcanic-sedimentary arc, in the south of Kavir-e-Chah Jam depression (SE of Damghan), hosted many Pb, Zn, Cu, Ag and Au occurrences and deposits. Abgareh copper deposit is located in the northeastern part. Field and petrographic studies indicate that deposit area consist of andesite, basaltic andesite and basalt rocks and to a lesser extent crystal tuffs with a middle–upper Eocene age. The rocks are of high-K, calc-alkaline to shoshonitic in nature, and are formed in a magmatic arc setting in a subduction zone. According to the field observations and mineralogical studies, the mineralization in the region occurred in two stages: hypogene and supergene and weathering. Hypogen zone minerals are generally pyrite, chalcopyrite and bornite, while chalcocite, covellite, malachite and chrysocolla are considered as the main minerals in the supergene zone. Fractures resulting from faults in the rocks of the region created a favorable location for the influence of hydrothermal solution and it is considered as the main controller of mineralization. Most of the textures observed in the mineralization include vein-veinlets, open space filling, radial, replacement and disseminated forms. Geochemical studies indicate that copper has the most relative correlation with silver. Since silver has not been found as an independent crystalline phase, therefore copper was replaced by silver in chalcopyrite and chalcocite. Compared with chondrite and primitive mantle normalizing diagrams, the studied rocks show significant enrichment with respect to LREE and LILE and depletion in HREE and HFSE and negative anomalies in Ti and Nb elements. Based on the relevant diagrams, differential crystallization of mantle rocks had the essential role in the evolution of the studied rocks which were probably derived from enriched mantle. Based on petrography, structural control of mineralization, alteration type and its extention and simple mineralogy, it can be concluded that mineralization at Abgareh district has characteristics of an individual mineralization system. This system is related to evolution of hydrothermal fluid mineralization resulted in vein-type Cu mineralization. Manuscript profile

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89 - Geomechanical zonation of the Faraghan, Zakeen and Sarchahan formations based on incorporation of rock mechanical and sedimentological studies, in one of the Persian Gulf oil fields
Mehran Kalhori Hooshang Mehrabi Ebrahim Sefidari Hasan Eshraghi Behnam Vaez Livari

Geomechanical studies have important applications in various topics such as wellbore stability, well completion, well orientation, hydraulic fracturing plans and operations, sand production and hydrocarbon fields subsidence. It is necessary to prepare earth mechanical m More

Geomechanical studies have important applications in various topics such as wellbore stability, well completion, well orientation, hydraulic fracturing plans and operations, sand production and hydrocarbon fields subsidence. It is necessary to prepare earth mechanical model of the well in the field. In addition, one of the necessary subjects to prepare mechanical earth model (MEM) is providing continuous rock mechanical parameters in the well. Rock mechanical parameters change by any variation in lithology. In this study, rock mechanical parameters are provided in continuous form, for Faraghan, Zakeen and Sarchahan formations for a field in the Persian Gulf and these parameters are clustered. Clustering resulted in recognizing six clusters with various rock mechanical characteristics. Petrographic study (i.e. determining facies, cementation and diagenesis) recognized five facies with different petrographic and cementation characteristics. These facies include quartz arenite and arkosic sandstones, shales, red mudstone and carbonates. A correlation between sedimentary and geomechanical facies was found. According to petrographic and geomechanical studies, the studied interval was divided into 7 sections. Accordingly, variation of rock mechanical parameters with regard to change in lithology was investigated. In addition, the impact of rock composition, cementation and compaction changes on rock mechanical parameters were evaluated as well. Manuscript profile

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90 - The effect of precipitation and lithology on hydrochemical characteristics of the Karstic Springs in North Khorasan Province
Fatemeh Bagheri Gholamhossein karami rahim bagheri Javad Meshkini

Karstic aquifers are vital water resources which are used for irrigation and drinking purposes in arid and semi-arid regions. Understanding of the hydrogeological behavior of these springs and the qualitative tracing of these water resources are the first step in their More

Karstic aquifers are vital water resources which are used for irrigation and drinking purposes in arid and semi-arid regions. Understanding of the hydrogeological behavior of these springs and the qualitative tracing of these water resources are the first step in their better management. There are wide outcrops of Tirgan karstic formation in the study area, in the north of Khorasan province. In this area, there are a few karstic springs the discharge rate ranges from 50 to 500 lit/s. The recharge area characteristics of these springs vary significantly with their elevation, catchment size, thickness of epikarst and degree of karstification. In this study, temporal and spatial hydrogeochemcal variations of the five karstic springs including Arnaveh, Rezghaneh, Estarkhi, Ghordanlo and Sarani and 3 rain stations are investigated during one year period. The effects of both precipitation and lithology on the chemistry of these karstic springs are also considered. The dominant rain water types are Ca-SO4-Cl and Ca-HCO3 which change into Ca-Mg- HCO3 type during ground water flow in karstic system. This karstic aquifer is recharged during winter snowfall. The EC values of the rainfall vary from 70 µmohs/cm in Namanloo station to 100 and 150 µmohs/cm in Estarkhi and Ghale Barbar stations, respectively. The summer precipitations have more EC value than winter precipitations. This is due to long trajectory of air masses through arid regions with dust particles. The time series variations of discharge value are negligible in some karstic springs except for Sarani and Estarkhi springs. Hydrochemical composition of Sarani, Ghordanlo and Estarkhi springs are mostly affected by precipitation; while, Arnaveh and Rezghaneh springs with the same precipitation composition in this area have higher EC values. This is due to soil cover in catchment area, dissolution of clay minerals and diffusion. Manuscript profile

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91 - Structural controls on the hydrogeochemistry of Azarshahr travertine springs, NW Iran
Karim Taghipour Mohammad Mahdi Khatib Mahmod Rez Heyhata Abdol Rez Vaezihir Esmail Shabanian

Travertine deposits in Azarshahr, NW Iran, are one of the most extensive travertine deposits in the world. The process of travertine deposit is currently active in the several springs. It was used a multidisciplinary approach to determine the source of fluids and struct More

Travertine deposits in Azarshahr, NW Iran, are one of the most extensive travertine deposits in the world. The process of travertine deposit is currently active in the several springs. It was used a multidisciplinary approach to determine the source of fluids and structural characteristics of travertine springs. Results of in-situ measurements and type of travertine deposits, demonstrate that the springs are of thermogenic type with hydrothermal sources. Hydrogeochemical diagrams and ionic ratios represent that the type of spring waters are calcium carbonate, with increased sodium and chloride ions levels due to mixing with brine waters. Geophysical studies showed that these brines originated from the Urmia Lake or related brines, which are intruded through fracture systems to relay zones of faults and mixed with hydrothermal bicarbonate-saturated fluids. This phenomenon shows that hydrochemistry of travertine springs are affected by Urmia Lake or related brines. Manuscript profile

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92 - Petrology and geochemistry of basic rocks of the Piranshahr Ophiolitic complex in Zagros belt (NW Iran), compared with the similar rocks from Iraqi Zagros ophiolitic complex
Maryam Yazdani

The Piranshahr ophiolitic complex is located in NW Iran and in the north west of Piranshahr town. Tectonically, the NW Piranshahr ophiolitic complex is severely mingled and the boundary of different units in this complex is indistinguishable. Piranshahr ophiolite includ More

The Piranshahr ophiolitic complex is located in NW Iran and in the north west of Piranshahr town. Tectonically, the NW Piranshahr ophiolitic complex is severely mingled and the boundary of different units in this complex is indistinguishable. Piranshahr ophiolite includes ultramafic, mafic, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Basic rocks with basalt and diabase compositions are exposed in several parts of the region. In this paper, whole rocks geochemistry and petrogenesis of basic rocks were studied in the Piramshahr ophiolite (in the Mashkan and Gerdikavalan areas) and were compared with the geochemistry of basic rocks located in the west of Mawat ophiolite in Iraq (in the Hasanbag, Walash and Neopurdan regions). Composition of basic rocks of Mashkan area in Piranshahr ophiolite and Hasanbag area in Iraq ophiolite is calc-alkaline in nature and depleted with respect to MREE, HREE,Zr, Hf, Y, Ti elements and enriched in Rb, Cs, Ba, U, Th, Pb, LREE elements with negative Ta, Nb anomalies. These geochemical features show that the source of magma was generated in the supra-subduction zone tectonic settings. Composition of basic rocks of Gerdikavalan area in Piranshahr ophiolite and similar rocks in the Walash-Neopurdan areas in Iraq ophiolite represent tholeiitic nature. Tholeiitic nature in these areas show both MORB and volcanic arc affinity. It seems that the tholeiitic magma was probably generated in the lithospheric extension over on subduction zone and these features conform asupra-subduction setting for basic rocks in Piranshahr ophiolite and similar rocks in western continuation of Iraq ophiolitic complex. Manuscript profile

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93 - Separation of geochemical anomalies from the background by using concentration-number fractal methods in the Veshnavah Area (South of Qom)
Zahra Mohammadi Asl Abdollah Saidi Mehran Aryan Ali Solgi Taher Farhadinejud

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In this study, the concentration-number fractal method was used for regional exploration studies, and determining the anomalies of copper, lead and zinc elements. For this purpose, 800 samples of stream sediments were selected from the rivers in the area (i.e. from Kaha More

In this study, the concentration-number fractal method was used for regional exploration studies, and determining the anomalies of copper, lead and zinc elements. For this purpose, 800 samples of stream sediments were selected from the rivers in the area (i.e. from Kahak and Aran geological maps, 1: 100,000 sheets) and then the anomalies of these elements were mapped. The results show that strong copper anomalies are observed in the northern, central, southern and western parts of the area and the highest lead anomalies are located in the western part of the area. Strong anomalies of the zinc element are located in the central, southern and western parts of the region. These anomalies coincide with the lithological units of andesitic- basalt lava, volcanic breccia, tuffs, dacites, small scale masses of quartz -diorite, and small-scale masses of quartz-monzonite. The obtained map from combining anomalies and faults map reveals that the anomalies are mostly concentrated in fault zones and fault intersection points in the area and faults play a fundamental role in ore mineralization. Manuscript profile

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94 - Separation of geochemical anomalies from the background by using concentration-number fractal methods in the Veshnavah Area (South of Qom)
Mohammad salehi HamidReza Nasseri Masoumeh Ahangari Fatemeh Asgari Gholam Abbas Fanaei Kheirabad Farshad Alijani

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In this study, the concentration-number fractal method was used for regional exploration studies, and determining the anomalies of copper, lead and zinc elements. For this purpose, 800 samples of stream sediments were selected from the rivers in the area (i.e. from Kaha More

In this study, the concentration-number fractal method was used for regional exploration studies, and determining the anomalies of copper, lead and zinc elements. For this purpose, 800 samples of stream sediments were selected from the rivers in the area (i.e. from Kahak and Aran geological maps, 1: 100,000 sheets) and then the anomalies of these elements were mapped. The results show that strong copper anomalies are observed in the northern, central, southern and western parts of the area and the highest lead anomalies are located in the western part of the area. Strong anomalies of the zinc element are located in the central, southern and western parts of the region. These anomalies coincide with the lithological units of andesitic- basalt lava, volcanic breccia, tuffs, dacites, small scale masses of quartz -diorite, and small-scale masses of quartz-monzonite. The obtained map from combining anomalies and faults map reveals that the anomalies are mostly concentrated in fault zones and fault intersection points in the area and faults play a fundamental role in ore mineralization. Manuscript profile

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95 - The study of geochemical behavior of major and rare earth elements of garnet in the metamorphic rocks at Boroujerd area (Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone)
فرشته سجادی Somaye Rahmani NASIM Shamsaddini Zahra Tahmasbi Hashemi Xink Ding Ahmad Ahmadi Khalagi

Garnet–mica schist and hornfels rock units are exposed in the east and southeast of Boroujerd. These rocks consist primarily of quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase, garnet (almandine–spessartine), chlorite, cordierite, andalusite, sillimanite, biotite, muscovite, and minor More

Garnet–mica schist and hornfels rock units are exposed in the east and southeast of Boroujerd. These rocks consist primarily of quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase, garnet (almandine–spessartine), chlorite, cordierite, andalusite, sillimanite, biotite, muscovite, and minor amounts of apatite, iron oxides (ilmenite and magnetite), and zircon. Whole-rock geochemical analyses reveal that the dominant protoliths are pelitic rocks. Major and trace element compositions suggest that the Boroujerd pelites were deposited along an active continental margin. Garnet porphryblasts in some hornfels samples are compositionally homogeneous with respect to major, trace and rare earth elements; this is attributed to the diffusional re-equilibration at high temperatures (>600 ºC). Garnet in schists and some hornfels samples show reverse compositional zoning with increasing Mn and decreasing Fe and Mg from core to rim. Higher concentrations of Mn in garnet rims are attributed to resorption during retrogression. The presence of chlorite around garnet porphryblasts in these schists also supports resorption during retrogression. In schists, concentrations of HREE and Y in garnet decrease from core to rim. These zoning patterns are interpreted to record garnet growth in a closed system (i.e., Rayleigh fractionation of compatible elements). Core–rim variations in the concentrations of trace elements and rare earth elements in garnet in the hornfels samples is negligible. The lack of prominent zoning of these elements in garnet from hornfels is interpreted as minimal fractionation due to rapid garnet growth. Manuscript profile

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96 - Study of mineral chemistry, geothermobarometry and tectonic setting of gabbroic rocks from north-west Hamedan, Iran
عادل ساکی Hooshang Pourkaseb Alireza Zarasvandi Milad Jahani Maryam Dorani

The study area is geologically located in the northern area of the Sanandaj-Sirjan metamorphic zone. Based on petrographic study, the main minerals consists of plagioclase, pyroxene, amphibole and biotite and the accessory minerals are chlorite, muscovite, ilmenite and More

The study area is geologically located in the northern area of the Sanandaj-Sirjan metamorphic zone. Based on petrographic study, the main minerals consists of plagioclase, pyroxene, amphibole and biotite and the accessory minerals are chlorite, muscovite, ilmenite and zircon. The obtained results from the mineral chemistry in this study indicate that the amphiboles are calcic amphiboles, and in terms of chemical composition they can be called pargasit, tschermakite and magnesiohomblende. Plagioclases are also andesian. Due to the low Na2O content, it can be concluded, that tectonically these amphiboles are of S-Amph type and are related to the subduction zones. Based on the high levels of Al2O3, the origin of amphiboles is mantle-type. Therefore, due to the ratio of Fetot (Fetot + Mg+2) to AlIv, which is less than 0.6, the oxygen fugacity was high. On the other hand, the water levels vary from 2 to 2.3 for hornblende crystallization. Different methods were used to perform thermobarometry, the best of which showed that the formation temperature of gabbroic mass has been in the range of 700°C (in average) and a pressure of 4.45- 7.52 Kb. According to the estimated pressures, the magma was originated at a depth of 25-30 Km, which is near the Moho discontinuity. Manuscript profile

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97 - Study of Baghalbid iron mineralization using geological, mineralogical and geochemical evidences, Sangan-e-Khaf area, north-eastern Iran
آسیه سربوزی حسین آبادی Mohammad Boomeri Abbas Gholmohammadi

Baghalbid iron mineralization is one of the eastern anomalies of Sangan iron mines. This area is geologically located in the north-eastern part of Lut block. In this area, Paleozoic and Mesozoic units such as schist, phyllite and sandstone are in contact with Tertiary i More

Baghalbid iron mineralization is one of the eastern anomalies of Sangan iron mines. This area is geologically located in the north-eastern part of Lut block. In this area, Paleozoic and Mesozoic units such as schist, phyllite and sandstone are in contact with Tertiary igneous units and Neogene sedimentary rocks. The iron mineralization occurs as hematite in the upper part of a brecciated volcanic layer with a length of more than 1 km. The footwall rocks contain breccia, tuff and sandstone and hanging wall rocks contain subvolcanic granodioritic dikes. The hematite occurs as open space filling in breccia, indicating that the iron mineralization is classified as epigenetic type. Barite, calcite, and quartz were also formed in fractures and open spaces of iron-bearing horizon. In addition to the iron, copper mineralization occurs as quartz veins containing chalcopyrite and malachite in footwall rocks. The iron oxide contents vary from 8 to 55 wt. % in the iron-bearing horizon. In mineralized rocks, the amount of chromium, vanadium and phosphorus is relatively low, while those of barium, arsenic, silver and antimony are relatively high, and LREE and LILE show enrichment relative to HREE and HFSE, respectively. According to geological, mineralogical and geochemical characteristics, ore texture and structure, REE pattern, the Baghalbid iron mineralization is classified as hydrothermal type. The iron was probably leached from pyroclastic rocks by hydrothermal fluids and was re-concentrated in the upper permeable breccia and conglomerates. Manuscript profile

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98 - Comparison of hydrothermal alteration features (zones) of Torud-Chah Shirin magmatic Arc in north and south of the Torud village using Aster image and chemical analyses
Masoud Akhyani Mahdi Kharghani Farhang Sereshgi Morteza rahimi

Torud - Chah Shirin volcanic-plutonic complex, related to Eocene series, is located about 130 kilometers south of Shahrood, in the south and north of Torud village. This zone is located in 54˚20' to 55˚20' east longitude and 35˚10' to 35˚40' north latitude. The presence More

Torud - Chah Shirin volcanic-plutonic complex, related to Eocene series, is located about 130 kilometers south of Shahrood, in the south and north of Torud village. This zone is located in 54˚20' to 55˚20' east longitude and 35˚10' to 35˚40' north latitude. The presence of several mineral occurrences, especially base metal veins of epithermal origin and the intrusion of igneous acidic to intermediate bodies in volcanic rocks of the area caused different alternation and mineralization in some parts of the area and increased the economic importance of the magmatic complex for geological studies. False color composites (FCC), band ratios (BR) and spectral angle mapping (SAM) which were performed on ASTER dataset for discrimination of alteration of argillic, advanced argillic, phyllic and prophyllitic zones and evaluation of results by XRD analysis, are the fundamental information for this research. The field studies and XRD analyses of different zones resulted in adaptation with logical operator algorithms and revealed unremarkable volcanic alteration zone in the south of Torud, in comparison with volcanic zone in the north of Torud. In addition, altering in threshold of algorithm band ratio can be used to find better results in discrimination of argillic and phyllic alterations. Then based on the presence of indicator minerals of advanced argillic alteration in the north of Torud, like alonite and prophillite, the optimal threshold for discrimination of this zone from argillic zone by logical band ratio algorithm was determined. The results were evaluated as acceptable, compared to field study. On the other hand, spectral character of remarkable minerals of this zone, like chlorite and epidotite, in band ratio of Aster 8(9+7) with threshold of 2.3, is reported appropriate for land surveying of proplitic zone in the north and south of Torud village. Manuscript profile

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99 - Determinig the relationship between copper mineralization and structures in Ali abad- Darreh Zereshk area, using subsurface geotechnical and geochemical data
Mehdi Ramazani Hojjat Ollah Safari Gholam Hossein Shamanian Homayoun Safaei

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In order to find the relationship between porphyry copper depositions with faulting systems, the Aliabad porphyry and Darre Zereshk Porphyry- Skarn ores were selected as a case studies in Uramia- Dokhtar Magmatic Belt,. In this research, discovering this correlation pro More

In order to find the relationship between porphyry copper depositions with faulting systems, the Aliabad porphyry and Darre Zereshk Porphyry- Skarn ores were selected as a case studies in Uramia- Dokhtar Magmatic Belt,. In this research, discovering this correlation procedure was performed by using surface and subsurface data (i.e. drilling data as geotechnical and Cu-percentage data) from Aliabad and Darre Zereshk mine districts. The results show that RQD criteria extracted from fault zones have a good correlation with surface faults which are identified by field investigations and Remote Sensing techniques. Also, the copper enriched was observed along fault zones and therefore, the relationship between porphyry copper deposits and fault zones is approved. Manuscript profile

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100 - The assessment of freezing-thawing index of aggregates in various environments of Northwest Direh catchment, Kermenshah Province
کاظم بهرامي Seyed Mahmoud Fatemi Aghda Ali Noorzad Mehdi Talkhablou

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Considering the effects of geological environments of natural aggregates accumulation on the weight loss rate of aggregates resulted from freezing-thawing, the relationship between geological environments and the weight loss rate of aggregates has been investigated in t More

Considering the effects of geological environments of natural aggregates accumulation on the weight loss rate of aggregates resulted from freezing-thawing, the relationship between geological environments and the weight loss rate of aggregates has been investigated in this study. The lithology of upstream catchment was the same (thick Asmari limestone) for all aggregates samples. Samples were gathered from 2 taluses, 12 fans and 3 river beds. Samples were transferred to laboratory and then the weight loss rate (in accordance with tex-432- A standard) and the jointing intensity were measured. Based on the results, colluvial environments (taluses) have the highest weight loss rate (14% for size of 16-19 mm) and river environments have the lowest weight loss rate (less than 1% for size of 2.36-4.75 mm). The aggregates of alluvial fans have the intermediate amount compared to two previous environments. In alluvial fan aggregates, the weight loss rate decreases when the area and length of main stream of catchments increases. Also, aggregates size affects the weight loss rate so that increase in the size of aggregate causes the rise in weight loss. Relationship between aggregate size and weight loss rate is affected by geological environments. The difference of weight loss between fine and coarse aggregates is high in talus environments as well as alluvial fans with small catchments, while it is less in river beds and fans with large catchments. In fact, the size effect of aggregate on weight loss decreases or eliminated in river beds and fans. Manuscript profile

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101 - Tectono-magmatic setting of diabase and basalt flows in north Makran ophiolite, southeast of Iran
Azizollah Bazzi Mohammad Mahdi Khatib Mohammadhosein Zarrinkoub

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The north Makran ophiolite in southeast of Iran, as a part of Tethyan ophiolites, is located between Lut and Bajkan-Durkan continental blocks. Among the rocks of this ophiolite sequence, diabase and basalt flows are present more abundant in the outcrops in the eastern p More

The north Makran ophiolite in southeast of Iran, as a part of Tethyan ophiolites, is located between Lut and Bajkan-Durkan continental blocks. Among the rocks of this ophiolite sequence, diabase and basalt flows are present more abundant in the outcrops in the eastern part of the studied north Makran ophiolite. Structural, petrographic and geochemical evidences suggest distinct geodynamic setting for the formation of these rocks. Based on geochemical characteristics, diabase and basalts fall into two groups: In the first group, tholeiitic diabase and basalt flows represent MORB-like affinity, and the second group include calc-alkaline basaltic to dacitic lavas with arc environment and supra-subduction affinities. These two lava types represent two major magmatic events: 1) MORB-type magmatism resulted from Early Cretaceous rifting/opening between two continental blocks and resulted in the formation of tholeiitic diabase and basalt. LREE enrichment, low La/Yb and relatively high U/Th ratios suggest continental influence in their melt source, and 2) subduction-related magmatism, that formed calc-alkaline basaltic, andesitic and dacitic lavas in Late Cretaceous. LILE, LREE enrichment, Nb and Ta negative anomaly, low TiO2 concentrations and relatively high Ce/Pb ratio document subduction influence in their composition. Manuscript profile

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102 - Geology and gold mineralization in the west of Kasnazan, south of Saqqez, Kurdistan province
Shojaeddin Niroomand Hossein Ali Tajeddin Saba Haghiri Qazvini

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West of Kasnazan gold prospect is located 14 km south of Saqqez. The rocks in the area predominantly consist of Precambrian and Cretaceous volcanosedimentary sequences of schist, phyllite and marble which are intruded by granitoid bodies. The main gold reservoir in the More

West of Kasnazan gold prospect is located 14 km south of Saqqez. The rocks in the area predominantly consist of Precambrian and Cretaceous volcanosedimentary sequences of schist, phyllite and marble which are intruded by granitoid bodies. The main gold reservoir in the deposit is hosted inside a quartz syenite body that is intruded along a northwest-southeast shear zone. The high-grade gold ores belong to highly deformed mylonitic and ultramylonitic quartz syenite rocks which are associated with quartz, sericite-muscovite, carbonite and sulfide alteration minerals. Ore mineral assemblages of the deposit are simple and consist of pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, arsenopyrite, magnetite, gold and iron hydroxide minerals. Gold grains with less than 40 microns in size have been found as intergrowth with quartz and also in the form of inclusions in pyrites. Fluid inclusion studies indicate homogenization temperatures between 137.4 and 240.5°C and salinity between 1.16 to 12.06 wt% NaCl eq. This study indicates that main characteristics of the geology and mineralization of the area are similar to orogenic type gold deposits. Manuscript profile

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103 - Mineralogy and mineral chemistry of Pb- Ag- (Zn-Cu-Ba) Ravanj mining district, North of Delijan
Majid Ghasemi siani Fateme Isaabadi

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The Ravanj ore deposit in the North of Delijan formed in the sedimentary host rocks. This ore mineralization system is controlled by normal faults, and mineralization occurs as massive, laminate, open space fillings, breccia and hydrothermal vein/veinlets ore bodies con More

The Ravanj ore deposit in the North of Delijan formed in the sedimentary host rocks. This ore mineralization system is controlled by normal faults, and mineralization occurs as massive, laminate, open space fillings, breccia and hydrothermal vein/veinlets ore bodies consisting of galena, sphalerite, fahlore group minerals, pyrite, chalcopyrite, dolomite, calcite, ankerite, barite, and quartz. Sulfide ore mineralization occurred within two mineralization horizons consisting of the massive-breccia ore horizon hosted by massive upper limestone (Km2) and layered sulfide ore horizon in middle shale (Ks2) and lower thin bedded limestone (Km1) as syn-sedimentary to epigenetic mineralization. Dolomitization is the main alteration related to mineralization and occurs adjacent to normal fault and consists of diagenetic and two hydrothermal dolomites. Hydrothermal dolomites are rich in iron. The ankrite shows that the ore hydrothermal fluid was Fe-rich. Chemistry of galena II and sphalerite II show that these minerals have a tendency to tetrahedrite-tennantite side which are consistent with presence of fahlore mineral incluisions in the microscopic studies. High Cd content in sphalerite and the presence of acanthite show that fluid mineralization had low temperature. According to the evidence such as mineralogy, mineral chemistry, ore texture and structures, and structural studies and combining these results with geochemistry, fluid inclusion and isotope geochemistry, the Ravanj ore deposit can be considered as an Irish-type Zn- Pb deposit. Manuscript profile

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104 - Hydrochemical evaluation and qualitative deterioration assessment of Gorganrud River
Mojtaba G.Mahmoodlu Nader Jandaghi Maryam Sayadi

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In this study, the hydrochemical evolution and qualitative deterioration of Gorganrud River water were investigated in a distance of approximately 100 km from the northern margin of the Alborz highlands to Gorgan Gulf. For this purpose, the analysis results of elven phy More

In this study, the hydrochemical evolution and qualitative deterioration of Gorganrud River water were investigated in a distance of approximately 100 km from the northern margin of the Alborz highlands to Gorgan Gulf. For this purpose, the analysis results of elven physicochemical parameters related to four hydrometric stations over a ten-year statistical period were used. Gibbs, Stiff, Piper, Durov diagrams as well as five saturation indices for carbonate, sulfate and chloride minerals were used to study the hydrochemical evolution of the river. Water quality changes in drinking (using Schoeller Diagram), agricultural (using Wilcox Diagram), and industrial (using corrosion indices) sectors along the Gorganrud River were also investigated. In this study, F test and hierarchical cluster analysis were used to analyze the variance of data and the number of factors affecting water hydrochemistry, respectively. The results showed that rock-water reaction, evaporation, and Gorgan Gulf saline water intrusion are the most important factors controlling the river water chemistry. Also, the water dominant type of Gorganrud River at the highlands margin is bicarbonate and as it enters the plain, it tends to reach full maturity, the type of sodium chloride. At all stations, river water is supersaturated with respect to calcite and dolomite but it is under saturated respect to anhydrite, gypsum and halite. However, evaporite minerals saturation increases in the flow direction. The quality of water for drinking and agriculture is suitable at the margins of highlands and as it enters the plain and the path to the Gorgan Gulf decreases sharply. According to the statistical analysis results, the most changes in physicochemical parameters are obtained between the Lazoure Station at the highlands margin and the Qazaghli Station in the middle part of the plain and after that no significant changes were observed between the quality parameters until Gorganroud outlet. Manuscript profile

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105 - Petrology of Oigocene volcanic rocks in the Deh Tah area, south of Dehuk, Lut Block
Morteza Khalatbari نرمین بانه ای Mohammad فریدی

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The study area in the south of Deh Tah, Lut Block comprise Oligocene volcanic rocks which are composed of andesite, trachyandesite, dacite and rhyolite. These lavas have porphyric to porphyritic textures with abundant amphibole phenocrysts. Most of the Oligocene lavas d More

The study area in the south of Deh Tah, Lut Block comprise Oligocene volcanic rocks which are composed of andesite, trachyandesite, dacite and rhyolite. These lavas have porphyric to porphyritic textures with abundant amphibole phenocrysts. Most of the Oligocene lavas display calck alkaline to high-K calck alkaline magmatic affinities. In the binary diagrams, the andesitic to trachyandesitic samples cluster far away from the trachydacitic, dacitic and rhyolitic samples suggesting that they were not afftected only by magmatic differentiation. The REE patterns and spider diagrams show enrichement in light ion litophile element (LILE) and hight field strength element (HFSE) depletion. The normalized patterns of the andesite to trachyandsite have a reliable overlap with oceanic island basalt (OIB). The patterns of the acidic lavas are correlated with the patterns of continental crust. These geochemical evidence indicate that the andesitic to trachyandesitic lavas are generated from partial melting of lithospheric mantle which previously metasomatized by subduction components (melt-fluids). Partial melting of the continental crust has an important role in generation of the acidic lavas. Based on geological setting and geochemical data, it seems that the Oligocene volcanic rocks formed in a post-collision zone, due to thinning of the continental lithosphere in Lut Block. This process is probably related to lithospheric delamination which occurs in a post-collisional zone in Lut Block, as a part of the Alpine-Hymalaya orogenic belt. Manuscript profile

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106 - Geochemistry and petrology of Qareh-Dash rhyolites from Shahindej- NW Iran: Geochemical features of post- collision volcanism
Masoumeh Ahangari معصومه نظری Mohsen Moazzen

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Qareh-Dash rhyolites from the Shahindej area are peraluminous rocks with high SiO2 and K2O contents. These rocks are mainly composed of quartz, K- feldspar and rare plagioclase phenocrysts in a fine-grained K-feldspar rich matrix. Geochemically, Qareh-Dash rhyolites sho More

Qareh-Dash rhyolites from the Shahindej area are peraluminous rocks with high SiO2 and K2O contents. These rocks are mainly composed of quartz, K- feldspar and rare plagioclase phenocrysts in a fine-grained K-feldspar rich matrix. Geochemically, Qareh-Dash rhyolites show enrichment in LREEs and LILEs and depletion in HREEs. Field studies, textural and petrographical relations, along with whole rock geochemistry, demonstrate that the parental magma of the Qareh-Dash rhyolites was originated from the crust. The composition of the parental magma was modified due to fractional crystallization of plagioclase and titanomagnetite evidenced by negative Eu, Sr and Ti anomalies in multielement diagrams. The chemical characteristics of Qareh- Dash rhyolites such as Rb/Nb, K/Rb, Rb/Sr, Rb/Ba and Ga/Al ratios are similar to A-Type granites/ rhyolites associated with post- collision tectonic settings. According to Precambrian age for the Qareh-Dash rhyolites, formation of these rocks might be related to extensional phases which were probably taken place after closure of proto- Thetys Ocean. Manuscript profile

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107 - Geology, alteration and mineralization studies of the Barmolk porphyry copper deposit (North of Varzeghan – East Azarbaijan Province)
علیرضا روان¬خواه Mohsen Moayyed علی لطفی¬بخش

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Exploration area of Barmolk is located in the northwest of the country, East Azarbaijan province and northeast of the Varzeghan county. Northern outcrops of the area consist of Eocene volcanic and volcanoclastic rocks and Oligocene porphyry quartzmonzonite intrusion bod More

Exploration area of Barmolk is located in the northwest of the country, East Azarbaijan province and northeast of the Varzeghan county. Northern outcrops of the area consist of Eocene volcanic and volcanoclastic rocks and Oligocene porphyry quartzmonzonite intrusion bodies, which are cut off by first and second generation non-mineralized dikes. Towards to the north, this mass is in contact with upper Cretaceous-Paleocene carbonate-flysch deposits. In addition, Plio-Quaternary injection of dacite subvolcanic domes and eruption of alkaline basalt in the studied area have taken place. Kighal porphyry extends to the southwest of Barmolk area. Phyllic, propylitic and argillic hydrothermal alterations were identified in this mass, but potassic alteration was not observed. This indicates that the Barmolk porphyry is not an independent mass and is the margin of Kighal porphyry mass. The main texture in this mass is porphyritic with fine-graind matrix. Mineralization appears to be disseminated, vein-veinlet and fracture surface filling including chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite and pyrite. Pyrite content in this mass is low, and this is one of the reasons for the lack of supergene enrichment zone. Due to the presence of lead and zinc mineralization mostly in the form of vein-veinlet in the first-generation quartzdiorite dikes (DK1) and with regards to the injection of these dikes into Sungun after supergene zone formation, the mineralization of lead and zinc can be attributed to the epithermal processes, related to the Barmolk intrusive mass. Consequently, the latter mineralization occurred after the injection of first-generation quartzdiorite dikes. Manuscript profile

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108 - Assessment of mineralization potential using Stage factor analysis method (SFA) in Khoshnameh area, Hashjin, Ardabil province
Samira Hoseinpore Nejati Kamal Siahcheshm seyyed ghafour alavi pouya Zargari

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The Khoshnameh altered area is located about 20 km south of Khalkhal (Ardebil province) and lies in the Hashjin metallogenic district. The formation of extensive serictic, argillic, silicic, chloritic and iron oxides alterations in the Chenar, Mahmudabad and east of Kho More

The Khoshnameh altered area is located about 20 km south of Khalkhal (Ardebil province) and lies in the Hashjin metallogenic district. The formation of extensive serictic, argillic, silicic, chloritic and iron oxides alterations in the Chenar, Mahmudabad and east of Khoshnameh, as well as the copper-lead-zinc mineralization events (e.g. Senjedeh, Shalvali and Ommabad) appears to be intimately affiliated to the fluids derived from upper Oligocene granodiorite intrusions which were emplaced within the Eocene trachy-basalt, andesite and pyroclastic rocks. The key point of this research is to investigate the preference of the Stage Factor Analysis (SFA) to evaluate the geochemical dispersion of mineralization and the visualization of real anomalies throughout the Khoshnameh area. Since the concentration of rock forming elements that are not related to mineralization has a negative effect on the factor privilege of elements, then the number of factors to increase the severity of anomalies must be reduce. For this purpose, initially nine factors were calculated based on the chemical composition of the samples. At this stage, non-representative elements and elements that did not participate in any of the factors were identified and removed from the data set and factor analysis was re-applied. After applying three stages of analysis on the data, the most effective predictive and important factors in terms of mineralization were deduced. Consequently, the number of factors decreased to 5. Therefore, using this method increases the prediction rate and success of the exploration, compared to the typical factor analysis method. Thus, the probable anomalies of Ba, Sn, Pb and Mo mineralization from the first factor and As, Cd and Sb mineralization from the fourth factor are predicted and introduced. Manuscript profile

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109 - Determining paleo-stress based on the study of discontinuities and folds in Zagros Collision Zone; Case Study: Kermanshah Region
سپیده رضابیک عبدالله سعیدی Mehran Aryan علی سربی

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The studied zone is in the Northern part of Zagros Suture Zone (Kermanshah). The presence of deep sea sediments, oceanic crust remnants, platform carbonates, igneous and metamorphosed rocks of active margin and carbonate sequence of passive margin that are assembled in More

The studied zone is in the Northern part of Zagros Suture Zone (Kermanshah). The presence of deep sea sediments, oceanic crust remnants, platform carbonates, igneous and metamorphosed rocks of active margin and carbonate sequence of passive margin that are assembled in the studied area show a compressional tectonic regime from the late Cretaceous up to the present. As a result of convergent regime, a very complicated structural zone is developed. The main purpose of this study is stress characteristic analysis in Zagros Suture Zone (Kermanshah).To recognize and study the arrangement of stress axes a great amount of data were gathered from the folds axial surface and the faults which are appeared within the rocks specially the radiolaritic rocks. The data includes characteristics of fault surface geometry, fault slip and lineation slip. The stress recording patterns for data in this study is Multiple Inverse Method and comparison with stress position by using folds axial surface. By studying folds it was obtained the situation of main stress σ1, σ2 and σ3 respectively as 029, 127, 234 and by using the method Multiple Inverse Method, the situation of main stress is obtained as 059, 304, 194. Based on the investigations in the study area and measurements on Cretaceous rocks, the results show that the main stress direction since Cretaceous up to the present is northeastern with minor changes. The estimations of stress direction were the same in both folds and faults. As a result, the shortening direction has been constant, so the shortening faults all show one direction of stress. Manuscript profile

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110 - Garmichay metapelites, NW Iran: whole rock chemistry, provenance and metamorphic conditions
Amir Mahamed Mohsen Moayyed Monir Modjarrad

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The whole rock chemistry of the Garmichay metapelites located in the north of Miyaneh, NW Iran, is investigated to reveal the provenance and metamorphic conditions of the rocks. Petrofabric observations have revealed the syn-tectonic nature of regional metamorphic cordi More

The whole rock chemistry of the Garmichay metapelites located in the north of Miyaneh, NW Iran, is investigated to reveal the provenance and metamorphic conditions of the rocks. Petrofabric observations have revealed the syn-tectonic nature of regional metamorphic cordierite porphyroblasts in the metapelites. C' shear band structure is another feature that is observed in the rocks. Two regional metamorphic phases (RMP1, RMP2), one contact metamorphic phase (CMP) and two deformation (D1, D2) phases are identified. The major oxide geochemistry implies two sedimentary shale and greywacke parent rocks. Based on major, rare earth and trace elements (Ti, Ni, TiO2, Zr and K2O) the igneous source rock has been an andesite to dacite/rhyodacite. The CIA (chemical index of alteration) and CIW (chemical index of weathering) parameters imply a medium degree of alteration in the igneous source area. The Garmichay metapelites, in comparison with the PAAS and UCC, are enriched in Cs, La and Ce and depleted in Sr, Nb and Ta. The representative samples lie inside the paragenetic triangles of the compatibility diagrams that imply their thermodynamically stable conditions. Finally, based on the standard pseudosections, the maximum temperature and pressure range has been determined as 535-635 °C and 1-3 kb, respectively. Manuscript profile

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111 - Petrography and geochemistry of igneous rocks and antimony mineralization in Lakhshak, northwest of Zahedan, southeastern Iran
*, Halimeh Mojadadi Mohammad Boomeri Habib Biabangard

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The Lakhshak Sb index is located in the northwest of Zahedan in the Sistan suture zone. The geological units of the area include metamorphosed flysch (garnet schist, actinolite schist, phylite, mylonite), granitoid pluton, acidic and basic dikes, mineralized and un-mine More

The Lakhshak Sb index is located in the northwest of Zahedan in the Sistan suture zone. The geological units of the area include metamorphosed flysch (garnet schist, actinolite schist, phylite, mylonite), granitoid pluton, acidic and basic dikes, mineralized and un-mineralized silicic veins. According to the geochemical studies, Lakhshak igneous rocks are calc-alkaline, high-K calc-alkaline and shoshonitic, metaaluminous rocks which are belong to the volcanic arc, and collisional and post-collisional tectonic settings. The studied igneous rocks are characterized by LREE and LILE enrichment relative to HREE and HFSE. Enrichment of Pb and depletion of Zr, Nb and Y are more consistent with melts generated from the lower crust. In the Lakhshak area, the Sb mineralization mainly occurs as quartz-stibnite veins in type-like rocks and is associated with silicic, argillic and phyllic alterations. Manuscript profile

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112 - Biostratigraphy of the Tirgan Formation in Robat-Eshgh (south-west of Bojnurd) and Ghezelghan (North of Bojnurd) stratigraphic sections, and comparing them with each other.
nassim Riahi عباس صادقی Mohammad Hossein Adabi حسین کامیابی شادان

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In order to study biostratigraphy of the Tirgan Formation in western Kopet Dagh, two surface sections including Navia – Robat Eshgh and Ghezelghan, were selected and 230 samples were collected. The Tirgan Formation was measured with a total thickness of 237 and 192 mete More

In order to study biostratigraphy of the Tirgan Formation in western Kopet Dagh, two surface sections including Navia – Robat Eshgh and Ghezelghan, were selected and 230 samples were collected. The Tirgan Formation was measured with a total thickness of 237 and 192 meters in Navia and Ghezelghan sections respectively and was represented by thick and sometimes medium bedded, grey and weathered cream colored limestones in two localities. In Navia section, the Tirgan Formation conformably overlies the Zard – Shurijeh Formation with sharp lithological changes. However, as a result of being located in the core of an anticline, this boundary is not determined in Ghezelghan section. The Tirgan Formation disconformably underlies the Abderaz Formation in Navia section while conformably underlies the Sarcheshme Formation at Ghezelghan section. As a result of biostratigraphical investigations, 58 species belonging to 68 genera of foraminifera were identified in the Tirgan Formation. Based on benthic foraminifera two biozones were determined as follows: 1. Palorbitolina lenticularis Taxon Range Zone 2. Novalesia producta – Orbitolina spp. assemblage zone According to the determined biozones and fossils associations, the age of the Tirgan Formation is Barremian – Early Aptian in both sections. The comparison of the Tirgan Formation, in two-mentioned sections, shows some differences. In terms of biostratigraphy, there is not any significant distinctions, except for thickness difference in biozones. Manuscript profile

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113 - Modeling of the fold interference patterns from the northern Golpaygan metamorphic complex using MATLAB
Mohammad Reza Sheikholeslami

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Modeling of geological structures plays an important role in understanding the geometry of the structures and their relationships. In recent years, digital modeling using computers has attracted the attention of engineers as well as researchers in basic sciences. "MATLA More

Modeling of geological structures plays an important role in understanding the geometry of the structures and their relationships. In recent years, digital modeling using computers has attracted the attention of engineers as well as researchers in basic sciences. "MATLAB" is one of the softwares that is used with its extensive facilities for data analysis and modeling in various sciences, including structural geology. In this paper, possible models of interference patterns of the three generations of folds in metamorphic rocks of the Golpayegan area were reconstructed using the script written in MATLAB software. The required data include the attitudes of the mean axis and the mean axial planes of three consecutive generations of folds which were obtained during field measurements. Field studies show that the first and second generation folds are almost coaxial, however the third generation folds have a different axial trend. The results of modeling indicate that four classical fold interference patterns may be formed in horizontal (map view) and vertical sections in Golpayegan metamorphic rocks. Modeled fold interference patterns are closely consistent with the natural fold interference patterns observed in the outcrop and regional scales. Using the modeling, it can be determined that the different interference patterns of the folds in the northern Golpayegan metamorphic rocks are related to superposition of the related fold generations. Manuscript profile

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114 - Geology, mineralogy, alteration and potential of Lakhshak deposit, the Sistan suture zone based on geophysical studies (IP/RS)
نسیم حیدریان دهکردی شجاع‌الدین نیرومند شهرام ادیب Hossein Ali Tajeddin Saeid Mirzaei

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Lakhshak deposit is located 28 km northwest of Zahedan in the Sistan suture zone. The rocks in the Lakhshak area predominantly consist of Eocene volcanosedimentary and metamorphosed (greenshist facies) rocks. The mineralogy of the ore is simple and consists of stibnite, More

Lakhshak deposit is located 28 km northwest of Zahedan in the Sistan suture zone. The rocks in the Lakhshak area predominantly consist of Eocene volcanosedimentary and metamorphosed (greenshist facies) rocks. The mineralogy of the ore is simple and consists of stibnite, pyrite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and electrum. The Lakhshak deposit is hosted in the shear and altered calc-shist unit which is associated with quartz, sericite-muscovite and sulfide alteration minerals. Based on geophysical studies, using induction polarity and special resistance (IP/RS) in the Lakhshak sheared area, combined with the results of geological, metamorphic and mineralization information, calligraphic calcification units, fault zones and metamorphosed areas have a high potential for Au-Sb mineralization. Therefore, using the amount of changes in specific resistance and chargeability, as well as the intensity of chargeability in the profiles, can appropriately identify the promising area for gold and stibnite mineralizations. This study indicates that the main characteristics of the geology and mineralization of the Lakhshak, such as the nature of the host rock, the form of mineralization, metamorphism and associated alterations, is similar to orogenic gold deposits. Manuscript profile

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115 - Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy in the upper part of the Garau Formation in the Sheikh Saleh section in Northwest of Kermanshah, Lurestan Province (Zagros Basin)
سعیده سنماری

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In this study, the upper part of the Garau Formation with a thickness of 24 m in the section of Sheikh Saleh anticline located in the northwest of Kermanshah was investigated from the calcareous nannofossils. In this section, the Garau Formation is mainly composed of me More

In this study, the upper part of the Garau Formation with a thickness of 24 m in the section of Sheikh Saleh anticline located in the northwest of Kermanshah was investigated from the calcareous nannofossils. In this section, the Garau Formation is mainly composed of medium bedded argillaceous limestone. In order to introduce the index species and biozones, 17 slides from the Garau Formation were studied, which resulted in the identification of three biozones. As a result of this study, 20 species and 15 genera of calcareous nannofossils were identified. Based on the obtained biozones, the age of the upper part of the Garau Formation in the studied section is suggested the late early Cenomanian to the late late Cenomanian. This age is corresponding to the upper part of Eiffellithus turriseiffelii Zone (CC9), Microrhabdulus decorates Zone (CC10), lower part of Quadrum gartneri Zone (CC11) from the Sissingh (1977) zonation and UC1, UC2, UC3, and lower part of UC7 from the Burnett (1998) zonation. Manuscript profile

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116 - Facies studies and depositional environment of Sahand volcanic complex (NW of Iran)
Farhad Pirmohammadi alishah Ahmad Jahangiri

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Sahand volcanic complex is located in the south of Tabriz and east of Urmia Lake and includes an alternation of lava, igneous materials and clastic sediments that were affected by many folds and fractures. Sahand volcano is relatively young in age (Miocene to Pliocene) More

Sahand volcanic complex is located in the south of Tabriz and east of Urmia Lake and includes an alternation of lava, igneous materials and clastic sediments that were affected by many folds and fractures. Sahand volcano is relatively young in age (Miocene to Pliocene) and its structure is somewhat intact. Consequently, where there is a good lateral continuity, facies and volcanological studies can be carried out in the upper part of the complex. Based on these studies, it was determined that the Sahand volcanic structure can be divided into four central, near, medium and distant facies. Facies studies show that the structure of Sahand Volcano was created by several explosive phases, some of which were associated with water intrusion and there was not much time between eruptions. Characteristics, such as severe welding and discoloration of pyroclastic deposits show that these units had a high temperature at the time of formation and were formed on land. Overall, Sahand volcanic eruptions were more explosive, and thus, the number of pyroclastic deposits is much higher than lava flows. In the central, near and middle facies of Sahand, no traces of younger hydrothermal activities can be found, and only in the distant facies, there is a hot spring (Bostan Abad), the relationship of which needs further study to prove the connection of these springs with the Sahand Volcano. Manuscript profile

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117 - Determining the timing of folding of Jarik anticline in the Dezful embayment, based on the geometry of growth strata
Ahmad لشگری Mahmoud reza Hayhat Mohammad Mahdi Khatib Mahdi Najafi

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Determining the direction of deformation migration in the fold- thrust belts, is one of the basic aspects for understanding the structural evolution of the fold and thrust belts. By studying the timing and mechanism of deformation and compare it with different regions o More

Determining the direction of deformation migration in the fold- thrust belts, is one of the basic aspects for understanding the structural evolution of the fold and thrust belts. By studying the timing and mechanism of deformation and compare it with different regions of a fold thrust belt, it is possible to gain a better understanding the history of the structural evolution. The timing and development of deformation in the Zagros folded belt is one of the widely studied topics and the general belief is that collision of two plates of central Iran and Arabian began in Miocene, and gradually developed from the northeast to the southwest. According to the present study, the timing of folding of the Jaril anticline in the northern of Dezful embayment is estimated to be end of Middle miocene (Serravalian). The results of the present study indicated that the onset folding of the Jarik anticline in this area coincides with the deposition of the lower Aghajari Formation. Manuscript profile

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118 - Analysis of texture, structure and depositional environment of evaporites in the Kond Formation, Saran section, Central Alborz, based on field data, petrography and XRD analysis
zeinab Alizadeh Arab mahbubeh Hosseini-Barzi

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The late-Eocene Kond Formation in Saran section, Central Alborz, is a carbonate, marl, volcano-clastic and evaporite succession and the lower and upper boundaries with Karaj and Lower Red Formation is unconformable. The main thickness of the studied section consists of More

The late-Eocene Kond Formation in Saran section, Central Alborz, is a carbonate, marl, volcano-clastic and evaporite succession and the lower and upper boundaries with Karaj and Lower Red Formation is unconformable. The main thickness of the studied section consists of evaporite deposits. Based on the field studies, petrography and XRD data, these evaporite deposits are mostly consist of gypsum, anhydrite, dolomite, calcite and quartz. Field and petrographic study, imply that the gypsum and anhydrite are present in three types: primary (type one), secondary (type two) and Tertiary (type three) and dolomites are related to very early diagenesis. The primary evaporites which are laminated and layered gypsum, were deposited in a subaqueous shallow environment (salina) due to solar evaporation. Secondary evaporites with nodular texture and enterolithic and chicken-wire structures, were formed during epigenetic and shallow burial diagenesis (coastal sabkha). Moreover, tertiary evaporites with alabasterian, porphyroblastic and satin spar textures are related to burial and uplifting of primary and secondary evaporites in telogenesis and phreatic meteoric conditions. The abundance of evaporite minerals as well as other evidences of this sediments in the Saran section indicates a warm and dry climatic conditions during deposition of the Kond Formation. Due to the layered nature of evaporites of the Kond Formation in the Saran section and their association with shallow marine facies and the presence of significant thickness of volcano-clastic deposits of the Karaj Formation below these deposits, Eocene seawater and also migration of ions from older tuffs is suggested as the source of ions required for the deposition of these evaporite units. Manuscript profile

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sara gardideh Habibollah Ghasemi mahmood sadeghian لایچنگ miao چانگ fugin

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negin Fazli Majid Ghaderi Mehdi Movahednia Sajjad Maghfouri

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mohamad mahdi zand gholamreza mirzababaei Mohammad lotfi

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122 - Geology, mineralization and genesis of the Madabad celestite deposit, south Zanjan
مهسا نوری Hossein Kouhestani قاسم نباتیان میرعلی اصغر مختاری افشین زهدی

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Rock units in the Madabad celestite deposit are composed of medium to thick-bedded and massive limestone interlayered with marly limestone and marl units of the Qom Formation (lower Miocene). Mineralization occurs as lens-shaped orebody, hosted by limestone units of mem More

Rock units in the Madabad celestite deposit are composed of medium to thick-bedded and massive limestone interlayered with marly limestone and marl units of the Qom Formation (lower Miocene). Mineralization occurs as lens-shaped orebody, hosted by limestone units of member of the Qom Formation usually crosscutting bedding of the host rocks. Three stages of mineralization occurred in the Madabad deposit. The first stage is characterized by calcite formation during syn-depositional to syn-diagenesis processes. The second stage is related to hydrothermal processes that are distinguished by formation of fine-grained and sugary crystals of massive stage-1 celestite, vein-veinlets of coarse-grained stage-2 celestite along with minor strontianite and barite, coarse-grained euhedral crystals of stage-3 celestite with vug infilling texture, and finally late-stage quartz and calcite vein-veinlets. Stage three includes supergene processes. Hydrothermal alteration includes dolomitization, calcitization and silicification. Celestite along with minor strontianite and barite are ore minerals, and calcite, dolomite, quartz and iron oxides-hydroxides are gangue minerals at Madabad. The ore minerals show vein-veinlets, vug infilling, brecciated and cataclastic textures. Microthermometric measurements of two-phase liquid-rich fluid inclusions hosted in celestite II indicate that salinities values range from 6 to 18 wt.% NaCl equiv. (avg. 10.6 wt.% NaCl equiv.). These inclusions have homogenization temperatures range from 248 to 365 °C, with an average of 278 °C. These data indicate a minimum trapping depth of 510 m for the Madabad deposit. Sr was originated from evaporate units within the marly parts of the Qom Formation and volcanic units of the Karaj Formation. Characteristics of the Madabad deposit are similar to epigenetic replacement celestite deposits. Manuscript profile

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123 - Basic steps in determining the provenance of terrestrial sedimentary sequences, with examples from central and north west of Iran
عبدالحسین امینی

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By stating the fundamental differences between terrestrial and detrital facies, this paper emphasizes on the limitations of provenance studies in terrestrial facies. Considering the presence of coarse-, medium- and fine-grained facies in most of terrestrial sedimentary More

By stating the fundamental differences between terrestrial and detrital facies, this paper emphasizes on the limitations of provenance studies in terrestrial facies. Considering the presence of coarse-, medium- and fine-grained facies in most of terrestrial sedimentary sequences, the differences in textural and mineralogical characteristics, their study methods and possible differences in the provenance of these facies, the basic and necessary steps in studying these facies for determining the sedimentary provenance was investigated. In explaining these steps, some examples from terrestrial formations of Central Iran (Upper Red Formation) and north west of Iran (Zivar Formation) are presented. The role of diagenesis, structural deformation and paleogeography in the provenance study and their importance in this type of studies are explained. Finally, it is discussed how to proof the accuracy of the interpretations for the studied sedimentary sequences. Manuscript profile

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124 - The Iranian Plateau at the end of the Quaternary: new synthesis of geological, archaeological and historical data
Hamid Nazari Elahe Najar Jean franscois Ritz Mohammad Ali Shokri aram fathian fereidon Rezaei Alireza Rahim Hasan Fazali nashli Khalil Baharfirouzi hamed vahdatinasab alireza shahidi mahdi borzooii Elnaz Aghaali

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Via combining the geological, geochronological data with archaeological and historical data synthesis, it is shown that the northern part of the central plateau of Iran corresponded to a large lake, at the very end of the Pleistocene-early Holocene period.The morphologi More

Via combining the geological, geochronological data with archaeological and historical data synthesis, it is shown that the northern part of the central plateau of Iran corresponded to a large lake, at the very end of the Pleistocene-early Holocene period.The morphological and stratigraphic markers of this ancient lake are still visible in some areas of the central plateau of Iran, especially in the Kavir desert, the Qom-Aran desert and the region of Masileh.The Paleo shorelines located at altitude of ~1100 m found in many places around the current Great Kavir depression is one of the most important signs that confirms the existence of an integrated lake, especially during the younger Dryas.Our geochronological data suggest that between the beginning of the Holocene (~11.5 ka) and 8 ka, the lake level gradually decreased by 250 m, to reach the altitude of 850 m.It is suggested that the cause of this lowering is the evaporation due to warmer and drier climate. According to absolute archaeological dating, the northern part of the Central Plateau has been inhabited by human communities for 50,000 years. From early Holocene; the first sedentary communities around 9,000 years ago provided the structure of rural communities in this part of Iran. From an environmental point of view, part of the water resources of these ancient settlements originated from the mountains of southern Alborz. Based on the newly found evidence of the present article, it can be assumed that in the current location of the Great Central Desert in the ancient world, freshwater lake or lakes provided suitable habitat, rich in biological resources, for prehistoric inhabitants. Manuscript profile

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125 - Analysis of geochemical features of sabzevar dust, using Marble Dust Collector (MDCO)
آرش امینی بهنام شفیعی

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Dust is one of the atmospheric phenomena that has adverse environmental effects and consequences. In order to study dusts in Sabzevar, samples were collected at the end of each season in 1390. In this research, sampling containers were installed in 16 locations on t More

Dust is one of the atmospheric phenomena that has adverse environmental effects and consequences. In order to study dusts in Sabzevar, samples were collected at the end of each season in 1390. In this research, sampling containers were installed in 16 locations on the roofs of houses and governmental offices based on the main and sub geographical directions and trapped samples in MDCO were measured by 0.0001 accuracy scale. For geochemical studies due to the volume of dust collected and the importance of the samples, basic oxides and trace elements of fine dust were measured using atomic absorption and ICP methods. Results has shown that the maximum dust volume were collected in the spring while the concentration of most polluting elements is higher in autumn. In terms of pollution, Cadmium and Zinc are of primary importance in sabzevar due to their very high pollution coefficient. Chromium and Nickle are of secondary importance with being in the range of moderate pollution and significant pollution coefficient. In the current situation, the pollution of elements such as copper, lead and arsenic in the dust of Sabzevar is not critical and worrying. Manuscript profile

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126 - Separation of geochemical anomalies of gold-copper by concentration -Number Fractal (C-N) method in southeast of Nain
B. Gholipour A. Kananian Sh. Niroomand A. Tarhani M. Fersowsi Rashed

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In this paper, concentration-number fractal method was used to study regional exploration and geochemical anomaly separation; also anomalies of index elements including gold, arsenic, silver, copper, antimony, lead, zinc and molybdenum in the Qalehdar exploration area ( More

In this paper, concentration-number fractal method was used to study regional exploration and geochemical anomaly separation; also anomalies of index elements including gold, arsenic, silver, copper, antimony, lead, zinc and molybdenum in the Qalehdar exploration area (Isfahan province) was investigated. For this purpose, 336 samples of rock units were collected and analyzed by ICP-MS. Then the chemical analysis data were categorized and prepared after replacing the sensor data for processing..Using concentration-number fractal method, elemental anomalies in that area was identified and the anomalies were mapped. The results of geochemical studies in the area showed that different geochemical anomalies of Au, Mo, Cu, As, Sb, Pb, Zn are closely related to alteration zones and shallow plutons. These studies also led to the identification of a geochemical system.. After drawing the geochemical maps and identifying the anomalous regions, the anomalies of the various elements were correlated and a zoning was recognized. In this zoning from the center to the outside of the system,the anomalies respectively, include molybdenum (Mo), copper-molybdenum (Cu Mo), lead-zinc (Pb Zn) anomalies and finally the gold-arsenic anomaly (As Au) which is located at the periphery of the system. Manuscript profile

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127 - Geology, structure, texture, fluid inclusion and formation model of Michigan type copper mineralization in the Sebandoon deposit, Northeast of Iran
B. Hammamipour Baranji H.A. Tajeddin M. Movahednia

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The Sebandoon copper deposit is located in the northern part of the Sabzevar subzone. The rock units exposed in the area consist of upper Cretaceous volcano-sedimentary sequences of trachyte, trachyandesite, basalt, split, shale, dacite and sandstone. The Sebandoon nati More

The Sebandoon copper deposit is located in the northern part of the Sabzevar subzone. The rock units exposed in the area consist of upper Cretaceous volcano-sedimentary sequences of trachyte, trachyandesite, basalt, split, shale, dacite and sandstone. The Sebandoon native copper deposit comprises stratabound mineralization which is hosted in split basalt. The main ore structures and textures in the deposit include disseminate, veinlets, open space filling and replacement forms. The ore mineral assemblages are simple and consist of native copper, coprite and malachite and main gang minerals are zeolite, calcite, quartz, chlorite and epidote. Fluid inclusion studies on ore-bearing zeolite reveal that majority of primary inclusions are liquid-rich two-phase (LV) ones. The studies indicate homogenization temperatures were between 228 and 340°C and salinity varied between 0.6 to 5.7 wt% NaCl eq. Based on the evidence from geology, mineralogy, alteration, fluid inclusion, and geodynamic environment, the Sebandoon copper deposit is similar to Michigan copper type deposits, in which copper was leached from the basaltic rocks during burial metamorphism and the ore-forming fluids moved upwards and subsequently deposited as native copper due to low pressure and mixing with meteoric fluids. Manuscript profile

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128 - Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the Cretaceous deposits in Khunik startigraphic section (West Qaen, eastern Iran)
M. Notghi Moghaddam F. Jalili S. Senemari

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In this research, the biostratigraphy of the Cretaceous deposits was investigated in the eastern margin of Lut Block in Khunik startigraphic section, west of Qaen, based on calcareous nannofossils. The stratigraphic interval mainly consists of marls with sandstone inter More

In this research, the biostratigraphy of the Cretaceous deposits was investigated in the eastern margin of Lut Block in Khunik startigraphic section, west of Qaen, based on calcareous nannofossils. The stratigraphic interval mainly consists of marls with sandstone interlayers (196 m thick). According to the systematic studies, 30 nannofossil species belonging to 20 genera were identified. Based on the presence of index calcareous nannofossils such as Calcicalathina oblongata, Speetonia colligata, Eiffellithus striatus and the fossil assemblages Calcicalathina oblongata Zone (CC3), Cretarhabdus loriei Zone (CC4) and Lithraphidites bollii Zone (CC5) these deposits are equivalent to NK3A subzone – middle part of NC5B subzone. According to the determined biozones, early Valanginian to late Hauterivian age was suggested for the studied interval. Manuscript profile

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129 - Mineral chemistry of clinopyroxene, an approach to petrogenesis of Saray Volcanic Complex–Northwest of Iran
M. Ghaderi N. Amel M. Moayyed

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Saray volcano is an extinct volcano and is located in the east of Urmia Lake. This volcano mainly consists of Leucititic lava flows and their related pyroclastic materials forming a Sequence which repeated more than five times. Leucite phonolitic dykes, Lamprophyric (Mi More

Saray volcano is an extinct volcano and is located in the east of Urmia Lake. This volcano mainly consists of Leucititic lava flows and their related pyroclastic materials forming a Sequence which repeated more than five times. Leucite phonolitic dykes, Lamprophyric (Minette, Monchiquite and Spessartite) lavas and dykes, Trachytic domes and dykes, Syenitic dykes and a small syenitic stock are other rock types of Saray volcano. Since clinopyroxene is present in all rock types of this volcano, mineral chemistry study of clinopyroxenes in all rock types of Saray volcano, could help us to explain the relationship between different rock types. Clinopyroxenes of Saray volcano have diopside, salite and fassaite compositions. The majority of studied clinopyroxenes crystallize under 3-4 kb pressure and 1150 centigrade temperature. Tectono-magmatically speaking, these clinopyroxenes were mostly formed within plate basalts. Although the composition of rock types of Saray volcano is very different, almost constant composition of clinopyroxene in all rock types, show the same origin for all clinopyroxenes. However, it can be concluded that all rock types have the same origin. Manuscript profile

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130 - Hydrodynamic behavior of Soremeh Carbonate Formation on groundwater inflow to Nowsud Tunnel in Zimkan valley region, Kermanshah
H.R. Nasseri N. Bayat J. Ezzati Feyz

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Groundwater control is an important issue during underground excavation in fractured rocks. More than any other factor, the lack of groundwater control can cause costs to rise. In this study, the characteristics of the Surmeh Formation in Zimkan aquifer were analyzed More

Groundwater control is an important issue during underground excavation in fractured rocks. More than any other factor, the lack of groundwater control can cause costs to rise. In this study, the characteristics of the Surmeh Formation in Zimkan aquifer were analyzed using the recession curve of discharge water from the tunnel. The results show that behavior of the recession curve of discharge water from the tunnel is similar to discharge of the conduit flow system of karst springs. In the first seven days, the slope of the recession curve was high and equal to 0.041, but over time in considering to progress of tunnel excavation and 41 meters groundwater table drawdown in karstic aquifer of Surmeh Formation; the slope of the recession curve decreased and it became similar to diffuse flow system of the karstic aquifer. In the recession curve of discharge water from the Nowsud Tunnel, all three porous systems, including conduit, semi conduit and diffuse are properly identifiable in time intervals of seven, 48, and 87 days respectively. with respect to similarities in the behavior of discharge water from the tunnel with karst springs, the hydrograph of recharge water into the tunnel can be used as a discharge below the base level of the karst hydrologic system in order to assess the dynamic reserve of the upper karst aquifer (above the tunnel level). Manuscript profile

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131 - Investigation of structural pattern and introduction of detachment surface of Alborz Mountain Range in the north of Damghan
Z. Taslimi A. Saidi M. Ghoreshi M. Aryan A. Solgi

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The studied area is a part of Eastern central Alborz, bestween southeastern piedmont of Alborz (NW of Damghan) and North Alborz Fault (South of Sari). The Alborz Mountain range which forms the heights of northern territory, separated the Caspian Depression from Iran cen More

The studied area is a part of Eastern central Alborz, bestween southeastern piedmont of Alborz (NW of Damghan) and North Alborz Fault (South of Sari). The Alborz Mountain range which forms the heights of northern territory, separated the Caspian Depression from Iran central plateau. The Alborz is one of the Iranian mountain ranges that were deformed during two Cimmerian and Alpine organic events. This deformation is continued until the present day. This research is based on the satellite images, field investigations, drawing structural sections, stratigraphic sequences from the folded and thrusted parts of Alborz Mountains. The studied area is composed of numerous anticlines and synclines from South to North as Tuyeh- Darvar anticline, Sabour anticline, Talma- Darreh anticline, Alikhani syncline, Tarkan anticline, Babr cheshmeh syncline and anticline. Some of these folds are related to faulting which occured due to the typical continuous shortening and faulting of Alborz crust and destroyed their original patterns. The function of main faults and specially thrust faults played an essential role on the present models of mentioned folds. Regarding the axes of the folds, the effective compression over the area has a North, North Waste-South, South-East direction. This direction is perpendicular to axial trend of folds. The physico-mechanical properties of Alborz geological units caused development of detachment surfaces on main faults. The shortening intensity and large displacements have led to disappearance of a limb or whole fold. In this study the three surfaces of detachment were introduced inside the stratigraphic sequences from Precambrian to middle Eocene based on the well-known and documented data. Manuscript profile

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132 - Karst geology of carbonate rocks mass in Abegarm area, south of Qazvin province
P. Armani M. Karimi M. Tajabadi

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Understanding the geological phenomena created by dissolution can be a great help in understanding karst systems. Hence, geology is usually the first step in studying the karstification process. Abegarm is located in the Central Iran structural zone and includes the For More

Understanding the geological phenomena created by dissolution can be a great help in understanding karst systems. Hence, geology is usually the first step in studying the karstification process. Abegarm is located in the Central Iran structural zone and includes the Formations of the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. The most important carbonate formations in Abegarm are Soltanieh, Ruteh, Elika, Lar and Qom formations. In this study, karstification potential was investigated after field work and sampling of carbonate rock units and comparing them in terms of the development of karst landforms. Sampling of karst springs in both dry and wet periods, as well as measurement of EC, pH and temperature on the ground were performed. Remote sensing studies were performed by ILWIS software on Landsat satellite images for isolation and calculation of the area of carbonate formations. AqQa software was used to review and interpret the findings of chemical analyses and Phree Qc software was used to model water chemistry. The most important karst landforms in the region include karrens, vugs, caves, and karst springs. Based on the combination of field studies and remote sensing data, the intensity of karstification in the Abegarm area graded from high to low, include: Qom, Soltanieh, Lar and Cretaceous formations. Based on karst development classification, Abegarm karstification is merokarst (incomplete) and shallow; and based on the karst cycle classification it is classified as juvenile to young. Manuscript profile

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133 - Integration of Geological, Geochemical, Alteration and Remote Sensing Data to Introduce the Mineralization Potentials in the Sarbisheh area, South Khorasan
S. Modabberi M. Azarifar S. Shamsoddin Ahmadi D. Raeisi

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Sarbisheh area is located in the west of Sarbisheh and southeast of Birjand, South Khorasan province. This area is located in the Birjand ophiolite melange zone and is a part of the northern part of the Iranshahr-Birjand metallogenic belt. The lithological units in this More

Sarbisheh area is located in the west of Sarbisheh and southeast of Birjand, South Khorasan province. This area is located in the Birjand ophiolite melange zone and is a part of the northern part of the Iranshahr-Birjand metallogenic belt. The lithological units in this area include ophiolite melange, flysch facies sediments, pyroclastic rocks and Quaternary sediments. Geochemical studies of stream sediments and identification of geochemical indicators of mineral resources in the region were performed using the results of geochemical analysis and principal component analysis. Remote sensing studies were performed on the ASTER and Landsat satellite images using color composite, selective principal component analysis (crusta) on the Landsat 8 satellite imagery to identify the alteration zones. The lineaments of the region were drawn using the high-pass filter method of the ASTER satellite image and the Google image. Finally, by creating layers of geological units, geochemical data, alteration and lineament and integrating them with fuzzy method, areas with potential mineralization of nickel, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead, zinc and magnesite were identified. Manuscript profile

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134 - An investigation on sedimentary facies and hydrochemistry characteristics of carbonate deposits in the Ab-e Ask region, Southeast of Damavand volcano
S. Rahmani Javanmard Mohsen Ranjbaran V. Amiri

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Calcareous springs of Ab-e Ask are located 85 km northeast of Tehran, in the southern range of the Damavand volcano. Microscopic studies represent the existence of four abiotic and two microbialite facies in the Ab-e Ask travertines. The travertines are the main deposit More

Calcareous springs of Ab-e Ask are located 85 km northeast of Tehran, in the southern range of the Damavand volcano. Microscopic studies represent the existence of four abiotic and two microbialite facies in the Ab-e Ask travertines. The travertines are the main deposit types of these springs. Based on sedimentation sequence and lithofacies these travertines are categorized as first type (vent and channel), second type (pound, dam, and cascade), and third type (laminated) travertines. On a δ18O versus δ13C plot (VPDB), these travertines are plotted in the oncoid and crystalline crust lithofacies fields. These facies show the character of hydrothermal spring and set the spring in the thermogenic group. Positive values of the Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) for Pashnak, Nadaali, and Zagh springs indicate that these water samples are supersaturated with respect to calcium carbonate, which leads to considerable sedimentation around the springs. In contrast, a negative LSI value at the Sare Pole spring indicates the water is undersaturated with respect to calcium carbonate. Therefore, this spring has a lesser role in travertine deposition compared to the other springs. Also, the position of the samples on the modified Gibbs and Van Wirdum diagrams, suggests that the interaction of water with carbonate and to some extent silicate rocks is considered as the most important source of Ca and Na. Manuscript profile

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135 - Integration of airborne magnetic and satellite imagery data to identify potential zones of iron occurrences using the prediction-area plot in the Esfordi area
Fardin Ahmadi Hamid Aghajani Maysam Abedi

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The use of different geospatial layers In the exploration and determination of the mineralization zones, will lead to more reliable results. In this study, the investigation of iron mineralization zones was done using airborne magnetic data and three types of satellite More

The use of different geospatial layers In the exploration and determination of the mineralization zones, will lead to more reliable results. In this study, the investigation of iron mineralization zones was done using airborne magnetic data and three types of satellite images (i.e. ASTER, Landast-8 and Sentinel-2) in the Esfordi area. The reduced-to-pole filter, the upward continuation at altitudes of 200, 500 and 1000 meters, the analytic signal, the horizontal tilt angle, and the first vertical derivative were then employed on airborne magnetometry data. Argillic, phyllic and propylitic alterations, iron oxide and gossan zones and structural lineaments were extracted through satellite imagery data processing. The analytical signal and horizontal tilt angle indicators were used as the main geophysics footprints to identify the magmatic intrusions and geological lineaments, respectively. In addition, three satellite imagery indicators were used in final identification of iron-bearing zones. The weight of each layer was calculated by simultaneous analyses of the concentration-area fractal curve, the prediction-area plot, and the use of 22 Fe-bearing occurrences in the studied region. Note that the analytical signal layer with the prediction rate of 76 % has the highest weight among all layers. In other words, this layer has occupied 24% of the study area as favorable zones by which 76% of the known Fe occurrences are delineated. Iron ore potential map was prepared from integration of all geospatial indicators through the weighted multi-class index overlay method. The generated map has an intersection point with a prediction rate of 78% which has higher weight than the other individual indicators. According to this map, new iron mineralization potentials are observed in the east and southeast of the Esfordi area. Manuscript profile

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136 - Lithostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the foram and diatome layers equivalent deposits based on calcareous nannofossils in the Gorgan Plain: A reference to evolution and paleogeography of the South Caspian Basin
M. Sharafi N. Mousavi M. Moradpour B. Beiranvand A. Bayet-Goll F. Taati

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Paleocene-Miocene sediments in the central part of the Gorgan Plain were studied to evaluate lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy and reconstruction of the paleogeography of the South Caspian Basin (SCB). Based on nannofossils distribution in the studied interval, the fol More

Paleocene-Miocene sediments in the central part of the Gorgan Plain were studied to evaluate lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy and reconstruction of the paleogeography of the South Caspian Basin (SCB). Based on nannofossils distribution in the studied interval, the following points were identified: Foram layers equivalent sediments have Thanetian –Eocene age and Upper Maykop- Diatom equivalent sediments have Middle-Late Miocene age. Evaluation of the nannofossils distribution in the studied interval has clarified a major unconformity between lower Paleocene-Eocene sediments and the upper Middle-late Miocene sediments. This unconformity is coincident with collisional event of the Afro-Arabia and Eurasia Plates and rising of the surrounding mountain ranges around the Caspian Basin including Alborz and Kopet-Dagh Mountains. Nannofossils distribution of the studied succession displays that the SCB was connected to the Black Sea and Mediterranean Basin in the lower Middle Miocene and was isolated in the Middle-Late Miocene. The interpreted east-west running seismic lines displays a clear increase in the sediment thickness and accommodation space from eastern to western part of the Gorgan Plain. The higher available accommodation space from east to west of the Gorgan Plain led to a delay in the subaerial exposure in the western part of the Gorgan Plain due to rising of the Kopet-Dagh and Alborz Ranges. This interpretation is consistent with the lack of the Paleocene-Eocene sediments and presence of the Cretaceous sediments below the major unconformity in the eastern part of the Gorgan Plain and presence of the Paleocene-Eocene sediment below the unconformity in the studied area. Manuscript profile

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137 - Facies analysis and sedimentary environment of the Jeirud Formation in Garmabdar section, central Alborz: with emphasis on paleoredox conditions during deposition of black shales
Nahid Karimi Najmeh Etemad-Saeed Aram Bayet-Goll Afshin Zohdi Tomas Kumpan

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The late Devonian has been associated with major global climate changes, widespread anoxia events, and the Hangenberg Crisis. The main aim of this study is to explore the relationship between paleoenvironment and paleoredox condition during deposition of the lower Devon More

The late Devonian has been associated with major global climate changes, widespread anoxia events, and the Hangenberg Crisis. The main aim of this study is to explore the relationship between paleoenvironment and paleoredox condition during deposition of the lower Devonian Jeirud Formation in the Garmabdar section, northeast of Tehran. The Jeirud Formation in the Garmabdar section, with a thickness of about 280 m, is composed of siliciclastics, carbonates, carbonate-siliciclastic hybrids and phosphorite deposits. Sedimentary facies analysis led to recognition of three siliciclastic facies associations related to estuarine environments under the influence of waves, shoreface and offshore and two carbonate facies associations related to intertidal and subtidal environments. Moreover, the geochemical paleoredox proxies (such as U/Th and V/Cr) also suggest prevailing anoxic conditions during deposition of black shales and phosphorites in the studied section. In overall, these results suggest that there is a good agreement between the depth of the depositional environment and anoxic conditions during deposition of black shales of the Jeirud Formation. Manuscript profile

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138 - Exploration analysis and determining the relationship between mineralization and faults as a new exploration key in the Sirjan-Beshneh copper deposit
Reza Ahmadi S.J. Hosseini Shahraki

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Sirjan-Beshneh copper deposit with 0.5 kilometer area is located in Kerman province 80 kilometers west of Sirjan city. The variety of exploration activities including remote-sensing, field traverses, geophysical explorations, surface explorations comprising surface samp More

Sirjan-Beshneh copper deposit with 0.5 kilometer area is located in Kerman province 80 kilometers west of Sirjan city. The variety of exploration activities including remote-sensing, field traverses, geophysical explorations, surface explorations comprising surface sampling and geochemical analysis of 94 samples, drilling and surveying three trenches with sampling and analysis of six samples as well as drilling of eight deep exploration borehole with the total length of 414.5 meter, have been carried out in the metallic deposit. All faults in the region were mapped based on the remote-sensing and structural geology operations of the region. In the present research, all exploration activities carried out in the Beshneh copper deposit were analyzed through investigating their relationship with the faults in the region. To achieve this goal, various techniques including drawing rose-diagram of faults, processing of resistivity and chargeability data of rectangle survey and smoothed inversion of data for five dipole-dipole profiles, imaging isograde maps for the surface and trench samples as well as 3-D modeling of exploration boreholes assays of the region were employed. The results showed that locations of mineralization related to the fractures and faults present in the region since the trend of most mineralized veins is along the main faults. At the end, in order to complete the explorations of the previous stages to get a better recognition of the deposit, drilling of several new exploration boreholes was proposed based on all performed studies and integrating obtained results as an exploration key.. Manuscript profile

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139 - Carbon and oxygen stable isotope study of the Majdar travertine deposits, southeast of Ardabil
َAli Lotfi Bakhsh

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Freshwater carbonates differ from each other according to isotopic geochemical properties. The study of carbon and oxygen stable isotopes is one of the most important study tools for carbonates, including travertine deposits. In Majdar area, which is located in the west More

Freshwater carbonates differ from each other according to isotopic geochemical properties. The study of carbon and oxygen stable isotopes is one of the most important study tools for carbonates, including travertine deposits. In Majdar area, which is located in the western Alborz-Azerbaijan tectonic zone, Quaternary travertine deposits are located in the Eocene porphyry andesite volcanic units. Based on mineralogical studies, travertines are mainly composed of aragonite. The mean values of δ13C and δ18O isotopes of travertines in the study area are + 6.47 and -8.77, respectively, which indicates the thermogenic origin of travertines. Also, the mean value of δ13C (CO2) is -2.73, which suggests an inorganic and endogenic origin for CO2. It is thought that CO2-rich hydrothermal fluids have provided the calcium bicarbonate ions needed to form travertine after circulation within the calcareous unit in the area and reacting with it. Then, these fluids ascended through the fault systems and deposited travertine on the surface. Manuscript profile

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140 - Petrology of alkaline lavas in North Jirandeh (East of Lushan)
A. Soleimani Sh. Haghnazar M Vosoughi Abedini S. Hakimi Asiabar

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In the north of Jirandeh and east of Lushan, which are located in the mountains south of the central Alborz, a series of volcanic rocks are unconformablly located on the Middle Eocene limestone. These rocks have alkaline affinity of different types of lamprophyre and ar More

In the north of Jirandeh and east of Lushan, which are located in the mountains south of the central Alborz, a series of volcanic rocks are unconformablly located on the Middle Eocene limestone. These rocks have alkaline affinity of different types of lamprophyre and are studied for the first time from the petrology point of view. The texture of these rocks is porphyric to microporphic with microlithic matrix. The phenocrysts and microphenocrysts of the collected samples are generally olivine, alkaline pyroxenes and biotite, which are located in olivine, pyroxene, plagioclase, amphibole, very fine nepheline crystals, apatite and metal ores groundmass. Geochemical studies of these rocks indicate that these rocks are alkaline lamprophyres and the magma is the result of partial melting of an asthenospheric mantle source similar to OIB. They are classified in garnet lherzolite facies and were emplaced in an intercontinental rift tectonic environment. Manuscript profile

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141 - Genesis of Dochileh copper deposit, east of Mayamey; based on geological, mineralogical and geochemical constraints
Mahboobeh Zafarzadeh F. Mousivand Ramzan Ramzani Umali Amir Mahdavi

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Dochileh copper deposit is located 72 km east of Shahrood, 15 km east of Mayamey, in North Central Iran volcanic belt. The stratigraphic sequence of the region comprises a considerable amount of volcanic and volcanic-sedimentary deposits of Eocene. these deposits are More

Dochileh copper deposit is located 72 km east of Shahrood, 15 km east of Mayamey, in North Central Iran volcanic belt. The stratigraphic sequence of the region comprises a considerable amount of volcanic and volcanic-sedimentary deposits of Eocene. these deposits are locally covered by Neogen and Quaternary deposits. The volcanic rocks hosting mineralization are composed of different rocks including basalt, andesite basalt and trachy andesitebasalt rocks that often contain plagioclase and clinopyroxene phenocrysts. The copper mineralization mostly occurred along the faults and fractures with the dominant trend of NW-SE in the basaltic rocks as vein-veinlets and open space fillings. Ore minerals including primary native copper and hematite, and secondary minerals such as malachite, goethite, hematite. gangue minerals such as calcite, zeolite and analcime. The wallrock alterations in the host rocks include chloritic, carbonatic, analcime-zeolite and iron oxide. The oxidation of mafic minerals such as pyroxene and magnetite were responsible for copper reduction and hematitic alteration. Geochemical investigation indicates that amounts of Cu and Ag are up to 5.11 wt% and 7.8 ppm, respectively. According to field studies, mineralogy and alteration, the Duchileh copper deposit appears to be formed during diagenesis and burial metamorphism, and dominantly during the orogeny and uplift processes, due to enterance of hot ore fluids along the fractures and faults perpendicular to the fold axis. The Duchileh deposit have a large resemblance to the basaltic copper or Michigan-type copper deposits in terms of tectonic setting, host rock, mineralogy, metal content, alteration and ore controls. Manuscript profile

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142 - Geology, mineralization and fluid inclusion studies of the Lakhshak gold deposit, southwest Sistan suture zone
N. Heydarian Dehkordi S. Niroomand Hossein Ali Tajeddin Reza نوزعیم

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Lakhshk deposit is located 28 km northwest of Zahedan and southwestern of Sistan suture zone. The main outcrops in the study area are Eocene schists consisting of calc-schist and quartz schist. These rocks metamorphosed under greenschist facies grade and were intruded More

Lakhshk deposit is located 28 km northwest of Zahedan and southwestern of Sistan suture zone. The main outcrops in the study area are Eocene schists consisting of calc-schist and quartz schist. These rocks metamorphosed under greenschist facies grade and were intruded by Oligocene rhyolitic and dacitic dikes and granitoid. The gold-antimony mineralization is structurally controlled by a NE–SW fault zone and shear zone, and hydrothermal alterations were mainly occurred in the contact zones of granitoid and calc-schist units. The high-grade gold mineralization (3.5 g/t) is spatially related to the intense sulfidation and silicification hydrothermal alteration zones in the inner parts of the zone as well as ductile-brittle (microfractures, fine veins/veinlets) deformation. The ore mineralogy is simple and includes pyrite, arsenical pyrite, stibnite, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, gold, electrum, goethite, and stibiconite. The study of fluid inclusions on gold ores quartz shows the homogenization temperature in quartz-sulfide veins/veinlets with mineralization between 200 to 330 °C with a salinity of 8 to 13 wt.% NaCl equiv., which is compatible with the mixing and dilution process. Based on the results of geology, mineralogy, and fluid inclusion studies, gold mineralization in Lakhshak gold deposit is of orogenic type. Manuscript profile

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143 - Global record of oceanic anoxic event in the carbonates of the Daryian Formation in the northern High Zagros, Zargran mountain (Gadvan)
Mazaher Yavari M. Yazdi Hormoz Ghalavand Mohammad Hossein Adabi

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The recording of oceanic anoxic event al record and the time of this event in the shallow carbonates of the Dariyan Formation in Zargran mountain (Gadvan) section in the east of Shiraz, was studied based on carbon and oxygen isotopes, microfacies and fossil data. More

The recording of oceanic anoxic event al record and the time of this event in the shallow carbonates of the Dariyan Formation in Zargran mountain (Gadvan) section in the east of Shiraz, was studied based on carbon and oxygen isotopes, microfacies and fossil data. In this section, thickness of the Dariyan Formation is 287 m and 191 samples were taken. Based on field data, the sedimentary sequence of this formation, , begins at the base with thick-layered to massive gray limestones containing orbitolinas and rudists, and in the upper parts it includes medium to thick-layered gray limestones including abundant benthic foraminifera, such as orbitolinas. In the mentioned section, based on the study of the embryonic cells of orbitolinas, a late Barmian-early Aptian age was determined for the lower part of this unit, which is the beginning of the formation of anoxic oceanic deposits. The carbon isotope curves between the C3 and C6 curves in the carbonates at the base of the Daryian Formation show disturbances. These changes and the appearance of the Lithocodium-Bacinella facies in this part of the formation confirm the existence of an oceanic anoxic event. The oceanic anoxic event indicates warming of the environment and greenhouse conditions, which was accompanied by abundant rudists in this section and can be a confirmation for the weather conditions of this event. Manuscript profile

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144 - Determination of formation temperature, oxygen fugacity and Ce4+/Ce3+ ratio with using zircon chemistry in the pegmatitic dikes of Malayer-Boroujerd-Shazand, Sanandaj-Sirjan zone
Majid Ghasemi siani

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The Granitoid plutons in the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone host numerous pegmatitic dikes. This study is focused on mineral chemistry of zircons in the pegmatite dikes in the Malayer, Boroujerd and Shazand district to evaluate zircon crystallization temperature, oxygen fugacity More

The Granitoid plutons in the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone host numerous pegmatitic dikes. This study is focused on mineral chemistry of zircons in the pegmatite dikes in the Malayer, Boroujerd and Shazand district to evaluate zircon crystallization temperature, oxygen fugacity and Ce4+/Ce3+ ratio and also zircon/rock partition coefficients of REEs and U, Th, Ta, Nb and Y. Trace element discrimination digrams such as Th versus Y and Yb/Sm versus Y and Nb, indicated studied zircons were located in the syenite pegmatite field. Zircon/rock partition coefficients indicate that zircon granis are enriched in the HREE than LREE. Zircon chemistry show that zircon in the Shazand and Malayer pegmatite dikes have more Hf and less REE distribution than zircons in the Boroujerd pegmatite dikes. Consequently, it indicates the role of latter hydrothermal process in the formation of Boroujerd zircons. Crystallization temperature, oxygen fugacity and Ce4+/Ce3+ ratios decrease from Malayer to Shazand and finally Boroujerd pegmatite dikes. Reduced condition of magmatism, Th/U contents below 1 and Y/Ho content higher than 20 indicate that these pegmatities are barren. Manuscript profile

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145 - Extraction effect of deep and semi-deep wells on water table decline and groundwater qaulity parameters in Gorgan Plain
M. Pakdel M. G.Mahmoodlu N. Jandaghi A. Fathabadi Y. Nick Ghojogh

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The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of increasing uncontrolled drilling of water wells and subsequent extraction of renewable capacity of Gorgan plain aquifer on the decrease in groundwater level and some water quality parameters in a specific peri More

The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of increasing uncontrolled drilling of water wells and subsequent extraction of renewable capacity of Gorgan plain aquifer on the decrease in groundwater level and some water quality parameters in a specific period of 30 years. For this purpose, the trend of rainfall changes, drilling wells, groundwater level fluctuations, as well as some physicochemical parameters were investigated in the studied period. Data analysis of variance was used to investigate the statistical differences between quantitative and qualitative parameters. The annual changes in drilling of authorized and illegal wells in the province shows an increasing trend in the number of wells drilled in the Gorgan plain, followed by an increase in the volume of water extracted since the early 1980s. The results of statistical studies, histograms of annual changes in groundwater level of deep and semi-deep wells as well as hydrographs of deep and semi-deep aquifers studied show a reduction in groundwater level in both semi-deep and deep aquifers in the study period. Since the average annual rainfall in the study period is almost constant, the drilling of shallow and deep wells followed by uncontrolled abstraction of deep and semi-deep aquifers is the most likely major factor in the decline of groundwater levels in the study plain. Based on the statistical results, a significant difference was observed between most of the physicochemical parameters of semi-deep and deep wells in the old and new periods. However, these changes are greater in semi-deep wells than the deep ones. Also, the two parameters Cl and Na, which are the main factors of water salinity, show the greatest changes. Hydrogeochemical diagrams of plain aquifers show an increase in soluble solids as well as changes in the type and hydrochemical facies of groundwater in the new period. However, the trend of changes in the shallow aquifer is more intense. Manuscript profile

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146 - Structural evolution of the southern Natanz region and its role in the distribution and concentration of Pb-Zn mineralization
Firouzeh Shavvakhi Saeed Madanipour M. Tadayon Ebrahim Rastad M.J. Kupaei

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The studied area is structurally located in the western part of the Central Iranian structural zone atthe southwestern termination of the Qom-Zefreh Fault. Our structural data represent the older generation of E-W to NW-SE trending thrust faults that juxtapose Permia More

The studied area is structurally located in the western part of the Central Iranian structural zone atthe southwestern termination of the Qom-Zefreh Fault. Our structural data represent the older generation of E-W to NW-SE trending thrust faults that juxtapose Permian- Triassic (Nayband and Shotori Formations) over younger rock units. Most of the thrust faults have been crossed cut with the younger generation of the strike-slip fault system. Major thrust faulting of the area occurred during post Late Cretaceous time. The final post Oligocene strike slip faulting related to the activation of the Qom- Zefreh fault overprinted and crossed cut older structural features. Our economic geological studies in the south Natanz area represent syngeneic strati bond or Sedex-Like type Pb-Zn epigenetic occurrence of these deposits in Permian-Triassic carbonates and barite developed in the Lower Cretaceous carbonate and clastics. The ore deposit development in Permian-Triassic Carbonates have occurred along thrust faults and then redistributed along strike slip faults with normal component. Therefore, genetically, stratiform deposits developed in the Lower Cretaceous carbonates and clastics (Yazdan and Pinavand Ore deposit) occurred in a regional early Cretaceous extensional regime. However, epigenetic deposits developed in Permian-Triassic carbonates (Changarzeh deposit) were generated during the regional post Late Cretaceous compressional regime and redistributed during post Oligocene strike slip deformation. Manuscript profile

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147 - Geology, mineralization, mineralogy, structure and texture in the Ghezeljeh Cu, Pb-Zn deposit, NW Zanjan
Seyedeh Aliyeh Seyedeh Aliyeh Ghasem Nabatian Afshin Zohdi Armin Salsani

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Ghezeljeh deposit is located in the Central Iranian zone, in the Zanjan province and northeast of the Mahneshan city. The rock units in this area belongs to the Oligo-Miocene, which contain Lower Red, Qom and Upper Red formations. The Upper Red Formation in Ghezeljeh re More

Ghezeljeh deposit is located in the Central Iranian zone, in the Zanjan province and northeast of the Mahneshan city. The rock units in this area belongs to the Oligo-Miocene, which contain Lower Red, Qom and Upper Red formations. The Upper Red Formation in Ghezeljeh region has about 750 m thickness and mainly consists of brown to green marl intercalations with sandstones. In this area, the alternation of marl and sandstone sequences contain sandstone layers with thickness about 2 to 8 meters, which in two horizons, the copper-lead and zinc mineralization has occurred. Copper mineralization, in addition to being observed inside the sandstone unit. In the Ghezeljeh deposit, the host rocks of the copper ores, are gray sandstones and conglomerates which are intercalated with red and gray marl units. According to field and microscopic studies, the main ore mineral consist of pyrite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, bornite, galena and sphalerite which associated with the secondary minerals such as serosite, malachite, azurite, covellite, smithzonite and goethite. The ore mineral textures consist of disseminate, framboidal pyrite, solution seams, interparticle cement, replacement and relict. Preliminary fieldwork studies in the Ghezeljeh region also show that organic matter including plant remains and diagenetic pyrite are the effective factors to concentrate and mineralization. It is considerable that the grade of lead, zinc and copper, in Ghezeljeh deposit are 6%, 3% and 1%, respectively. Generally, host rock, tectonic setting, sedimentary environment, mineralogy, texture, mineralization control factors all confirm that the studied mineralization has more similarities with Redbed type copper deposits. Manuscript profile

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148 - Geology, Alteration, Geochemistry and Element distribution in Alteration Zones of Nughdoz- Zaylik Area, Arasbaran Magmatic Zone
M.R. Hosseinzadeh S. Maghfouri Mohsen Moayyed Z. Hadavi Chaharborj Nasir Amel

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The study area is located in 25 km SE of Ahar and 40 km NW of Meshkin-Shahr around Naqadouz village. Hydrothermal alteration has resulted in the developing of Argillic, Argillic - Silicic, Silicic and propilitic zones in this area. Based on petrographic studies, the alt More

The study area is located in 25 km SE of Ahar and 40 km NW of Meshkin-Shahr around Naqadouz village. Hydrothermal alteration has resulted in the developing of Argillic, Argillic - Silicic, Silicic and propilitic zones in this area. Based on petrographic studies, the altered rocks are basaltic andesite, andesite, dacite, rhyolite and lithic tuff in composition, with porphyry, glomeroporphyry, hyalomicrolithic and microlithic porphyric textures. The XRD analysis of altered samples show cristobalite, natrilite, kaolinite, quartz, albite, sanidine and orthoclase as the main minerals. Geochemical studies indicate that the alteration fluid has hydrothermal source and supergene processes are more important than hypogene processes. In this study, we use the immobile element method to calculate mass-changes and trace elements transmission amount during hydrothermal alteration. The Eu/Eu* ratio is higher in altered samples than relatively unaltered samples and the ratio of Ce/Ce* is more than 1for the relatively unaltered and most altered samples. The ratio of (La/Yb) n indicated that the depletion of HREE in altered samples is more than LREE, and LREE enrichment can increase this ratio. The lower ratio of (Tb/Yb) n in altered than unaltered samples indicate less depletion of HREE relative to MREE. Considering the distribution pattern of REE’s in alteration zones, it seems that the behavior of elements are controlled by pH, T & P changes, Eh, preferred absorption by clayey and iron oxide minerals and ligands frequency including SO2-4 , PO4+3 , CI-, F-, CO2-3 . Manuscript profile

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149 - Palynostratigraphy and palaeoecology of the Middle Jurassic strata, Tapal, west of Shahrood, eastern Alborz
F. Sajjadi Firoozeh Hashemi Yazdi Hossain Hashemi

20.1001.1.17357128.1402.17.65.6.8

Palynological data are used for palynostratigraphy and reconstruction of some environmental parameters of the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian - Callovian) deposits at the Tapal stratigraphic section, west of Shahrood, eastern Alborz. The studied strata (Dalichai Formation) co More

Palynological data are used for palynostratigraphy and reconstruction of some environmental parameters of the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian - Callovian) deposits at the Tapal stratigraphic section, west of Shahrood, eastern Alborz. The studied strata (Dalichai Formation) contain diverse, relatively well-preserved palynofloras, including miospores (spores and pollens), dinoflagellates cysts, fungal spores, foraminiferal test linings, acritarchs and Tasmanites. The palynofloras include 22 species of spores (belonging to 18 genera), 15 species of pollen (attributed to 9 genera) and 28 species of dinoflagellate cysts (assigned to 15 genera). Based on the stratigraphic distribution of miospores, the Klukisporites variegatus-Araucariacites australis-Cerebropollenites macroverrucosus Assemblage Zone is recognized in the sequence examined, Presence of some index dinoflagellate species led to the identification of three successive biozones including, in an ascending order, Cribroperidinium crispum Total Range Zone (late Bajocian), Dichadogonyaulax sellwoodii Interval Zone (Bathonian – early Callovian) and Ctenidodinum continuum Interval Biozone (early - middle Callovian). To reconstruct some parameters of the sedimentary environments of the studied strata, evidences such as frequency and diversity of spores attributable to ferns, relative abundance of drier/wetter and warmer/cooler elements in different plant communities, ratio of palynological elements and palynofacies, presence of index shallow water dinoflagellate cysts for instance Dichadogonyaulax sellwoodii, Ctenidodinium spp., Valensiella ovulum, Pareodinia spp., Nannoceratopsis gracilis, abundance of proximate dinocysts forms, presence of fungal spores and warm - temperate water dinoflagellate (Gonyaulacysta centriconnata, Nannoceratopsis pellucida, Gonyaulacysta jurassica, Pareodinia ceratophora) are utilized. Based on the above criteria, the material examined seems to have been deposited in a marine margin, low oxygen environment, with low rate sedimentation, under hot and humid climate conditions, where the surrounding terrestrial vegetation was dominated by ferns. Manuscript profile

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150 - Balanced Cross Sections and Determine of Shortening in North Makran Ophiolite Mélange, Southeastern Iran
Azizollah Tajvar Mohammad Mahdi Khatib Mohamad Hossian Zarinkoub

The geometrical and kinematic characteristics of structural elements of north Makran have been measured and analyzed in five structural sections. Then, by using of balance cross sections and restoring the structures to their original state, the amount of shortening has More

The geometrical and kinematic characteristics of structural elements of north Makran have been measured and analyzed in five structural sections. Then, by using of balance cross sections and restoring the structures to their original state, the amount of shortening has been determined in different parts of the area. The Bashagard, Dranar, Abenma, Koh Bahark and Vernach thrust faults with a WNW-ESE trend and 20 to 35 degrees dip towards the NNE are the main deformation controllers in this region and are the main cause of shortening. The excellent fit between N209/09 principal stress axis calculated based on the geometry of thrust faults and compression axis that formed folds, indicates that these structures were formed as a result of the same tectonic regime. The difference in the amount of shortening in different parts of the north Makran ophiolite mélange of is also directly related to the thrust faults. So that, in western part of north Makran, thrust faults caused shortening amount 22.66, 22.85 and 14.32% in structural sections A-A', B-B' and C-C' respectively,. In the eastern parts, due to the lack of thrust faults and the presence of more strike-slip faults, the amount of shortening has decreased to 4.52% and 6.67%, respectively, in the sections D-D' and E-E'. Balanced cross sections and restoring the structures to the pre-deformation stages represent the narrow width of the early oceanic basin in the north of Makran. Manuscript profile

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151 - Paleoflora and Paleoclimate of Norian (Late Triassic) in Iran
JAVAD SAADATNEJAD

Rock beds containing plant macrofossils of Norian in Alborz region belong to two stratigraphic units of Lalehband and Shahmirzad. The same beds in Kopeh-Dagh area belong to Mian-Kuhi Formation and in Central Iran belong to Qadir submember in Tabas region and Dehroud mem More

Rock beds containing plant macrofossils of Norian in Alborz region belong to two stratigraphic units of Lalehband and Shahmirzad. The same beds in Kopeh-Dagh area belong to Mian-Kuhi Formation and in Central Iran belong to Qadir submember in Tabas region and Dehroud member in Kerman region. In general, plant diversity and vegetative cover during the Norian stage is less than Rhaetian especially Jurassic (Shemshak group) and the highest plant diversity of Norian in the Alborz basin is related to the phyllum of Pteridospermophytes (seed ferns) and in the Central Iran basin is related to the phyllum of Pteridophyta (ferns) indicating the higher humidity of the mentioned time in Central Iran basin and the drier climate in Alborz basin. The highest diversity of vegetation in Norian sediments throughout Iran belongs to the seed ferns (Pteridospermophyta) and the lowest diversity belongs to Ginkgophytes so that they comprise 32% (one third of the vegetation) and 6.5% of the total vegetation, respectively. Plant-covered areas throughout Alborz were interconnected during the Norian period and there was no extensive separation between them. The plant macrofossils assemblage in both Alborz and Central Iran basins confirms the relatively humid subtropical to tropical climate for the Norian but less humidity compared to the Rhaetian. Also, the vegetation of Norian in Alborz was less dense and scattered than Central Iran during Norian. Manuscript profile

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152 - Isotopic geochemistry of Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd and 40Ar-39Ar dating of Ghoshchi gabbros, north of Uromiyeh, northwest of Iran
Sh. Shahabi Hadi Shafaii Moghadam Ghasem Ghorbani

The studied Ghoshchi complex gabbros are located in the north of Uromiyeh city and NW of Central Iran structural zone. These rocks are intruded into the Cadomian basement, and late diabasic, granitic and aplitic dikes crosscut these gabbros. Clinopyroxene and plagioclas More

The studied Ghoshchi complex gabbros are located in the north of Uromiyeh city and NW of Central Iran structural zone. These rocks are intruded into the Cadomian basement, and late diabasic, granitic and aplitic dikes crosscut these gabbros. Clinopyroxene and plagioclase are the main minerals of the gabbros. These rocks are characterized by relatively low 87Sr/86Sr (0.703280-0.704343) ratios. Their isotopic signatures indicate a within plate environment for the formation of gabbros and derivation from an enriched mantle source. 40Ar-39Ar dating shows 316.55±1.68 Ma (Carboniferous period) as minimum age and are related to almost early phases of Neotethys opening. The Ghoshchi gabbros are originated more likely from a spinel-garnet lherzolitic mantle source with about 5% partial melting. Manuscript profile

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153 - Sedimentary coppers as gemstone: a case study of copper mineralization in the alluvial sediments of the southern plain of Rafsanjan
H. Zand-Moghadam Amir hossein Tahernia H. Ahmadipour

The Pliocene-Quaternary sediments of the southern plain of Rafsanjan (west of Kerman province), have a variety of sedimentary copper minerals which can be used as gemstones and suitable for minerals/rocks colledctioners. The most important copper identified minerals inc More

The Pliocene-Quaternary sediments of the southern plain of Rafsanjan (west of Kerman province), have a variety of sedimentary copper minerals which can be used as gemstones and suitable for minerals/rocks colledctioners. The most important copper identified minerals include malachite, azurite, atacamite and paratacamite. Copper mineralization in this sequence is observed in three forms: cement (in conglomerates), nodules (in sandstones and tuffaceous mudstones), and alternating parallel to cross-laminations with calcite (travertines). The first two groups have only a decorative value, but the third group has the potential for jewelry making and is therefore presented as a gemstone. The leaching of copper from porphyry copper deposits in the upstream area (related to the Dehj-Sardouyeh belt) followed by the enrichment and deposition of copper in the young deposits downstream is considered the most probable model for the copper mineralization in the studied deposits. These deposits are called as exotic copper deposits. Manuscript profile

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154 - Geochemistry of rare earth elements and radioactive elements in phosphorites of Jeirud deposit, central Alborz, North of Iran
milad najafi Mohammad yazdi khalegh khoshnoodi mehrdad behzadi

Jeirud Phosphorite Mine is located in the phosphate-rich horizon of the Jeirud Formation of the Lower Devonian sediments in central parts of Alborz geotectonic zone, North of Iran. The sediments of this formation are mostly composed of detrital rocks such as sandstone, More

Jeirud Phosphorite Mine is located in the phosphate-rich horizon of the Jeirud Formation of the Lower Devonian sediments in central parts of Alborz geotectonic zone, North of Iran. The sediments of this formation are mostly composed of detrital rocks such as sandstone, sandy shales and sandy limestones. Phosphorite mineralization is mainly concentrated in the shales of middle parts of the Jeirud Formation. In this research, we have studied the concentration and the possibility of exploitation of rare earth and radioactive elements in these phosphorites. Lithogeochemical samples were randomly collected from phosphorite horizons. The samples were analysed by ICP-MS and ICP-OES not only for REE but also for major oxides and radioactive elements. The geochemical data show that the average of P2O5 is 29.60 %. The average of U and Th is 4.97 and 8.64 ppm respectively. Also, this data show that concentration of REEs in these samples are , 3times more than rare earth elements in North American shales (NASC) and 2.6 times more than Past Archaen shales (PAAS). REE concentration of these phosphorites were normalised to North American shales (NASC) and Past Archaen shales (PAAS). The spider diagram shows positive patterns to REE, especially in Ce and Eu. Also, this spider diagram represents the diffrentiation of LREE with respect to HREE. This diffrentiation occurred due to preferential absorption mechanism and during late diagenesis in these sediments. The average concentration of P and REE is realtively high and it seems to be economic for next minning activites. But the average concentration of U and Th is too low and not economic for exploration. Manuscript profile

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155 - Reconstruction of Jeirud Formation depositional environment in Aro Section (Central Alborz)
Seyed Mohammad Zamanzadeh M. Ranjbaran K. Ghaffari

In this paper it is attempted to reconstruct the depositional environment of the Jeirud Formation in Aro section. The Jeirud Formation (Late Devonian) is composed of about 45 meters of clastic sedimentary units in the southwest of Firoozkuh city, southern Alborz area. T More

In this paper it is attempted to reconstruct the depositional environment of the Jeirud Formation in Aro section. The Jeirud Formation (Late Devonian) is composed of about 45 meters of clastic sedimentary units in the southwest of Firoozkuh city, southern Alborz area. To carry out this research a field work was done during which a precise and detailed sedimentary log of the section was prepared and 52 samples from different lithologies of the formation were collected. Thin sections were prepared from all conglomeratic and sandstone samples, besides some thin sections were prepared from mudrocks and just 1 sample of paleosoil and then all were petrographically studied. In the study area, both basal and top boundary of the Jeirud Formation is disconformable with Mila and Mobarak formations respectively. All facies in the section include clastics (conglomerates, sandstones, mudstones and a paleosoil horizon). The facies were classified based on Miall classification so that conglomeratic facies comprise Gcm and Gmm; sandstone facies comprise Sh, Sp and Sm and mudrocks include Fl and Fm facies. Combined field and lab studies resulted in identification of two sedimentary facies associations including channel fill and flood plain facies associations. The reconstructed sedimentary environment of the Jeirud Formation in the Aro area represents a braided river depositional environment. The lower parts of this formation represent a finning-upward sequence which indicates deposition within a braided river channel subenvironment (conglomerates and sandstones) and the upper part is dominated with mudrocks with a paleosoil horizon representing deposition in a flood plain subenvironment. Manuscript profile

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156 - Source and health risk assessment of arsenic in the water resources of Takab mining area
N. Heydarian

Arsenic is one of the heavy metals having harmful effects on human health if enters into the environment and water resources, so the major challenge of arsenic exposure is related to drinking water. The study area is Takab watershed in West Azarbaijan, which includes tw More

Arsenic is one of the heavy metals having harmful effects on human health if enters into the environment and water resources, so the major challenge of arsenic exposure is related to drinking water. The study area is Takab watershed in West Azarbaijan, which includes two large Zarshouran and Agh Dareh gold mines in Carlin type. Carlin gold mines are sulphidic that are able to pollute the downstream environmental resources such as arsenic. In this work, the carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks associated with arsenic was evaluated for the human community, who are living in Takab watershed and are exposed to arsenic through oral and dermal pathways with contaminated water sources . 45 water samples were randomly collected from surface and groundwater resources in the study area with regard to expert judgment and the distribution points, analyzed by ICP-MS method. Then, the health risk was assessed using by target cancer risk (TR), risk coefficient (HQ) and index hazard (HI). The total results showed that arsenic contamination is derived from volcanic activities and Quaternary alteration and gold mining activities in the east and north of the region. Most of the samples were revealed a range of 9-10 and -100 to -250 mV as pH and oxidation-reduction potential, respectively, which indicates the predominance of arsenate species (As5+) in the form of H2AsO4-. HQ and HI values are more than 10 in 52% of the samples, which indicate the high health risk in people living in the study area. Carcinogenic risk level varies from 0 to 2×10-7, which shows no carcinogenic risk to very high risk by arsenic contamination in water resources. Overall, there are both risks of carcinogenesis and non-cancerous impact in the east and north of the region for intake by ingestion, drinking and skin contact due to water contamination from the natural and anthropogenic sources. Therefore, it is recommended to pay special attention to continuous monitoring for potential contaminant, different methods for preventing exposure to polluted water resources and treatment methods in order to minimize the health risk of the population. Manuscript profile

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157 - Investigation of the relationship between tectonic morphological indices and seismic acceleration in Indes, Aipak, Avaj and Kushk-e-Nusrat fault zones (northwest of Saveh)
bahar Rezaei nahal Mohsen Pourkermani M. Zare M. Dehbozorgi R. Nozaem

The northwest zone of Saveh city is located in the Indes, Kooshk e Nosrat, Avaj, and Aipak fault zones. Indes, Kooshk e Nosrat, Avaj, and Aipak faults are considered the major faults in central Iran, which are also active in the Quaternary, and their last movements are More

The northwest zone of Saveh city is located in the Indes, Kooshk e Nosrat, Avaj, and Aipak fault zones. Indes, Kooshk e Nosrat, Avaj, and Aipak faults are considered the major faults in central Iran, which are also active in the Quaternary, and their last movements are attributed to the present time. Therefore, the estimation of morphometry to identify the effect of active tectonics on the tectonic evolution of drainage basins seems necessary. In this study, six important morphotectonic indices were analyzed including the longitudinal gradient of the river, asymmetry of the drainage basin, hypsometric integral, drainage basin shape, the ratio of the floor width to the valley height, and mountain front. To model the formation of basins in the studied area, Arc Hydro software (Arc GIS add-ins) was used based on data derived from a digital elevation model. Then, 6 morphotectonic indices were compiled and classified on each of the basins. Finally, the Active Tectonic Index (IAT) was calculated, according to which the study area was classified into 4 categories including very high, high, intermediate, and low tectonic activity. According to the IAT index, 5% of the study area shows very high tectonic activity, 25% of the studied area has high tectonic activity, 65% of it has average tectonic activity and about 5% of the tectonic activity is low. Moreover, seismic acceleration was prepared to confirm the result of morphological indices in the estimation and analysis of active tectonics in the region. In this study, the highest level of tectonic activity can be seen in the north-eastern part of the area. In most sectors, the level of activity is high and intermediate, which is related to the activity of Kooshk-e-Nosrat, Aipak, and Avaj faults. Manuscript profile

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158 - Determining relationship between lineaments from magnetometry method with copper mineralization in Sabzsang (North of Saveh) deposit based on direct explorations
Reza Ahmadi

Sabzsang copper deposit is located in the North of Saveh, Markazi province. In this deposit geophysical surveys and extensive surface exploration activities containing litho-geochemical, stream-sediments and trenches sampling have been carried out all over the study are More

Sabzsang copper deposit is located in the North of Saveh, Markazi province. In this deposit geophysical surveys and extensive surface exploration activities containing litho-geochemical, stream-sediments and trenches sampling have been carried out all over the study area. Also, five azimuthal boreholes have been drilled in a square area with dimensions of 100*115 m in the east of the deposit. In this research, lineaments in the Sabzsang deposit were first identified using the magnetometry method. To achieve the goal, the variety of required filters especially edge detection containing horizontal derivative, analytic-signal and tilt derivative was applied on the magnetic data. Afterward, relationship between the lineaments and copper mineralization was investigated using the performed direct explorations. In this regard, the qualitative correlation between the lineaments with surface copper mineralization for the entire area of the Sabzsang was determined, as the qualitative and quantitative correlation between the lineaments with copper mineralization of various surface and deep works in the area of drilling boreholes. The results of the research show that the mineral depositing in the Sabzsang area is mostly shallow, indicating a very high qualitative accordance between the lineaments and occurrence of mineral deposit in the entire surface of the area. To determine the quantitative correlation, first, 2D grid-based map of lineaments was produced. Then, the copper assay data and number of lineaments were interpolated within a same size range after the same gridding. At the end, a very weak correlation with a correlation coefficient of -0.02 was obtained between the copper assay data and lineaments in the eastern part of the deposit. This means that the mineralization has been performed in the dominant fractures but by effecting several factors, the grade of mineral deposit in mentioned locations is not necessarily high. The results of this research serve as a key and guide for decision-making to proceed the detailed exploration stage of the deposit. Manuscript profile

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159 - A new look at the rotation of Central Iran: A case study of the Anar fault, east block of the Yazd
Hamidreza AfkhamiArdakani farzin ghaemi Fariba Kargaran Bafghi Ahad Nouri

The Anar fault in the east of Yazd city, with a north-northwest-south-southeast strike, is a basement fault that separates the Yazd block from the Posht Badam block, and its current activity is a dextral strike-slip with a reverse component. The paleostress analysis was More

The Anar fault in the east of Yazd city, with a north-northwest-south-southeast strike, is a basement fault that separates the Yazd block from the Posht Badam block, and its current activity is a dextral strike-slip with a reverse component. The paleostress analysis was done on this fault in order to obtain the tectonic history of central Iran in the period from Devonian to Cretaceous. After analyzing 110 fault data in 13 stations of 2 tectonic phases, it was determined that the maximum stress obtained is between the azimuths of 90 to 110 and 190 to 220 and the angle of stress direction changes in the period from Devonian to Cretaceous is 130 degrees. Based on the studies on the barite veins and the dextral displacements that were seen on them, the separation of the stress phases was done, which indicates that the NNE stress direction is older. Further, according to the previous studies of sedimentology and tectonics in central Iran, it was concluded that the cause of this change in tension was the movement towards the northeast along with the 130 degree counter-clockwise rotation of central Iran. Manuscript profile

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160 - Mineralogy geochemistry and genesis of Kehdolan copper deposit Bostanabad east Azarbaijan
Alireza Yousefi Sh. Niroomand Abdorrahman Rajabi mohammad amini

Study area is located in Eastern Azerbaijan province, 27 km far from east Bostanabad, and the north of Qarehchaman geological map. According to field tracking and surveys, host rock of mineralization is a Subvolcanic rocks of Oligocene period. Based on microscopic studi More

Study area is located in Eastern Azerbaijan province, 27 km far from east Bostanabad, and the north of Qarehchaman geological map. According to field tracking and surveys, host rock of mineralization is a Subvolcanic rocks of Oligocene period. Based on microscopic studies, the most important of supergene part, containing primary oxide minerals (Magnetite), secondary oxide minerals (Malachite, Hematite and Goethite) and also sulphide minerals such as Chalcocite, Covellite, Pyrite and insignificance Chalcopyrite. Among the most important alterations, argillic, silicification, carbonization and propylithic can be noted. Geochemical studies shows that host rock of mineralization with Monzosyenitic composition, placed in high chalc-alkaline to shoshonitic and metaluminous range. Formation environment of host rock of mineralization is a volcanic arc of subduction zone that confirmed by normalized rare earth elements diagrams. Manuscript profile

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161 - Laboratory study of the solubility and resistance of soils near salt domes
Meisam Mahboubi Niazmandi Sohrab Mirassi

One of the most important potential sources of salinity in southern Iran is the dissolution of salt domes, which in most cases leads to the deterioration of the quality of surface waters, karstic aquifers, and adjacent alluvial aquifers. Although karstic and alluvial wa More

One of the most important potential sources of salinity in southern Iran is the dissolution of salt domes, which in most cases leads to the deterioration of the quality of surface waters, karstic aquifers, and adjacent alluvial aquifers. Although karstic and alluvial waters generally have good quality, in many cases in the south of the country, the quality of these waters has decreased due to contact with salt domes. This issue is particularly important in areas such as the lands located on the coasts of the Persian Gulf, where the groundwater level is high. Given that some areas of Hormozgan province, such as Hormuz Island, are composed of salt-susceptible soils with a high percentage of sulfate and gypsum, the occurrence of problems such as subsidence, deviation, and high susceptibility to dissolution is likely. Therefore, this article focuses on examining and evaluating the determination of the susceptibility to dissolution and the resistance characteristics of soils in the areas adjacent to the salt domes on Hormuz Island. The determination of resistance characteristics and susceptibility to dissolution has been carried out based on the results of physical, chemical, technical, and mechanical tests using boreholes and sampling. Some of these characteristics include soil classification, soil moisture content, salt percentage, chloride and phosphate content, maximum density percentage, friction angle, soil cohesion, elasticity modulus, and soil compaction index. The results showed that the presence of salt has led to a decrease in resistance parameters (internal friction angle and cohesion) of the soil. This reduction in cohesion in salt-containing samples compared to natural soil samples without salt has been more pronounced. In addition, the presence of salt leads to an increase in optimal moisture content and a noticeable decrease in maximum dry density of the highly susceptible dissolution soils compared to natural soil samples. Finally, based on the obtained data and the precise identification of susceptible dissolution soils and consideration for future construction in these areas, proposed solutions for preventing and controlling damage to structures on this type of soil have been presented. Manuscript profile

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