This contribution is a synthesis of studies carried out since 2004 in the Makran accretionary
wedge exposed in SE Iran. These studies were intended to improve our understanding of …

Abstract The Cimmerian Continent is the narrow continental strip that rifted from the
northeastern Gondwana-Land margin mostly during the Permian between the present-day …

This study reports zircon LA-ICPMS U–Pb ages of 50 igneous rock samples from the
Urumieh–Dokhtar magmatic arc (UDMA) and Sanandaj–Sirjan structural zone (SSZ) in Iran …

Abstract The Sanandaj‐Sirjan zone of Iran is a northwest trending orogenic belt immediately
north of the Zagros suture, which represents the former position of the Neotethys Ocean. The …

The Zagros Mountains of Iran formed by continental collision from closure of the Neo-
Tethyan Ocean. The Zagros Orogen underlying the mountain range reflects a much longer …

Jurassic igneous bodies of the Sanandaj–Sirjan zone (SaSZ) in SW Iran are generally
considered as a magmatic arc but critical evaluation of modern geochronology …

Eclogites are high-pressure/low-temperature metamorphic rocks and are regularly
considered as an indicator of ancient subduction zones. Eclogites have recently been found …

This study focuses on an east‐west trending belt of granitic to intermediate intrusions and
their volcanic cover in the northern Dur Kan Complex, a continental slice outcrop** to the …

Abstract The Sanandaj-Sirjan zone (SSZ) of Iran comprises sedimentary and metamorphic
basement rocks, which are generally regarded as having been derived from the southern …

Abstract The Dorud–Azna region of the Sanandaj–Sirjan metamorphic zone (SSMZ) in NW
Iran is part of the Zagros orogenic belt and exposes an amphibolite-grade metamorphic …