Iran is a remarkable geoscientific laboratory where the full range of processes that form and
modify the continental crust can be studied. Iran's crustal nucleus formed as a magmatic arc …

In this contribution, we investigate the space and time distribution of the Cenozoic
magmatism and the associated porphyry Cu-Mo±Au and other hydrothermal (mostly …

Most arcs show systematic temporal and spatial variations in magmatism with clear shifts in
igneous rock compositions between those of the magmatic front (MF) and those in the …

The south Ardestan plutonic rocks constitute major outcrops in the central part of Iran's
Cenozoic magmatic belt and encompass a wide compositional spectrum from gabbro to …

Abstract The South Armenian Block (SAB) belongs to the Lesser Caucasus, and it is located
where the Central Tethyan belt bends from an EW orientation in Turkey to the NW-oriented …

Combining high‐spatial resolution geochronology and geochemistry of zircon provides
constraints on the geodynamic evolution of the Zagros orogen. This study underlines the …

Cenozoic tectono‐magmatism in Iran is widely considered to be related to subduction of the
Neo‐Tethys Ocean. We employed whole‐rock and mineral geochemistry and isotopic data …

How new subduction zones form is an ongoing scientific question with key implications for
our understanding of how this process influences the behavior of the overriding plate. Here …

Geochemical data on igneous rocks of the Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic arc (UDMA) are used
to reconstruct temporal variations in crustal thickness during the Tertiary. We use two …

Regional-scale magnetic and gravity data have been enhanced to identify major structures
and distinguish geophysical blocks in order to evaluate the distribution of major mineral …