[HTML][HTML] Geology of the onshore Makran accretionary wedge: Synthesis and tectonic interpretation

JP Burg - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Thick-skinned and thin-skinned tectonics: A global perspective

OA Pfiffner - Geosciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
This paper gives an overview of the large-scale tectonic styles encountered in orogens
worldwide. Thin-skinned and thick-skinned tectonics represent two end member styles …

Megathrust and accretionary wedge properties and behaviour in the Makran subduction zone

C Penney, F Tavakoli, A Saadat… - Geophysical Journal …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
We study the Makran subduction zone, along the southern coasts of Iran and Pakistan, to
gain insights into the kinematics and dynamics of accretionary prism deformation. By …

Jurassic rifting at the Eurasian Tethys margin: Geochemical and geochronological constraints from granitoids of North Makran, southeastern Iran

D Hunziker, JP Burg, P Bouilhol, A von Quadt - Tectonics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
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 outcropping to the …

New insights into the geodynamics of Neo-Tethys in the Makran area: Evidence from age and petrology of ophiolites from the Coloured Mélange Complex (SE Iran)

E Saccani, M Delavari, A Dolati, M Marroni… - Gondwana …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Coloured Mélange Complex is part of the North Makran domain (SE Iran) and consists
of an assemblage of metric-to decametric-thick slices mainly represented by volcanic rocks …

Structural style of the Makran Tertiary accretionary complex in SE-Iran

JP Burg, A Dolati, D Bernoulli, J Smit - Lithosphere dynamics and …, 2013 - Springer
We report new structural descriptions and measurements carried out across the onshore
Makran Accretionary Wedge, in SE Iran. Complementary geological mapping led to the …

New evidence for Late Cretaceous plume-related seamounts in the Middle East sector of the Neo-Tethys: Constraints from geochemistry, petrology, and mineral …

E Barbero, F Zaccarini, M Delavari, A Dolati, E Saccani… - Lithos, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Durkan Complex in the Makran Accretionary Prism (SE Iran) has been
interpreted either as a continental margin succession or a Late Cretaceous tectonically …

Seismic hazard of the western Makran subduction zone: insight from mechanical modelling and inferred frictional properties

S Pajang, N Cubas, J Letouzey, L Le Pourhiet… - Earth and Planetary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Western Makran is one of the few subduction zones left with a largely unconstrained
seismogenic potential. According to the sparse GPS stations, the subduction is accumulating …

Aeolian and fluvial processes influence on dust storms of Hormuz Strait and Makran coastal plains (SE Iran); insight from geomorphic landforms, and sediment texture …

A Mohammadi - International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Hormuz Strait and Makran coastal plains in southeast Iran are significant
sources of dust storms in south Asia due to an arid climate with a strong wind regime, low …

Roundness of heavy minerals (zircon and apatite) as a provenance tool for unraveling recycling: A case study from the Sefidrud and Sarbaz rivers in N and SE Iran

Y Zoleikhaei, D Frei, A Morton, SM Zamanzadeh - Sedimentary Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
In order to improve techniques for provenance studies, and especially to address the
question of sediment recycling, morphological changes of two minerals with contrasting …