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 …

The generation and differentiation of continental crust by arc magmatism is strongly
influenced by episodes of high magmatic flux (“flare-ups”). Magmatic flare-ups encourage …

Early Paleozoic sandstones deposited along the northern margin of Gondwana are
commonly interpreted to represent a vast, well-mixed, and far-travelled blanket of sand …

Abstract Late Neoproterozoic–Early Paleozoic basement in Iran mainly comprises granites
and mafic rocks locally affected by high-grade metamorphism. In this contribution, we collate …

Much of the crust of Iran and Anatolia, including their oldest exposed rocks, formed during
an episode of intense convergent margin (arc) magmatism as a result of subduction of …

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 …

Igneous activity in the rear-arc of the Paleogene Urumieh–Dokhtar Magmatic Belt of Iran has
to date been poorly studied. An example of such activity, Late Eocene potassic mafic to …

A major arc-related magmatic episode is recorded in the Ediacaran-Early Cambrian
(Cadomian) crust of Iran and Anatolia due to the southward subduction of Prototethyan …

Abstract The Eocene-Miocene Mianeh-Hashtroud igneous district in NW Iran is part of the
Turkish–Caucasus–Iranian collision zone, a key region to decipher the assembly and …