Today, environmental crisis and loss of natural resources are the principle causes of the creation of environmental management systems. The optimal management of natural resources requires the assessment and classification of ecological and environmental potentials. Using this method, the abilities and restrictions of resources can be recognized, and their future trends can be predicted. Nebka ...

introduction the investigated area is situated in the south west of the khorasan razavi province along the north west of the lut block. different types of metal ore bodies along with non-metal deposits have already been documented in the lut block (karimpour et al., 2008). most of the study area is covered with granitoid rocks. metamorphic rocks with unknown age are present in the north of the ...

introduction the garmab copper deposit is located northeast of qaen (south khorasan province) in the1:100,000 scale map of abiz in the eastern tectonic zone of iran. it is hosted by late paleocene-eocene lava flows consisting mainly of andesite, trachy andesite, andesite-basalt and basalt lavas, as well as pyroclastic rocks, including tuffs and ignimbrites. the lut block has undergone intense m...

in desert areas high temperature and low precipitation limit growth and development of plants. under this circumstances wind becomes the most important erosion and transportation factor in these areas. there are four great sand masses in the central part of dasht-e-kavir namely rig-e-jen, rig-e-sargardan (shotori or halvan), rig-e-kharturan, and rig-e- chah-e-jam. these great sandy masses show ...

introduction the mn mineralization occurs in the northeastern segment of the sabzevar zone (sz), north of the central iranian microcontinent (cim). this zone (sz) is located between the cim fragmentation in the south and the kopeh dagh sedimentary sequence in the north. the ore deposits of the northeastern segment of the sabzevar zone can be divided into three groups, each with different metal ...

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on Journal blog. Résumé Care and respect nature are values deeply rooted in our culture. These have always guided us stewardship practices. Many of traditional stories speak about importance caring nature. We taught to take only what we need acknowledge show everything take, be it plant, animal or fish; ancestors that all things alive (Brown...