Nodushan Zn-Pb deposit at the western margin of Urumieh-Dokhtar volcano-plutonic belt resulted from granitoid intrusion into Eocene dacitic to andesitic rocks. Pyrite, sphalerite, galena and chalcopyrite are the main sulfide minerals. The chemical composition of sphalerites and pyrites indicates two different type of sphalerite (high Fe types demonstrating chalcopyrite disease and low Fe type) ...

The Arvaneh volcanic cone at eastern part of the Sahand volcanic complex is located on SW of Bostanabad city. This cone having lava composition as dacite, dacitic andesite and rhyodacite, is formed eletted to young volcanic activity of the Sahand volcanism. Having various colours and textures form dominant composition of the lavas in the Petrographycally phenocrysts are plagioclase+hornblende+b...

The bentonites of Aftar region, with average of 15 meters thickness and about 10 km long, are volcanoclastic sequence of Semnan Formation that formed in a shallow sea water environment. Based on the field, XRD data, microscopic and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) studies, as well as chemistry, the bentonite beds contain zeolites (clinoptilolite and mordenite), gypsum, calcite, celestine, op...

Taftan volcano, is located in about 100 Km South to Southeast of Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province in southeast of Iran. On geological point of view, it is located at the end of Nehbandan-Khash flysch and North Makran structural zones. Field, petrographic and geochemical studies from different samples of rocks show that the volcano mostly composed of andesitic and dacitic rocks. These ro...

The Baharieh kaolin deposit (east Kashmar, Khorasan Razavi Province) is the product of alteration of dacitic rocks (Eocene) and is located in the Khaf-Kashmar-Bardaskan metallogenic belt. Field observations show that the development of this deposit was controlled by the tectonic system of the area and the presence of silica cap is the most important geological feature of this deposit. Mineralog...