The volcanic rocks of Silurian in Khosh yeylagh are located in eastern Alborz structural zone, east of Golestan Province. This volcanic mass is significantly affected by hydrothermal alteration.  Propylitic alteration is the most dominant alteration in this area. Based on field observation and X-Ray diffraction studies, four alteration zones of chlorite, epidote, albite and hematite are recogni...

The submarine volcanic rocks of Totmaj volcano-sedimentary sequence, located at 25 Km southeast of Kashan city, have suffered extensive non-uniform propylitization. Based on field and petrographical studies, the volcanic rocks can be classified into three alteration zones: chlorite-epidote zone, epidote zone and hematite zone. The secondary hydrothermal minerals formed in the volcanic rocks inc...

The Astaneh granitoid massif is located about 40 km to Arak city, central Iran, is a part of Sanandaj-Sirjan structural Zone. These intrusive rocks which are mainly composed of grnodioritic rocks, widely affected under hydrothermal alteration. The alteration zones, on the basis of field studies and mineralogy as well as the study of the REE behavior, are investigated in this paper. Eight altera...

The Golgohar iron mine is located about 55 km southwest of Sirjan in the Sanandaj-Sirjan structural zone. We distinguished five mineralization zones, on the bases of mineral assemblage with magnetite. The gangue minerals are pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, siderite, apatite, serpentine, talc, chlorite, amphibole, calcite, dolomite and quartz. All chlorites are tri-octahedral in nature. The ch...

The objective of this study was to investigate the clay mineralogy of soils derived from different parent materials in Binaloud zone, western Mashhad. Two soil profiles on the summit of granitic, ultrabasic and metamorphic rocks were described and sampled from genetic horizons. Clay fraction of the soils was analyzed using X-ray diffraction method. Chlorite, smectite, mica, amphibole and regula...