Review of the tectonic setting of Cretaceous to Quaternary volcanism in northwestern Iran

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 167-179

  Azizi, Hossein ^a   Moinevaziri, Hossein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KURDISTAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Collision zone; Iran; Neo Tethyan; Sanandaj Sirjan; Volcanic rocks; Zagros

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; OCEANIC CRUST; PETROLOGY; QUATERNARY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; ZAGROS;

STRAWBERRY CRINKLE VIRUS;

EID: 59249099090     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2008.12.002     Document Type: Review

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