Role of southeastern Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone in the tectonic evolution of Zagros Orogenic Belt, Iran

Island Arc

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 555-576

  Arfania, Ramin ^a   Shahriari, Sohrab ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Esfahan Sirjan Block; Main Deep Fault; Sanandaj Sirjan Zone; Shahrekord Dehsard Terrane; Zagros Orogenic Belt

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; FAULTING; GONDWANA; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGENIC BELT; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TETHYS; UPLIFT;

ABADEH; ASIA; ESFAHAN-SIRJAN BASIN; EURASIA; FARS; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; SANANDAJ-SIRJAN BELT; ZAGROS;

EID: 70849115309     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: 14401738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.2009.00680.x     Document Type: Review

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