Petrology of mantle peridotites and intrusive mafic rocks from the kermanshah ophiolitic complex (zagros belt, Iran): Implications for the geodynamic evolution of the neo-tethyan oceanic branch between Arabia and Iran

Ofioliti

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 71-90

  Allahyari, Khalil ^a   Saccani, Emilio ^b   Pourmoafi, Mohamad ^a   Beccaluva, Luigi ^b   Masoudi, Fariborz ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gabbro. zagros belt; Iran; Ophiolite; Peridotite

Indexed keywords

GABBRO; GEODYNAMICS; MAFIC ROCK; MANTLE SOURCE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEANIC CRUST; OPHIOLITE; PERIDOTITE; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUTURE ZONE;

ZAGROS;

EID: 79551564475     PISSN: None     EISSN: 03912612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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