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1 - The middle Jurassic–Early Cretaceous pillow and massive lava flows associated with pelagic sediments in the Ghaleh-Rigi area, southern east of Iran: age and geochemistry https://geopersia.ut.ac.ir/article_74097.html 10.22059/geope.2019.278194.648471 1 The Ghaleh-Rigi complex is located in northern margin of the Sanandaj–Sirjan Zone (western Iran) and the southern part of the Central Iran Micro-continent block. The study area is covered by pillow and massive lava flows associated with micro gabbro and pelagic sediments including mudstone and radiolarian ribbon chert. Geochemical analysis indicates similar mantle source for magmatic rocks. These rocks show tholeiitic affinity with depletion in high-field strength elements (HFSEs) and light rare-earth elements (LREEs). They also show enrichment in large-ion lithophile elements (LILEs) in primitive mantle normalized multi-element diagrams. All samples show variable depletion in Th followed by depletion of HFSE and trace element concentrations and negative Nb anomaly (Th/Nb=0.23-035), which is a typical characteristic from magmas related to subduction zone. In addition, ratio of Y/Nb against Zr/Nb and Ce/Y against Zr/Nb and also REE flat patterns are similar to N-MORB-like source. These features suggest generation of magma in the back-arc basin. According to geochemical and petrogenesis studies, these rocks shows around 10% partial melting of a mixed spinel–garnet-bearing source composed of 50% PM and 50% MORB source. Based on bio-chronological investigation, the radiolarian cherts associated with volcanic rocks show Early Bajocian to Berriasian; Callovian- Valanginian; and Oxfordian- Valanginian ages. 0 - 245 261 - - Saeed Saadat Department of Geology, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran Iran saeed.saadat@colorado.edu - - Ahmad Mazaheri Department of Geology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran Iran samazaheri2016@gmail.com - - Mohamad Reza Heidarian Department of Geology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran Iran shahri@um.ac.ir - - Hojat Jahangiri Department of Geology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran Iran hojatjahangiri2013@gmail.com - - Mohammad Foudazi Department of Geology, Islamshahr branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr-Tehran, Iran Iran foudazi.m@gmail.com - - Seyed Jafar Omrani Research Institute for Earth Sciences, Geological Survey of Iran, Tehran, Iran Iran jafar.omrani@gsi.ir Agard, P., Monie, P., Gerber, W., Omrani, J., Molinaro, M., Meyer, B., Labrousse, L., Vrielynck, B., Jolivet, L., Yamato, P., 2006. 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1 - Geology, mineralogy, and fluids inclusion studies in Shadan copper- gold deposit, Southern Khorasan https://geopersia.ut.ac.ir/article_74237.html 10.22059/geope.2019.288610.648502 1 Shadan copper-gold deposit is located in nearly 65km Southwest of Birjand. The area is a part of eastern margin tertiary volcano-plutonic belt in Lut Block. The oldest units in this area are tertiary andesite, tuff, rhyolite, and rhyolitic tuff. The units are intruded by late Eocene–Oligocene Shadan subvolcanic, granite, and granodiorite intrusion rocks. The rocks are again overlined by Quaternary deposits. Shadan mine is considered as Cu-Au porphyry in which mineralization was controlled by tectonic strictures. The deposit is hosted by dacite, rhyodacite and micro granodiorite subvolcanic rocks which are mainly associated with potassic, sericitic, argillic and propylitic alterations. Mineralization mostly occurs as disseminated, stockwork, veins and veinlets in host rocks. 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Highstand and transgressive systems tracts are generally both represented by dominantly intertidal and sub-tidal lagoon, shoal and open marine facies. The upper and lower boundaries in all stratigraphic sections of middle Jurassic successions are SB1 that are distinguished by erosional evidences and sometime red conglomerate and sandstone horizons. On the basis of detailed facies and depositional sequences analysis, global sea level fluctuations and tectonic events are the most important factors that affected system tracts and depositional sequences in the Tabas block. Local tectonic activities (mostly related to Kalmard and Nayband Faults) also have an effective role on the thicknesses of siliciclastic and carbonate deposits in different parts of study areas. 0 - 305 332 - - Vesal Yahya Sheibani Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, International Campus,Mashhad,Iran Iran vesal.sheibani@yahoo.com - - Asadollah Mahboubi Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, International Campus,Mashhad,Iran Iran mahboubi@um.ac.ir - - Reza Muossavi Harami Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,Mashhad,Iran Iran moussavi@um.ac.ir - - Mohammad Khanehbad Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,Mashhad,Iran Iran mkhanehbad@ferdowsi.um.ac.ir Adabi, M.H., Salehi, M.A., Ghobeishavi, A., 2010. Depositional environment, sequence stratigraphy and geochemistry of Lower Cretaceous carbonates (Fahliyan Foemation), South–west Iran. 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1 - Studying Evolutionary Processes of Petergan Playa Brines in South Khorasan, East of Iran https://geopersia.ut.ac.ir/article_74812.html 10.22059/geope.2020.287814.648497 1 The Petergan Playa lies in east of Iran, covering an area of 212.5 km2. The playa is located 135 km from the city of Qayen at the border area known as Shahrakht. Thus, in the present study, to study the brines and their evolution, sampling was conducted from some of 95 brines based on an ordered network. The brines were analyzed using the Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) method. The cations found in the brines showed abundance in the amounts of Na^+,Ca^(2+), Mg^(2+),〖and K〗^+.For the anions an abundance was observed in the amounts of Cl^-, SO_4^(2-), and HCO_3^-. The type of brines was as follows: Na^+-SO_4^(2-)-Cl^- , by pondering fairly neutral acidity and chemical investigation of the ingress waters, it can be inferred that, the waters are of Ca^(2+)>CO_3^(2-), Cl^-+ SO_4^(2-)>HCO_3^-,HCO_3^-≪Ca^(2+)+ Mg^(2+) molar ratios, following the geochemical route П in the brines’ geochemical evolution diagram, which is similar to the brines in Saline Valley and the Dead Valley in the United States. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) results revealed that, the most abundant minerals in the brines are Quartz, Gypsum, Halite, and Calcite. 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1 - Resource estimation of the Damanghor gold deposit, based on geology and grade continuity https://geopersia.ut.ac.ir/article_75420.html 10.22059/geope.2020.295345.648521 1 The selection of an appropriate estimation method is a crucial decision in resource estimation processes. There are multiple resource estimation methods of which the most important one is block modelling. Among the block modelling methods used for the estimation of gold resources, three methods have a broader application. These methods include Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW), Ordinary Kriging (OK), and Full Indicator Kriging (FIK). We compared the results of these three techniques and selected the most appropriate method for resource estimation of the Damanghor gold deposit. For this purpose, we prepared the geometric model of the deposit based on geological continuity and then, conducted the variography procedure to determine the grade continuity and the amount of gold resource. 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1 - Characterization of the Bazman geothermal field, the southeast of Iran https://geopersia.ut.ac.ir/article_75699.html 10.22059/geope.2020.296150.648525 1 The Bazman volcano in the southeast of Iran is considered to be a dormant volcano. To study the hydrogeochemistry and geothermometry, sixteen water samples were collected from the thermal and cold springs. Temperature of the cold springs range from 28.1 to 36.6 C while mean temperature of the thermal spring waters is ~42 C. Generally, the salinity values of the water samples vary from 1102 in the cold spring to 10250 µS/cm in the thermal springs. The water samples are categorized into three types: Cl -Na, Cl-HCO3-Na-and SO4-Na. The composition values of δ2H and δ18O in the thermal springs were resulted from water-rock interaction or underground evaporation in the deep depths. 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