Abstract

In this chapter, the structural units of Iran are described. It begins with the structural divisions of Iran based on the opinions of researchers who have worked on structural units and sedimentary basins of Iran since 1968. After that the literature concerning studies on the structural units of Iran associated with structural maps are listed and illustrated, and then the structural units are stratigraphically, magmatically and metamorphically outlined. In this chapter, the structural units of Iran are described. It begins with the structural divisions of Iran based on the opinions of researchers who have worked on structural units and sedimentary basins of Iran since 1968. After that the literature concerning studies on the structural units of Iran associated with structural maps are listed and illustrated, and then the structural units are stratigraphically, magmatically and metamorphically outlined. For each geological zone, items such as the boundaries of structural units, differences and similarities of structural zones with other adjacent structural units are mentioned. Each structural zone has been discussed in terms of lithostratigraphy, magmatic and metamorphic phases as well as the evolution of sedimentary facies and their mode of formation. The structural zones include:Zagros Zone, Kopeh-Dagh Zone, Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone, Lut block, Ophiolitic zone, Central Iran Zone, Paleogene volcanic zone, Makran and Eastern Iran zone, Alborz Zone.

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