Mahabad lava flows, Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran (original) (raw)

Mahabad lava flows, Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan Province, Irani

Regional Level Types
Mahabad lava flows Group of Lava Flows
Mahabad County County
West Azerbaijan Province Province
Iran Country

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

36° 45' North , 45° 55' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Mindat Locality ID:

337060

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:337060:8

a7d5f01b-c048-4675-a8bb-1b05d19de554

Scattered lava flows to the east of town Mahabad overlie Miocene and Jurassic to Cretaceous sedimentary rocks.

Age probably Quaternary, based on freshness.

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ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'References: Kheirkhah, M., Neill, I., Allen, M. B., & Ajdari, K. (2013). Small-volume melts of lithospheric mantle during continental collision: Late Cenozoic lavas of Mahabad, NW Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 74, 37-49.
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'References: Kheirkhah, M., Neill, I., Allen, M. B., & Ajdari, K. (2013). Small-volume melts of lithospheric mantle during continental collision: Late Cenozoic lavas of Mahabad, NW Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 74, 37-49.
ⓘ 'Glass'References: Kheirkhah, M., Neill, I., Allen, M. B., & Ajdari, K. (2013). Small-volume melts of lithospheric mantle during continental collision: Late Cenozoic lavas of Mahabad, NW Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 74, 37-49.
ⓘ NephelineFormula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)References: Kheirkhah, M., Neill, I., Allen, M. B., & Ajdari, K. (2013). Small-volume melts of lithospheric mantle during continental collision: Late Cenozoic lavas of Mahabad, NW Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 74, 37-49.
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'Formula: ADSi2O6References: Kheirkhah, M., Neill, I., Allen, M. B., & Ajdari, K. (2013). Small-volume melts of lithospheric mantle during continental collision: Late Cenozoic lavas of Mahabad, NW Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 74, 37-49.
ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'References: Kheirkhah, M., Neill, I., Allen, M. B., & Ajdari, K. (2013). Small-volume melts of lithospheric mantle during continental collision: Late Cenozoic lavas of Mahabad, NW Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 74, 37-49.

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References

Kheirkhah, M., Neill, I., Allen, M. B., & Ajdari, K. (2013). Small-volume melts of lithospheric mantle during continental collision: Late Cenozoic lavas of Mahabad, NW Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 74, 37-49.