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Revision of the age of the Qom Formation in the Central Iran Basin, Iran

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2007
Abstract The Qom Formation in the Central Iran Basin contains not only relatively abundant calcareous nannofossils and a small number of dinoflagellate cysts, but also a number of stratigraphically significant benthonic foraminifers and ostracods. Calcareous nannofossils reported for the first time from this formation include Coccolithus pelagicus ,
Yuping Qi
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Scorpions and scorpionism in Iran’s central desert

Acta Tropica, 2017
Venomous scorpions have extreme importance in field of medicine and public health. This descriptive - analytic study was done to identify scorpion fauna, their ecological aspects as well as scorpionism for risk management and prevention of this health problem in Iran's central desert.
Jalil, Nejati, Abedin, Saghafipour, Ehsan, Mozaffari, Amir, Keyhani, Nahid, Jesri   +4 more
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South Caspian to Central Iran basins: introduction

Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2009
Abstract The structurally and stratigraphically complex area of northern and central Iran holds the key to understanding the plate tectonic evolution of the South Caspian–Central Iran area. The closure of the Palaeotethys, the opening of the Neotethys, the rise and demise of the Cimmerian mountain chain, as well as the onset of Neotethys ...
Brunet, Marie-Françoise, Granath, J.W., Wilmsen, M.   +2 more
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Hydrogeochemical investigation in an arid region of Iran (Tabas, Central Iran)

Environmental Earth Sciences, 2012
Groundwater is the most important source of water supply in Iran and understanding the geochemical evolution of groundwater is important for sustainable development of the water resources in Tabas area. A total of 29 samples of groundwater in Tabas area have been analyzed for ions and major elements.
Kaveh Pazand, Jamal Fereidoni Sarvestani
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Regionalism, Iran and Central Asia

International Affairs, 2004
A combination of revolutionary ideology, trouble with neighbours and location in the Middle East, where regionalism is moribund, make the Islamic Republic of Iran an unlikely enthusiast for regional coalition-building. The impetus towards regionalism derives first and foremost from geopolitical considerations - the need to counter the US government's ...
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Geopolitical Interest of Iran in Central Asia

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020
The purpose of this study is to carry out the analysis of the external IRI policy in Central Asia in the context of new geopolitical configuration, to study the economic and political aspects of the strengthening of Iran in the region, to identify its features and the most important aspects of bilateral relations between Kazakhstan and Iran as well as ...
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Central Asia and Eastern Iran

1988
Achaemenid culture in Central Asia is rooted in a distinctive local tradition and differs markedly from what one finds in Persia. The sequence of Achaemenid conquests include: Babylon (539), Bactria, Saka (530 and death of Cyrus), Egypt (Cambyses, 525).
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Alkaline lamprophyric province of Central Iran

Island Arc, 2011
AbstractPaleozoic lamprophyres exhibit good exposures in the western part of the Central–East Iranian microcontinent. These rocks crop out as volcanoes, dykes, and plugs. The constituent minerals are amphibole, clinopyroxene, plagioclase, K‐feldspar, olivine, Cr‐spinel, titanite, biotite, and ilmenite.
FERESHTEH BAYAT, GHODRAT TORABI
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Iran’s Foreign Policy in Central Asia

Iran and the Caucasus
Abstract Western perceptions of the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran tend to be dominated by considerations of the many belligerent statements from Iranian leaders. Such a picture ignores Iran’s foreign policy toward the Islamic nations of Central Asia.
Edward A. Lynch, Sylvia Adongo
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Iran: India's Gateway to Central Asia

Strategic Analysis, 2012
Abstract Most of the discourses on India–Iran relations are either focused on cultural and civilisational links with Iran or its relevance as an energy-rich nation. Its transit potential in providing India with access to Central Asia has not received adequate attention. While there is a general acceptance that Iran provides India with access to Central
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