Slip-rate on the Main Köpetdag (Kopeh Dagh) strike-slip fault, Turkmenistan, and the active tectonics of the South Caspian [PDF]
Tectonics, 2021 We provide the first measurement of strike-slip and shortening rates across the 200-km-long right-lateral strike-slip Main Köpetdag Fault (MKDF) in Turkmenistan.
Begenjev, G. +9 more
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Short-term seismic crustal deformation of Iran
Annals of Geophysics, 2014 In this paper the short-term seismic deformation of Iran is determined by the earthquake moment tensor summation. The study areas include the Alborz, Kopeh-Dagh, eastern Iran, Makran and Zagros orogenic belts.
Shoja Ansari, Ahmad Zamani
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Palynostratigraphy of the Sanganeh Formation at the East and Central Kopeh-Dagh Basin based on dinoflagellate cysts [PDF]
Journal of Stratigraphy and Sedimentology Researches, 2015 The Sanganeh Formation (Lower Cretaceous) has cropped out across the Kopeh-Dagh Basin. The formation conformably overly the Aptian Sarcheshmeh Formation and is in turn overlain conformably by glauconitic sandstone of the Aitamir Formation. The considered
Narges Shokri +2 more
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Journal of Economic Geology, 2023 Kalateh Pialeh prospect area is located in the Kopeh Dagh zone, approximately 15 km northeastern of Esfarayen city. The area is composed of sedimentary rocks deposited during the Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Tertiary periods, which include microconglomerate,
Maryam Javidi Moghaddam +2 more
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Seismic geomorphology and stratigraphic trap analyses of the Lower Cretaceous siliciclastic reservoir in the Kopeh Dagh-Amu Darya Basin [PDF]
Petroleum Science, 2019 Lower Cretaceous Shurijeh–Shatlyk Formations host some of the main reservoirs in the Kopeh Dagh-Amu Darya Basin. Exploration in this area so far has focused on the development of structural traps, but recognition of stratigraphic traps in this area is of
Gholamreza Hosseinyar +4 more
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Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on the Efficiency of Kopeh Dagh Conserved Area (Case study: Persian Gazella) [PDF]
محیط زیست و مهندسی آبPersian Gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) is one of the most important herbivores of the steppes of Iran, which is found in different plains and desert areas. Today, the distribution of this species is limited to special areas, which has caused
Fateme Bagheri Azghadi +2 more
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Journal of Stratigraphy and Sedimentology Researches, 2014 1-Introduction The Kopeh-Dagh as an inverted basin (Allen et al. 2003) is extended from the east of the Caspian Sea to NE Iran, north Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.
Mahjooneh Keshmiri +4 more
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Block Rotations in NW Iran in Response to the Arabia-Eurasia Collision Constrained by Paleomagnetism [PDF]
Tectonics, Volume 43, Issue 8, August 2024.Northwest Iran is a seismically active region dominated by NW-SE trending strike-slip faults, such as the North Tabriz and Qosha Dagh faults, and smaller NNE-SSW striking faults.
Kaymakcı, Nuretdin +4 more
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Comparing palynofacies and palaeoenvironment of Sarcheshmeh Formation in Joragh and Sheikh section (east and west of Kopeh-Dagh Basin) [PDF]
Journal of Stratigraphy and Sedimentology Researches, 2014 1-Introduction: Kopeh-Dagh sedimentary basin is located in NE of Iran and is mainly composed of Mesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary rocks (35 30ˊ-38 15ˊ N, 54 00-61 31ˊE)(Afshar-Harb 1994).
Mohsen Allameh +2 more
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Analysis of correlation of Neotectonic and seismicity in Bakharden-Quchan zone
Journal of Economic Geology, 2021 Introduction Two fundamental goals are followed in this paper: 1- Active neotectonics of the Kopeh Dagh Mountains particularly in its central part that is called the Bakharden-Quchan Zone in NE Iran for special features of faulting and role of faults ...
Javad Biglari +2 more
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