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IJES-1-26.04.2024

Iranian Journal of Earth Sciences

Editor-in-Chief: Rahim Dabiri, PhD

Online ISSN: 2228-785X

Print ISSN: 2008-8779

Publishes Quarterly

Original Article
Genesis and geochemical evolution of the Mio-Pliocene volcanic rocks in the SW of Bostanabad, NW Iran: A comparison with the classic Adakite

The Sahand volcano (Kuh-e-Sahand) is located in NW Iran, about 60 km E of Lake Urumieh and 40 Km SSE of Tabriz. The volcano is a stratovolcano and is dominated by pyroclastic materials and lava flows in the Miocene-Quaternary. The Mio-Pliocene volcanic rocks are exposed in the Southwest of Bostanabad (Arvanehkuh, Biukdagh, and Ghapandagh masses) […]