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Open Journal of Geology (OJG) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in geology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of geology. All manuscrip…
Parisa Nami, Parvin Jahanbakhsh, Arefe Fathalipour
The urban landscape heterogeneity has been influenced by the visual, unpleasant and unacceptable face of which there is no charm in it. The present study is formed according to visual pollution and its impact on the appearance and vitality of a city. Prelimin…
Mohammad Reza Noura, Behrooz Sahebzadeh
A survey uses this new information: the statistical calculation and interpretation to determine the characteristics of sediments in the reservoir’s “Dodar Ladiz” dam. It is a useful and efficient way to use clay minerals as mineral tracer for identifying the…
Bizhan Shirdel, Ali Sorbi, Ali Solgi
Landslide term is used for all mass movements on slopes, including falling, overturns and flow debris. Using the potential landslide hazard zonation, areas with high potential of landslide hazard can be detected and so prevent the landslide occurrence with pr…
Bizhan Shirdel
This is a field report on a comprehensive study of the Atamir Formation from the engineering geology perspective using the related indices. The Atamir Formation of the Cretaceous Period, which has outcropped in the form of thick frequencies of grey-knotted sa…
Nabil A. Bader
The Roman Period temple of Isis at Shenhur was built and enhanced amid the rule of Augustus (30 BCE-14 CE) through that of Trajan (98-117 CE). It was built of two sorts of local limestone and decorated with reliefs. Examination of conservation state uncovered…
Amin Azadikhah, Soheila Bouzari, Ali Yassaghi, Mohammad Hashem Emami
Oblique continent—continent collision between Iranian microcontinent and Arabian plate is the main cause of transpression and transtension regimes in this area. Zagros orogeny in this area resulted in formation of various structures including thrust fault-rel…
Mohammad Reza Sajadian, Mohsen Pourkermani, Manochehr Qorashi, Naser Hafezi Moghaddas
T index has been calculated in the Chekene-Mazavand region in the NE Iran. This index shows lateral tilting may be related to active tectonics. There are many streams and transverse topographic symmetry factor has been calculated for all streams of Kashafroud…
Kasra Safei, Mohammad-Ali Arian, Seyed Hesam-Aldin Moien Zadeh Mirhosseini
Metabasite refers to metamorphosed basalts and other mafic igneous rocks (rich in iron and magnesium). When a mafic igneous rock is subjected to new pressure and temperature conditions during metamorphism, these chemical components will rearrange themselves t…
Jianqing Lai, Peijiao Ju, Jinjin Tao, Baorong Yang, Xiaoyun Wang
The Annage gold deposit is located at the east part of the eastern Kunlun orogenic belt. The characteristics of ore-forming fluids and metallogenesis were discussed by using fluid petrography, micro-thermometry and hydrogen-oxygen isotope analysis. Three stag…
Edvin Asatour Dizaj Takieh, Manochehr Ghorashi, Fereydon Rezaie
The study area is located in the north Tehran, Iran. Calculation of transverse topographic symmetry factor (T) is suitable for rapid assessment of active tectonics. Therefore, transverse topographic symmetry factors have beencalculated for the Darakeh stream.…
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Open Journal of Geology (OJG) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in geology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of geology. All manuscrip… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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