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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…
Mohammad Javad Javdan, Mohammad Nabi Gorgij, Javad Shahraki, Seyed Mahmood Pahlavan Hashemi, Seyed Mohsen Kalvandi, Seyed Mohammad Kalvandi, Eshagh Bandani
Early carboniferous deposits of the Kalmard block, with various characteristics in different outcrops, are recognized by Gachal Formation. Generally speaking, this formation comprises of four different members (A, B, C and D), consisting of carbonate and evap…
Shabnam Khosroshahizadeh, Mohsen Pourkermani, Mahmood Almasiyan, Mehran Arian, Ahmad Khakzad
The NW part of Iran belongs to the Iranian plateau that is a tectonically active region within the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt. The intrusion of Oligocene parts in various faces caused the alteration and mineralization such as copper, molybdenum, gold and…
Magdy S. Basta
The present work is a petrological study of the gabbroic rocks of wadi Shianite Southeastern Desert of Egypt. Chemical analyses for major and trace elements showed that there are 3 main gabbro types. These are: 1) pyroxene hornblende gabbronorite; 2) hornblen…
O. Innocent Ejeh, I. Anthony Akpoborie, A. A. Israel Etobro
Heavy mineral petrographic and geochemical compositions (major and trace/rare earth elements) of sandstones obtained from the Oligocene-Miocene Ogwashi-Asaba Formation, Niger Delta were studied to determine their provenance, source area weathering conditions…
Zahra Maleki, Fatemeh Jahadgar
The Kuh-e Siah anticline is located in the Sarvestan area of the Fars province (186 km to Persian Gulf) and Interior Fars sub basin. This anticline is a fault bend fold and is located in the Sarvestan fault zone with Northwest-Southeast trend. The Sarvestan f…
Javad Shahraki, Mohammad Javad Javdan, Seyed Mahmood Pahlavan Hashemi, Mohsen Jami, Mahdiyeh Nastooh, Seyed Mohammad Kalvandi
Early Permian deposits in north of Kalmard region recognize with formal group of Khan; they have various features in the different place. This group includes four different formations from lower to the upper part: Chili, Sartakht and Hermez. These formations…
Javad Shahraki, Mohammad Javad Javdan, Seyed Mahmood Pahlavan Hashemi, Mohsen Jami, Mahdiyeh Nastooh, Seyed Mohammad Kalvandi
Short Retraction Notice The paper does not meet the standards of "Open Journal of Geology". This article has been retracted to straighten the academic record. In making this decision the Editorial Board follows COPE's Retraction Guidelines . The aim is to pro…
Zahra Maleki
The study area is located in the Zagros Simply Folded Belt of Iran and in the interior Fars sub-basin (175 km from Persian Gulf). The Zagros fold-thrust belt is home to one of the largest petroleum producing reservoirs in the world. Structures in this area ha…
Soraya Dana, Mahmood Almasian, Mahyar Soltani, Shima Rahmati Kamel
The north-south Qatar-Kazerun fault, with an estimated 450-km length, is a fault with lithic basement. It is mostly covered by young Quaternary alluvium, which has led to obscurities of rock structure and fractures. As residential areas (such as Nour-Abad, Kh…
Hasan Alizadeh, Mehran Arian
Kerman area is located in southern parts of central Iranian volcanic belt. The area under study is located in the southern part of this complex copper mineralization in the area, which is mainly porphyry type and is associated with extensive hydrothermal alte…
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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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