Shahid Beheshti University Researches in Earth Sciences 2008-8299 11 3 2020 10 22 Evidence of triassic neotethys opening in Sanandaj_Sirjan zone, according to petrographic, geochemical and geochronological studies, in Esfandabad region of Yazd Evidence of triassic neotethys opening in Sanandaj_Sirjan zone, according to petrographic, geochemical and geochronological studies, in Esfandabad region of Yazd 133 148 97378 10.52547/esrj.11.3.133 FA Atefeh Nimroozi Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran Gholamreza Ghadami Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran Jamshid Hassanzadeh Pasadena California Institute of Technology, California, USA Mohammad Posti Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran Journal Article 2018 07 28 Introduction The evolutionary history of the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone has been influenced by two extensional and compressional regimes that have caused rifting, subduction, collision and its final closure. The study area is located in Esfandabad city of Yazd province. The sequence contains dark colored andesitic, rhyolitic and basaltic lava with interlayers of volcanoclastic and sedimentary units. The volcanic rocks detected contain aphanitic textures and have dark gray to black color with oxidized surface, fractures and pores. These volcanic rocks have a layered flow and are mostly seen as dome-shaped structures and are sometimes in the form of dikes. Another characteristic of this group of rocks is the green color obtained from the secondary minerals of chlorite and epidot, as a result of the alteration applied to them. The volcanoclastic rocks are mainly fine-grained and welded purple tufts. Materials and Methods In order to achieve the aim of this study, after descriptive studies, field operations were performed in three stages and 100 samples were taken from the desired outcrops and thin sections were prepared. After petrographic studies, less altered samples were selected and sent to the GeoLeb Laboratory in Canada for geochemical analyzing using XRF, ICP-MS and ICP-IAS methods. Age studies have been conducted at the Caltech Institute in California. Results and Discussion In microscopic studies, the dominant texture in basaltic rock is porphyry, consisting of plagioclase, olivine and pyroxene in a fine-grained matrix composed of plagioclase, epidote, chlorite, sphene and opaque minerals. Andesitic rocks have microporphyric and seriate textures consisting of plagioclase, in a fine grained matrix consisting of plagioclase, pyroxene, quartz, epidote, carbonate and chlorite alteration products and opaque minerals. Rhyolite rocks have a microcrystalline to hyalline texture consisting of quartz, alkali feldspar and plagioclase. Evidence such as sosoritization of plagioclase, filling of cavities by chlorite and zeolite, idingitizated or chlorinated olivine and uralite pyroxene crystals indicate the performance of metamorphic phenomena in the studied rocks. Conclusion In microscopic studies, the dominant texture in basaltic rock is porphyry, consisting of plagioclase, olivine and pyroxene in a fine-grained matrix composed of plagioclase, epidote, chlorite, sphene and opaque minerals. Andesitic rocks have microporphyric and seriate textures consisting of plagioclase, in a fine grained matrix consisting of plagioclase, pyroxene, quartz, epidote, carbonate and chlorite alteration products and opaque minerals. Rhyolite rocks have a microcrystalline to hyalline texture consisting of quartz, alkali feldspar and plagioclase. Evidence such as sosoritization of plagioclase, filling of cavities by chlorite and zeolite, idingitizated or chlorinated olivine and uralite pyroxene crystals indicate the performance of metamorphic phenomena in the studied rocks. Introduction The evolutionary history of the Sanandaj-Sirjan zone has been influenced by two extensional and compressional regimes that have caused rifting, subduction, collision and its final closure. The study area is located in Esfandabad city of Yazd province. The sequence contains dark colored andesitic, rhyolitic and basaltic lava with interlayers of volcanoclastic and sedimentary units. The volcanic rocks detected contain aphanitic textures and have dark gray to black color with oxidized surface, fractures and pores. These volcanic rocks have a layered flow and are mostly seen as dome-shaped structures and are sometimes in the form of dikes. Another characteristic of this group of rocks is the green color obtained from the secondary minerals of chlorite and epidot, as a result of the alteration applied to them. The volcanoclastic rocks are mainly fine-grained and welded purple tufts. Materials and Methods In order to achieve the aim of this study, after descriptive studies, field operations were performed in three stages and 100 samples were taken from the desired outcrops and thin sections were prepared. After petrographic studies, less altered samples were selected and sent to the GeoLeb Laboratory in Canada for geochemical analyzing using XRF, ICP-MS and ICP-IAS methods. Age studies have been conducted at the Caltech Institute in California. Results and Discussion In microscopic studies, the dominant texture in basaltic rock is porphyry, consisting of plagioclase, olivine and pyroxene in a fine-grained matrix composed of plagioclase, epidote, chlorite, sphene and opaque minerals. Andesitic rocks have microporphyric and seriate textures consisting of plagioclase, in a fine grained matrix consisting of plagioclase, pyroxene, quartz, epidote, carbonate and chlorite alteration products and opaque minerals. Rhyolite rocks have a microcrystalline to hyalline texture consisting of quartz, alkali feldspar and plagioclase. Evidence such as sosoritization of plagioclase, filling of cavities by chlorite and zeolite, idingitizated or chlorinated olivine and uralite pyroxene crystals indicate the performance of metamorphic phenomena in the studied rocks. Conclusion In microscopic studies, the dominant texture in basaltic rock is porphyry, consisting of plagioclase, olivine and pyroxene in a fine-grained matrix composed of plagioclase, epidote, chlorite, sphene and opaque minerals. Andesitic rocks have microporphyric and seriate textures consisting of plagioclase, in a fine grained matrix consisting of plagioclase, pyroxene, quartz, epidote, carbonate and chlorite alteration products and opaque minerals. Rhyolite rocks have a microcrystalline to hyalline texture consisting of quartz, alkali feldspar and plagioclase. Evidence such as sosoritization of plagioclase, filling of cavities by chlorite and zeolite, idingitizated or chlorinated olivine and uralite pyroxene crystals indicate the performance of metamorphic phenomena in the studied rocks.

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