TEHRAN

Hydrothermally altered zones.

Scree

f
Q

tr

ts
6
s
E6

dg

tc
E
6

30

d
TR e
l
TR e

Thick bedded-massive dolomites and dolomitic limestones.

Pn

Dark grey limestones. (NECEN FOR. : Late permian)

P
d

Red green shale and sandstone with intercalations of limestones.

tb
5

ts
E
6

sc
6
s
6

Nojan

ta
E6

sc
Q

ts
6

sh
E5

sc
E
3

tb
E
5

sc
E
4

17

m
Q

17

t
Q
1

sl
E
3

34

nc

sc
4
E

15

lin

al

56

td
sc E 5
4

Kondor

sh
E
3

sc
E
3

24

ss
E3
56

Sangan

t
E3

b
3

tb
5

Vardij

sc
Q

ts
5

32

36

sc
3

30

tsh
1

sh
3

t
1

ss
3

f
Q

tsv
1

t
2

KA

(ELIKA FOR.)

P1-Q

ss
1

f
Q

dg

dg
E
sht
E
1
f
Q
r
E2

74

ShirpalaFault

b
1

sc
Q

a
1

b
E1

51
39

Tehran

da
1

d
E

sht
E1

dg

Manzarieh

57

t
E
2

r
2

25

58

r
1

b
1

a
1
E

tsh Darband
1

BkQ

Cw

tsh
1

OsBkQ
Dar Abad

FAULT

# # #
## # #
#
# #
# #
#

P1-Q

RAN
NIAVA

f
Q
P1-Q

FARA
HZAD
TH
RUST

f
Q

f
Q

t
Q
1

r
1

f
Q

P1-Q

orth
N

Hesarak

tl
E1

c
f

Eygol
Bagh-e-Gol

69

r
E1
dg
E

49

Meygun

r
2

# 3957

66

ab
1

76

t
2

iehFault
D
avod

# #
##
# #
#

Kan

P1-Q

#
## #
#
#

P1-Q

P1-Q

t
2
Q

t
2

sc
Q

67

Farahzad

t
2
P1-Q

st
f

r
2

41

tsv
E
1

ab
E
1

Garm Darreh

b
E
3

ts
E2

37 40

tsv
E1

f
Q

sht
1

st
E4

47

tsv
1

41

tr
Q

ts
E2

sht
1

35

ab
E1

tb
5

tc
E
3
sh
E
3

32

Sarhad Abad

r
r

sl
f

Darekeh

s
E
5

38

g
f

66

f
Q

FAUL
T

Kigah

74

33

tc
3

54
39

dg

Emamzadeh Davud
r
35
E
1
73

dg

sc
E
3

10

ts
E
5

34

ts
E
3

sl
E1

Ahar

sc
72
4

41

ult

C
l

52

Pn

aghFevzFault
B

al

Park-e Jangali

tr

Q
P1-Q

t
1

TEHRAN

(DORUD FOR>: Namurian,Bashkirian_Assilian, Sakmarian)

C

D-Ca
UP.
D
C
g
DEV.

Dark grey medium bedded limestones with intercalation of marly limestones (MOBARAK LIMESTONE)
D - C g : Sandstone and shales with phosphatic layers, limestones.
D - C a : Submarine vesicuated andesitic-basaltic lava flows.

GHALEH HASANKHAN

(GEIRUD FOR.)

- m
C
q
- l
C
C
l

Medium-thin bedded limestone with ntercalations of shales. (MILA FOR)

- z
C

Red green micaceous shales and sandstone (ZAIGUN FOR.)

l
2

Whitish arkosic sandstone. ( "TOP" QUARTITE)

Red arkosic sandstone shale and sandstones (ZALGUN FOR.)

Zaran
Mehr Abad Air port

SYMBOLS

ALISHAHEVAZ

Major fault

Hight way

Minor fault

Free way

Inferrsd fault

First class road

Thrust fault

Second class road

Reverse fault

Motorable track

Lake of AMIR KABIR dam

Anticlinal axes

Animal track

Building

Synclinal axes

Railway

Village

Saiid Abad

f
Q

#
#

t
2

t
1

t
2

Goldasteh

Joghin

0
Q
1-29
Dips of beds (estmated)

Chehar Dangeh

t
1

t
2

t
Q
2

#
#

Dip of beds (measured)

Map units boundary

A'
M'

Ba

d
TR e

Lm
TR el

Cs

t
2

Manjil Abad

Salur

t
Q
2

ta
6

BagherAbad-e Baghraf

ts
6

s
E6
ts
5

tc
E 3
b
E3

Coal
Barite
Limestone
Gypsum
Quartzitic sandstone
Phospate
Lead

Hesar Mehtar

tr

E
f
Q

Mine in operation, abandoned

35 , 30
51 , 00
0

Soltan Abad

t
1

ts
5

sc
3

sh
E5
E

st
E4

E
E

t
E2
ab
E1

td
5

ss
3

ts
E2

t
2

ba
1
ab
E1
E

tsv
E1

f
Q

Parandak

Alard

tr

P1-Q

t
1

K
ahrizakFault
Turghuz Abad

t
Q
1
35 , 30
51 , 30
0

Kabir Abad

dg

dg

SW

tsv
1

ss
1
st
E1
sl
E1
tl
E1
E

da
1

b
E1

tsl
El
s
E1
c
Ef
g
E
f
st
E
f

l
K2
K l1

d
TR e
l
TR e
Pn

UP.
P
d

L.
UP.

L.

6 Km

4000

NE

3000

2000

1000

0m

b
E3
f
Q
ab
tsv E 1
E
1

tsv
1

ba
1

t
E
2

ba
1
ab
E1

tc
E 3

sc
3

ss
E 3 E b E sh
3 3

f
Q

sc
E4

t
E2
ss
E
3

sh
3

st
E4

ts
tb sh E
E E5 5
5

sh
E5
m
Q

sc
3

tb
5

td
E5

sh
E
sc 3 b ss
E
E 3E3
3

NNE

SSW

t
E
2

sc
E4

t
Q
1
E

r
1

da
E
1

tsh
E1
sht
E
1

m
Q

D - Cg

D-Ca

- m
C
q
- l
C
- l
C
- z
C
C
b

L.

- s
C

Shirpala Fault

Purkan-Vardij Thrust

Escarpment

Cultivated area

Emamzadeh Davud Fault

Elevation in meter

Macowave Tower

L.

CAMBRIAN

Spring

Town

r
E
1

sht
1

UP.

UP.DEV.

PALEOZOIC

Scale 1:100 000

Under ground canal (Qanat)

# 3520

tsh
E1

d
E

d
E

River,stream

r
2
E

b
E
1

ts
3

UP.

BEHASHT-E-ZAHRA

Kahrizak

tu

tr

r
1

P1-Q

f
Q

r
E
2

r
1

b
E
1 ?

ts
E2

sht
1

dg

?
?

a
1

tsv
E
1

b
1

tsh
E1

sht
1

r
2

Vardij-Sangan Anticline

SE

- l
C

d
TR e

sc
E E st
tc 3 4
E 3

l
TR e

Pn

ss
E
3
t
E
tsv 2
E
1

b
E3

t
1

sc
6

tb
E
5

tu

L.

Strtingraphical section
C
Ba
Lm
Ore indications G
Qz
P
Pb

tb
sl
E
E
5
5
sc
s
E
4 E5

f
Q

Structural section

Fossil locality

K
uh-eBibiShahrbanu
57

CETRAL IRAN ZONE

P1-Q

ab
E5

SHAHR-E REY

t
Q
2

t
1

Ali Abad

Overturned
67

l
K
1

t
1

90

t
1

MEYGUN SUB-ZONE

n1
Q

tc
E6

tr

l
K
2

Ghasem Abad

60-89

t
Q
1
80

Deh Shah-e Bala

Overturned fold

TUCHAL SUB-ZONE

UP.?

Anticline showing plunge

30-50

t
2

KARAJ - SULUGHAN SUB-ZONE

City

Form line

ALBORZ ZONE

AGE
QUATERNARY

Dolomite with intercalation of micaceous shale.(SOLTANIEH DOLLOMITE : Early camberrian)

QU.

Alternation of red-green micaceous shale and dolomite with some andesitic-basaltic lava flows. (BARUT FOR.)

- s
C

LITHOFACIES CORRELATION CHART

t
Q
1

PL.

C
b

t
1

CENOZOIC

M.

sc
E3

Varish

Fa

sc
Q

r
1

39

t
E
2

ss
3

Kalak

ar

# 3758

21

61

ba
l

Ah

55

ts
3229
E1
# K
tsl
uh El
e Ta
bris
heh

42

l
TR e

l
TR e

f
Q

60

36

sc
E3

27

50

sc
Q

sc
E3

78

ts
3

r
E
2

Pw

sh
E
5

`Purk
an

48

sl
3

Meygun Fault

Shahrestanak

48

GEOLOGICAL MAP OF IRAN

1:100,000 SERIES

D-Ca
d
TR e

C
b

43

62

28

st
E
4

Bilghan ane
h
dk
Ru

44

RZ

40

tsv
E
1

37

sc
Q

b
3

48

ara

K
h-e

t
2

Basal Darreh

55

ab
5
33

sh
E3

sht
1

BO

Platy grey limestones with worm traces, marly and dolomitic limestones

L.

CAMBRIAN
L.

AL

C
l

m
Q

25

sy

ts
E
5

tb
E5

60

26

t
1

-E-

ss
E3

m
Q C

38

23

Karaj
sc
E
3

UH

HB

mg

ab
4

t
Q
2
# 2234

f
Q

HK

Purkan

10

sc
3

ts
ANE
GE5
H

ts
E
5

58
tb
5
f
Q

TE

sh
3

sc
4

Khur

AR

Charan

m
Q

r
E
1

lk

Sijan

Jey
s
E
6

ts
E
5

Vineh

ab
E4

tsh
E1

sh
1

Qz
Jeyrud

41

47

Arangeh

20

38

s
6

SH

m
Q

20

RE

sc
3
E

24

26

Amirkabir Dam

Aderan

E O C E N E

N
E
C
O
E
CRETACEOUS
TRIASSIC
PERMIAN
CARBON.

20r

Dacitic dikes (lower Eocene)

20

20

Microdiorite-microgabbro as sill and dikes (post lower Eocene)

L O W E R - M I D D L E

C
I
O
Z
O
N
E
C
M E S O Z O I C
C
I
O

Microgabbro (post middle Eocene)

UP.

E
L

mg

45

L.

20

t
E # 3530
2
ts
E
5

Conglomerate with intercalations of sandstone and clay. (HEZARDARREH CONGLOMERATE:

upper Pliocene-lower Pleistocene)
: Trachyte, trachyandesite
E tr
tu
tu : Tuff and tuffite
E
E
(Late Eocene)
ta
: Porphyritic trachyandesite-trachybasalt.
E
6
tc
E 6 : Green-yellow tuffite, conglomerate with intercalations of limestone.
sc
E
: Sandstone, conglomerate, shale.
6
ts
sc
: Tuffaceous sandstone, yellowish platy tuffite, shale.
E
E
6
6
s
E 6 : Grey-brown shale, siltstone and sandstone.

Laniz

ts
E
6

l
TR e

# 3355

d
TR e

q
- l
C

LT
T.VFAU

KUH-HMORUD

Ba
r

l
TR
e

D
DAVU
DEH
ZA
M
A
EM

UP.

sht
l

st
jThru
Kardi

L.

22

Beryanhal

sl
: Shale, siltstone, sandstone, with intercalations of limestone and tuffite.
5
ab
ts
E 5 : Porphyritic hyaloandesite-basalt.
sl
E
E
5
ts
5
E
: Greenish tuff and tuffaceous siltstone; Esh : Shale with intercalations of tuffite and tuffaceous sandstone.
5
sh
5
ab
E5
tb
E5
E
:
Green
tuff,
tuff
breccia,
tuffite
with
intercalations
of tuffaceous siltstone.
5
tb
E
s
5
s
td
E 5 : Dark grey shales; Etd : Hyalotrachyandesite, trachyte-dacite, tuff breccia.
E5 E
5
5
sc
ab
E : Sandstone, conglomerate , green tuff; Eab : Basaltic-andesitic hyaloclastites and lava breccia.
E
4
4
sc
4
st
E4
E 4 : Light colour sandstone, greenish tuffite, conglomerate (turbiditic sediments).
st
E 4
sc
: Tuffaceous sandstone, microconglomerate with intercalations of tuffite.
E
sc
3
E
3 tc
tc : Tuffite sandstone, conglomerate (turbiditic sediments).
E 3
E 3
ts
sl
sh
E : Tuffite, tuffaceous andstone and shale;E : Shale with intercalation of sandstone and tuffite.
3
3
E
sl
ts
3
sh
E
E
E : Shale with intercalations of tuffaceous sandstone and siltstone.
3 Eb
3
3
3 ss
ss
b
E
E 3 : White-green tuff breccia, ash tuff;E 3 : Alternation of shale and tuffaceous siltstone.
3
t
E : Green crystal,lithic and ash tuff , tuff breccia, and partly with intercalation of limestone.
ts
2
E2
t
ts : Alternation of shale and tuffaceous siltstone.
E
E2
2
r
r
ab
E
E : Rhyolitic tuff with some intercalation of shale.
2
E
2
1
tsv
E : Masive green tuff , shale with dacitic and andesitic - basaltic lava flows.
1
ba
sht: Dark grey shale with alternation of green tuff, and partly with sandstone , shale , conglomerate and limestone.
sht
E
E
1
E
1
da
1
r : Rhyolitic tuff and lava flowse;E l : Dacitic to andestic lava flows and rhyodacitic pyroclastites.
ss
E
E1
1
ss : Bituminous siltstone and shale, calcareous tuffite; st Tuffaceous sandstone, green tuff.
E1
E
st
1
tsv
E1
tsh
E
E
tsl
tsl
1
1
E l : Green tuff , tuffite, siltstone and limestone at the base.
b
El
sl
da E 1
s
E1 E
E : Shales and siltstone;E tl :Green tuff breccia
r
1
1
s
r
E1
a
a
E
E
:
Dacitic
to
andesite
lava
flows and tuff briccia.
tl
1 E1
1
E1
sl
c
cl
E : Red conglomerate and sandstone with intercalations of limestone.
Ef
f
E
cl
f
g
st
E : Red conglomerate and sandstone with intercalations of limestone.
E
E
fc
f
sl
f
E
E f : Red conglomerate , sandstone and shale.
f
g
st : Shale , sandstone and tuffite with intercalations limestone;
: Gypsum and marl.
E
f
E
f
UP.
l
K2
Light grey massive-thick bedded limestone .(Cenomanian)
l
Dark grey orbitolina limestone .(TIZKUH FOR. : Aptian)
K
L.
1
M.

m
Q

t
E
2

51 , 30
C 36 , 00

EOCENE
LOWER-MIDDLE EOCENE

m
Q

- z
C

MESOZOIC

UP. EO.

ta
E
6
tc
E6

Trachytic to trachyandesitic dikes.

Khovars

Morain

P1-C

t
f
Q : Fans ; Q : Young terraces
2
t
Q : Old terraces
1

m
Q

t
E
2

sc
E
4

20

Monzodiorite-monzogabbro. (post Eocene,Oligocene?)

Et

Travertine
t
Q
2
t
Q
1

sc
3

32

Landslide

tr
Q

m
Q

t
Q
1

CARBONPERM TRIASSIC

Q U A T E R N A R Y

25

s
E6

Intrusive rocks

Recent alluvium

sc
Q

tsh
E
l

V
A
RISH
SA
N
G
A
N
A
N
TIC
LIN
E

al

51 , 00
36 , 30

ts
E
5

td
tbE 5 E sc
E
4
5

sh b E b
E3 3
E
3

ss
b
3 E3

NW
sh
4000
E5
ts m
tb
st
E
E 4 E sc E
Q
5
4 td5
E
sc
5
3000
E
3
2000

t
E2
sh
E
3

1000

ab
E
1
C

0m

tr