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Compiled by: A. Haghipour, Vice-President Commission for the Geological Map of the world

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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN

SERVICE GEOLOGIQUE DE L'IRAN

COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD/ Sub-Commision for the Middle East
COMMISSION DE LA CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DU MONDE/ Sub-Commision pour le Moyen-Orinet

Centre of young
depression
Moho isopachs
in km (app.).

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gravity anomaly in
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al., CGMW & UNESCO, 1984);

nic Map of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan (compiled by A. Hlighipour et.
(compiled by A. Aghanabati, Geol. Sury. iran&CGMW, 1986); Seismotecto
Geo-teclotiic base prepared using Geological Map of the Middle East
d by P. Choiubert et. al., CGMW & UNESCO, 1987, 1985).
A History of Persian Earthquakes, Cambridge
International Geological Map of Africa, sheets 2 and 3 (compile
, Boulder Colorado, USA; N.N. Ambraseys and C.P. Melville, 1982,
Geophysics, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Earthquake data alter NOAA, World Data Center A for Solid Earth
70.
V.
Am.,
Soc.
Seis.
Bull.
,
1980:
Am., V. 69; P. Poirier and M.A.Taher
Univ. Press R.C. Quintmeyer and K.H. Jacob, 1978:Bull. Seis Sar.
and the Adjoining Areas: Moskow-lrkutsk.
s, no. I; V.G. Trifonov at.. al., 1986, Map of Active Faults of the USSR
Moho isopachs alter D.R. Soller, R.D. Ray and R.D. Brown, l982:Tectonic
Inc.
of
Am.,
Soe.
Geol.
World:
the
of
Map
Anomaly
1981, Free Air Gravity
Gravity anomaly contours after C. Bowin, W. Warsi and .J. Milligan,