Evaluating the origin of major magmatic iron deposits in Iran (Gol-Gohar, Sanagan and Bafq): constraints from geological, mineralogical and geochemical characteristics

摘要

Iron deposits in Iran encompass a variety of geological settings.The geology, mineralogy and geochemistry of three major Fe deposits (i.e., Gol-Gohar, Sangan and Bafq) suggest that magmatic activity and induced metasomatism, both related to the subduction of either Paleo-Tethys or Neo-Tethys oceanic lithosphere under the Iranian continental plate, played a dominant role in the formation and evolution of the Fe ore deposits.