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Research article
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03 Nov 2021
Research article |
| 03 Nov 2021
| 03 Nov 2021
Detrital zircon provenance record of the Zagros mountain building from the Neotethys obduction to the Arabia–Eurasia collision, NW Zagros fold–thrust belt, Kurdistan region of Iraq
Renas I. Koshnaw
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1+3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
present address: Department of Structural Geology and Geodynamics,
Geoscience Center, University of Göttingen, Goldschmidtstraße 3,
37077 Göttingen, Germany
Fritz Schlunegger
Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1+3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Daniel F. Stockli
Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences,
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Magneto-biostratigraphic dating of the marine-terrestrial transition in the Miocene Sivas Basin (Central Anatolia): Implications for Neo-Tethys seaway closure and Eurasia-Arabia collision M. Özkaptan et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2026.231220
- Pre-Eocene Arabia-Eurasia collision: New constraints from the Zagros Mountains (Amiran Basin, Iran) G. Sun et al. https://doi.org/10.1130/G51321.1
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- Zircon U‐Pb‐He Double Dating of Modern Sands From the Inn River Catchment: Assessing Resolution and Potential in a Complex Orogenic Setting I. Dunkl et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JF007360
- The Miocene subsidence pattern of the NW Zagros foreland basin reflects the southeastward propagating tear of the Neotethys slab R. Koshnaw et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/se-15-1365-2024
- Timing of initial collision and suturing processes in the Himalaya and Zagros C. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-025-00669-8
- Provenance and tectonic setting of the Lower Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous shales from the northeastern Iraq: mineralogical and geochemical approaches N. Omar et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2025.1716704
- Characterization of the Govanda Formation limestones: chemostratigraphy and tectonic setting of the last marine carbonate rocks in the Arabia–Eurasia suture zone, NW Zagros fold-thrust belt Z. Abdulrehman et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13146-023-00897-3
- Spatiotemporal patterns of the anticlines in the frontal Fars arc of the Zagros: insights from landscape evolution model S. Cai et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2026.1808744
- Multi-stage dolomitization of Upper Triassic–Lower Jurassic carbonates in the Kurdistan Region, northeastern Arabian Plate: Insights from cathodoluminescence, SEM–EDX, and stable isotope data I. Asaad et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2026.107093
- Eocene high-K magmatic flare-up in a context of south dipping subduction and strike-slip tectonics: Insights from the Talysh Massif, NW Iran A. Shiva et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2024.106045
- Late Cretaceous-Paleocene Arc and Back-Arc System in the Neotethys Ocean, Zagros Suture Zone Y. Mohammad et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13111367
- Early Paleozoic extensional tectonics along Gondwana’s northern margin: Insights from Iran Y. Zoleikhaei et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2023.10.017
- The geologic configuration of the Zagros Fold and Thrust Belt: an overview A. Sembroni et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42990-024-00118-6
- A database of detrital zircon U–Pb ages and Hf isotopes for the Middle East (Iranian and Arabian plates) G. Sun & J. Chen https://doi.org/10.1002/gdj3.187
- Eocene contractional deformation in the NW corner of the Arabian plate and its relation to Arabia-Eurasia collision in SE Türkiye A. Robertson & O. Parlak https://doi.org/10.1080/00206814.2024.2400696
- Oligocene–late Miocene basin evolution in the Yengejeh syncline in the Central Iranian Basin in response to the Arabia–Eurasia orogeny N. Etemad-Saeed et al. https://doi.org/10.2110/jsr.2021.140
- Lithostratigraphy and Microfacies Analysis of the Govanda Formation (Early–Middle Miocene) in the Sherwan Mazin Area, Kurdistan Region, NE Iraq A. SHARAZWRI & B. DELIZY https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-6724.15314
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Short summary
As continental plates collide, mountain belts grow. This study investigated the provenance of rocks from the northwestern segment of the Zagros mountain belt to unravel the convergence history of the Arabian and Eurasian plates. Provenance data synthesis and field relationships suggest that the Zagros Mountains developed as a result of the oceanic crust emplacement on the Arabian continental plate, followed by the Arabia–Eurasia collision and later uplift of the broader region.
As continental plates collide, mountain belts grow. This study investigated the provenance of...
