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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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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...
