The area NW of Iran, immediately S of the border with Azerbaijan and W of the Caspian Sea, comprises a volcanic plateau, the southern margin of which is dominated by large Sabalan (Savalan) volcano. The plateau covers c. 15000km², while Sabalan extends over c. 700km² and reaches an elevation of 4821m.

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ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase

Formula: (Na,K)AlSi₃O₈

References:

Alberti, A. A., Comin-Chiaramonti, P., Di Battistini, G., Nicoletti, M., Petrucciani, C., & Sinigoi, S. (1976). Geochronology of the Eastern Azerbaijan volcanic plateau (northwest Iran). Rend. Soc. Ital. Mineral. Petrol, 32(2), 579-589.

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂

References:

Alberti, A., Comin‐Chiaramonti, P., Di Battistini, G., Sinigoi, S., Zerbi, M. (1979) Upper Eocene to early Oligocene shoshonitic volcanism in eastern Azerbaijan. Neues Jahrb. Mineral Abh, 134, 248-264.

Alberti, A., Comin‐Chiaramonti, P., Di Battistini, G., Fioriti, R., Sinigoi, S. (1981) Crystal fractionation in the eastern Azerbaijan (Iran) Lower Tertiary shoshonitic suite. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Monatshefte, 35-48.

Riou, R., Dupuy, C., Dostal, J. (1981) Geochemistry of coexisting alkaline and calc-alkaline volcanic rocks from northern Azerbaijan (NW Iran). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 11(2-4), 253-275.

Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4

ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O

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Regional Level Types
Sabalan volcanic plateau Plateau
Ahar County County
East Azerbaijan Province Province
Iran Country