Mud Diapirism on the Makran, Iran: Case Study on the Napag Mud Volcano

• 作者: Artin Arian Faranak Feizi Mehran Arian
• 来源期刊: 地质学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Napag MUD VOLCANO MAKRAN Iran
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（5）
• 页码范围: 300-308
• 页数: 9页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

The Napag is the biggest Mud Volcano at Makran in Iran. The main aim of this research is the investigation of geologic setting and geographic situation of Napag Mud Volcano as a well-known mud diapir at Makran on the south eastern margin of Iran. The Napag Mud Volcano has been formed during quaternary of as a conical hill on the flat plain in coastal region Oman Sea. There are badlands area and several mud volcanoes that they have been triggered by longitudinal normal faults. This normal faults have been developed in neotectonic regime by the roll-back of oceanic lithosphere (beneath of Oman Sea). Finally, the main characteristics of the Napag mud diapir are presented.