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Fig. 14

From: Mid-Cretaceous extensional magmatism in the Alborz Mountains, north Iran; geochemistry and geochronology of Gasht-Masuleh gabbros

Fig. 14

A–B Plate tectonic model illustrating Cretaceous extension and mafic magmatism in the Alborz Mountains (including the small Gasht-Masuleh gabbro intrusions) due to far-field effects caused by the initiation of Neo-Tethys slab roll-back. Abbreviations: A-A.P (African-Arabian Plate), Central Iranian Platform (C.I.P), S-S.A (Sanandaj-Sirjan Arc), B.A.B (back-arc basin)

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