Fault propagation fold , AHORAN region, north of Makran accretionary wedge; southeast IRAN
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Fault propagation fold , AHORAN region, north of Makran accretionary wedge; southeast IRAN

by Shahriar Keshtgar, Ph.D. of Tectonics, Sistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of)

The Makran accretionary wedges in southeastern Iran are a beautiful region of various active folds and faults. The Makran structural zone of Iran and Pakistan is actually an example of a giant orocline.