Neo-Tethys Pillow Lava, MAHIRUD Cretaceous Island arc; Eastern Iran orogen
by Shahriar Keshtgar, Ph.D. of Tectonics, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
The Lower Cretaceous MAHIRUD volcano-plutonic complex is located in the eastern Iran orogen (SISTAN) and along the CHAGAII-RASKUH island arc belt in Pakistan. This complex was originally a mature island arc in the Neo-Tethys ocean.
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Submitted on 3 February 2026
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