Neotethys Pillow Lava, Mahirud Cretaceous Island arc; eastern Iranian ranges
Avatar

Neotethys Pillow Lava, Mahirud Cretaceous Island arc; eastern Iranian ranges

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 terrain) and along the Chagai-Raskuh island arc belt of Pakistan. This complex was originally a mature island arc in the Neotethys ocean.