Heterogeneous sub-simple deformation in the Gol-e-Gohar shear zone (Zagros, SW Iran): insights from microstructural and crystal fabric analyses

Tectonics of the zagros orogenic belt of iran: new data and interpretations

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The eastern Tonale fault zone: a ‘natural laboratory’ for crystal plastic deformation of quartz over a temperature range from 250 to 700°C

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Regional stratigraphy of the Zagros fold-thrust belt of Iran and its proforeland evolution

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Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +15

Dislocation creep regimes in quartz aggregates

Greg Hirth, Jan Tullis · Journal of Structural Geology · 1992 · 1.2K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +14

Present-day crustal deformation and plate kinematics in the Middle East constrained by GPS measurements in Iran and northern Oman

Philippe Vernant, F. Nilforoushan, D. Hatzfeld et al. · Geophysical Journal International · 2004 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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