TITLE:
Geochemistry and Tectonic Setting of Kohe Siahvolcanoes, North Qorveh, Sanandaj, Iran
AUTHORS:
Somaye Kazemi Koohbanani, Seyed Jamal Sheikhzakariee, Mohammad Hashem Emami, Rahim Dabiri
KEYWORDS:
Alkaline Rocks, Kohesiah Volcanoes, Dome, Qorveh, Tectonic Setting
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Geology,
Vol.8 No.5,
May
15,
2018
ABSTRACT: The KoheSiah Volcanoes are located in the North of Qorveh city in the west of Iran. The KoheSiah volcanoes include several craters bearing domes located in the Kordestan Province, between latitudes 35°23'13.54” to 35°21'26.63”N and longitudes 47°54'38.26”E to 47°56'01.42”E. Based on the petrographic and geochemical analysis, the volcanic rocks in the KoheSiah area are classified as basalt, Alkali basalt, trachy-andesites and mugearite. The studied samples are alkaline with sodic to potasic feature based on Na2O/K2O ratios and belonging to Shoshonite series. Most of the alkaline volcanic rocks in the study area fall in the field of within in plate basalts (WPB) and represent of a mantle metasomatism trend associated with variable degrees in the partial melting of an enriched mantle source.