<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD Journal Publishing DTD v3.0 20080202//EN" "http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/3.0/journalpublishing3.dtd"><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="3.0" xml:lang="en" article-type="research article"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">OJG</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Open Journal of Geology</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">2161-7570</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Scientific Research Publishing</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4236/ojg.2014.43008</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">OJG-44384</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="Discipline-v2"><subject>Earth&amp;Environmental Sciences</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>
 
 
  The Elements of Fold Style Analysis in the Khaftar Anticline, Zagros, Iran
 
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>ahra</surname><given-names>Maleki</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1"><sup>*</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Mehran</surname><given-names>Arian</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Ali</surname><given-names>Solgi</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Mohammad</surname><given-names>Ali Ganjavian</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"><sup>2</sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="aff2"><addr-line>Department of Geology, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran</addr-line></aff><aff id="aff1"><addr-line>Department of Geology, College of Basic Sciences, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran</addr-line></aff><author-notes><corresp id="cor1">* E-mail:<email>z.maleki@srbiau.ac.ir(AM)</email>;</corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>12</day><month>03</month><year>2014</year></pub-date><volume>04</volume><issue>03</issue><fpage>79</fpage><lpage>92</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>24</day>	<month>January</month>	<year>2014</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>20</day>	<month>February</month>	<year>2014</year>	</date><date date-type="accepted"><day>27</day>	<month>February</month>	<year>2014</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>&#169; Copyright  2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><license><license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>
 
 
   The Study area is located in the Zagros Simply Folded Belt of Iran and in the interior Fars sub-basin. The Khaftar anticline is located in the West, North-West of Jahrom city in the Fars province (148 km distance from Persian Gulf). The trend of Khaftar anticline has three orientations, consist of North-Northeast, East-West and South-Southwest. This anticline has asymmetric structure and some faults with large strike separation observed in this anticline. In the study area, stratigraphic units are affected by many faults in this area. Also one salt plug cropping out in the middle part of the Khaftar anticline. Maybe this salt plug affected on the stratigraphic units and geometry of structure. Description of fold geometry is important because it allows comparisons within and between folds and allow us to recognize patterns in the occurrence and distribution of fold systems. The main aim of this paper is determination of fold style elements and folding pattern of the Khaftar anticline. This paper presents a part of the results of a regional study of the Fars province in the Zagros Simply folded belt, based on satellite images, geological maps, and well data. Some data, such as geological maps and geological regional data were prepared and provided by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). Because of the Khaftar anticline, has complex structure, the analysis of fold style elements is seems necessary. Therefore, in further studies on this structure the changes of fold style elements will be analyzed and investigated from east to west in the different parts of this anticline. The activity of Nezamabad sinistral strike slip fault in the Khaftar anticline causes changes of axial plane characteristics and fold axis. Some of the results such as folding style analysis, how position of salt plug, changes of fold type and main structural changes (rotation of fold axis and 2.5 km displacement in this anticline) show main changes in the middle parts of the Khaftar anticline. It seems that, these changes have formed by activity of the Nezamabad fault and this fault’s activity same as fault zone. 
 
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Zagros; Iran; The Khaftar Anticline; Fold Style Elements; Nezamabad Fault</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="s1"><title>1. Introduction</title><p>The study area is located in the Zagros Simply Folded Belt of Iran and in the interior Fars sub-basin [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref1">1</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref2">2</xref>] (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>). The Zagros Fold-thrust belt is home to one of the largest petroleum producing reservoirs in the world [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref3">3</xref>] . This belt is recognized by the NW-SE trending parallel anticlines that verge to the SW in a 6 - 12 km cover sequence [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref3">3</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref4">4</xref>] . The Simply Folded Zone (SFZ) is orientation as the southwesterly boundary of the Zagros orogen near the Persian Gulf.</p><p>Based on Physiographic-tectonic zoning map of Iran’s (sedimentary basins of Iran), the study area is located in the Zagros-East Taurus hinterland [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref5">5</xref>] (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>). In this region, the folds are capped by the Oligocene Asmari</p><p>Limestone [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref3">3</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref6">6</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref7">7</xref>] and the sedimentary cover sequence is floored by the Hormuz Formation, a dominantly evaporate formation, which acts as a major decollement horizon [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref8">8</xref>] -[<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref10">10</xref>] .</p><p>In this area, the Khaftar anticline has asymmetric structure and some faults such as the Nezama bad fault effect on this anticline. This structure is located in the West, North -West Jahrom city in the Fars province (148 km from Persian Gulf). Structures in this area have complications and the study area has complex structure in the Fars region.</p><p>The geometry of anticlines in the Zagros fold-thrust belt are affected by type of deformation and mechanical behavior of stratigraphic units specially detachment units [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref11">11</xref>] . In this belt, detachment units are important for controlled folding pattern [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref12">12</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref13">13</xref>] . The basal Hormuz and other detachments play important roles for the style of the Zagros Fold-thrust belt structures. One of the main detachment units in the study area is Dashtak formation that belongs to Kazeron group. This formation is composed of evaporate, shale and dolomite units. This formation has important role on folding geometry especially in the Fars region. Also, other detachment formations in this area are Kazdomi and Gachsaran formations that play important roles on the structural style of area.</p><p>In the Zagros fold-thrust belt, structural analysis of surface and subsurface data shows that salt layers such as Cambrian Hormuz and the Miocene Gasharan have direct control on the structural style [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref14">14</xref>] . Until now, In the Zagros fold-thrust belt, many studies have been done on to variation of structural style and effects of detachment folding on folding pattern [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref12">12</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref13">13</xref>] . Also, many researchers discussed basement involvement and reactivated structures in the Zagros fold-thrust belt and its roll on folding pattern, e.g. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref10">10</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref15">15</xref>] -[<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref18">18</xref>] . Several researchers, such as Kashfi (1972), Falkon (1969), Alavi (1994), Letouzey (2005) and Sherkati et al., (2005), emphasized the role of mechanical stratigraphy on the structural style as in above-mentioned.</p><p>For the first time, Stearns (1978) introduced concept of mechanical lithology in this area and O’Brien (1950) [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref19">19</xref>] was the first one to show the effects of detachment layers on folding process and other researchers have discussed about this too, e.g. [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref20">20</xref>] -[<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref23">23</xref>] .</p><p>In the Fars region, the Khaftar Anticline possesses Specific structures. This anticline has complex structure and in the middle of anticline, cropping out Salt plug nears the southern limb. This anticline is located in the West, North-West Jahrom city in the Fars province (148 km distance from Persian Gulf) (Figures 1 and 3). Structures in this area have complications and the oldest stratigraphy unit that outcropped in the Khaftar anticline on the surface belongs to Hormuz Series. The age of oldest rock unit is Pre-Cambrian-Cambrian.</p><p>The first geological report on the Khaftar anticline dates back to the 1974 by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and SOFIRAN EGOCO (Exploration Company). Some researchers just briefly study on this region and introduced the Khaftar anticline as a cutted fold by the Nezama bad strike slip fault [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref25">25</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref26">26</xref>] .</p><p>Description of fold geometry is important because they allow comparisons within and between folds and pattern-recognition in addition to occurrence and distribution of fold systems. The main aim of this paper is to determine of fold style elements and folding pattern of the Khaftar anticline.</p></sec><sec id="s2"><title>2. Material and Methods</title><p>This paper presents part of the results of a regional study of the Fars province in the Zagros Simply folded belt,</p><p>based on original fieldwork, satellite images, thin sections, geological maps and well data. Our fieldwork in the study area and some data such as geological maps and geological regional data were prepared and provided by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). In the study area, not provided seismic data to analysis and discuss the structural features by Oil Companies in this region. All geological reports have studied and all the elements of fold style have calculated and analyzed. We used fold style elements analysis methods (description of folds) based on [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref27">27</xref>] -[<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref30">30</xref>] . We used Tectonics FP software for prepared and analyzed Stereo plots of the Khaftar anticline. Also, we used Global Mapper Software for prepared 3D SRTM of the study area and 3D Path Profile (along cross sections) based on Global Mapper Software. 3D SRTM prepared based on Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and geological map of study area (in scale 1:100,000, 1:250,000 and 1:1000,000—published by the National Oil Company and the Geological Survey of Iran).</p></sec><sec id="s3"><title>3. Geological Setting and Stratigraphy</title><p>In this paper, the Study area is located in the Zagros orogenic belt. The Zagros fold and thrust belt&#160;was formed by collision of two tectonic plates the Eurasian or Iranian and Arabian Plates. In this belt, the Fars region, on the basis of geological fancies units perpendicular to Zagros belt was divided into the interior Fars, coastal Fars and sub-coastal Fars sub-basins [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref1">1</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref2">2</xref>] and the study area is located in the Interior Fars sub-basin. This area is easily recognized by the NW-SE orientation parallel anticlines that verge to the SW in a 6 - 12 km cover sequence [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref3">3</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref31">31</xref>] .</p><p>In the Zagros fold-trust belt, the oldest known stratigraphic unit with 2000 - 1000 meters thickness estimated as Hormuz Series [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref32">32</xref>] -[<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref34">34</xref>] and is exposed in the form of salt domes in the Fars region. Structures in this area have complications and the oldest stratigraphy unit that outcropped in the Khaftar anticline on the surface belongs to Hormuz Series (salt plug). The age of Hormuz Series is PreCambrianCambrian (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref>).</p><p>Anticlines outcropping stratigraphic units in the most of structures Fars region often include Upper Cretaceous stratigraphic units (MaesTryshtyn-Campanian to the present) and in the sub-coastal Fars region, includes the Lower Cretaceous stratigraphic units (Neocomian to the present). The youngest formations that outcrop in the study area are Aghajari and Bakhtiari and Razak formations. Also, in the interior Fars sub-basin, the oldest outcrops is Hormuz Series observed in the Khaftar, Kuh-e Qazi and Surmeh anticlines form of salt domes [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref1">1</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref2">2</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref36">36</xref>] .</p><p>The Khaftar anticline is located in the West, North -West of the Jahrom city in the Fars province (148 km to Persian Gulf). This anticline has three orientations that consist of NorthNortheast, East-West and SouthSouthwest. This anticline is bounded from north by the Kuh-e Qazi anticline, from north-northeast by the Qutba bad anticline, from south-southeast by the Karbasi anticline and from southwest by the Sim anticline (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref>).</p><p>The Khaftar anticline is an asymmetric structure, which has 45 km length and 12.5 km width in the Asmari horizon on the surface (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref>). The Mund River is flows in northern-southern path in this area and in the north-northwest parts of anticline; this river has flow changes in this of path. By whirling this river in the western part of anticline finally, the Mund River continues its path to south of the study area.</p><p>Based on Setchell et al. (2007), the Khaftar anticline is detachment fold and in the middle part of southern flank of the Khaftar anticline, cropping out salt plug (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>). The most surface of anticline is generally covered with Asmari-Jahrom formation. This anticline is an asymmetrical anticline in which the dip of southern flank is greater than the northern flank (Figures 6 and 7). On the other hand, plunges dip value in western part of anticline more than eastern part.</p><p>The Coordinates of Khaftar salt plug (belongs to the Khaftar anticline) is located between 53˚14' to 53˚18' longitudes and 28˚39' to 28˚41' latitudes. Maximum length of the Khaftar salt plug is 3 km and Maximum width is 1.1 km (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig8">Figure 8</xref>). Based on satellite images, total Shape of salt plugs specially the satellite images is rhomboidal (NE-SW trending longer axis). It seems that the shape is influenced by complication of structural zone of the Nezamabad Fault zone with NE-SW direction.</p></sec><sec id="s4"><title>4. Nezamabad Fault</title><p>The Nezamabad fault is one of the strike slip fault with northeastsouthwest trend in the Gavbandi High that divided this High from the Central Zagros [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref37">37</xref>] . The first time Barzegar (1994) introduced the Nezamabad fault based on satellite image. The Nezamabad fault is located between southern flank of the Shahini anticline and southeastern of Neyriz area [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref16">16</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref25">25</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref38">38</xref>] -[<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref41">41</xref>] (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref>). The most displacement of the Nezamabad fault easily observe on the satellite image of the Khaftar anticline about 265 km sinistral displacement (Figures 1 and 5). Also, Based on 3D path profiles of the Khaftar anticline (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig9">Figure 9</xref>) and gave results; it seems that most of the changes are observed in the D and E 3D path profiles (location of these profiles is located along the cross sections A-A’ to G-G’ in the <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>1). These profiles with most of changes are along the Nezamabad fault. It seems that, the activity of this fault in the middle part of the Khaftar anticline causes these changes and rotation of the Khaftar anticline plunge.</p><p>The numerous faults exist in the Khaftar anticline with different lengths and activities (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>0). Based on structural contour map (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>0) and our fieldwork, in the study area generally faults can be classified to two orders: major faults and minor faults. The Nezamabad sinistral strike slip fault is a major fault in the study area that specially affects on middle part of the Khaftar anticline. May be, cropping out of salt plug in middle part of the Khaftar anticline formed by the Nezamabad strike slip fault. In this area, the minor faults are located parallel with major fault and some of the minor faults are located parallel with fold axis (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>0).</p></sec><sec id="s5"><title>5. The Description of Folds</title><p>Description of fold geometry is important because they allow comparisons within and between folds and allow us to recognize patterns in the occurrence and distribution of fold systems. For example, orogenic belts contain characteristic fold systems: along their flanks are large fold and thrust belts, with little metamorphism, but underlain by d&#233;collements; and in core zones where intense folding has accomplished, accompanied by high-grade metamorphism under high temperature and pressure.</p></sec><sec id="s6"><title>6. Elements of Fold Style</title><p>The style of a fold is the set of characteristic that describe its form. Over years of working with folds, geologists have identified certain features as particularly useful in describing fold and understanding how they develop [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref29">29</xref>] .</p><p>Because the Khaftar anticline, has complex structure; the analysis of fold style elements is seems necessary. Therefore, for more studies on this structure the changes of fold style elements will be analyzed and investigated from east to west in the different parts of this anticline. Because of the Nezamabad fault effect on the middle parts of the Khaftar anticline, we have evaluated and calculated some elements of fold style, that measurable in this structure. In this respect, symmetry, cylindricity, Geometry of axial plane and Folding Mechanism have evaluated.</p><sec id="s6_1"><title>6.1. Symmetry</title><p>A folded surface forms a symmetric fold if in profile, the shape on one side of the hinge is a mirror image of the shape on the other side, and if adjacent limbs are identifiable in length [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref27">27</xref>] . The study anticline is an asymmetric fold with changed plunge in the north of the western part of fold. The Khaftar anticline is an asymmetric anticline. In the southern flank dip of layers is greater than the northern flank on the Asmari formation horizon (Figures 6 and 7). The Southern flank, layers have dip changes from about 60˚ to 88˚ and dip value in the northern flank ranges about 35˚ to 50˚.</p></sec><sec id="s6_2"><title>6.2. Cylindricity</title><p>The Cylindricity is represented qualitatively on a stereonet by how closely the poles to planes around a fold fit a great circle distribution [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref27">27</xref>] . The studied anticline is a cylindrical to conical fold with changed plunge in the north of the western part of fold. The output of Tectonics FP software for seven parts of the Khaftar anticline is shown in the <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>1.</p></sec></sec><sec id="s7"><title>7. Classification of the Fold</title><sec id="s7_1"><title>7.1. Based on Geometry of Axial Plane</title><p>Based on Twiss and Moors method (1992) for description of fold, seven stereoplots (output of Tectonics FP software) were prepared for seven parts of the Khaftar anticline. According to results, these stereoplots show the location of axial plane (AP) and cylindricity (AC) and Plunge of Fold (P) (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>2). This part to be done based on seven structural cross sections of the Khaftar anticline. The locations of these structural cross sections (from A-A' to G-G') is shown in the <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>1.</p><p>According to description of fold [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.44384-ref27">27</xref>] for seven sections in the Khaftar anticline (from A-A' to G-G'), the geometry of axial plane is planer. Also from A-A' to C-C', axial plane follow from one-pattern orientation of axial plane (dip of axial plane toward SW) and from D-D' to G-G' follows another pattern (dip of axial plane toward NE) (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>2). It seems that these changes (changes of orientation of axial plane from East to West in Khaftar anticline) affected by sinsitral displacement of Nezamabad fault. For more explanation, based on orientations of axial plane, see <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>2. Change of dip of axial plane from NE (D-D' to G-G') to SW (A-A' to C-C') confirms sinistral displacement of Nezamabad fault and effect of this fault on the geometry of axial plane.</p><p>In the seven structural cross sections of the Khaftar anticline, dip value of axial plane is changing from 76˚ to 87˚. Based on classification of Ramsay (1967) for fold classification and changes of axial plane in different parts of anticline, the fold type in the D-D' and E-E' are different from other parts (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>3). Based on classification of</p><p>Ramsay (1967), in most parts of the Khaftar anticline, axial plane of fold is upright but in D-D' and E-E' sections axial plane is steeply inclined. May be sinistral displacement of the Nezamabad fault and cutted Khaftar anticline by this fault caused this change.</p></sec><sec id="s7_2"><title>7.2. Based on Folding Mechanism</title><p>In this part, based on classification of Rickard (1971) and Ragan (1985),in the different parts of the Khaftar anticline, type of fold is variable and four types are recognize (Figures 14 and  15). In some parts of anticline as A-A', F-F' and G-G' sections, type of fold is moderately inclined moderately plunging. In the B-B' and C-C' sections, type of fold is upright horizontal. In the D-D' section type of fold is horizontal plunging and E-E' section type of fold is plunging fold. According to these results, because in some parts of fold dip value is less than other parts (D-D' and C-C') may be the Nezamabad fault affected on this case. Also based on classification of Ramsay (1967), in D-D' and E-E' sections axial plane is steeply inclined. The activity of the Nezama bad sinistral strike slip fault in the Khaftar anticline causes changes of axial plane characteristics and fold axis.</p><p>Based on the classification of Rickard (1971), in different parts of the Khaftar anticline, type of fold is different (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>5). In the eastern part of anticline (A-A' section) type of fold moderately inclined moderately plunging, so in the western part of anticline (G-G' section) type of fold is moderately inclined moderately plunging (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>5). Based on classification of Ramsay (1967) the orientation of fold in this anticline evaluated, for A-A' to G-G' profiles (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>6). Results show the orientation of fold in this anticline especially in the D-D' and E-E' parts are different than other parts. May be the Nezama bad fault has affected on the orientation of fold in these parts.</p></sec></sec><sec id="s8"><title>8. Conclusions</title><p>In the Khaftar anticline, activity of the Nezamabad sinistral strike slip fault has caused main changes on the fold style characteristics. According to give results of fold style elements analysis of the Khaftar anticline, it becomes clear that middle parts of the Khaftar anticline have affected by more deformation.</p><p>Some given results such as folding style analysis, how position of salt plug, changes of fold type and main structural changes (rotation of fold axis and 2.5 km displacement in this anticline) show main changes in the middle parts of the Khaftar anticline. It seems that, these changes have formed by activity of the Nezama bad fault and activity this fault, same as fault zone.</p></sec><sec id="s9"><title>Acknowledgements</title><p>The authors acknowledge the Department of geology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research branch, Tehran, Iran for funded this project. In addition, we thank Vice-President for Research in Science and Research branch, Tehran. 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