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Photos by
Peyman Kiyani, ISNA
گنبدهاي نمكي خرسين، دهستان سياهو از توابع بخش فين - بندرعباس
More than 200 piercement salt plugs are present in southern Iran and in the
Persian Gulf region. Recent investigations have shown the salt, the Hormuz
Series, to be largely of Precambrian (late Proterozoic) age. The diapirs are
famous for their tongue-like projections, known as "salt glaciers," and for
their associated igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary exotic blocks. In
many places the salt plugs form spectacular mountains, rising up to 4,000 ft
above the adjacent valley floor. The diapirs generally are associated with
anticlines, and in many areas pierce the structure at the plunging end or on
the flanks. Diapirs in synclines also are present. (source:
Salt Diapirism in Southern Iran, M. A. Ala, AAPG Bulletin
Volume 58)
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Hormozgan
is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country,
facing Oman. Its area is 68,475 km2, and its provincial capital is
Bandar Abbas. The province has 14 islands located in the Persian Gulf,
and 1,000 km of coastline.
Bandar Abbas is
a port city which occupies a strategic position on the narrow
Straits of Hormuz, and it is the location of the main base of the
Iranian Navy. It had an estimated population of 352,173 in 2005. |
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