Alborz volcanic belt
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The Alborz volcanic belt is a geologically active volcanic region in northern Iran, part of the Alborz mountain range and notable for including Mount Damavand, the highest volcano in Asia.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological region
ⓘ
volcanic belt ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Caspian Sea southern margin
ⓘ
Central Iranian Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arabian–Eurasian plate convergence
ⓘ
continental collision tectonics ⓘ |
| climateZone | temperate to cold mountain climate ⓘ |
| contains | Mount Damavand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Alborz Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mazandaran Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Semnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Tehran Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageTo | Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Alborz–Azerbaijan volcanic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalActivity | volcanism ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Tertiary to Quaternary ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Cenozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSignificance | hosts the highest volcano in Asia ⓘ |
| hazard |
earthquake hazard
ⓘ
volcanic hazard ⓘ |
| highestPeak | Mount Damavand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestVolcanoContained | Mount Damavand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| igneousActivity |
post-collisional magmatism
ⓘ
subduction-related magmatism ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Persian-speaking region ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Alborz Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorCity |
Amol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sari NERFINISHED ⓘ Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | including Mount Damavand, the highest volcano in Asia ⓘ |
| orogeny | Alborz orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Alborz mountain range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| researchField |
seismology
ⓘ
tectonics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| seismicity | seismically active region ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Alborz orogenic belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicArcType | continental volcanic belt ⓘ |
| volcanicCenters | Mount Damavand volcanic complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicRocks |
andesite
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basalt ⓘ rhyolite ⓘ trachyte ⓘ |
| volcanoTypeDominant | stratovolcanoes ⓘ |
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