Khosoumi Mountains, Iran (IMAGE)

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Khosoumi Mountains, Iran

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July GSA Today cover image: Khosoumi Mountains in the southern part of the Chapedony metamorphic core complex of Central Iran. The high mountains in the back are represented by Eocene plutonic rocks of the footwall unit. Eocene volcaniclastic rocks in the foreground form the hanging-wall unit.

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Franz Neubauer of the University of Salzburg and Fariba Kargaranbafghi of the University of Yazd, and <I>GSA Today</I>.

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Credit: Franz Neubauer of the University of Salzburg and Fariba Kargaranbafghi of the University of Yazd, and <I>GSA Today</I>.

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