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The Alborz range, surrounding the south Caspian basin, forms a composite orogenic belt and has suffered shortening and uplift through several tectonic events from the Late Triassic Cimmerian orogeny to the present day stage of convergence between the Arabian and Eurasian Plates. The central Alborz, comprises main ly Tertiary rock formations, is an intensively deformed portion in which deformation is accommodated on major reverse faults. These faults are transversely crosscut by several NE- and NW- trending strike-...