"Tectonic Control on the Creation of Supergiant Fields in the Central and South Caspian Area"

by: by Steve Hall and Vanessa Sturrock, BP.

Published in the January, 2001, 2000 HGS Bulletin . Posted here January 2, 2001

Figure One. Main tectonic elements in the Caspian area.

Figure One
Al = Alborz mountains, A= Arabian plate, BM = Bitlis Massif, EAAC = East Anatolian Accretionary complex, EP = East Pontides, F = Farah block, H = Helmond block, I = Indian Plate, I-Z = Istanbul Zonguldak zone, K = Kirsejhir, L = Lut block, M = Moesia, M-T = Menderes Taurus block, NT = North Transcaucasus, NWI = Northwest Iran, S = Sakarya, ST = South Transcaucasus, S-S = Sanandaj-Sirjan zone.
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