• DOI:10.4236/OJG.2015.59058
• Corpus ID: 52366083

Structural Style in the Khalfani Anticline, Coastal Fars, Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt

@article{Baghbanan2015StructuralSI,
  title={Structural Style in the Khalfani Anticline, Coastal Fars, Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt},
  author={A. Baghbanan and Zahra Maleki and Mohsen Pourkemani},
  journal={Open Journal of geology},
  year={2015},
  volume={05},
  pages={655-665},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:52366083}
}

• A. Baghbanan, Z. Maleki, Mohsen Pourkemani
• Published 9 September 2015
• Geology
• Open Journal of geology

The Khalfani anticline is located in the Coastal Fars (Zagros, adjacent Persian Gulf). This anticline with Northwest-Southeast trend is a fault bend fold. In the study area, the Khalfani anticline has increased elevation from West to East with three distinct humps. The major faults in the study area are the Hendurabi and the Razak sinistral strike slip faults. Because analysis of fold and their folding styles in different parts system is important, the analysis of folding style elements… 

The Khalfani anticline is
located in the Coastal Fars (Zagros, adjacent Persian Gulf). This anticline
with Northwest-Southeast trend is a fault bend fold. In the study area, the
Khalfani anticline has increased elevation from West to East with three
distinct humps. The major faults in the study area are the Hendurabi and the
Razak sinistral strike slip faults. Because analysis of fold and their folding
styles in different parts system is important, the analysis of folding style
elements is necessary for structural studies. The main aim of this research is
structural style analysis based on fold style elements in the Khalfani
anticline. This analysis is important for progress in hydrocarbons exploration
in the Coastal Fars area. In this research, we used Tectonics FP and Global
Mapper Software for preparing some data in our study. In addition, we used the
common classification of folds for our research. Based on given results, the
folding pattern of this anticline has indicated that the fold style is same in
different parts of the Khalfani anticline. In the study area, based on
classifications of fold in different methods, fold style is same together. Fold,
with close sideways requires special attention as structural view; then the
Khalfani Anticline with close style in all parts has special deformation and
folding style. It seems that in the study area, folding style and variation of
structural style have been created by effect of the Razak and the Hendurabi
sinistral strike slip fault. Because these faults are basement or deep-seated
faults, special folding style and special deformation can be formed in the
study area. In addition, the Khalfani anticline in the study area has
restricted within the Razak and the Hendurabi sinistral strike slip faults.