The Economic Geology of Iran Mineral Deposits and Natural Resources
The Economic Geology of Iran is a complete and comprehensive book about mineral deposits, energy and water resources of Iran. Dr. Mansour Ghorbani has travelled to each of the huge variety of locations that feature the resources covered, personally verify
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Mansour Ghorbani
The Economic Geology of Iran Mineral Deposits and Natural Resources
Mansour Ghorbani Faculty of Geoscience Shahid Beheshti University Tehran, Iran
ISBN 978-94-007-5624-3 ISBN 978-94-007-5625-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-5625-0 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012951116 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
If the heart does not recognize the value of the passing time and stall Our only harvest will be embarrassment through the lifetime for all Hafez (Iranian Poet, 1325–1389 A.D.)
Mineral exploration, extraction and production in Iran dates back to about 4000 B.C. Ever since not only our knowledge about minerals and developing mines has improved, but the diversity of the discovered mineral deposits has increased and their utilization potentials have been amplified. Taking into account the ancient history of mining and the multiplicity of mineral deposits in the country, one expects that the mining sector of the country plays a pivotal role in the economy; nevertheless, it is not so because of the dominance of the petroleum industry in the country’s macro economy. I
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