In terms of whole-rock geochemical analyses and in agreement with the petrographic features, all representative samples of the Shurab area are classified into three groups: group 1 with mainly intergranular texture comprises basalt/trachybasalt, while groups 2 and 3 with trachytic and porphyritic textures, respectively, have basaltic trachyandesite composition. | Calc-alkaline magmatism associated with salt diapirs in the Shurab and Garmsar back-arc areas (Central Basin, Iran): magma genesis and tectonic implications
