Rojhani et al. 2025
Description
We propose that the radial pattern of the dikes that intersect the interference-patterned fold on the eastern margin of the Lut block is the consequence of the oroclinal buckling of the initial fold and the originally parallel dikes during the second folding event. According to the data, there is a correlation between the decline in the azimuth of the dikes and the bedding strikes in the same location on the eastern margin of the Lut block. The regression dependency is 0.8147, which indicates that the oroclinal buckling of the eastern margin of the Lut block is the reason behind the radial pattern of the dikes correlation. It also suggests that the second folding phase (orocline) occurred after the dikes' intrusion. The bedding strike and dike azimuth data are collected on the field by magnetic compass and later calculated. This method is similar to the strike test (orocline test) of Pastor-Galan et al. (2017).