Zagros fold and thrust belt

Main structural features of the Zagros fold-thrust belt

The Zagros fold and thrust belt (Zagros FTB) is an approximately 1,800-kilometre (1,100 mi) long zone of deformed crustal rocks, formed in the foreland of the collision between the Arabian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. It is host to one of the world's largest petroleum provinces, containing about 49% of the established hydrocarbon reserves in fold and thrust belts (FTBs) and about 7% of all reserves globally.^[1]

^ Cooper, M. (2007). "Structural style and hydrocarbon prospectivity in fold and thrust belts: a global review" (PDF). In Ries A.C., Butler R.W. & Graham R.H. (ed.). Deformation of the Continental Crust: The Legacy of Mike Coward. Special Publications. Vol. 272. London: Geological Society. pp. 447–472. ISBN 978-1-86239-215-1. Retrieved 2 July 2011.

[Cooper-1] Cooper, M. (2007). "Structural style and hydrocarbon prospectivity in fold and thrust belts: a global review" (PDF). In Ries A.C., Butler R.W. & Graham R.H. (ed.). Deformation of the Continental Crust: The Legacy of Mike Coward. Special Publications. Vol. 272. London: Geological Society. pp. 447–472. ISBN 978-1-86239-215-1. Retrieved 2 July 2011.

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