Figure 3

Conceptual scheme of the Zagros collision zone. The Vp distribution of section 2A-2B is used as the background velocity anomaly. In figure, number 1 represents the uplifted mafic layer of the Iranian plate’s crust as well as the felsic and mafic parts of the Arabian crust are represented by number 2 and 3, respectively. The figure was generated using the software Corel Draw (version X3; http://www.corel.com).