14 Facts About Bazman

Bazman is a dormant stratovolcano in a remote desert region of Sistan and Baluchestan Province in south-eastern Iran.

Bazman is a geologically young volcano which formed mainly in the Quaternary, with the oldest dated rocks being 11.

Bazman volcano is part of a volcanic arc in southeastern Iran, the Makran volcanic arc.

Bazman is known as Kuh-i-Zindeh, after a saint, Khizr-as-Sallam.

Bazman has been grouped with Taftan volcano in Iran and Koh-i-Sultan in Pakistan, of which only Taftan is considered active, Kuh-e-Nader is another volcanic field in this arc.

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Bazman is considered part of a 1,700 kilometres long volcanic belt named the Urumieh-Dokhtar or Sahand-Bazman belt that extends from northwest to southeast and is accompanied by Cenozoic volcanic rocks and plutons.

Bazman is sometimes considered to be part of a volcanic complex with the neighbouring Shahsavaran volcanic field.

Bazman is one among about nine volcanic centres in Iran that have had Quaternary eruptions.

Bazman volcano is 3,500 metres high, rising high above the surrounding terrain, and has steep slopes.

Bazman has no recorded historical eruptions but fumarolic activity has been reported, as well as ongoing surface deformation.

Hot springs containing iron and sulfur are other signs of ongoing volcanism; Bazman has been considered a potential site for development of geothermal energy, with a surface area of 8,356 square kilometres.

Bazman volcano is constructed by dacite, but andesite has been mentioned.

Petrological analysis at the monogenetic volcanoes around Bazman has indicated porphyritic basalts containing clinopyroxene, hornblende, olivine and plagioclase, and titanite and zircon as accessories.

Pebbles eroded from Bazman have been transported to the terrains of the Jaz Murian depression south of Bazman.