Statistical analysis and study of heavy minerals in Bampour River in Iranshahr (Southeast of Iran)

The study area is located in the general geological division of Iran in the Nehbandan Khash zone. In the study area, there are no older rocks than Cretaceous, so that the oldest and youngest rock units in the region are related to Upper Cretaceous and Quaternary periods, respectively. In the study area, after identifying the rock units according to the region's geomagnetic status and factors such as river topography, tectonics, and alteration, 12 samples of the river bed were taken for heavy mineral studies. After data processing, numerous graphs and maps for minerals (magnetite, rutile, barite, zircon, amphibole, hematite and pyroxene, pyrite oxide, garnet, alumina minerals, Calcite) were drawn using GIs and Spss software. The iron group has the highest correlation coefficient with the group of altered minerals and basic rock group. The group of ore-bearing minerals has the highest correlation coefficient with Titanium and Carbonate groups. The group of altered minerals shows the highest positive correlation coefficient with the group of basic minerals. Titanic minerals have the highest positive correlation coefficient with carbonate group and acidic minerals group. The carbonate mineral group shows the most positive correlation with acidic mineral groups. The only mineral of the magnetic element is magnetite, which covers more than 90 percent of the volume. In this phase, mineral garnet is also known as semi-precious gemstone and gemstone minerals