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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuh-i-Taft%C3%A1n" title="Kuh-i-Taftán – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Kuh-i-Taftán" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taftan_(vulkano)" title="Taftan (vulkano) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Taftan (vulkano)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%87_%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86" title="کوه تفتان – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کوه تفتان" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taftan" title="Taftan – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Taftan" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taftan" title="Taftan – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Taftan" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%84%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Тефтан – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Тефтан" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:24.5em; line-height:1.5em;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;">Taftan</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader nickname">Koh-i-Taftan ("Mountain of Taftan"),<sup id="cite_ref-McMahon2009_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMahon2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Boiling Mountain,<sup id="cite_ref-Sykes1914_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sykes1914-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ziyārat.<sup id="cite_ref-HaftlangLang2003_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HaftlangLang2003-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Koh-i-Chehaltan ("Mountain of the Forty Beings"<sup id="cite_ref-Sykes1897_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sykes1897-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-McMahon1897_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMahon1897-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding: 0.3em 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Taftan_Volcano.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Taftan_Volcano.jpg/272px-Taftan_Volcano.jpg" decoding="async" width="272" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Taftan_Volcano.jpg/408px-Taftan_Volcano.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Taftan_Volcano.jpg/544px-Taftan_Volcano.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="667" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;">Highest&#160;point</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Summit" title="Summit">Elevation</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3,941&#160;m (12,930&#160;ft)<sup id="cite_ref-peaklist_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-peaklist-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Topographic_prominence" title="Topographic prominence">Prominence</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2,901&#160;m (9,518&#160;ft)<sup id="cite_ref-peaklist_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-peaklist-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_peaks_by_prominence" class="mw-redirect" title="List of peaks by prominence">Ranked 109th</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a 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class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">28°36′00″N</span> <span class="longitude">61°07′57″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">28.60000°N 61.13250°E</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">28.60000; 61.13250</span></span></span></a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-peaklist_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-peaklist-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;">Naming</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">English translation</th><td class="infobox-data">The place of heat<sup id="cite_ref-Cooper2014_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cooper2014-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;">Geography</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.5em 0.2em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night 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class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Taftan"><img alt="Taftan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Red_triangle_with_thick_white_border.svg/16px-Red_triangle_with_thick_white_border.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Red_triangle_with_thick_white_border.svg/24px-Red_triangle_with_thick_white_border.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Red_triangle_with_thick_white_border.svg/32px-Red_triangle_with_thick_white_border.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="240" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:9px"><div>Taftan</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Iran</div></div></div></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Sistan_and_Baluchestan" class="mw-redirect" title="Sistan and Baluchestan">Sistan and Baluchestan</a>, Iran.</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;">Geology</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountain_types" title="List of mountain types">Mountain type</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stratovolcano" title="Stratovolcano">Stratovolcano</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Types_of_volcanic_eruptions" title="Types of volcanic eruptions">Last eruption</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Uncertain</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Taftan_shelter.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Taftan_shelter.jpg/220px-Taftan_shelter.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Taftan_shelter.jpg/330px-Taftan_shelter.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Taftan_shelter.jpg/440px-Taftan_shelter.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="933" /></a><figcaption>Shelter on Taftan</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Taftan</b> (<a href="/wiki/Balochi_language" title="Balochi language">Balochi</a>: <span lang="bal" dir="rtl">تپتان</span>, <i>Taptân</i>, <a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a>: <span lang="fa" dir="rtl">تفتان</span>, <i>Taftân</i>, in <a href="/wiki/Balochi_language" title="Balochi language">Balochi</a> and also <a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a> for "blistering, smoldering, fuming") is an <a href="/wiki/Active_volcano" title="Active volcano">active</a> <a href="/wiki/Stratovolcano" title="Stratovolcano">stratovolcano</a> in south-eastern <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Sistan_and_Baluchestan" class="mw-redirect" title="Sistan and Baluchestan">Sistan and Baluchestan</a> province. With variable heights reported, all around 4,000&#160;metres (13,000&#160;ft) above sea level, it is the highest mountain in south-eastern Iran. The nearest city is <a href="/wiki/Khash_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Khash (city)">Khash</a>. </p><p>Taftan has two main summits, Narkuh and Madehkuh, and various heights have been reported for both summits. The northwestern Narkuh has two <a href="/wiki/Volcanic_crater" title="Volcanic crater">craters</a> and is the older of the two summits. The southeastern Madehkuh summit is surrounded by fresh-looking <a href="/wiki/Lava_flows" class="mw-redirect" title="Lava flows">lava flows</a> and has at least three craters. The principal rock at Taftan is <a href="/wiki/Andesite" title="Andesite">andesite</a>. </p><p>Reports of historical volcanic activity are unclear and the youngest <a href="/wiki/Radiometric_dating" title="Radiometric dating">radiometric</a> dates are 6,950 ± 20 years before present. Currently, the volcano features vigorous <a href="/wiki/Fumarole" title="Fumarole">fumarolic</a> activity that is visible from a great distance and involves numerous vents on Materkuh. Taftan appears to be part of a <a href="/wiki/Geothermal_activity" title="Geothermal activity">geothermal area</a>; there are a number of <a href="/wiki/Hot_spring" title="Hot spring">hot springs</a> around the volcano. </p><p>Taftan is part of a <a href="/wiki/Volcanic_arc" title="Volcanic arc">volcanic arc</a> in Iran, together with <a href="/wiki/Bazman" title="Bazman">Bazman</a>, also in Iran, and <a href="/wiki/Koh-i-Sultan" title="Koh-i-Sultan">Koh-i-Sultan</a> in Pakistan. This volcanic arc has formed on <a href="/wiki/Cretaceous" title="Cretaceous">Cretaceous</a>-<a href="/wiki/Eocene" title="Eocene">Eocene</a> sedimentary layers and has resulted from the <a href="/wiki/Subduction" title="Subduction">subduction</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Oceanic_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Oceanic plate">oceanic</a> <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabian Plate">Arabian Plate</a> beneath Iran at the <a href="/wiki/Makran_Trench" title="Makran Trench">Makran trench</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography_and_geology">Geography and geology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taftan_(volcano)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Geography and geology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Taftan_in_Iran.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Taftan_in_Iran.png/290px-Taftan_in_Iran.png" decoding="async" width="290" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Taftan_in_Iran.png/435px-Taftan_in_Iran.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Taftan_in_Iran.png/580px-Taftan_in_Iran.png 2x" data-file-width="783" data-file-height="462" /></a><figcaption>Taftan in Iran</figcaption></figure> <p>Taftan is in Iran's <a href="/wiki/Sistan_and_Baluchestan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Sistan and Baluchestan Province">Sistan and Balochistan province</a>. Closest cities are <a href="/wiki/Khash,_Iran" title="Khash, Iran">Khash</a> 45 kilometres (28&#160;mi) south and <a href="/wiki/Zahedan" title="Zahedan">Zahedan</a> <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 100 kilometres (62&#160;mi) north north-west.<sup id="cite_ref-Richards3_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richards3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian2009_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian2009-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1844, Abdul-Nabi reported of the existence of the mountain, as well as its volcanic activity.<sup id="cite_ref-Reclus1906_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reclus1906-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1971, it was reported that some <a href="/wiki/Baloch_people" title="Baloch people">Beluch</a> tribes camp on Taftan's slopes outside of winter.<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser320_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser320-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regional_setting">Regional setting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taftan_(volcano)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Regional setting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Volcanic activity has occurred in parts of Iran since the Cretaceous <a href="/wiki/Period_(geology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Period (geology)">period</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser321_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser321-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During the Eocene and <a href="/wiki/Oligocene" title="Oligocene">Oligocene</a> <a href="/wiki/Epoch_(geology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Epoch (geology)">epochs</a>, volcanic activity reached its maximum, with thick <a href="/wiki/Pyroclastic_rock" title="Pyroclastic rock">pyroclastic</a> layers being deposited in central Iran and the <a href="/wiki/Alborz" title="Alborz">Alborz</a> mountains.<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser322_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser322-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The area around Taftan volcano belongs to a <a href="/wiki/Tectonics" title="Tectonics">tectonic</a> zone which is variously referred to as the Sistan suture or the Zabul-Baloch zone. There, after a previous episode of <a href="/wiki/Rift" title="Rift">rifting</a> and subsequent formation of an ocean, the Neh and Lut tectonic blocks collided during the Eocene epoch after a subduction episode that commenced in the <a href="/wiki/Maastrichtian" title="Maastrichtian">Maastrichtian</a> age.<sup id="cite_ref-Sadeghi44_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sadeghi44-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Volcanic activity at Taftan itself appears to relate to the subduction of the <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabian Plate">Arabian Plate</a> beneath the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Central_Iran_Plate&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Central Iran Plate (page does not exist)">Central Iran Plate</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Sadeghi44_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sadeghi44-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> occurring at a pace of 2.5–3.0 centimetres per year (0.98–1.18&#160;in/year)<sup id="cite_ref-Richards5_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richards5-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> or 3.5–4.2 centimetres per year (1.4–1.7&#160;in/year) at the Makran trench.<sup id="cite_ref-PerelloRazique2008_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PerelloRazique2008-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This subduction is also responsible for volcanism at Bazman in Iran and Koh-i-Sultan in Pakistan;<sup id="cite_ref-Richards3_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richards3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri830_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri830-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> this chain is known as the Baluchistan volcanic arc.<sup id="cite_ref-Richards3_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richards3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PerelloRazique2008_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PerelloRazique2008-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The volcanism appears to not align with pre-existent structural trends in the basement.<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser322_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser322-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This subduction has also created an <a href="/wiki/Accretionary_wedge" title="Accretionary wedge">accretionary wedge</a> that forms the <a href="/wiki/Makran" title="Makran">Makran</a> region.<sup id="cite_ref-Saadat608_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Saadat608-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The convergence of the two blocks continued even after their collision, generating <a href="/wiki/Strike-slip_fault" class="mw-redirect" title="Strike-slip fault">strike-slip faults</a>. The Saravan fault east of Taftan is one such fault;<sup id="cite_ref-Sadeghi44_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sadeghi44-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/2013_Saravan_earthquake" title="2013 Saravan earthquake">2013 Saravan earthquake</a> occurred on this fault.<sup id="cite_ref-Sadeghi43_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sadeghi43-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> From some of these faults it has been inferred that the mass load from the Taftan edifice has measurable effects on tectonic <a href="/wiki/Stress_(mechanics)" title="Stress (mechanics)">stress</a> within the region.<sup id="cite_ref-Sadeghi5_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sadeghi5-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_setting">Local setting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taftan_(volcano)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Local setting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Taftan is the highest mountain in southeast Iran.<sup id="cite_ref-Cooper2014_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cooper2014-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The topography is overall steep.<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri50_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri50-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Deep valleys with U and V shapes have developed on Taftan, and the volcano has a strongly eroded appearance.<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri830_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri830-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> One of these valleys, <a href="/wiki/Tamin" title="Tamin">Tamindan</a>, may be the Damindan valley in the <a href="/wiki/Avesta" title="Avesta">Avesta</a> religious texts.<sup id="cite_ref-Skrine322_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Skrine322-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> One series of <a href="/wiki/Ignimbrite" title="Ignimbrite">ignimbrites</a> surrounding Taftan which reaches thicknesses of 50 metres (160&#160;ft) and reaches distances of 15 kilometres (9.3&#160;mi) from the edifice<sup id="cite_ref-Richards7_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richards7-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> may be 2 million years old.<sup id="cite_ref-SaadatStern2010_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SaadatStern2010-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The basement of Taftan is formed by various <a href="/wiki/Sedimentary_rock" title="Sedimentary rock">sedimentary rocks</a>, along with some <a href="/wiki/Mafic" title="Mafic">mafic</a> volcanic rocks and <a href="/wiki/Metamorphic" class="mw-redirect" title="Metamorphic">metamorphic</a> rocks. At Taftan, the Nehbandan-Khash <a href="/wiki/Flysch" title="Flysch">flysch</a> borders the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Makran_zone&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Makran zone (page does not exist)">Makran zone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian2009_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian2009-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The oldest rocks are <a href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">limestones</a> from the Cretaceous period.<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri830_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri830-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The crust beneath Taftan is approximately 60 kilometres (37&#160;mi) thick.<sup id="cite_ref-Saadat617_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Saadat617-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The main edifice is constructed on top of the Eocene flysch,<sup id="cite_ref-Sadeghi44_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sadeghi44-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Richards6_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richards6-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> although some Cretaceous sediments are also part of the basement.<sup id="cite_ref-Richards6_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richards6-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gansser324_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser324-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Much of these rocks is coloured pink by <a href="/wiki/Haematite" class="mw-redirect" title="Haematite">haematite</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ghazban810_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghazban810-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The 19 mya old Mirabad <a href="/wiki/Granite" title="Granite">granite</a> <a href="/wiki/Pluton" class="mw-redirect" title="Pluton">pluton</a> may be associated with Taftan;<sup id="cite_ref-KwanSun2014_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KwanSun2014-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> it could be the remnant of a Miocene volcano.<sup id="cite_ref-PangChung2014_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PangChung2014-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Volcanic rocks of <a href="/wiki/Quaternary" title="Quaternary">Quaternary</a> age are widespread in the area.<sup id="cite_ref-Ghazban809_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghazban809-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Taftan is a volcano with several summits; the highest two are separated by a saddle and are named Narkuh or Narkooh and Materkuh or Madekooh,<sup id="cite_ref-HaftlangLang2003_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HaftlangLang2003-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> which are 2 kilometres (1.2&#160;mi) apart.<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser325_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser325-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Narkuh is 4,100 metres (13,500&#160;ft) high and Materkuh 3,950 metres (12,960&#160;ft).<sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian2008_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian2008-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> There are different heights reported for the summits, some of them placing Materkuh as the higher of the two:<sup id="cite_ref-HaftlangLang2003_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HaftlangLang2003-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> for example more recent Iranian maps cited in 2004 show Narkuh with a height of 3,840 metres (12,600&#160;ft) and Materkuh with a height of 3,940 metres (12,930&#160;ft), while Gansser in 1964 indicated a summit height of 4,050 metres (13,290&#160;ft).<sup id="cite_ref-Richards3_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richards3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Wunderman2004_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wunderman2004-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Another report from 1931 claimed a summit height of 3,973 metres (13,034&#160;ft),<sup id="cite_ref-Skrine321_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Skrine321-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> a report in 1976 stated 4,032 metres (13,228&#160;ft),<sup id="cite_ref-ShearmanWalker1976_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ShearmanWalker1976-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and a map in 2004 claimed a measurement of 4,061 metres (13,323&#160;ft).<sup id="cite_ref-Ghazban46_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghazban46-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> These summits rise 2,000 metres (6,600&#160;ft) above the surrounding plains.<sup id="cite_ref-Sadeghi44_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sadeghi44-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Narkuh has two craters, the northern of which is lower and is the source of more lava flows than the southern.<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser325_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser325-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The northwest Narkuh cone from the <a href="/wiki/Pleistocene" title="Pleistocene">Pleistocene</a> age is highly eroded, while the southeastern Materkuh cone has fresh appearing <a href="/wiki/Lava_flow" class="mw-redirect" title="Lava flow">lava flows</a> and displays <a href="/wiki/Solfatara" class="mw-redirect" title="Solfatara">solfataric</a> activity.<sup id="cite_ref-HaftlangLang2003_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HaftlangLang2003-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri830_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri830-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Materkuh has three principal craters,<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser326_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser326-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> although the eastern side of the eastern crater has also been affected by erosion.<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser325_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser325-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Alternatively, an explosive eruption removed the eastern side and generated a steep ravine. The northern crater has been the source of lava flows, some of which are well preserved and reach lengths of 12 kilometres (7.5&#160;mi).<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser326_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser326-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In general, thick andesitic lava flows cover Materkuh.<sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian357_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian357-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1893 and 1914, <a href="/wiki/Percy_Sykes" title="Percy Sykes">Percy Sykes</a> described a summit plateau with a surface of 370 metres (400&#160;yd), at the side of which lay the two summits Ziaret Kuh ("Hill of Sacrifice", where pilgrims sacrificed goats) and Madar Kuh ("Mother Hill", containing fumaroles according to the 1893 report).<sup id="cite_ref-Sykes1914_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sykes1914-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-McMahon1897_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMahon1897-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Fumarolic alteration of the summit area has generated sulfur and <a href="/wiki/Clay" title="Clay">clay</a> deposits which resemble snowcap.<sup id="cite_ref-Wunderman2004_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wunderman2004-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> One report in 1893 indicated that the summit area of the volcano was covered with ash from 3,400 metres (11,000&#160;ft) upwards.<sup id="cite_ref-McMahon1897_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMahon1897-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:990803-Taftan-IMG_5873-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Taftan Summit" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/990803-Taftan-IMG_5873-2.jpg/294px-990803-Taftan-IMG_5873-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="294" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/990803-Taftan-IMG_5873-2.jpg/441px-990803-Taftan-IMG_5873-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/990803-Taftan-IMG_5873-2.jpg/588px-990803-Taftan-IMG_5873-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption>Taftan Summit, <a href="/wiki/Sistan_and_Baluchestan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Sistan and Baluchestan Province">Sistan and Baluchestan province</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The bulk of the volcano is formed by lava flows, along with <a href="/wiki/Volcaniclastic" class="mw-redirect" title="Volcaniclastic">volcaniclastic</a> rocks,<sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian2009_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian2009-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with dacites and pyroclastics lying on top of the Cretaceous-Eocene basement.<sup id="cite_ref-Ghazban45_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghazban45-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> These loose rocks formed by erosion, explosive activity and hot avalanches and are deposited in a large apron at the base of the volcano that extends over 30 kilometres (19&#160;mi) away from the central vents.<sup id="cite_ref-ShearmanWalker1976_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ShearmanWalker1976-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Several fans of pyroclastic material, cemented by andesitic <a href="/wiki/Tuff" title="Tuff">tuffs</a>, surround the base of Taftan.<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser328_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser328-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ignimbrites and <a href="/wiki/Pyroclastic_flow" title="Pyroclastic flow">pyroclastic flows</a> are also present, including <a href="/wiki/Breccia" title="Breccia">breccias</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nuee_ardente" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuee ardente">nuee ardentes</a> and tuffs.<sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian2008_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian2008-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Volcanic rocks cover a surface of 1,050 square kilometres (410&#160;sq&#160;mi).<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser324_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser324-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> There is also evidence of southeastern migration of the craters of Taftan, with Anjerk and Sardarya being more westerly vents.<sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian368_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian368-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Richards3_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richards3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> These preceding centres have left andesitic lava flows that are partially dissected and <a href="/wiki/Agglomerate" title="Agglomerate">agglomerates</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser325_32-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser325-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The existence of a <a href="/wiki/Caldera" title="Caldera">caldera</a> at Taftan has been inferred.<sup id="cite_ref-Ghazban810_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghazban810-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The table mountain Takht-i-Rostam 25 kilometres (16&#160;mi) south of Taftan may be the remnant of a basalt extrusion, but it doesn't appear to be related to Taftan.<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser329_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser329-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Magma_chamber" title="Magma chamber">magma chamber</a> may lie beneath the volcano.<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri835_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri835-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Composition">Composition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taftan_(volcano)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Taftan has erupted lavas ranging from <a href="/wiki/Basaltic_andesite" title="Basaltic andesite">basaltic andesite</a> to <a href="/wiki/Dacite" title="Dacite">dacite</a>. The dominant rock is andesite, with <span class="chemf nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Silicon_dioxide" title="Silicon dioxide">SiO<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2</sub></span></span></a></span> content ranging from 49.8 to 63.5%.<sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian360_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian360-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Grey andesites form the youngest rocks on the main summit and contain <a href="/wiki/Chlorite" title="Chlorite">chlorite</a> <a href="/wiki/Schist" title="Schist">schist</a> and <a href="/wiki/Biotite" title="Biotite">biotite</a> <a href="/wiki/Gneiss" title="Gneiss">gneiss</a> inclusions.<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser328_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser328-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The andesites are vesicular.<sup id="cite_ref-Reclus1906_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reclus1906-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The magma of Taftan volcano is very oxidized, as can be inferred from the composition of the surrounding ignimbrite and fumarole gases.<sup id="cite_ref-MokhtariAhmadi2012_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MokhtariAhmadi2012-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The lavas of Taftan are porphyritic. Mineral components include biotite, <a href="/wiki/Clinopyroxene" class="mw-redirect" title="Clinopyroxene">clinopyroxene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hornblende" title="Hornblende">hornblende</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orthopyroxene" class="mw-redirect" title="Orthopyroxene">orthopyroxene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Plagioclase" title="Plagioclase">plagioclase</a> and <a href="/wiki/Quartz" title="Quartz">quartz</a>. Other components are <a href="/wiki/Chalcopyrite" title="Chalcopyrite">chalcopyrite</a>, haematite, <a href="/wiki/Ilmenite" title="Ilmenite">ilmenite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magnetite" title="Magnetite">magnetite</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pyrite" title="Pyrite">pyrite</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri830_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri830-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Complex <a href="/wiki/Phenocryst" title="Phenocryst">phenocryst</a> assemblages found in a sample indicate that the magma formation is a complex process.<sup id="cite_ref-Wunderman2004_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wunderman2004-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taftan rocks overall are <a href="/wiki/Potassium" title="Potassium">potassium</a>-rich <a href="/wiki/Calc-alkaline" class="mw-redirect" title="Calc-alkaline">calc-alkaline</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Richards4_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richards4-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian2008_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian2008-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> of sub–alkaline affinity.<sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian360_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian360-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The magma that formed these rocks was influenced by <a href="/wiki/Fractional_crystallization_(geology)" title="Fractional crystallization (geology)">crystal fractionation</a> and mixing processes.<sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian2008_33-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian2008-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Its composition has characteristics of volcanic arc magmas.<sup id="cite_ref-Richards2015_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richards2015-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Crustal materials were involved in the formation of the magma,<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri830_17-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri830-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with <a href="/wiki/Strontium" title="Strontium">strontium</a> isotope data indicating crustal assimilation.<sup id="cite_ref-Saadat617_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Saadat617-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fumarolic activity affects surrounding rocks and pyroclastics.<sup id="cite_ref-MokhtariAhmadi2012_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MokhtariAhmadi2012-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Carbonate" title="Carbonate">Carbonates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Opal" title="Opal">opal</a>, and white covers of possibly <a href="/wiki/Aluminum_sulfate" class="mw-redirect" title="Aluminum sulfate">aluminum sulfate</a> and <a href="/wiki/Calcium_sulfate" title="Calcium sulfate">calcium sulfate</a> have been formed. <a href="/wiki/Gypsum" title="Gypsum">Gypsum</a> formed from the sulfur of the volcano is found in the form of crystals in the upper valleys of Taftan. <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:Search/sinter" class="extiw" title="wikt:Special:Search/sinter">Sinter</a> and hydrothermally altered rocks are found farther down.<sup id="cite_ref-Ghazban48_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghazban48-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Minerals formed by alteration processes include <a href="/wiki/Alunite" title="Alunite">alunite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Calcite" title="Calcite">calcite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cristobalite" title="Cristobalite">cristobalite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illite" title="Illite">illite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jarosite" title="Jarosite">jarosite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kaolinite" title="Kaolinite">kaolinite</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pyrophyllite" title="Pyrophyllite">pyrophyllite</a>, quartz, <a href="/wiki/Smectite" title="Smectite">smectite</a>, sulfur and <a href="/wiki/Tridymite" title="Tridymite">tridymite</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ghazban52_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghazban52-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Some <a href="/wiki/Epithermal" class="mw-redirect" title="Epithermal">epithermal</a> mineralizations have been identified around Taftan.<sup id="cite_ref-Richards2015_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richards2015-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Other secondary factors at Taftan include <a href="/wiki/Lahar" title="Lahar">lahars</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian2008_33-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian2008-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eruptive_history">Eruptive history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taftan_(volcano)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Eruptive history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>About five different active eruption periods have been discovered at Taftan volcano.<sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian2009_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian2009-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Activity first involved lava and pyroclastics of dacitic to <a href="/wiki/Rhyodacitic" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhyodacitic">rhyodacitic</a> composition. Later, upper <a href="/wiki/Pliocene" title="Pliocene">Pliocene</a> lavas were erupted along with agglomerates. These can be found up to 10 kilometres (6.2&#160;mi) away from the cone.<sup id="cite_ref-Sadeghi44_14-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sadeghi44-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Three phases have been dated at 6.95 ± 0.72, 6.01 ± 0.15 and 0.71 ± 0.03 million years ago;<sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian2008_33-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian2008-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> an even older phase west-northwest of the current volcano occurred 8 million years ago,<sup id="cite_ref-Richards6_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richards6-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> while a <a href="/wiki/Quaternary" title="Quaternary">Quaternary</a> ignimbrite has produced an age of 404,000 ± 82,000 years before present.<sup id="cite_ref-Richards11_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richards11-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The youngest dates have been obtained on lava flows and indicate ages of 6,950 ± 20 years ago, by <a href="/wiki/Radiometric_dating" title="Radiometric dating">radiometric dating</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-KhaiatzadehAbbasnejadRanjbar7_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KhaiatzadehAbbasnejadRanjbar7-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Research published in 1897 indicated the absence of very fresh lava flows but the authors inferred from the fresh ash that volcanic activity had occurred during the present geological epoch.<sup id="cite_ref-McMahon1897_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMahon1897-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> That the name "Taftan" may be derived from an ancient Iranian word "taft" for "semi solid liquid material" could indicate that <a href="/wiki/Effusive_eruption" title="Effusive eruption">effusive activity</a> was witnessed by the people of that time period around the volcano.<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser321_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser321-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is not certain that there were any <a href="/wiki/Holocene" title="Holocene">Holocene</a> eruptions at Taftan, as clear evidence of such activity is missing.<sup id="cite_ref-GVP_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GVP-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Eruptions are recorded in 1902, 1970 and 1993. A report of smoke emission in 1877 may have confused <a href="/wiki/Clouds" class="mw-redirect" title="Clouds">clouds</a> for volcanic activity.<sup id="cite_ref-Reclus1906_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reclus1906-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1914, the volcano was described to be "belching out clouds of smoke",<sup id="cite_ref-Sykes1914_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sykes1914-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> although a report in 1971 indicated the absence of historical activity.<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser329_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser329-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> These eruptions were accompanied by earthquake activity.<sup id="cite_ref-RezaeinahalZare2014_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RezaeinahalZare2014-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During the eruption of 1902, heavy smoke and a night time glow on the volcano were observed.<sup id="cite_ref-GVP_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GVP-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The eruption in 1993 involved a <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 60 metres (200&#160;ft) long lava flow,<sup id="cite_ref-Venzke1993_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Venzke1993-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but it may have been a flow of molten sulfur.<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri830_17-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri830-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The volcano is currently classified as a <a href="/wiki/Dormant_volcano" class="mw-redirect" title="Dormant volcano">dormant volcano</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian357_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian357-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Satellite imagery indicates, however, that <a href="/wiki/Deformation_(volcanology)" title="Deformation (volcanology)">ground deformation</a> occurs at Taftan.<sup id="cite_ref-Shirzaei2012_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shirzaei2012-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ShirmohammadiPirasteh2024_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ShirmohammadiPirasteh2024-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Unofficial volcano hazard maps have been developed.<sup id="cite_ref-KhaiatzadehAbbasnejadRanjbar8_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KhaiatzadehAbbasnejadRanjbar8-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fumarolic_and_geothermal_activity">Fumarolic and geothermal activity</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taftan_(volcano)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Fumarolic and geothermal activity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Taftan displays vigorous <a href="/wiki/Fumarolic" class="mw-redirect" title="Fumarolic">fumarolic</a> activity, with high temperature vents found around the crater.<sup id="cite_ref-MokhtariAhmadi2012_46-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MokhtariAhmadi2012-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Fumaroles are found chiefly in the eastern and at the edge of the western crater, with minor fumaroles within the western crater, along some minor craters and along the major lava flow.<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser326_38-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser326-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> These gas exhalations are known as "Dood" by local peoples and they appear as yellow-white clouds with a strong smell. The vents they come from have the shape of fissures, cracks and crevices.<sup id="cite_ref-HaftlangLang2003_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HaftlangLang2003-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The larger fumaroles can reach diameters of 1 metre (3&#160;ft 3&#160;in).<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser328_41-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser328-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The occurrence of <a href="/wiki/Hydrothermal_explosion" title="Hydrothermal explosion">hydrothermal explosions</a> has been inferred from the presence of <a href="/wiki/Breccia" title="Breccia">breccia</a> made up by volcanic rocks.<sup id="cite_ref-Ghazban810_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghazban810-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Reportedly in 1897 the smell of the fumaroles was so strong as to be unbearable when one was close to the vents.<sup id="cite_ref-McMahon1897_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMahon1897-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> One report mentioned in a magazine of 1899 indicated the presence of seven steam vents at an altitude of 3,700 metres (12,000&#160;ft), produced audible noise. Their steam plumes were visible at distances of 16–24 kilometres (10–15&#160;mi);<sup id="cite_ref-McMahon2009_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMahon2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> later reporting indicated visibility to distances of 100 kilometres (62&#160;mi).<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser320_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser320-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Another report in 1999 found a 1.5 by 5 metres (4&#160;ft 11&#160;in ×&#160;16&#160;ft 5&#160;in) solfatara surrounded by clay and sulfur deposits that looked like a snowcap.<sup id="cite_ref-Wunderman1999_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wunderman1999-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A fumarole field was described on the west side of the southeast cone, the venting clearly visible from a <a href="/wiki/Mountain_hut" title="Mountain hut">refuge</a> farther down the mountain and covering a surface area of <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 10 square metres (110&#160;sq&#160;ft).<sup id="cite_ref-Wunderman2004_34-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wunderman2004-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The name "Taftan" is derived from these exhalations, which make the mountain appear to be burning.<sup id="cite_ref-HaftlangLang2003_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HaftlangLang2003-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The overall gas composition found at Taftan includes <span class="chemf nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carbon_dioxide" title="Carbon dioxide">CO<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2</sub></span></span></a></span>, <span class="chemf nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hydrogen_sulfide" title="Hydrogen sulfide">H<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2</sub></span></span>S</a></span>, <span class="chemf nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sulfur_dioxide" title="Sulfur dioxide">SO<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2</sub></span></span></a></span> and <a href="/wiki/Water" title="Water">water</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HaftlangLang2003_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HaftlangLang2003-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sulfur" title="Sulfur">Sulfur</a> is present in high quantities in fumarolic gases, which also contain <a href="/wiki/Arsenic" title="Arsenic">arsenic</a>. These gases are hence extremely acidic.<sup id="cite_ref-MokhtariAhmadi2012_46-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MokhtariAhmadi2012-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The fumaroles have altered rocks, forming highly colourful exposures especially on Taftan's eastern flank.<sup id="cite_ref-Gansser328_41-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gansser328-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ammonium_chloride" title="Ammonium chloride">Ammonium chloride</a> (<i>salmiak</i>) and sulfur has been collected around fumaroles.<sup id="cite_ref-McMahon2009_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMahon2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The thick sulfur layers on the southeastern summit were formerly extracted for use in Iran and Pakistan. Sulfur and sulfate deposits are also found lower on the volcano, from hot springs around Gooshe, at Sangān and Torshāb.<sup id="cite_ref-HaftlangLang2003_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HaftlangLang2003-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hot springs are also found at Taftan, especially at over 3,000 metres (9,800&#160;ft) altitude.<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri50_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri50-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> An analysis of five springs in May 2012 indicated temperatures of 11–56&#160;°C (52–133&#160;°F) and flow rates of 0.5–11 litres per second (0.018–0.388&#160;cu&#160;ft/s).<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri51_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri51-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The waters are very acidic due to the formation of <span class="chemf nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sulfuric_acid" title="Sulfuric acid">H<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2</sub></span></span>SO<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">4</sub></span></span></a></span> from magmatic gases,<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri56_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri56-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> including the oxidation of <span class="chemf nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hydrogen_sulfide" title="Hydrogen sulfide">H<span class="nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:-0.3em;vertical-align:-0.4em;line-height:1em;font-size:80%;text-align:left"><sup style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></sup><br /><sub style="font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2</sub></span></span>S</a></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ghazban809_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghazban809-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The hot waters around Taftan contain large quantities of <a href="/wiki/Boron" title="Boron">boron</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-MokhtariAhmadi2012_46-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MokhtariAhmadi2012-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> probably because the hydrothermal system of Taftan is young and receives input of host rocks containing <a href="/wiki/Boron" title="Boron">boron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri833_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri833-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They are influenced by the fumarolic gases,<sup id="cite_ref-MokhtariAhmadi2012_46-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MokhtariAhmadi2012-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> as well as by volcanic rock composition. Some of the water in the area is juvenile,<sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian20092_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian20092-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with magmatic water forming up to 20% of the water.<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri835_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri835-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Temperatures in the hydrothermal system are estimated to be between 104–210&#160;°C (219–410&#160;°F) and 75–185&#160;°C (167–365&#160;°F).<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri834_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri834-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The composition of the water in various springs around Taftan varies in terms of elemental composition, probably reflecting the mixing between volcanic and meteoric waters and interaction with host rocks and <a href="/wiki/Brine" title="Brine">brines</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri831_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri831-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The geothermal area of Taftan is among the largest in the Makran zone of Iran;<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri49_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri49-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> it covers a surface area of 4,310 square kilometres (1,660&#160;sq&#160;mi).<sup id="cite_ref-YousefiEhara2007_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YousefiEhara2007-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Other geothermal manifestations in southeastern Iran have been found at Bazman.<sup id="cite_ref-Ghazban810_28-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghazban810-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mud_pool" class="mw-redirect" title="Mud pool">Mud pools</a> are also found at Taftan.<sup id="cite_ref-YousefiNoorollahi2010_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YousefiNoorollahi2010-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Probably due to decreased precipitation, before 2002 a trend to increased steam and decreased water release has been observed, especially in the upper part of the geothermal system.<sup id="cite_ref-Ghazban811_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghazban811-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hot springs and other geothermal manifestations are widespread in Iran and using them to gain geothermal energy has been studied; according to a report of 2002 hot springs at that time were mainly used for therapeutic purposes and bathing.<sup id="cite_ref-Ghazban809_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghazban809-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A report in 2002 indicated that Taftan may be a feasible place to install a <a href="/wiki/Binary_cycle" title="Binary cycle">binary cycle</a> power plant.<sup id="cite_ref-Ghazban814_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghazban814-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate_and_vegetation">Climate and vegetation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taftan_(volcano)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Climate and vegetation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The climate at Taftan features cold winters accompanied by <a href="/wiki/Snowfall" class="mw-redirect" title="Snowfall">snowfall</a> when temperatures drop below freezing between December and February, and hot summers with temperatures during July and August exceeding 30&#160;°C (86&#160;°F).<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri830_17-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri830-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taftan is located in an <a href="/wiki/Arid" class="mw-redirect" title="Arid">arid</a> locale but has more precipitation than the surrounding area, thus providing water to the surrounding terrain.<sup id="cite_ref-BiabangardMoradian20092_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BiabangardMoradian20092-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Average precipitation is 150 millimetres (5.9&#160;in) per year.<sup id="cite_ref-Shakeri50_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shakeri50-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Owing to the height of the mountain, there are distinct vegetation belts at Taftan. The lowlands around the mountain are covered with <i><a href="/wiki/Artemisia_(plant)" title="Artemisia (plant)">Artemisia</a></i> steppe and occasional <a href="/wiki/Shrubland" title="Shrubland">shrubland</a>. Open <a href="/wiki/Shrubland" title="Shrubland">scrubs</a> occur in a higher altitude belt of 1,800–2,500 metres (5,900–8,200&#160;ft) where the terrain is rocky, and <a href="/wiki/Thorns,_spines,_and_prickles" title="Thorns, spines, and prickles">thorn</a>-<a href="/wiki/Cushion_plant" title="Cushion plant">cushion vegetation</a> at elevations of 2,600–3,700 metres (8,500–12,100&#160;ft); there is little vegetation in the summit area.<sup id="cite_ref-MalekiAkhani2018_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MalekiAkhani2018-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The summit of Taftan and several other Iranian volcanoes were deemed national natural monuments in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-Pullaiah_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pullaiah-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="thumb tnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:1008px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Taftan_Panorama.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="South view panorama in winter"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Taftan_Panorama.jpg/1000px-Taftan_Panorama.jpg" decoding="async" width="1000" height="292" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Taftan_Panorama.jpg/1500px-Taftan_Panorama.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Taftan_Panorama.jpg/2000px-Taftan_Panorama.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="731" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Taftan_Panorama.jpg" title="File:Taftan Panorama.jpg"> </a></div>South view <a href="/wiki/Panorama" title="Panorama">panorama</a> in <a href="/wiki/Winter" title="Winter">winter</a></div></div></div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:990803-Taftan-IMG_5829-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Taftan Summit, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran"><img alt="Taftan Summit" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/990803-Taftan-IMG_5829-2.jpg/120px-990803-Taftan-IMG_5829-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/990803-Taftan-IMG_5829-2.jpg/180px-990803-Taftan-IMG_5829-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/990803-Taftan-IMG_5829-2.jpg/240px-990803-Taftan-IMG_5829-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Taftan Summit, <a href="/wiki/Sistan_and_Baluchestan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Sistan and Baluchestan Province">Sistan and Baluchestan province</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:990803-Taftan-IMG_5963-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mount Taftan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran"><img alt="Mount Taftan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/990803-Taftan-IMG_5963-2.jpg/120px-990803-Taftan-IMG_5963-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/990803-Taftan-IMG_5963-2.jpg/180px-990803-Taftan-IMG_5963-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/990803-Taftan-IMG_5963-2.jpg/240px-990803-Taftan-IMG_5963-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4066" data-file-height="2710" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Mount Taftan, <a href="/wiki/Sistan_and_Baluchestan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Sistan and Baluchestan Province">Sistan and Baluchestan province</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:990802-Taftan-IMG_5812-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Taftan Shelter, Mount Taftan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran"><img alt="Taftan Shelter" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/990802-Taftan-IMG_5812-2.jpg/120px-990802-Taftan-IMG_5812-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/990802-Taftan-IMG_5812-2.jpg/180px-990802-Taftan-IMG_5812-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/990802-Taftan-IMG_5812-2.jpg/240px-990802-Taftan-IMG_5812-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4200" data-file-height="2800" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Taftan Shelter, Mount Taftan, <a href="/wiki/Sistan_and_Baluchestan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Sistan and Baluchestan Province">Sistan and Baluchestan province</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:990803-Taftan-IMG_5873-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Taftan Summit, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran"><img alt="Taftan Summit" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/990803-Taftan-IMG_5873-2.jpg/120px-990803-Taftan-IMG_5873-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/990803-Taftan-IMG_5873-2.jpg/180px-990803-Taftan-IMG_5873-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/990803-Taftan-IMG_5873-2.jpg/240px-990803-Taftan-IMG_5873-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Taftan Summit, <a href="/wiki/Sistan_and_Baluchestan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Sistan and Baluchestan Province">Sistan and Baluchestan province</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:990803-Taftan-IMG_5851-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Taftan Summit, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran"><img alt="Taftan Summit" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/990803-Taftan-IMG_5851-2.jpg/120px-990803-Taftan-IMG_5851-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/990803-Taftan-IMG_5851-2.jpg/180px-990803-Taftan-IMG_5851-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/990803-Taftan-IMG_5851-2.jpg/240px-990803-Taftan-IMG_5851-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Taftan Summit, <a href="/wiki/Sistan_and_Baluchestan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Sistan and Baluchestan Province">Sistan and Baluchestan province</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:990802-Taftan-IMG_5804-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sulfur, Taftan Mountain, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran"><img alt="Sulfur in Taftan mountain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/990802-Taftan-IMG_5804-2.jpg/120px-990802-Taftan-IMG_5804-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/990802-Taftan-IMG_5804-2.jpg/180px-990802-Taftan-IMG_5804-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/990802-Taftan-IMG_5804-2.jpg/240px-990802-Taftan-IMG_5804-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4200" data-file-height="2800" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sulfur, Taftan Mountain, <a href="/wiki/Sistan_and_Baluchestan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Sistan and Baluchestan Province">Sistan and Baluchestan province</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taftan_(volcano)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_Iran" title="List of volcanoes in Iran">List of volcanoes in Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Ultras_of_West_Asia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Ultras of West Asia">List of Ultras of West Asia</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taftan_(volcano)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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title="Paband National Park (page does not exist)">Paband</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salouk_National_Park&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Salouk National Park (page does not exist)">Salouk</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sarigol_National_Park&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Sarigol National Park (page does not exist)">Sarigol</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Siyahkooh_National_Park&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Siyahkooh National Park (page does not exist)">Siyahkooh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sorkheh_Hesar_National_Park" title="Sorkheh Hesar National Park">Sorkh-e Hesar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tandooreh_National_Park" title="Tandooreh National Park">Tandooreh</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tang-e_Sayad_National_Park&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Tang-e Sayad National Park (page does not exist)">Tang-e Sayad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khar_Turan_National_Park" 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exist)">Selkeh</a> (IW)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shadegan_Wildlife_Refuge&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Shadegan Wildlife Refuge (page does not exist)">Shadegan</a> (IW)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shidvar_Wildlife_Refuge&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Shidvar Wildlife Refuge (page does not exist)">Shidvar</a> (IW)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sorkhankol_Wildlife_Refuge&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Sorkhankol Wildlife Refuge (page does not exist)">Sorkhankol</a> (IW)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touran_Wildlife_Refuge" class="mw-redirect" title="Touran Wildlife Refuge">Touran</a> (BR)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#abdb75;;width:1%;background:#bbeb85;">Protected Areas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alvand_Protected_Area" 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