• LB - Lut Block
• TB - Tabas Block
• PBB - Posht-e-Badam Block
• YB - Yazd Block
• SSZ - Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone
• HZF - High Zagros Fault
• SB - Sabzevar Block
• EIB East Iran Block
• AB - Alborz Belt
• MAP - Makran Accretionary Prism
• MZF - Main Zagros Fault
• TQB - Tabriz-Qom Block
• ZO - Zagros Orogen
• KD - Kopeh Dagh
• PS - Paleo Tethys Suture
• HZB - High Zagros
The main points that are discussed in the geology of Iran include the study of the geological and structural units or zones; stratigraphy; magmatism and igneous rocks; ophiolite series and ultramafic rocks; and orogenic events in Iran.