The Neyriz ophiolite complex is a part of NW-SE thrust belt (Late Cretaceous) of Iran, which is over the Arabian plate margin. The complex is mainly composed of the upper mantle rocks. Our research was focused on the eastern part of Neyriz ophiolite complex so called as "Dowlat Abad-Tang e Hana". Mantle sequence of this ophiolitic complex is comprising predominantly of harzburgite and minor lherzolite, dunitc sheaths and chromite pods. Harzburgite is the most abundant ultramafic rock and is associated with the less dunite masses. The chromites are known with Cr# 42 to 76 and Mg# 73 to 89. There is a negative correlation between Cr#-Mg# which is one of the features of podiform chromites. The geochemistry of these chromites is consistent with the overall composition of podiform chromites in terms of Cr#, Mg#, the amounts of Cr 2 O 3 (13.35% -54.47%), Al 2 O 3 (0.43% -8%), MgO (13.25% -38.56%), TiO 2 (0.003% -0.206%) as well as the correlations between various oxides and all of them are high chromium types.

Dowlat Abad-Tang e Hana area is a part of Neyriz ophiolite zone, parallel to the Zagros thrust, SW of Iran. It is also a part of obduction thrusting belt over the edge of the Arabian continent during the late Cretaceous. Petrographic investigation indicates the main host rocks are harzburgite, dunite, pyroxenite, basalt, gabbro and pelagic marine sediments. The main magma type of this ophiolite complex is sub-alkaline. The geochemical data of analysed samples show depletion of Na and K, and enrichment in Ca. Copper mineralization in Dowlat Abad-Tang e Hana is hosted mainly in peridotite rocks. The mineralizations are vein type and are associated as copper carbonate (malachite and less azurite). The average of Cu grade is 2.3 wt%. The geochemical and mineralogical data show that the primary source of copper is ortho-magmatic (from ultra-basic rocks and ferro magnesium minerals), which later influenced by hydrothermal processes.