Dust storms originated from the arid and desert regions over the globe are considered as Natural Hazards with adverse effects on environment, air quality, agriculture, ecosystems and human health. Shahdad region is located in the Kerman province, Iran adjacent to the Lut desert in a severe arid environment that is directly influenced by dust storms mostly originating from the Lut desert. In this study, dust samples were collected from five installed stations in Shahdad during spring and summer 2013. In addition, five surface soil samples were collected from 0-5cm at northern parts of the study area in order to determine the origin of the airborne dust. XRD analysis shows that dust mineralogy in Shahdad primarily contains quartz (35-45 %), calcite(21-25%), Plagioclase (8-12%), muscovite ( 6-11%), orthoclase(~5%), dolomite (~4%), and gypsum (~3%) in addition to a little content of chlorite and cristobalite. Analysis of the soil samples reveals that quartz, halite, calcite, plagioclase, muscovite, dolomite and chlorite contribute to 32%, 18%, 16%, 11%, 10,5% and 5%, respectively compromised the most dominant minerals; however, a small amount of gypsum, orthoclase, cristobalite and kaolinite were also present. XRF analysis showed that MgO, Na 2 O, Fe 2 O 3 , Al 2 O 3 , CaO, LOI, and SiO 2 are among the most dominant oxides of the dust samples. The station "D", located at the central part of the study region, is less affected by the dust storms due to its larger distance from the dust origin (eastern part of the desert). The mineralogical composition in this station seems to differentiate in comparison to the other stations, while Sr and Ba are substantial components of rare elements according to XRF analysis. Furthermore, estimates of Enrichment Factors (EFs) for all elements showed a natural origin of them except for the station "D". Keywords: Desert-born dust, XRD, XRF, enrichment factor, Shahdad.