Multiple rifting pulses and sedimentation pattern in the Cameli Basin, southwestern Anatolia, Turkey


Alcicek M., Kazanci N., Ozkul M.

SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY, cilt.173, sa.1-4, ss.409-431, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 173 Sayı: 1-4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2003.12.012
  • Dergi Adı: SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.409-431
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: neotectonics, rifting, graben, facies analysis, Neogene, western Taurides, TECTONIC EVOLUTION, BUYUK MENDERES, WESTERN TURKEY, ALLUVIAL-FAN, MIOCENE, SYSTEM, EXTENSION, FACIES, PLATE, CONSTRAINTS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The neotectonic development of western Anatolia was characterized by the formation of numerous graben-type basins, which have been well documented by general mapping, although the cause and timing of the Neogene regional tectonic extension remain controversial. Previous interpretations of the origin and evolution of these Neogene basins were based mainly on regional-scale tectonic inferences, rather than detailed basin-fill analysis. The present study of the terrestrial intramontane Cameli Basin in the western Taurides combines detailed facies analysis with biostratigraphic dating (mammalian and molluscan fossils) and documents three pulses of crustal extension that are reflected in changes in the palaeogeography and sedimentary architecture of the basin.