Geological characteristics of the boundary between Bolkardagi-Bozkir Units and the Ulukisla Basin and the structural evolution of the region, Central Taurides, Turkey

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Esirtgen T., IŞIK V.

BULLETIN OF THE MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION, vol.165, pp.163-190, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 165
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.19111/bulletinofmre.868515
  • Journal Name: BULLETIN OF THE MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.163-190
  • Keywords: Tectonic contact, Structural analysis, Paleostress, Taurus Unit, Uluki</n>la Basin, Central, SOUTH-CENTRAL TURKEY, SLAB BREAK-OFF, ANATOLIAN CRYSTALLINE COMPLEX, METAMORPHIC SOLE, SEDIMENTARY EVOLUTION, TAURUS MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN MARGIN, NIGDE MASSIF, SUBDUCTION, ORIGIN
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The character of the boundary between the tectonic units in the Central Taurides and the Ulukila Basin is controversial. The contact has been accepted as discordant or tectonic contact by different researchers. The deformation data of the units in the study area provide important information about the Mesozoic - Cenozoic period geological developments of the region. Regional compression in NW - SE direction has caused the development of fold, foliation and reverse fault type structures in the units in the study area. Similar structural deformations are observed in the rock units defined in the Ulukila Basin as well. In this study, structural data were collected from the field in order to determine the deformation pattern and contact relations of the units in the region. Field data and structural analysis reveal that the contact between the Ulukila Basin deposits and the Bolkardagi Unit in the study area is of 70 degrees - 80 degrees southeast dipping reverse fault character. These structural data in the region were interpreted as the product of a movement from southeast to northwest.