Pre-Cenozoic tectono-stratigraphic components of the Western Pontides and their geological evolution


Yigitbas E., Elmas A., Yilmaz Y.

GEOLOGICAL JOURNAL, cilt.34, ss.55-74, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Dergi Adı: GEOLOGICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.55-74
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The Western Pontides of northern Turkey are a tectonic mosaic formed as a result of progressive welding of continental and oceanic fragments during the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic. In this region, three approximately east-west trending zones can be distinguished: the Pontide Zone representing the Pontides sensu stricto; the Sakarya Zone which is regarded as the southerly continental fragment; and the Armutlu-Ovacik Zone which is viewed as a tectonic mixture of the two zones.