Stratigraphy and age of the Cappadocia ignimbrites, Turkey: Reconciling field constraints with paleontologic, radiochronologic, geochemical and paleomagnetic data

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 45-64

  Le Pennec, J L ^a   Temel, A ^b   Froger, J L ^c   Sen, S ^d   Gourgaud, A ^c   Bourdier, J L ^e  

^a Inst de Rech Pour Le Dévmt   (Ecuador)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

Anatolia; Geochronology; Ignimbrite; Paleontology; Rock magnetism; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

DATA RECORDING; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; VOLCANOES;

CHRONOSTRAITGRAPHY; ERUPTION FREQUENCY; MAGNETIC DATA; SOFULAR DEPOSITS;

STRATIGRAPHY;

CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; IGNIMBRITE; NEOGENE;

ANATOLIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; TURKEY; WORLD;

EID: 13444274309     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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