Geodynamic significance of the cretaceous pillow basalts from North Anatolian ophiolitic Mélange belt (central anatolia, Turkey): Geochemical and paleontological constraints

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 349-361

  Rojay, Bora ^a   Altıner, Demir ^a   Altıner, Sevinç Özkan ^a   Piril Onen A ^a   James, Sarah ^b   Thirlwall, Matthew F ^c  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankara M lange; Late Barremian Early Aptian; Ocean Island Basalt; Pillow basalt; Seamount; Tethys

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; OCEANIC CRUST; OPHIOLITE; PILLOW LAVA;

ANATOLIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; TURKEY; WORLD;

EID: 13844266115     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/ga.17.349-361     Document Type: Article

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