Origin and evolution of the Neogene Iskenderun Basin, northeastern Mediterranean Sea

Marine Geology

Volumn 221, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 161-187

  Aksu, A E ^a   Calon, T J ^a   Hall, J ^a   Yasar D ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Basin evolution; Eastern Mediterranean; Iskenderun Basin; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; EXPLORATION WELLS; ISKENDERUN BASIN;

NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

CATCHMENTS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; NEOGENE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ISKENDERUN BASIN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 26044455632     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2005.03.010     Document Type: Article

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