Stratigraphy and geochronology of the early miocene volcanic units in the Bigadiç borate basin, Western Turkey

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 227-253

  Erkül, Fuat ^a   Helvaci, Cahit ^a   Sözbilir, Hasan ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bigadi borate basin; Early miocene volcanism; Geochronology; Stratigraphy; Western Turkey

Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANISM;

LYCIA;

EID: 27644513067     PISSN: 13000985     EISSN: 13000985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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