Tectonic and sedimentary evolution of the Cenozoic Hatay Graben, Southern Turkey: A two-phase model for graben formation

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 260, Issue , 2006, Pages 613-634

  Boulton, Sarah J ^a   Robertson, Alastair H F ^a   Ünlügenç, Ulvi C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CENOZOIC; FORELAND BASIN; GRABEN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EURASIA; HATAY; TURKEY;

EID: 33748511348     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.260.01.26     Document Type: Article

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