Late Miocene transcurrent tectonics in NW Turkey: Evidence from palaeomagnetism and 40Ar-39Ar dating of alkaline volcanic rocks

Geological Magazine

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 379-392

  Kaymakci, N ^a   Aldanmaz, E ^b   Langereis, C ^c   Spell, T L ^d   Gurer, O F ^b   Zanetti, K A ^d  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar ages; Alkaline volcanism; Block rotation; North Anatolian Fault Zone; NW Turkey; Palaeomagnetism; Strikeslip faulting

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMAGNETISM; ROTATION; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

ALKALINE VOLCANISM; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT ZONE; NW TURKEY; PALAEOMAGNETISM; STRIKE SLIP FAULTING; ^40AR^-39AR AGES;

STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

ACTIVE FAULT; ALKALINE ROCK; ARGON-ARGON DATING; BLOCK ROTATION; EMPLACEMENT; FAULT ZONE; LAVA FLOW; MIOCENE; PALEOMAGNETISM; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 33947408803     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756806003074     Document Type: Article

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