Folding of the Gediz Graben fill, SW Turkey: Extensional and/or contractional origin?

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 145-167

  Çiftçi, N Bozkurt ^a   Bozkurt, Erdin ^b  

^a Türkiye Petrolleri AO TPAO   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Continental extension; Contraction; Folding; Gediz Graben; SW Turkey; Transverse folding

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT GEOMETRY; FOLDING; GRABEN; NORMAL FAULT; OVERTURN; SYNCLINE;

EURASIA; GEDIZ BASIN; TURKEY;

EID: 47349117230     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/ga.21.145-167     Document Type: Article

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