Geomorphological evidence for a changing tectonic regime, Pasinler Basin, Turkey

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 849-857

  Collins, Philip E F ^a   Rust, Derek J ^b   Bayraktutan, M Salih ^c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Astrobiology Group   (United Kingdom)

^c BOTAS BIL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; BASIN EVOLUTION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MICROPLATE; NEOTECTONICS; NORMAL FAULT; PLATE TECTONICS; SLOPE FAILURE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THRUST FAULT; UPLIFT; VOLCANISM;

ANATOLIA; ERZURUM [TURKEY]; ERZURUM-KARS PLATEAU; EURASIA; PASINLER BASIN; TURKEY;

EID: 48249103121     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492006-007     Document Type: Article

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