Tectonic evolution of the Ganos segment of the North Anatolian Fault (NW Turkey)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-28

  Janssen, C ^a   Bohnhoff, M ^a   Vapnik, Y ^b   Gorgun E ^a   Bulut, F ^a   Plessen, B ^a   Pohl, D ^a   Aktar, M ^c   Okay, A I ^d   Dresen, G ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fault architecture; Fluid inclusions; Ganos fault; Seismicity; Stable isotopes; Turkey

Indexed keywords

FAULT ARCHITECTURE; FLUID INCLUSIONS; GANOS FAULT; SEISMICITY; STABLE ISOTOPES; TURKEY;

CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; DEFORMATION; INCLUSIONS; ISOTOPES; LIMESTONE; METHANE; MINERALOGY; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; KINEMATICS; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; PALEOSTRESS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 57849118402     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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