Formation of the Late Palaeozoic Konya Complex and comparable units in southern Turkey by subduction-accretion processes: Implications for the tectonic development of Tethys in the Eastern Mediterranean region

Tectonophysics

Volumn 473, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 113-148

  Robertson, Alastair H F ^a   Ustaömer, Timur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chios Karaburan melange; Konya Complex; Late Palaeozoic; Lycian Nappes; Palaeotethys; Taurides

Indexed keywords

CHIOS-KARABURAN MELANGE; KONYA COMPLEX; LATE PALAEOZOIC; LYCIAN NAPPES; PALAEOTETHYS; TAURIDES;

CARBONATES; CARBONATION; DEBRIS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LIMESTONE; NIOBIUM; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ACCRETION; ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CARBONIFEROUS; CHERT; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEVONIAN; FOREARC BASIN; FORMATION MECHANISM; MELANGE; P-T CONDITIONS; PALEOZOIC; SILURIAN; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TETHYS;

EURASIA; KONYA [TURKEY]; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TURKEY;

LYCIA;

EID: 67649410236     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.10.027     Document Type: Article

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