Tectonic significance of the geochemistry and petrology of ophiolites in southeast Anatolia, Turkey

Tectonophysics

Volumn 473, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 173-187

  Parlak, Osman ^a,b   Rizaoǧlu, Tamer ^c   Baǧci, Utku ^d   Karaoǧlan, Fatih ^a   Höck, Volker ^e  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ADIYAMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anatolia; Arc forearc; Ensimatic arc; Southern Neotethys; SSZ spreading

Indexed keywords

ANATOLIA; ARC-FOREARC; ENSIMATIC ARC; SOUTHERN NEOTETHYS; SSZ SPREADING;

CAVITY RESONATORS; DEBRIS; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; FELDSPAR; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALS; MINING; OLIVINE; PETROGRAPHY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

LITHOLOGY;

ACTIVE MARGIN; COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CUMULATE; FOREARC BASIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND ARC; OPHIOLITE; PETROLOGY; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TECTONOPHYSICS; TETHYS;

ANATOLIA; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 67649637846     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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