Geology of Neogene basins of Buldan-Sari{dotless}caova region and their importance in Western Anatolia neotectonics

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 851-861

  Bozcu, Mustafa ^a  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Buldan horst; Neogene basins; Neotectonic; Western Anatolia

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULTING; FORMATION MECHANISM; GRABEN; HORST; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MIOCENE; NEOGENE; NEOTECTONICS; OUTCROP; PIEDMONT; PLIOCENE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT;

ANATOLIA; TURKEY;

EID: 77952426314     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-009-0431-7     Document Type: Article

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