Role of tectonic-sedimentary melange and Permian-Triassic cover units, central southern Turkey in Tethyan continental margin evolution

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-120

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Melange; Palaeotethys; Southern Turkey; Subduction

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CARBONIFEROUS; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEFORMATION; GONDWANA; MELANGE; METAMORPHISM; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOZOIC; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; PETROGRAPHY; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SUBDUCTION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; TETHYS;

KONYA [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 78449306667     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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