Supra-Pan-African unconformity between core and cover series of the Menderes Massif/Turkey and its geological implications

Precambrian Research

Volumn 184, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 1-23

  Candan, O ^a   Koralay, O E ^a   Akal, C ^a   Kaya, O ^a   Oberhansli R ^b   Dora, O O ^a   Konak, N ^c   Chen, F ^d  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Core complex; Menderes Massif; Pan African; Turkey; Zircon age

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CONGLOMERATE; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITION VELOCITY; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; DISCONTINUITY; EROSION; GRANITOID; LEUCOGRANITE; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; PETROGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; UNCONFORMITY; ZIRCON;

MENDERES MASSIF; TURKEY;

EID: 78650264352     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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