Structural evolution of the Gediz Graben, SW Turkey: Temporal and spatial variation of the graben basin

Basin Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 846-873

  Ciftci N B ^a   Bozkurt, E ^b  

^a TURKISH PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; GRABEN; MIOCENE; NORMAL FAULT; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRANSGRESSION;

GEDIZ; KUTAHYA [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 78651512078     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2009.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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