Geology and tectonic emplacement of eclogite and Blueschists, Biga Peninsula, northwest turkey;Biga Yarımadası'nda (KB Anadolu) Yeralan Eklojit ve Mavişistlerin Jeolojisi ve Tektonik Yerleşimi

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-285

  Şengün, Firat ^a   YIǧItbaş, Erdinç ^a   Tunç, Ismal Onur ^a  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biga Peninsula; Blueschist; Eclogite; Strike slip tectonics; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BLUESCHIST; CRETACEOUS; ECLOGITE; EMPLACEMENT; EOCENE; FOLIATION; GREENSCHIST FACIES; LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM; METABASITE; OROGENY; PARAGENESIS; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC SETTING;

BALIKESIR [TURKEY]; BIGA PENINSULA; TURKEY;

EID: 79955534661     PISSN: 13000985     EISSN: 1303619X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/yer-0912-75     Document Type: Article

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