Late Eocene-Neogene sedimentary geology of the Girne (Kyrenia) Range, northern Cyprus: A case history of sedimentation related to progressive and diachronous continental collision

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 265-266, Issue , 2012, Pages 30-55

  McCay, G A ^a   Robertson, A H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clastic sediments; Cyprus; E Mediterranean; Neogene; Tectonics and sedimentation

Indexed keywords

APPALACHIANS; CASE HISTORY; CLASTIC SEDIMENTS; CONTINENTAL COLLISIONS; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CYPRUS; DEEPWATER; E MEDITERRANEAN; HIMALAYAS; LATE EOCENE; LATE MIOCENE; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; MIOCENE; NEO GENES; OLIGOCENE; PLIOCENE; SEDIMENT SOURCES; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SILICICLASTIC TURBIDITES; SUBBASINS; SUBDUCTION ZONES;

FERTILIZERS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TECTONICS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CLASTIC SEDIMENT; CONGLOMERATE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEPOSITION; EOCENE; LINEAMENT; MARL; MIOCENE; NEOGENE; OPHIOLITE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SUBSIDENCE; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TURBIDITE; UPLIFT;

CYPRUS; TURKEY;

EID: 84861795173     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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