Post-Eocene tectonics of the Central Taurus Mountains

Ergün AKAY; Şükrü UYSAL

Article Details

Post-Eocene tectonics of the Central Taurus Mountains

Authors:

Ergün AKAY | Şükrü UYSAL

Publisher:

Maden Tetkik Arama Genel Müdürlüğü

Main Topics:

Applied physics

Journal:

Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration 1988 Vol.108 Issue 108, pp.23-34

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/1987

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000521575

Frequency:

Tri-annual

pISSN:

0026-4563

Abstract:

 


In post-Eocene time, the Central Taurus mountains have been subjected to four episodes of compression in probably Upper Eocene — Lower Oligocene, Langhian, Upper Tortonian, and Upper Pliocene to recent times. In the Upper Eocene — Lower Oligocene compressional period, Ecemiş, and Beyşehir conjugate faults which have both vertical and lateral components have been formed after an N - S compression. In the Langhian compression period, the Lycian nappes were emplaced from the NW to SE and this tectonic movement has also effected the Antalya and the Adana Miocene basins. In the Upper Tortonian compression period, firstly a WSW-ENE compression has resulted in the formation of Aksu thrust, Kırkkavak oblique reverse fault, Köprüçay syncline, Beşkonak anticline, Radyoring anticline, Taşağıl syncline and Kargı reverse faults. In this period a later phase of N — S compression has formed Çakallar folds, Gökçeler normal fault, the smooth anticline in Mut Karaman and the syncline in Ulukışla. In the latest compressional period from Upper Pliocene to recent, first on E — W compression which can be recognized by some mesoscopic faults has been developed and later a N — S compression resulted in the formation of the active faults on Ecemiş and Gökçeler faults, and the Antalya bay graben. 

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Article Details

Post-Eocene tectonics of the Central Taurus Mountains

Authors: Ergün AKAY | Şükrü UYSAL

Publisher: Maden Tetkik Arama Genel Müdürlüğü

Main Topics: Applied physics

Journal: Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration 1988 Vol.108 Issue 108, pp.23-34

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/1987

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000521575

Frequency: Tri-annual

pISSN: 0026-4563

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Authors:

Ergün AKAY | Şükrü UYSAL

Publisher:

Maden Tetkik Arama Genel Müdürlüğü

Main Topics:

Applied physics

Journal:

Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration 1988 Vol.108 Issue 108, pp.23-34

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/1987

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000521575

Frequency:

Tri-annual

pISSN:

0026-4563