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The age of the Büyük Menderes graben (west Turkey) and its tectonic implications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Gürol Seyіtoǧlu  and
Barry C. Scott
Gürol Seyіtoǧlu
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.
Barry C. Scott
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.
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Abstract

The age of formation of the Büyük Menderes graben (middle Burdigalian-middle Serravallian) is earlier than previously considered (Tortonian). This supports the contention of Seyitogˇlu & Scott that north-south extensional tectonics in west Turkey commenced at the latest during early Miocene time, following a Palaeogene compression.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 129 , Issue 2 , March 1992 , pp. 239 - 242
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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