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Geology

Masters Theses

2013

<p>Geology -- Turkey -- Adiyaman<br />Geology, Stratigraphic -- Cretaceous<br />Geology, Stratigraphic -- Miocene</p>

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Balanced Cross Section Of The Northeast Of Adiyaman, Turkey, Mustafa Tuncer Jan 2013

Balanced Cross Section Of The Northeast Of Adiyaman, Turkey, Mustafa Tuncer

Masters Theses

"Deformation during closure of an ocean basin and continent-continent collision in southeast Anatolia Turkey during the Late Cretaceous to Middle Miocene was investigated by construction of a geologic map, structural cross-section and retrodeformed palinspastically restored cross-section. The area of study is a N-S transect across the Bitlis Suture Zone of Northeast of Adiyaman. The study area is situated in the southeast Anatolian orogenic belt which includes, from south to north, the Arabian platform, the zone of Imbrication, and the zone of Nappes. A geologic map of this region was prepared in order to construct balanced and restored cross sections from …