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TÜBİTAK

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Journal

2014

Aegean

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Eocene To Early Oligocene Turbidite Sedimentation In The Se Aegean (Karpathos Island, Se Greece): Stratigraphy, Facies Analysis, Nannofossil Study,And Possible Hydrocarbon Potential, George Pantopoulos, Avraam Zelilidis Jan 2014

Eocene To Early Oligocene Turbidite Sedimentation In The Se Aegean (Karpathos Island, Se Greece): Stratigraphy, Facies Analysis, Nannofossil Study,And Possible Hydrocarbon Potential, George Pantopoulos, Avraam Zelilidis

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Paleogene turbidite deposits that outcrop at the SE Aegean (Karpathos Island, SE Greece) were investigated using sedimentological, biostratigraphical, and organic geochemical techniques. Results indicate that turbidite sedimentation in the area took place from the Early Eocene (NP12-14) to Late Eocene-Early Oligocene (NP20-21). Six different units were recognized in the turbidite succession based on sedimentological characteristics, outcropping in 2 major areas of the island (1 in the north and 1 in the south) and having a thickness of less than 1000 m. Deposition and spatial arrangement of sedimentary facies was affected by the already deformed carbonate substratum and changes in the …