A prospective sector in the Tethyan Metallogenic Belt: Geology and geochronology of mineral deposits in the Biga Peninsula, NW Turkey

O Yigit - Ore Geology Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The Tethyan Metallogenic Belt (TMB), extending from Europe through Anatolia to Iran, is one
of the world's major metal producing belts, and consists of many sectors. Mineral deposits of …

Gold in Turkey—a missing link in Tethyan metallogeny

O Yigit - Ore Geology Reviews, 2006 - Elsevier
The gold metallogeny of Turkey constitutes a sector of the Tethyan Eurasian Metallogenic
Belt (TEMB) within the Alpine–Himalayan orogenic system that formed from Jurassic …

Obduction, subduction and collision as reflected in the Upper Cretaceous–Lower Eocene sedimentary record of western Turkey

AI Okay, I Tansel, O TUeYSUeZ - Geological Magazine, 2001 - cambridge.org
Late Cretaceous–Early Eocene Tethyan evolution of western Turkey is characterized by
ophiolite obduction, high-pressure/low-temperature metamorphism, subduction, arc …

Mineral deposits of Turkey in relation to Tethyan metallogeny: implications for future mineral exploration

O Yigit - Economic Geology, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Tethyan metallogeny of Turkey, shaped by the interplay between subduction,
collision, postcollision, and rifting processes, is mainly associated with Late Cretaceous to …

Geology of the Cretaceous sedimentary basins of the Western Pontides

O Tüysüz - Geological Journal, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The southern passive margin of the oceanic Western Black Sea Basin consists of two
tectonic units, the İstanbul Zone and the Central Pontides. These units are delimited by a …

Paleomagnetic reconstruction of the Cenozoic evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean

C Kissel, C Laj, A Poisson, N Görür - Tectonophysics, 2003 - Elsevier
A total of 113 paleomagnetic sites were sampled along an Anatolian S–N transect from the
Arabian platform, the Hatay region, the Eastern Taurides, the Kirsehir block, the Sivas basin …

Late Palaeozoic–Early Cenozoic tectonic development of Southern Turkey and the easternmost Mediterranean region: evidence from the inter-relations of continental …

AHF Robertson, O Parlak… - Geological Society, London …, 2013 - lyellcollection.org
Reconstructions of the Anatolian continent and adjacent areas assume the existence of one
or more continental fragments during Mesozoic–Early Cenozoic time. These rifted from …

Characterization of Turkish coals: a nationwide perspective

CA Palmer, E Tuncalı, KO Dennen, TC Coburn… - International Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
The US Geological Survey (USGS) and the Turkish General Directorate of Mineral Research
and Exploration (Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel Müdürlügü, MTA) are working together to …

Cretaceous to Miocene palaeogeographic evolution of Turkey: implications for hydrocarbon potential

N Gorur, O Tuysuz - Journal of Petroleum Geology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The Cretaceous to Miocene palaeogeographic development of Turkey in general reflects the
evolution of the various oceanic branches of Neo‐Tethys together with interactions between …

Tectonic development of an orogen-top rift recorded by its terrestrial sedimentation pattern: the Neogene Eşen Basin of southwestern Anatolia, Turkey

MC Alçiçek - Sedimentary Geology, 2007 - Elsevier
The Eşen Basin of southwestern Anatolia formed as a NE-trending intramontane extensional
graben, ca. 15 km wide and 30 km long, in the Early Tortonian, after the southeasterly …