Global continental and ocean basin reconstructions since 200 Ma

M Seton, RD Müller, S Zahirovic, C Gaina… - Earth-Science …, 2012 - Elsevier
Global plate motion models provide a spatial and temporal framework for geological data
and have been effective tools for exploring processes occurring at the earth's surface …

[HTML][HTML] Porphyry Cu (–Mo–Au) deposits related to melting of thickened mafic lower crust: examples from the eastern Tethyan metallogenic domain

Z Hou, H Zhang, X Pan, Z Yang - Ore Geology Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Most porphyry Cu deposits in the world occur in magmatic arc settings and are formed in
association with calc-alkaline arc magmas related to subduction of oceanic lithosphere. This …

Active seismotectonics of the East Anatolian fault

SE Güvercin, H Karabulut, AÖ Konca… - Geophysical Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
SUMMARY The East Anatolian Fault (EAF) is a 700-km-long left-lateral transform fault
located between the Anatolian and Arabian plates. The proximity of the Euler Pole to the …

Late Cenozoic reorganization of the Arabia‐Eurasia collision and the comparison of short‐term and long‐term deformation rates

M Allen, J Jackson, R Walker - Tectonics, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The Arabia‐Eurasia collision deforms an area of∼ 3,000,000 km2 of continental crust,
making it one of the largest regions of convergent deformation on Earth. There are now …

Overview of the genesis and emplacement of Mesozoic ophiolites in the Eastern Mediterranean Tethyan region

AHF Robertson - Lithos, 2002 - Elsevier
The Eastern Mediterranean region exhibits a fascinating diversity of ophiolites and related
oceanic magmatic units of mainly Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous age. Comparisons with …

Mélanges and mélange-forming processes: a historical overview and new concepts

A Festa, GA Pini, Y Dilek… - International Geology …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Mélanges represent a significant component of collisional and accretionary orogenic belts
and occur widely around the world. Since its first introduction and use, the term has evolved …

Eastern Turkish high plateau as a small Turkic-type orogen: Implications for post-collisional crust-forming processes in Turkic-type orogens

AMC Şengör, MS Özeren, M Keskin, M Sakınç… - Earth-Science …, 2008 - Elsevier
Post-collisional magmatism may be generated by extensive crustal melting in Tibet-type
collisional environments or by falling out of slabs from under giant subduction–accretion …

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 …

Insights from the Talysh of Azerbaijan into the Paleogene evolution of the South Caspian region

SJ Vincent, MB Allen… - Geological …, 2005 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The age and mode of formation of the South Caspian Basin are disputed. An∼ 10-km-thick,
predominantly middle Eocene clastic and volcanic succession is exposed in the Talysh …

Overview of the Palaeozoic–Neogene evolution of neotethys in the Eastern Mediterranean region (southern turkey, cyprus, Syria)

AHF Robertson, O Parlak, T Ustaömer - Petroleum Geoscience, 2012 - lyellcollection.org
Valid palaeotectonic and palaeogeographical reconstructions of the easternmost
Mediterranean and adjacent region involve a long-lived Tethys (Rheic, Palaeotethyan and …