Abstract The Greater Caucasus Mountains, due to their youth (~ 5 Ma), provide an
opportunity for insight into the early stages of orogen development during continent …

Abstract The Pliocene–Quaternary volcanic rocks of Armenia are a key component of the
Arabia–Eurasia collision, representing intense magmatism within the Turkish–Iranian …

Abstract Knowledge of temporal patterns of past explosive eruptions is necessary to
understand possible future eruptive behavior. However, volcanic records based on …

Abstract The Greater Caucasus Mountains contain the highest peaks in Europe and define,
for over 850 km along strike, the leading edge of the second-largest active collisional orogen …

Collision-related Quaternary mafic volcanism to the north of Lake Van (Eastern Anatolia,
Turkey) occurred by eruptions from both volcanic centres and extensional fissures trending …

Abstract The Caucasian-Arabian belt is part of the huge late Cenozoic Alpine-Himalayan
orogenic belt formed by collision of continental plates. The belt consists of two domains: the …

The series of two papers presents a comprehensive isotope-geochronological and
petrologicalgeochemical study of the Late Quaternary Tendürek Volcano (Eastern Turkey) …

Raman spectroscopy is a powerful and efficient tool that is being used more and more
frequently in high-resolution provenance analysis. This study is dedicated to Ca-poor …

Bioarchaeological studies provide a valuable contribution to the understanding of the
economy and activities of prehistoric populations in mountain regions. The Late Bronze Age …

Abstract Mount Elbrus, Europe's tallest and largely glaciated volcano, is made of silicic lavas
and is known for Holocene eruptions, but the size and state of its magma chamber remain …