Supradetachment basin evolution during continental extension: The Aegean province of western Anatolia, Turkey

2011 ◽  
Vol 123 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 2115-2141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Oner ◽  
Y. Dilek
Keyword(s):  
Western Anatolia ◽  
Basin Evolution ◽  
Continental Extension

scholarly journals Paleomagnetic Results from Western Anatolia: Evidence of Microblock Rotations after Emplacement of the Lower Miocene Yuntdağ Volcanic Rocks

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. GM661
Author(s):  
Mualla Cengiz ◽  
Savaş Karabulut ◽  
Ferhat Özçep ◽  
Burak Semih Çabuk ◽  
Friedrich Heller
Keyword(s):  
Volcanic Rocks ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Western Anatolia ◽  
Basin Evolution ◽  
Clockwise Rotation ◽  
Lower Miocene ◽  
Counterclockwise Rotation ◽  
The North ◽  
Eastern Aegean ◽  
Stress Variations

The eastern Aegean region has undergone north dipping subduction in the Oligocene, continental collision and then Miocene-Pliocene extension, which is associated with widespread Miocene volcanism. The aim of this study is to assess the possibility of block rotations due to stress variations in the Dikili (İzmir) province, Western Anatolia, based on paleomagnetic data obtained from 35 independent sites in addition to results from 19 sites in earlier studies. The lower Miocene Yuntdağ volcanic rocks were emplaced in three different structural blocks, the Dikili, Zeytindağ and Bergama blocks. Clockwise rotation is found in the Dikili and Zeytindağ blocks that varies from R (± DR) = 12.5° (± 7.4°) in the west to R (± DR) = 35.6°± (13.2°) in the east, respectively. In contrast, a counterclockwise rotation of R (± DR) =-38.1° (± 6.4°) resulted in the Bergama block, in the north of the Dikili and Zeytindağ blocks. A scissor-like basin evolution is suggested during the opening of the Bakırçay graben which led to counterclockwise rotation of the Bergama block and clockwise rotation of the Dikili and Zeytindağ blocks after lower Miocene to present. The rotation pattern derived from results of this study demonstrates that localized small scale deformation due to basin evolution besides regional affects must be considered as part of the deformation matrix in this area.

Attachments European-Style: A Continental Extension and Critique

1989 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-261
Author(s):  
Mark T. Greenberg
Keyword(s):  
Continental Extension

The Jewish Communities in Eastern Rough Cilicia

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-216
Author(s):  
Mark R. Fairchild
Keyword(s):  
Western Anatolia ◽  
Eastern Anatolia ◽  
Jewish Communities ◽  
Bear Witness ◽  
Written Sources

This article discusses Jewish communities and their material remains in Eastern Rough Cilicia mainly during the Hellenistic and Roman Periods. After mentioning some written sources about the Jewish presence in western Anatolia, the general paucity of testimonies about Jewish communities in central and eastern Anatolia is emphasized. This lack of evidence might be due to the fact, that both areas are not as well explored and researched as Western Anatolia. The focus of the paper lies on the eastern most region of Rough Cilicia. It discusses rock inscriptions, rock carvings, and (decorated) architectural remains which bear witness to a strong Jewish presence in many cities of this region.

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