Neogene tectonics and plate convergence in the eastern Mediterranean: New data from southern Turkey

Research Article| May 01, 1987 Neogene tectonics and plate convergence in the eastern Mediterranean: New data from southern Turkey Gilbert Kelling; Gilbert Kelling 1Department of Geology, University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Sungu L. Gökçen; Sungu L. Gökçen 2Institute of Marine Sciences, Dukuz Eylül University, 35260 Konak-Izmir, Turkey Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Peter A. Floyd; Peter A. Floyd 1Department of Geology, University of Keele, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Nuran Gökçen Nuran Gökçen 3Department of Geology, Cukurova University, 01330 Adana, Turkey Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1987) 15 (5): 425–429. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<425:NTAPCI>2.0.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Gilbert Kelling, Sungu L. Gökçen, Peter A. Floyd, Nuran Gökçen; Neogene tectonics and plate convergence in the eastern Mediterranean: New data from southern Turkey. Geology 1987;; 15 (5): 425–429. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<425:NTAPCI>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Data reported here demonstrate that the Misis Complex of southern Turkey comprises a major olistostromic body, formed prior to the early Miocene and tectonically emplaced upon a structurally imbricated pile of deep and shallow marine sediments of early Miocene to Pliocene age. Magmatic rocks forming olistoliths in the Misis Complex have a back-arc geochemical signature, and variations in the facies, paleoenvironments, and paleotransport vectors within the associated sediments provide a record of Miocene collisional events in southeast Turkey. The pseudo-accretionary imbrication and structural style of the Misis Complex are attributed to continued collisional over-thrusting, but there is evidence within the imbricated stack of late sinistral strike-slip faulting that relates to post-Miocene inception of motion along the East Anatolian fault system. The new data favor these geodynamic models proposed for the Neogene evolution of the northeastern Mediterranean that involve oblique convergence and associated strike-slip adjustments. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.