Mid-cretaceous olistostromal ophiolitic melange developed in the back-are basin of the eastern Pontide magmatic arc, Northeast Turkey

Eyuboglu Y., Bektas O., Pul D.

INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW, cilt.49, sa.12, ss.1103-1126, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2747/0020-6814.49.12.1103
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1103-1126
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Geological and geochemical characteristics of the Mid-Cretaceous olistostromal ophiolitic melange exposed in the southern part of the eastern Pontide magmatic arc indicates that it originally formed during the drifting stage of a back-are basin (Neotethys). This view conflicts with the popular idea that this ophiolitic melange represents a typical tectonic melange or an accretionary prism developed in the fore-arc of the eastern Pontide magmatic are by northward subduction of Neotethys or Paleotethys during the Cretaceous.