Tectonic evolution of the Cretaceous Ankara Ophiolitic Melange during the Late Cretaceous to pre-Miocene interval in Central Anatolia, Turkey

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2013-04-01

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Rojay, Fuat Bora

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The chaotic tectonic belt, which is distinguished in northern Anatolia, is called the - Ankara Accretionary Complex - in the Ankara region, central Anatolia. The belt is differentiated into three imbricated tectonic subbelts, namely, pre-Triassic metamorphics, Melange with calcareous blocks and Cretaceous melange with ophiolitic blocks (Ankara Ophiolitic Melange).

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Turkey, Cretaceous, Ankara ophiolitic melange, Cenomanian, Accretionary tectonics, Olistostrome

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/41801

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JOURNAL OF GEODYNAMICS

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2012.06.006

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Department of Geological Engineering, Article

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F. B. Rojay, “Tectonic evolution of the Cretaceous Ankara Ophiolitic Melange during the Late Cretaceous to pre-Miocene interval in Central Anatolia, Turkey,” JOURNAL OF GEODYNAMICS, pp. 66–81, 2013, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/41801.