Tectonic Development Of The Eastern Mediterranean Region

Author : A. H. F. Robertson,Demosthenis Mountrakis
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 736 pages
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Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 186239198X

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Tectonic Development of the Eastern Mediterranean Region by A. H. F. Robertson,Demosthenis Mountrakis Pdf

The Eastern Mediterranean region is a classic area for the study of tectonic processes and settings related to the development of the Tethyan orogenic belt. The present set of research and synthesis papers by earth scientists from countries in this region and others provides an up-to-date, interdisciplinary overview of the tectonic development of the Eastern Mediterranean region from Precambrian to Recent. Key topics include continental rifting, ophiolite genesis and emplacement, continental collision, extensional tectonics, crustal exhumation and intra-plate deformation (e.g. active faulting). Alternative tectonic reconstructions of the Tethyan orogen are presented and discussed, with important implications for other regions of the world. The book will be an essential source of information and interpretation for academic researchers (geologists and geophysicists), advanced undergraduates and also for industry professionals, including those concerned with hydrocarbons, minerals and geological hazards (e.g. earthquakes).

Author : J. E. Dixon,A. H. F. Robertson
Publisher : Blackwell Science
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822001599448

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The Geological Evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean by J. E. Dixon,A. H. F. Robertson Pdf

Author : Yildirim Dilek,Spyros Pavlides
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813724096

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Postcollisional Tectonics and Magmatism in the Mediterranean Region and Asia by Yildirim Dilek,Spyros Pavlides Pdf

"The Mediterranean region and Asia provide a natural laboratory to investigate the driving forces of continental tectonics in an ongoing collisional orogen and the crustal and mantle response to various modes of deformation associated with plate boundary processes. The multidisciplinary research efforts in this region over the last fifteen years have produced a wealth of new data to better understand the interplay and feedback mechanisms between crustal and mantle processes and the dynamic landscape evolution in a complexly deforming area. A number of discrete collisional events between the Gondwana-derived continental fragments (i.e., Adria, Pelagonia, Arabia, India) and Eurasia controlled the geodynamics of the Mediterranean region and Asia during the late Mesozoic and Cenozoic. This book is a collection of research papers, presenting new data, interpretations, and syntheses on various aspects of the collision-induced tectonic, magmatic, metamorphic, and geomorphic processes that have affected the evolution of this orogenic belt. It should help us better understand the mode and nature of tectonic and magmatic processes and crustal evolution in active collision zones, and the distribution and causes of seismic and volcanic events and their impact on landscape evolution."--Publisher's website.

Author : Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen,Michael A. Edwards,Rob Govers
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Geology, Structural
ISBN : 1862392706

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Collision and Collapse at the Africa-Arabia-Eurasia Subduction Zone \ by Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen,Michael A. Edwards,Rob Govers Pdf

The Mediterranean and northern Arabian regions provide a unique natural laboratory to constrain geodynamics associated with arc-continent and continent-continent collision and subsequent orogenic collapse by analysing regional and temporal distributions of the various elements in the geological archive. This book combines thirteen new contributions that highlight timing and distribution of the Cretaceous to Recent evolution of the Calabrian, Carpathian, Aegean and Anatolian segments of the Africa-Arabia-Eurasia subduction zone. These are subdivided into five papers documenting the timing and kinematics of Cretaceous arc-continent collision, and Eocene and Miocene continent-continent collision in Anatolia, with westward extrusion of Anatolia as a result. Eight papers provide an overview and new data from stratigraphy, structure, metamorphism and magmatism, covering the geological consequences of the largely Neogene collapse that characterizes the segments of interest, in response to late stage reorganization of the subduction zone, and the roll-back and break-off of (segments of) the subducting slab.

Author : E. Boschi,E. Mantovani,A. Morelli
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401120166

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Recent Evolution and Seismicity of the Mediterranean Region by E. Boschi,E. Mantovani,A. Morelli Pdf

The Mediterranean is one of the most studied regions of the world. In spite of this, a considerable spread of opinions exists about the geodynamic evolution and the present tectonic setting of this zone. The difficulty in recognizing the driving mechanisms of deformation is due to a large extent to the complex distribution in space and time of tectonic events, to the high number of parameters involved in this problem and to the scarce possibility of carrying out quantitative estimates of the deformation implied by the various geodynamic hypotheses. However, we think that a great deal of the present ambiguity could be removed if there were more frequent and open discussions among the scientists who are working on this problem. The meeting ofERICE was organized to provide an opportunity in this sense. In making this effort, we were prompted by the conviction that each step towards the understanding of the Mediterranean evolution is of basic importance both for its scientific consequences and for the possibleimplicationsfor society. It is well known, for instance, that the knowledge ofongoing tectonic processes in a given region and of their connection with seismic activity may lead to the recognition of middle long term precursors of strong earthquakes. The few cases of tentative earthquake prediction in the world occurred where information on large scale seismotectonic behavior was available. This led to identify the zones prone to dangerous shocks, where observations of short-term earthquake precursors were then concentrated.

Author : Alan Nairn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781468430363

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The Ocean Basins and Margins by Alan Nairn Pdf

Of Volume 4A.- 1. Mediterranean and Tethys.- I. Introduction.- II. The Overall Situation.- III. Tethyan Faunas and Paleotectonics.- IV. Paleotectonic and Paleogeographic Evolution.- A. Permian and Triassic: Paleotethys and Early Rifting.- B. Jurassic: The Oceanic Tethys.- C. Cretaceous to Recent: Alpine Orogeny and Mediterranean.- V. Conclusions.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 2. Tectonic Evolution of the Mediterranean Basins.- I. Introduction.- A. Statement of Three Hypotheses.- B. Physiographic Provinces of the Mediterranean.- II. Balearic Basin.- A. Crustal Structure and Age.- B. Origin.-

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:610379512

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The Geological Evolution of the Eastern Mediterranean by Anonim Pdf

Author : A. H. F. Robertson,Osman Parlak,Ulvi Can Ünlügenç
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781862393530

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Geological Development of Anatolia and the Easternmost Mediterranean Region by A. H. F. Robertson,Osman Parlak,Ulvi Can Ünlügenç Pdf

Anatolia and the easternmost Mediterranean region, especially Turkey, Cyprus and northern Syria, represent an excellent natural laboratory for the study of fundamental geological processes (e.g. rifting, seafloor spreading, ophiolite genesis and emplacement, subduction, exhumation and collision). Their interaction has created an intriguing array of deep-sea basins, microcontinents and suture zones.The volume's 22 papers include a large amount of new field-based information (much of it multidisciplinary and the product of teamwork). After an overview, the volume is divided into four sections: Late Palaeozoic--Early Cenozoic of the Pontides (northern Turkey); Late Palaeozoic--Early Cenozoic of the Taurides--Anatolides (central and southern Turkey); Late Cretaceous--Pliocene sedimentary basins and structural development (central Anatolia to the Mediterranean); Late Miocene--Recent Neotectonics (southern Turkey, Cyprus and northern Syria). The volume will interest numerous academic researchers, those concerned with resources (e.g. hydrocarbons; mineral deposits) and also hazards (e.g. earthquakes), as well as advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students -- P. 4 of cover.

Author : M. Sosson, ,R.A. Stephenson,S.A. Adamia
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781862397392

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Tectonic Evolution of the Eastern Black Sea and Caucasus by M. Sosson, ,R.A. Stephenson,S.A. Adamia Pdf

The fifteen chapters included in this volume are concerned with the main issues in the Eastern Black sea and Caucasus regions of the Alpine–Tethyan orogenic realm, which are: (1) the changes in space and time of geodynamic processes responsible for the closure of the northern branch of the Neotethys Ocean and how these changes are related to the opening and inversion of back-arc basins; (2) the northwestern terminus of the Eastern Black sea rift; (3) timing and evolution of inverted and foreland basins; (4) the continuity of structures and their evolution in time between the Eastern Black Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Lesser Caucasus and those of the Taurides–Anatolides– Pontides belt and of NW Iran; and (5) Paratethys evolution since the Eocene in this belt. The papers included in this volume present new results obtained mostly by projects supported by the DARIUS programme.

Author : Tuncay Taymaz,Yücel Yilmaz,Yildirim Dilek
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862392390

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The Geodynamics of the Aegean and Anatolia by Tuncay Taymaz,Yücel Yilmaz,Yildirim Dilek Pdf

This book contains current results and ideas regarding the geodynamics of the Aegean and Anatolia.

Author : Rasoul Sorkhabi
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 675 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-21
Category : Geology
ISBN : 9780813725253

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Tectonic Evolution, Collision, and Seismicity of Southwest Asia by Rasoul Sorkhabi Pdf

Southwest Asia is one of the most remarkable regions on Earth in terms of active faulting and folding, large-magnitude earthquakes, volcanic landscapes, petroliferous foreland basins, historical civilizations as well as geologic outcrops that display the protracted and complex 540 m.y. stratigraphic record of Earth's Phanerozoic Era. Emerged from the birth and demise of the Paleo-Tethys and Neo-Tethys oceans, southwest Asia is currently the locus of ongoing tectonic collision between the Eurasia-Arabia continental plates. The region is characterized by the high plateaus of Iran and Anatolia fringed by the lofty ranges of Zagros, Alborz, Caucasus, Taurus, and Pontic mountains; the region also includes the strategic marine domains of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Caspian, and Mediterranean. This 19-chapter volume, published in honor of Manuel Berberian, a preeminent geologist from the region, brings together a wealth of new data, analyses, and frontier research on the geologic evolution, collisional tectonics, active deformation, and historical and modern seismicity of key areas in southwest Asia.

Author : Daniel J. Stanley,Forese-Carlo Wezel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461385721

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Geological Evolution of the Mediterranean Basin by Daniel J. Stanley,Forese-Carlo Wezel Pdf

The Mediterranean Sea, nestled between Africa, southern Europe, and the Middle East, may be envisioned as a complex picture-puzzle comprising numerous intricate pieces, many of which are already in place. A general image, in terms of science, has emerged, although at this time large gaps are noted and some areas of the picture remain fuzzy and indistinct. In recent years this fascinating, mind-teasing puzzle image has become clearer with individual pieces more easily recognized and rapidly emplaced, largely by means of multidisciplinary and multinational team efforts. In this respect, the Special Program Panel on Marine Sciences of the NATO Scientific Af fairs Division considered the merits of initiating four conferences bearing on the Mediterranean ecosystem. It was suggested that the first, emphasizing geology, should dovetail with subsequent seminars on physical oceanogra phy, marine biology, and ecology and man's influence on the natural Medi terranean regime. At a conference held in Banyuls-sur-Mer, France, in August 1979, Profes sor Raimondo Selli was urged by some panel members to initiate an Ad vanced Research Institute (ARI) that would focus primarily on the geologi cally recent evolution of the Mediterranean Sea and serve as a logical base for future NATO conferences on the Mediterranean.

Author : G. Moratti,A. Chalouan
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862392021

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Tectonics of the Western Mediterranean and North Africa by G. Moratti,A. Chalouan Pdf

This book provides an updated insight into the overall tectonic evolution of the Western Mediterranean region and North Africa. The tectonic setting of the region reflects a long-lived and complex evolution, mainly related to the Alpine Orogeny. This inheritance is expressed by an intricate pattern of arc-shaped mountain chains, the Alps, the Betic-Rif Cordilleras and the Apennine-Maghrebian belt, whose southern branches mark the present limit between the African and Eurasian plates. The volume covers the Maghrebian chains in North Africa, from Tunisia to Morocco and the Western and Central Mediterranean, from Spain to Italy from the pre-orogenic phases (Palaeozoic-Mesozoic) to the post-collisional neotectonic and Quaternary development. It includes both original research papers and syntheses dealing with the aspects of structural, sedimentary, metamorphic, marine geology.

Author : Ibrahim Cemen,Yucel Yilmaz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118945018

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Active Global Seismology by Ibrahim Cemen,Yucel Yilmaz Pdf

Neotectonics involves the study of the motions and deformations of the Earth's crust that are current or recent in geologic time. The Mediterranean region is one of the most important regions for neotectonics and related natural hazards. This volume focuses on the neotectonics of the Eastern Mediterranean region, which has experienced many major extensive earthquakes, including the devastating Izmit, Turkey earthquake on August 17, 1999. The event lasted for 37 seconds, killing around 17,000 people, injuring 44,000 people, and leaving approximately half a million people homeless. Since then, several North American, European, and Turkish research groups have studied the neotectonics and earthquake potential of the region using different geological and geophysical methods, including GPS studies, geodesy, and passive source seismology. Some results from their studies were presented in major North American and European geological meetings. This volume highlights the work involving the Eastern Mediterranean region, which has one of the world's longest and best studied active strike-slip (horizontal motion) faults: the east-west trending North Anatolian fault zone, which is very similar to the San Andreas fault in California. This volume features discussions of: Widespread applications in measuring plate motion that have strong implications in predicting natural disasters like earthquakes, both on a regional and a global scale Recent motions, particularly those produced by earthquakes, that provide insights on the physics of earthquake recurrence, the growth of mountains, orogenic movements, and seismic hazards Unique methodical approaches in collecting tectonophysical data, including field, seismic, experimental, computer-based, and theoretical approaches. Active Global Seismology is a valuable resource for geoscientists, particularly in the field of tectonophysics, geophysics, geodynamics, seismology, structural geology, environmental geology, and geoengineering. Read an interview with the editors to find out more: https://eos.org/editors-vox/neotectonics-and-earthquake-forecasting

Author : Zvi Garfunkel,Zvi Ben-Avraham,Elisa Kagan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401788724

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Dead Sea Transform Fault System: Reviews by Zvi Garfunkel,Zvi Ben-Avraham,Elisa Kagan Pdf

The Dead Sea transform is an active plate boundary connecting the Red Sea seafloor spreading system to the Arabian-Eurasian continental collision zone. Its geology and geophysics provide a natural laboratory for investigation of the surficial, crustal and mantle processes occurring along transtensional and transpressional transform fault domains on a lithospheric scale and related to continental breakup. There have been many detailed and disciplinary studies of the Dead Sea transform fault zone during the last 20 years and this book brings them together. This book is an updated comprehensive coverage of the knowledge, based on recent studies of the tectonics, structure, geophysics, volcanism, active tectonics, sedimentology and paleo and modern climate of the Dead Sea transform fault zone. It puts together all this new information and knowledge in a coherent fashion.