In a re-examination of the Neogene stratigraphy of the Uşak,Güre,and Selendi basins of western Anatolia,western Turkey,the stratigraphic position of the previously definedİnay Group is revised,which was previousl...In a re-examination of the Neogene stratigraphy of the Uşak,Güre,and Selendi basins of western Anatolia,western Turkey,the stratigraphic position of the previously definedİnay Group is revised,which was previously considered to be of the Middle Miocene age.Based on mammalian biochronology and stratigraphic relationships,two sequences are identified,separated by conformable/transitional contacts within the former group:the Middle Miocene Güre Group is composed of the FakılıFormation,characterized by alluvial fan deposits,and the lacustrine Derbent Formation.Radiometric dating of alkaline volcanics laterally associated with Güre Group sediments in the Uşak and Güre basins,and mammalian fossils re-evaluated into the MN5-6 biozones in the Selendi Basin,indicate early Middle Miocene.Considering the stratigraphic relationship with the overlying early Late Mioceneİnay Group as redefined,we estimate that the Güre Group was deposited in the Middle Miocene.Theİnay Group is characterized by a lateral-vertical transition from alluvial deposits of the Ahmetler Formation to the overlying lacustrine Ulubey Formation.An MN9-10 fauna,containing deinotheres,was found within the latter formation.展开更多
Karapınar region(Konya,Türkiye)is one of the important regions of the world in terms of sinkhole formations.The research aimed to map the sinkholes in detail,to determine their spatial distribution and geometrica...Karapınar region(Konya,Türkiye)is one of the important regions of the world in terms of sinkhole formations.The research aimed to map the sinkholes in detail,to determine their spatial distribution and geometrical parameters.For this purpose,the long axes,short axes,depths and the proximity to settlements of the sinkholes were measured and their circumferences and areas were calculated.During the studies,the relationship of the sinkholes with lithology,their cross sections,shapes and the related structures were determined and the sinkholes were divided into five main groups as following:Basement rock sinkholes,Obruk Plateau sinkholes,Seyithacı sinkholes,Siyeklik sinkholes and Basin sinkholes.The d/l ratios of each sinkhole group were separately determined and interpreted.Accordingly,most of the d/l ratios are smaller than 0.2.Namely,the long axes are higher than the depth and it indicates that the shallow and wide sinkholes are common in the region.It has been determined that the fracture systems in the region,as well as the lithology and groundwater factors,are quite effective in the formation and distribution of the sinkholes in the Karapınar region.Considering the distance of the sinkholes to the settlements,Seyithac?sinkholes are the most risky group in the region because they are deep and close to the settlements.展开更多
Groundwater is the most important source of water supply in the Yeniceoba Plain in Central Anatolia, Turkey. An understanding of the geochemical evolution of groundwater is important for the sustainable development of...Groundwater is the most important source of water supply in the Yeniceoba Plain in Central Anatolia, Turkey. An understanding of the geochemical evolution of groundwater is important for the sustainable development of water resources in this region. A hydrogeochemical investigation was conducted in the Plio-Quaternary aquifer system using stable isotopes （δ^18O and JD）, tritium （3H）, major and minor elements （Ca, Na, K, Mg, C1, SO4, NO3, HCO3 and Br） in order to identify groundwater chemistry patterns and the processes affecting groundwater mineralization in this system. The chemical data reveal that the chemical composition of groundwater in this aquifer system is mainly controlled by rock/water interactions including dissolution of evaporitic minerals, weathering of silicates, precipitation/dissolution of carbonates, ion exchange, and evaporation. Based on the values of C1/Br ratio （〉 300 mg/l） in the Plio-Quaternary groundwater, dissolution of evaporitic minerals in aquifer contributes significantly to the high mineralization. The stable isotope analyses indicate that the groundwater in the system was influenced by evaporation of rainfall during infiltration. Low tritium values （generally 〈1 tritium units） of groundwater reflect a minor contribution of recent recharge and groundwater residence times of more than three or four decades.展开更多
The southeastern Anatolia comprises numbers of tectono-magmatic]stratJgraphic units such as the metamorphic massifs, the ophiolites, the volcanic arc units and the granitoid rocks. All of them play important role for ...The southeastern Anatolia comprises numbers of tectono-magmatic]stratJgraphic units such as the metamorphic massifs, the ophiolites, the volcanic arc units and the granitoid rocks. All of them play important role for the late Cretaceous evolution of the southern Neotethys. The spatial and temporal relations of these units suggest the progressive development of coeval magmatism and thrusting during the late Cretaceous northward subduction/accretion. Our new U-Pb zircon data from the rhyolitic rocks of the wide-spread volcanic arc unit show ages of （83.1 ± 2.2）-（74.6 ± 4.4） Ma. Comparison of the ophiolites, the volcanic arc units and the granitoids suggest following late Cretaceous geological evolution. The ophiolites formed in a suprasubduction zone （SSZ） setting as a result of northward intra-oceanic subduction. A wide-spread island-arc tholeiitic volcanic unit developed on the top of the SSZ-type crust during 83 75 Ma. Related to regional plate convergence, northward under-thrusting of SSZ-type ophiolites and volcanic arc units was initiated beneath the Tauride platform （Malatya-Keban） and followed by the intrusion of I-type calc-alkaline volcanic arc granitoids during 84 82 Ma. New U-Pb ages from the arc-related volcanic-sedimentary unit and granitoids indicate that under-thrusting of ophiolites together with the arc-related units beneath the Malatya-Keban platform took place soon after the initiation of the volcanic arc on the top of the SSZ- type crust. Then the arc-related volcanic-sedimentary unit continued its development and lasted at - 75 Ma until the deposition of the late Campanian-Maastrichtian shallow marine limestone. The subduction trench eventually collided with the Bitlis-Pfitfirge massif giving rise to HP-LT meta- morphism of the Bitlis massif. Although the development of the volcanic arc units and the granitoids were coeval at the initial stage of the subduction/accretion both tectono-magmatic units were genetically different from each other.展开更多
The West Anatolia Extensional Zone, which has a width of about 300 km, is located within the Alpine-Himalayan belt and is one of the regions with intense seismic activity in the world. The most important geomorphologi...The West Anatolia Extensional Zone, which has a width of about 300 km, is located within the Alpine-Himalayan belt and is one of the regions with intense seismic activity in the world. The most important geomorphological structures in this area are three main graben structures resulting from regional N-S extension since the Early Miocene. These structures are the E-W trending Büyük Menderes, Kü?ük Menderes, and Gediz grabens. S?ke Basin is located at the SW end of the Büyük Menderes graben. The lineaments which control the NW of S?ke Basin have a length of approximately 40 km and have been defined as the Priene-Sazl? Fault(PSF). The PSF is seismically active, and the last large earthquake(the S?ke-Balat earthquake; Ms: 6.8) was produced on July 16 th of 1955. The ancient city of Priene, which was located in the study area, suffered from destructive earthquakes(in the 4 th century and 2 nd century BC, in the 2 nd century AD, during the Byzantine period and after the 12 th century BC). This study aims to reveal the effect of the PSF on the morphotectonic evolution of the region and the relative tectonic activity of the fault. To this end, it was the first time the stream length gradient index(SL: 130-1303), mountain-front sinuosity(Smf: 1.15-1.96), valley floor height and valley width ratio(Vf: 0.27-1.66), drainage basin asymmetry(AF: 0.15-0.76), hypsometric curve(HC) and hypsometric integral(HI: 0.22-0.86) and basin shape index(Bs: 1.04-5.75) along the mountain front that is formed by the PSF. Using a combination of the mountain-front sinuosity(Smf), valley floor height and valley width ratio(Vf), it is found that the uplift ratio in the region is not less than 0.05 mm/yr and the relative tectonic activity of PSF is high. According to the relative tectonic activity index(Iat) obtained from geomorphic indices, the southwest part of the PSF is relatively more active than the northeast part. As a result, I posit that the PSF has the potential to produce earthquakes in the future similarly to those that were produced in the past, and that the most destructive earthquakes will likely occur on the southwest segments of the fault according to geomorphic indices.展开更多
Denizli graben （DG） is bounded in the NE by the Pamukkale fault zone and in the SW by the Babadag-Honaz fault zone. The Babada and Honaz fault zones are generally made up as nearly E-W directed two segments. The Pam...Denizli graben （DG） is bounded in the NE by the Pamukkale fault zone and in the SW by the Babadag-Honaz fault zone. The Babada and Honaz fault zones are generally made up as nearly E-W directed two segments. The Pamukkale fault also contains many overlapping segments in the Denizli area along the NE margin of the graben. The DG contains an NW-SE trending horst （Karakova） controlled by normal faults with oppositely dipping high angles and that truncate the Plio-Quaternary rock units. The faults that bound the DG are likely to have been initiated during the Early to Late Miocene and appear to be active today. The faults of the DG are active and the potential energy that accumulates in them is easily conducted to the other faults that they come in contact with. This signifies that a movement in one of the faults forming the grabens in the Denizli region affects the other structures as well. Earthquakes in the Buldan region usually occur 2-3 years after seismical movements occur in the Denizli Basin. The Buldan region is a ridge between DG and Ala ehir graben （ALG）. Based on the fact that DG in its south and ALG in its north move seismically, there is a probability that a break would appear in the Buldan region in the near future.展开更多
This study is the first to report the radiocarbon ages, mineralogical, morphological, geochemical and stable isotope compositions of calcretes from Neogene sediments around lakes Eymir and Mogan in the G？lba？？ Basi...This study is the first to report the radiocarbon ages, mineralogical, morphological, geochemical and stable isotope compositions of calcretes from Neogene sediments around lakes Eymir and Mogan in the G？lba？？ Basin of Central Anatolia. Morphologically different forms of calcretes in the G？lba？？ Basin include powdery, nodular, fracture infill, laminar and hardpan types. Calcite is the dominant mineral of calcrete compositions; the diagnostic features of dessication cracks, random fractures, Mn O linings and dense sparitic infillings are observed. Chemical analyses show arid conditions with mean annual precipitation of 〈50 mm. δ13C compositions of the calcretes range from-6.77‰ to-9.32‰ PDB, typical for most pedogenic calcretes, reflecting the development under seasonally arid climates and C3-dominated vegetation cover. δ18O values are between-5.57‰ and-7.80‰ PDB, indicating the formation from meteoric water in a vadose zone environment. The results suggest that the Middle Pleistocene was arider and warmer, favouring the formation of palygorskite in association with the different forms of calcrete occurrences, whereas the Late Pleistocene was dryer and cooler, supporting the development of calcretes.展开更多
The Late Cretaceous Uckapth Granitoid including mafic microgranular enclaves intruded into metapelitic and metabasic rocks, and overlain unconformably by Neogene ignimbrites in the Ni^de area of Turkey. It is mostly g...The Late Cretaceous Uckapth Granitoid including mafic microgranular enclaves intruded into metapelitic and metabasic rocks, and overlain unconformably by Neogene ignimbrites in the Ni^de area of Turkey. It is mostly granite and minor granodiorite in composition, whereas its enclaves are dominantly gabbro with a few diorites in composition. The Uckapdl Granitoid is composed mainly of quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase, biotite, muscovite and minor amphibole while its enclaves contain mostly plagioclase, amphibole, minor pyroxene and biotite. The Uckapth Granitoid has calcalkaline and peraluminous （AJCNK= 1.0-1.3） geochemical characteristics. It is characterized by high LILE/HFSE and LREE/HREE ratios （（La/Lu）N 3-33）, and has negative Ba, Ta, Nb and Eu anomalies, resembling those of comsion granitoids. The {）fkaplh Granitoid has relatively high STSr/S6Sr0） ratios （0.711189--0.716061） and low eNd（t） values （-5.13 to -7.13）, confirming crustal melting. In contrast, the enclaves are tholeiitic and metaluminous, and slightly enriched in LILEs （K, Rb） and Th, and have negative Ta, Nb and Ti anomalies; propose that they were derived from a subduction-modified mantle source. Based on mineral and whole rock chemistry data, the Uckapth granitoid is H-（hybrid） type, post-collision granitoid developed by mixing/mingllng processes between crustal melts and mantle-derived mafic magmas.展开更多
The study presents the change in precipitation and temperature of the Central Anatolia region which a semi-arid climate prevails. The climatic data consists of the monthly rainfall totals and temperatures from 33 stat...The study presents the change in precipitation and temperature of the Central Anatolia region which a semi-arid climate prevails. The climatic data consists of the monthly rainfall totals and temperatures from 33 stations in region for the period of 1975-2007. The spatial distribution, the inter-seasonal and the inter-annual amounts of rainfall were studied, along with the vulnerability of Central Anatolia to desertification processes and the place of this semiarid region. Annual temperature frequency has been calculated and shows significant increase in temperature of approximately 2.6% corresponding to 0.4?C. The change in climate was determined according to Erin?’s aridity index. Semi-arid and semi-humid climate types prevailed in ürgüp, Kirikkale, Develi, Kir?ehir and Ak?ehir between 1975 and 1990. However, arid and semi-arid conditions prevailed in these stations after 1990. The decrease of the mean rainfall intensity (MRI) has varied between 0.3% and 21% annually since 1990. Decreases in seasonal rainfall intensity (SRI) and annual rainfall totals are found generally in the south, east and southeast of the region. Increases in SRI and annual rainfall totals are observed in the north and northwest of the region however, these increasing percentages are not as great as the decreasing percentages. Rainfall series have been analyzed for long-term trend according Mann-Kendall test. Results of this test indicate that a decreasing trend of winter and spring rainfall intensity is evident, whereas a generally increasing trend is observed for summer and autumn rainfall intensity. These changes began in the late 1970s and early 1980s across most of Central Anatolia.展开更多
This study focuses on the nature of giant micas occurring at the contact between theÖzvatan(foid-bearing)syenites and the metamorphic basement in Central Anatolia.The studied micas are dark greenish-black in colo...This study focuses on the nature of giant micas occurring at the contact between theÖzvatan(foid-bearing)syenites and the metamorphic basement in Central Anatolia.The studied micas are dark greenish-black in color and crystallized within vein shape like bodies as a narrow lens.The origin and processes responsible for the formation of these independent crystals of the giant micas were investigated by mineralogical,petrographical and geochemical analyses with the use of Confocal Raman Spectroscopy(CRS),Fourier Transform Infrared(FTIR)Spectroscopy,X-Ray Diffraction(XRD),Polarized Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer(PED-XRF)and Electron Probe Micro Analysis(EPMA).According to XRD,CRS,FTIR and EPMA data,the giant micas are phlogopite.EPMA results reveal that studied mica minerals represent the products of re-equilibrated primary mica characterized by high MgO and FeO and low Al2O3 and TiO2 contents.The trace element concentrations of the giant micas display similar patterns with the upper crust.The giant micas are crystallized within small cubicles from an alkaline magma and their composition is possibly modified by a mixing event between the crust-and mantle-derived magmas and contaminated at varying extent by the basement metamorphic rocks.展开更多
With this study,the hydrocarbon generation potential of Miocene aged coals around Arguvan-Parçikan in the northern district of Malatya province was evaluated with the aid of petrological and organic geochemical d...With this study,the hydrocarbon generation potential of Miocene aged coals around Arguvan-Parçikan in the northern district of Malatya province was evaluated with the aid of petrological and organic geochemical data.According to organic petrography,coal quality data,and low thermal maturity,the Arguvan-Parçikan coals are of high-ash,high-sulfur subbituminous B/C rank.The organic fraction of the coals is mostly comprised of humic group macerals,with small percentages derived from the inertinite and liptinite groups.The mineral matter of the coals is comprised mainly of calcite and clay minerals.The total organic carbon(TOC,wt%)values of the shale and coal samples are between 2.61 wt%and 43.02 wt%,and the hydrogen index values are between 73 and 229 mg HC/g TOC.Pyrolysis(T_(max),PI),huminite/vitrinite reflectance(R_(o),%),and biomarker ratios CPI,Pr/Ph ratio,Ts/(Ts+Tm)ratio,C_(32) homohopane ratio(22S/22S+22R)and C_(29)ββ/(ββ+ααsterane ratio)indicate that the organic matter of the studied coals is thermally immature.When all these data are taken together,Miocene aged coals around Arguvan are suitable for hydrocarbon generation,especially gas,in terms of organic matter type(Type III and Type II/III mixed),organic matter amount(>10 wt%TOC),however,low liptinitic macerals(<15%–20%),low hydrogen index(<200 mg HC/g TOC)and low thermal maturity values inhibit the hyrocarbon generation.展开更多
The attenuation of seismic waves reflects the elastic nature of the media within which the waves propagate.In this study,we calculate the Coda-Q(Qc),frequency dependence(η),Vp/Vs and Poisson's(υ)ratios by using ...The attenuation of seismic waves reflects the elastic nature of the media within which the waves propagate.In this study,we calculate the Coda-Q(Qc),frequency dependence(η),Vp/Vs and Poisson's(υ)ratios by using 2621 vertical component seismograms generated by 987 earthquakes recorded by 13 seismic stations in Eastern Anatolia,and creat a 2-D seismic tomographic Qc model for the region.The obtained model provides significant information for exploring the boundaries of adjacent tectonic units within the upper crust and interpreting their dynamic characteristics.The 2-D Qc model and the other parameters are consistent with the seismotectonic features of Eastern Anatolia.Highly heterogeneous Qc values are observed in the study area dividing it into north-south directed bands of low and high attenuation.The highestηvalues were obtained beneath the northwestern and eastern parts of the study region.Clear,high and lowυvalues are obtained in the western and eastern parts of the study area,respectively.The spatial variations in the measured parameters are consistent with many geophysical observations including low Pn velocities,efficient Sn blockage,high heat flow,and widespread volcanism.Different upper crustal thicknesses and inhomogeneous stress distribution along the East and North Anatolian Fault Zones may also contribute to the observed heterogeneities.展开更多
The Neotethyan ophiolites exposed in SE Anatolia–Syria occur along two,ENE-WSW-trending,sub-parallel belts(Fig.1).The ophiolites and ophiolitic mélanges in the southern belt include the Cretaceous K?z?lda?(Hatay),
The Pontide belt in northern Turkey includes three major tectonic terranes,the Strandja Massif（Sj M）,and the Istanbul（ISZ）and Sakarya Zones（SZ）(Fig.1).We present new age and geochemical data from ophiolites and ...The Pontide belt in northern Turkey includes three major tectonic terranes,the Strandja Massif（Sj M）,and the Istanbul（ISZ）and Sakarya Zones（SZ）(Fig.1).We present new age and geochemical data from ophiolites and ophiolitic mélanges within the Sakarya Zone and show that these mafic–ultramafic rocks are the remnants of Tethyan oceanic lithosphere formed in different tectonic settings.The main ophiolite occurrences investigated in this study along the Karakaya Suture（KS）are associated with the latest Triassic Cimmeride orogeny,and in the Küre–Yusufeli ophiolite belt are part of the Alpide orogeny.The Karakaya Suture Zone ophiolites in northern west Turkey are comprised mainly of the Denizgoren（?anakkale）ophiolite,Bo?azk?y（Bursa）,Geyve（Sakarya）,Almac?k（Düzce）and?ele（Bolu）metaophiolites.The Denizg?ren ophiolite largely contains upper mantle peridotites,which are equivalents of the Permo–Triassic Lesvos peridotites and mélange units farther SW in the northern Aegean Sea.The Bo?azk?y ophiolite includes serpentinite and metagabbro,and the Almac?k and Geyve ophiolites display an almost complete Penrose–type sequence consisting of serpentinizeduppermantleperidotites,cumulate ultramafic–mafic rocks,isotropic gabbros,dolerite and plagiogranite dikes,and extrusive rocks.U–Pb zircon dating of plagiogranite dikes from?ele has revealed an igneous age of 260 Ma,and 255,235,227 Ma from Almac?k（Bozkurt et al.,2012a,b）.Consistent with the previouslypublished Permo–Triassic age,we obtained a 268.4±6.3 Ma U–Pb zircon age from a plagiogranite dike within the Almacik ophiolite to the west.This KS ophiolite belt containing the?ele,Almac?k,Geyve ophiolites within the SZ extends westward into the Armutlu Peninsula and then into the Biga Peninsula（i.e.Denizg?ren ophiolite）and most likely connects with the remnants of the Triassic Meliata–Meliac ocean basin（Stampfli and Borel,2002）in the Balkan Peninsula.The KS ophiolites also continue eastward within the Pontide Belt into the Elekda?ophiolite（eastern Kastamonu）and then to the Refahiye ophiolite in NE Anatolia.Triassic granites in the SZ represent a magmatic arc that formed as a result of the northward subduction of the Izmir–Ankara–Erzincan oceanic lithosphere existing during the late Paleozoic through Cretaceous（Sarifakioglu et al.,2014）beneath the Pontides.We obtained a U–Pb zircon age of 231±2 Ma from a metagranitic intrusion into the Variscan basement of the SZ in the Kastamonu region of the central Pontides.This metagranite is enriched in LILE（Rb:63 ppm;Ba:65 ppm;Sr:200 ppm）and depleted in HFSE（Y:12.58 ppm;Yb:1.26 ppm;Ti O2:0.2 wt.%;Nb:7.6 ppm;Hf:3.9 ppm）,characterizing it as subduction–related calc-alkaline pluton.Lead（3.9 ppm）,U（1.6 ppm）and Ce（59 ppm）contents are interpreted as evidence for contamination by continental crust.The Küre basin to the north opened during the late Triassic to Liassic,following a backarc rifting episode in the central Pontides.Metabasic dike intrusions in the Devrekani metamorphic massif represent the first magmatic stage of this backarc rifting event.Whole-rock 40Ar-39Ar dating ofthe metabasic dikes has yielded cooling ages of 160.5±1.2 Ma. We infer that this age was reset due to thermal heating during the emplacement of the Middle Jurassic granitoids as the Küre oceanic basin was closing. The Küre ophiolite contains upper mantle peridotites and oceanic crustal rocks composed mainly of pillow–massive–breccia basalts, dacitic and rhyolitic lavas–tuffs, diabase dyke swarms, massive gabbros and a limited extent mafic cumulates. We obtained 182.6±1.9 Ma as a whole-rock 40Ar-39 Ar age from a pillow basalt and a U–Pb zircon age of 171±1 Ma from the granitic intrusion cross-cutting the peridotites. The easternmost representatives of the Küre ophiolite occur in the Yusufeli（Artvin） area in the eastern part of the Pontide belt. Here, oceanic crustal rocks are tectonically related to metamorphic rocks of the Variscan basement of the SZ. The ophiolitic crustal rocks contain isotropic gabbro and mafic and felsic dikes. Serpentinized upper mantle peridotites are scarce. Pillow lava basalts are overlain by a thick metasandstone–metashale association with locally foliated meta–lava and some manganiferous chert and mudstone interlayers. We obtained a U–Pb zircon age of 172.5±1.4 Ma from the granitic intrusion cross-cutting the Yusufeli ophiolite and of 181.9±0.9 Ma from a felsic dike（plagiogranite） in the Yusufeli ophiolite. The Middle Jurassic granites are related to the closure of the Küre-Yusufeli marginal ocean basin. The Küre and Yusufeli ophiolites have been previously interpreted as the remnants of the Paleotethys or the Intra-Pontide Ocean. However, we posit that these ophiolites represent amarginal, short-lived（;0 Ma） ocean basin, which opened during the late Triassic through Liassic, and then closed in Dogger. This oceanic lithosphere is similar to the Evros ophiolite in the northeastern Greece in terms of its ages and geochemical characteristics.展开更多
In this study, the crust and upper mantle structure of Anatolia have been investigated by measuring the group velocity dispersion data of discriminated seismic surface waves. In the scope of the study, it has selected...In this study, the crust and upper mantle structure of Anatolia have been investigated by measuring the group velocity dispersion data of discriminated seismic surface waves. In the scope of the study, it has selected the profiles between six stations located in western Anatolia of Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory Earthquake Research Institute, national network of Turkey, and records of an earthquake (having about 10°epicentral distance) occurred in the eastern of Anatolia have been used. Firstly, surface wave discrimination filter based on the polarization properties has been applied tothree-component recordsand emphasized to surface waves. Then the group velocities have been calculated by multiple filter technique. A five-layered crustal model having total thickness of 38 - 40 km and Pn-wave velocity of 8.00 km/sec in the upper-mantle has been determined through inversion of surface wave group velocity dispersion data in the period range of 10 sec to 60 sec.展开更多
Turkey contains about 11,000 plant taxa. The study area covers East Mediterranean Region of South Anatolia. It is detected that plant diversity in this area corresponds to 51% of Turkey＇s native flora. In this study,...Turkey contains about 11,000 plant taxa. The study area covers East Mediterranean Region of South Anatolia. It is detected that plant diversity in this area corresponds to 51% of Turkey＇s native flora. In this study, we investigated native plants in point of ethnobotanic usage of some endemic and endangered plants used as folk remedies in Anatolia. Especially collected causes of these plants are executed. A questionnaire form is designed as a tool for gathering information from many villages of different districts within the area. Endemic taxon rate in the study area is 25% and non-endemic taxon rate is 5%. 45% of the plants in the area have ethnobotanical importance. 21% of them are utilized as medicinal, 14% as foods, 10% as agricultural products, 6% as industrial inputs and 3% as ornamental plants. 6% of the endangered plants with ethnobotanical importance are endemic and 2% of them are non-endemic. Due to ethnobotanical usage, endemic plants are endangered. 12 of 13 critically endangered taxa are utilised as medicinal, 5 as foods, 1 as agricultural and industrial input. In research area, some other taxa are also mistakenly collected because of morphological, physiological or aromatical resemblance to those collected plants. This fact creates even more negative impact especially on endemic and endangered taxa population.展开更多
The olive is an agricultural product that can be processed into olive oil and table olives. In addition, the by-products of olive production also find many uses. Due to the specific climatic requirements of the olive ...The olive is an agricultural product that can be processed into olive oil and table olives. In addition, the by-products of olive production also find many uses. Due to the specific climatic requirements of the olive tree, olives are primarily cultivated in Mediterranean countries. The olive tree is widely distributed across Turkey. The Aegean, Marmara, Mediterranean, and southeastern Anatolia regions are the leading olive-producing regions of Turkey. Similar to most olive-cultivating countries around the world, the majority （nearly 73%） of the olives produced in Turkey are processed into olive oil. The average annual production of olive oil in Turkey is 150,000 t. The leading olive-producing provinces in the southeastern Anatolia region are, in descending order of importance, Gaziantep, Kills, Sanllurfa, Mardin, Adlyaman, Slrnak, and Diyarbaklr.展开更多
Establishing the type and position of plate boundaries is crucial for paleogeographic reconstructions.The northern margin of Gondwana(NMG)is inferred to have been a convergent,Andean-style,plate margin for much the la...Establishing the type and position of plate boundaries is crucial for paleogeographic reconstructions.The northern margin of Gondwana(NMG)is inferred to have been a convergent,Andean-style,plate margin for much the late Neoproterozoic to early Paleozoic(i.e.,the Avalonian-Cadomian Orogen),based largely on the presence of igneous rocks with arc-related geochemical affinities.However,a major segment of the margin that fringed the Arabian Plate includes bimodal Ediacaran–middle Cambrian(ca.600–500 Ma)igneous rocks,more typical of continental rift settings,which has led to ambiguous and contradictory interpretations of magma tectonogenesis.Here,we employ an alternative approach to investigate the tectonic setting of the NMG by studying the evolution of sedimentary basins that developed in Iran,Anatolia,and the Arabian Plate simultaneously with the ca.600–500 Ma magmatism.The Ediacaran–middle Cambrian successions in this segment of the NMG consist of laterally continuous siliciclastic and carbonate sequences,which have been broadly correlated across the region.The consistent northward and eastward paleocurrent directions and decrease in clastic sediment grain-size from proximal(the Arabian Plate)to distal(Iran and Anatolia)successions suggest a northward and eastward deepening basin with relatively flat topography.The new detrital zircon(n=2870)and apatite(n=1178)U-Pb ages from the Ediacaran–middle Cambrian siliciclastic strata of Iran are mostly older than 600 Ma.Detrital apatite trace element compositions indicate that most grains are sourced from I-type granitoids and mafic igneous rocks,low-and high-grade metamorphic rocks,with a minority from ultramafic rocks.Together with published detrital zircon U-Pb age data from correlative strata in Anatolia and the Arabian Plate,these data suggest the pre-existing Arabian-Nubian Shield as the main source.Importantly,detrital zircon and apatite grains with ages<600 Ma are rare in these strata,suggesting that they received little input from contemporaneous Ediacaran–middle Cambrian(ca.600–500 Ma)igneous rocks.We suggest that the very small sediment contribution from the ca.600–500 Ma igneous rocks argues against the tectonic model that considers the development of a large Andean-style magmatic arc at this segment of the NMG.Integrating these constraints from the sedimentary record with geochemical data from the ca.600–500 Ma igneous rocks in Iran and Anatolia favors an extensional continental margin setting that may be related to escape tectonics or post-collisional relaxation during Ediacaran–Cambrian following Gondwana assembly.展开更多
The Eastern Anatolian Region of Turkey is one of the most seismically and tectonically active regions due to the frequent occurrence of earthquakes. Thus, the main goal of this study is to analyze the regional and tem...The Eastern Anatolian Region of Turkey is one of the most seismically and tectonically active regions due to the frequent occurrence of earthquakes. Thus, the main goal of this study is to analyze the regional and temporal characteristics of seismicity in the Eastern Anatolia in terms of the seismotectonic b-value, fractal dimension Dcvalue, precursory seismic quiescence Z-value, and their interrelationships. This study also seeks to obtain a reliable empirical relation between b and De-values and to evaluate the temporal changes of these parameters as they relate to the earthquake potential of the region. A more up-to-date relation of De = 2.55 -0.39＊b is found with a very strong negative correlation coefficient （r=- 0.95） by using the orthogonal regression method. The b-values less than 1.0 and the De-values greater than 2.2 are observed in the Northeast Anatolian Fault Zone, Askale, Erzurum, Igdlr and Caldlran Faults, Dogubeyazlt Fault Zone, around the Genc Fault, the western part of the Bitlis-Zagros Thrust Zone, Pulumir and Karakogan Faults, and the SancakUzunpmar Fault Zone. In addition, the regions having small b-values and large Z-values are calculated around the Geng, Piulumur and Karakogan Faults as well as the Saneak-Uzunpmar Fault Zone. Remarkably, the combinations of these seismotectonic parameters could reveal the earthquake hazard potential in the Eastern Anatolian Region of Turkey, thus creating an increased interest in these anomaly regions.展开更多
基金the framework of projects coded 97-20A and 9815 by the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (Ankara, Türkiye)
文摘In a re-examination of the Neogene stratigraphy of the Uşak,Güre,and Selendi basins of western Anatolia,western Turkey,the stratigraphic position of the previously definedİnay Group is revised,which was previously considered to be of the Middle Miocene age.Based on mammalian biochronology and stratigraphic relationships,two sequences are identified,separated by conformable/transitional contacts within the former group:the Middle Miocene Güre Group is composed of the FakılıFormation,characterized by alluvial fan deposits,and the lacustrine Derbent Formation.Radiometric dating of alkaline volcanics laterally associated with Güre Group sediments in the Uşak and Güre basins,and mammalian fossils re-evaluated into the MN5-6 biozones in the Selendi Basin,indicate early Middle Miocene.Considering the stratigraphic relationship with the overlying early Late Mioceneİnay Group as redefined,we estimate that the Güre Group was deposited in the Middle Miocene.Theİnay Group is characterized by a lateral-vertical transition from alluvial deposits of the Ahmetler Formation to the overlying lacustrine Ulubey Formation.An MN9-10 fauna,containing deinotheres,was found within the latter formation.
基金supported by the Konya Provincial Directorate of Disaster and Emergency(AFAD)within the scope of the“Detection of the Sinkhole Around Karapınar”Project(No.2020K14-138637-2)。
文摘Karapınar region(Konya,Türkiye)is one of the important regions of the world in terms of sinkhole formations.The research aimed to map the sinkholes in detail,to determine their spatial distribution and geometrical parameters.For this purpose,the long axes,short axes,depths and the proximity to settlements of the sinkholes were measured and their circumferences and areas were calculated.During the studies,the relationship of the sinkholes with lithology,their cross sections,shapes and the related structures were determined and the sinkholes were divided into five main groups as following:Basement rock sinkholes,Obruk Plateau sinkholes,Seyithacı sinkholes,Siyeklik sinkholes and Basin sinkholes.The d/l ratios of each sinkhole group were separately determined and interpreted.Accordingly,most of the d/l ratios are smaller than 0.2.Namely,the long axes are higher than the depth and it indicates that the shallow and wide sinkholes are common in the region.It has been determined that the fracture systems in the region,as well as the lithology and groundwater factors,are quite effective in the formation and distribution of the sinkholes in the Karapınar region.Considering the distance of the sinkholes to the settlements,Seyithac?sinkholes are the most risky group in the region because they are deep and close to the settlements.
基金financially supported by Selcuk University Scientific Research Projects(BAP)(Project no. 07101034)(Konya,Turkey)
文摘Groundwater is the most important source of water supply in the Yeniceoba Plain in Central Anatolia, Turkey. An understanding of the geochemical evolution of groundwater is important for the sustainable development of water resources in this region. A hydrogeochemical investigation was conducted in the Plio-Quaternary aquifer system using stable isotopes （δ^18O and JD）, tritium （3H）, major and minor elements （Ca, Na, K, Mg, C1, SO4, NO3, HCO3 and Br） in order to identify groundwater chemistry patterns and the processes affecting groundwater mineralization in this system. The chemical data reveal that the chemical composition of groundwater in this aquifer system is mainly controlled by rock/water interactions including dissolution of evaporitic minerals, weathering of silicates, precipitation/dissolution of carbonates, ion exchange, and evaporation. Based on the values of C1/Br ratio （〉 300 mg/l） in the Plio-Quaternary groundwater, dissolution of evaporitic minerals in aquifer contributes significantly to the high mineralization. The stable isotope analyses indicate that the groundwater in the system was influenced by evaporation of rainfall during infiltration. Low tritium values （generally 〈1 tritium units） of groundwater reflect a minor contribution of recent recharge and groundwater residence times of more than three or four decades.
基金a part of Ph.D study of Fatih KaraoglanFinancial support from the TBITAK(Project No.106Y231)+1 种基金Cukurova University Research Foundation(Project No.MMF2009D11)International Research Fellowship Programme supported by TUBITAK-BIDEB
文摘The southeastern Anatolia comprises numbers of tectono-magmatic]stratJgraphic units such as the metamorphic massifs, the ophiolites, the volcanic arc units and the granitoid rocks. All of them play important role for the late Cretaceous evolution of the southern Neotethys. The spatial and temporal relations of these units suggest the progressive development of coeval magmatism and thrusting during the late Cretaceous northward subduction/accretion. Our new U-Pb zircon data from the rhyolitic rocks of the wide-spread volcanic arc unit show ages of （83.1 ± 2.2）-（74.6 ± 4.4） Ma. Comparison of the ophiolites, the volcanic arc units and the granitoids suggest following late Cretaceous geological evolution. The ophiolites formed in a suprasubduction zone （SSZ） setting as a result of northward intra-oceanic subduction. A wide-spread island-arc tholeiitic volcanic unit developed on the top of the SSZ-type crust during 83 75 Ma. Related to regional plate convergence, northward under-thrusting of SSZ-type ophiolites and volcanic arc units was initiated beneath the Tauride platform （Malatya-Keban） and followed by the intrusion of I-type calc-alkaline volcanic arc granitoids during 84 82 Ma. New U-Pb ages from the arc-related volcanic-sedimentary unit and granitoids indicate that under-thrusting of ophiolites together with the arc-related units beneath the Malatya-Keban platform took place soon after the initiation of the volcanic arc on the top of the SSZ- type crust. Then the arc-related volcanic-sedimentary unit continued its development and lasted at - 75 Ma until the deposition of the late Campanian-Maastrichtian shallow marine limestone. The subduction trench eventually collided with the Bitlis-Pfitfirge massif giving rise to HP-LT meta- morphism of the Bitlis massif. Although the development of the volcanic arc units and the granitoids were coeval at the initial stage of the subduction/accretion both tectono-magmatic units were genetically different from each other.
文摘The West Anatolia Extensional Zone, which has a width of about 300 km, is located within the Alpine-Himalayan belt and is one of the regions with intense seismic activity in the world. The most important geomorphological structures in this area are three main graben structures resulting from regional N-S extension since the Early Miocene. These structures are the E-W trending Büyük Menderes, Kü?ük Menderes, and Gediz grabens. S?ke Basin is located at the SW end of the Büyük Menderes graben. The lineaments which control the NW of S?ke Basin have a length of approximately 40 km and have been defined as the Priene-Sazl? Fault(PSF). The PSF is seismically active, and the last large earthquake(the S?ke-Balat earthquake; Ms: 6.8) was produced on July 16 th of 1955. The ancient city of Priene, which was located in the study area, suffered from destructive earthquakes(in the 4 th century and 2 nd century BC, in the 2 nd century AD, during the Byzantine period and after the 12 th century BC). This study aims to reveal the effect of the PSF on the morphotectonic evolution of the region and the relative tectonic activity of the fault. To this end, it was the first time the stream length gradient index(SL: 130-1303), mountain-front sinuosity(Smf: 1.15-1.96), valley floor height and valley width ratio(Vf: 0.27-1.66), drainage basin asymmetry(AF: 0.15-0.76), hypsometric curve(HC) and hypsometric integral(HI: 0.22-0.86) and basin shape index(Bs: 1.04-5.75) along the mountain front that is formed by the PSF. Using a combination of the mountain-front sinuosity(Smf), valley floor height and valley width ratio(Vf), it is found that the uplift ratio in the region is not less than 0.05 mm/yr and the relative tectonic activity of PSF is high. According to the relative tectonic activity index(Iat) obtained from geomorphic indices, the southwest part of the PSF is relatively more active than the northeast part. As a result, I posit that the PSF has the potential to produce earthquakes in the future similarly to those that were produced in the past, and that the most destructive earthquakes will likely occur on the southwest segments of the fault according to geomorphic indices.
文摘Denizli graben （DG） is bounded in the NE by the Pamukkale fault zone and in the SW by the Babadag-Honaz fault zone. The Babada and Honaz fault zones are generally made up as nearly E-W directed two segments. The Pamukkale fault also contains many overlapping segments in the Denizli area along the NE margin of the graben. The DG contains an NW-SE trending horst （Karakova） controlled by normal faults with oppositely dipping high angles and that truncate the Plio-Quaternary rock units. The faults that bound the DG are likely to have been initiated during the Early to Late Miocene and appear to be active today. The faults of the DG are active and the potential energy that accumulates in them is easily conducted to the other faults that they come in contact with. This signifies that a movement in one of the faults forming the grabens in the Denizli region affects the other structures as well. Earthquakes in the Buldan region usually occur 2-3 years after seismical movements occur in the Denizli Basin. The Buldan region is a ridge between DG and Ala ehir graben （ALG）. Based on the fact that DG in its south and ALG in its north move seismically, there is a probability that a break would appear in the Buldan region in the near future.
基金supported financially by the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration,Turkey(No.2012-30-14-08-3)
文摘This study is the first to report the radiocarbon ages, mineralogical, morphological, geochemical and stable isotope compositions of calcretes from Neogene sediments around lakes Eymir and Mogan in the G？lba？？ Basin of Central Anatolia. Morphologically different forms of calcretes in the G？lba？？ Basin include powdery, nodular, fracture infill, laminar and hardpan types. Calcite is the dominant mineral of calcrete compositions; the diagnostic features of dessication cracks, random fractures, Mn O linings and dense sparitic infillings are observed. Chemical analyses show arid conditions with mean annual precipitation of 〈50 mm. δ13C compositions of the calcretes range from-6.77‰ to-9.32‰ PDB, typical for most pedogenic calcretes, reflecting the development under seasonally arid climates and C3-dominated vegetation cover. δ18O values are between-5.57‰ and-7.80‰ PDB, indicating the formation from meteoric water in a vadose zone environment. The results suggest that the Middle Pleistocene was arider and warmer, favouring the formation of palygorskite in association with the different forms of calcrete occurrences, whereas the Late Pleistocene was dryer and cooler, supporting the development of calcretes.
基金financially supported by the Seluk University Scientific Research Projects Coordination (Project No: 2004/37)
文摘The Late Cretaceous Uckapth Granitoid including mafic microgranular enclaves intruded into metapelitic and metabasic rocks, and overlain unconformably by Neogene ignimbrites in the Ni^de area of Turkey. It is mostly granite and minor granodiorite in composition, whereas its enclaves are dominantly gabbro with a few diorites in composition. The Uckapdl Granitoid is composed mainly of quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase, biotite, muscovite and minor amphibole while its enclaves contain mostly plagioclase, amphibole, minor pyroxene and biotite. The Uckapth Granitoid has calcalkaline and peraluminous （AJCNK= 1.0-1.3） geochemical characteristics. It is characterized by high LILE/HFSE and LREE/HREE ratios （（La/Lu）N 3-33）, and has negative Ba, Ta, Nb and Eu anomalies, resembling those of comsion granitoids. The {）fkaplh Granitoid has relatively high STSr/S6Sr0） ratios （0.711189--0.716061） and low eNd（t） values （-5.13 to -7.13）, confirming crustal melting. In contrast, the enclaves are tholeiitic and metaluminous, and slightly enriched in LILEs （K, Rb） and Th, and have negative Ta, Nb and Ti anomalies; propose that they were derived from a subduction-modified mantle source. Based on mineral and whole rock chemistry data, the Uckapth granitoid is H-（hybrid） type, post-collision granitoid developed by mixing/mingllng processes between crustal melts and mantle-derived mafic magmas.
文摘The study presents the change in precipitation and temperature of the Central Anatolia region which a semi-arid climate prevails. The climatic data consists of the monthly rainfall totals and temperatures from 33 stations in region for the period of 1975-2007. The spatial distribution, the inter-seasonal and the inter-annual amounts of rainfall were studied, along with the vulnerability of Central Anatolia to desertification processes and the place of this semiarid region. Annual temperature frequency has been calculated and shows significant increase in temperature of approximately 2.6% corresponding to 0.4?C. The change in climate was determined according to Erin?’s aridity index. Semi-arid and semi-humid climate types prevailed in ürgüp, Kirikkale, Develi, Kir?ehir and Ak?ehir between 1975 and 1990. However, arid and semi-arid conditions prevailed in these stations after 1990. The decrease of the mean rainfall intensity (MRI) has varied between 0.3% and 21% annually since 1990. Decreases in seasonal rainfall intensity (SRI) and annual rainfall totals are found generally in the south, east and southeast of the region. Increases in SRI and annual rainfall totals are observed in the north and northwest of the region however, these increasing percentages are not as great as the decreasing percentages. Rainfall series have been analyzed for long-term trend according Mann-Kendall test. Results of this test indicate that a decreasing trend of winter and spring rainfall intensity is evident, whereas a generally increasing trend is observed for summer and autumn rainfall intensity. These changes began in the late 1970s and early 1980s across most of Central Anatolia.
文摘This study focuses on the nature of giant micas occurring at the contact between theÖzvatan(foid-bearing)syenites and the metamorphic basement in Central Anatolia.The studied micas are dark greenish-black in color and crystallized within vein shape like bodies as a narrow lens.The origin and processes responsible for the formation of these independent crystals of the giant micas were investigated by mineralogical,petrographical and geochemical analyses with the use of Confocal Raman Spectroscopy(CRS),Fourier Transform Infrared(FTIR)Spectroscopy,X-Ray Diffraction(XRD),Polarized Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer(PED-XRF)and Electron Probe Micro Analysis(EPMA).According to XRD,CRS,FTIR and EPMA data,the giant micas are phlogopite.EPMA results reveal that studied mica minerals represent the products of re-equilibrated primary mica characterized by high MgO and FeO and low Al2O3 and TiO2 contents.The trace element concentrations of the giant micas display similar patterns with the upper crust.The giant micas are crystallized within small cubicles from an alkaline magma and their composition is possibly modified by a mixing event between the crust-and mantle-derived magmas and contaminated at varying extent by the basement metamorphic rocks.
基金CUBAP(Sivas Cumhuriyet University Scientific Research Projects)M-610 Project.
文摘With this study,the hydrocarbon generation potential of Miocene aged coals around Arguvan-Parçikan in the northern district of Malatya province was evaluated with the aid of petrological and organic geochemical data.According to organic petrography,coal quality data,and low thermal maturity,the Arguvan-Parçikan coals are of high-ash,high-sulfur subbituminous B/C rank.The organic fraction of the coals is mostly comprised of humic group macerals,with small percentages derived from the inertinite and liptinite groups.The mineral matter of the coals is comprised mainly of calcite and clay minerals.The total organic carbon(TOC,wt%)values of the shale and coal samples are between 2.61 wt%and 43.02 wt%,and the hydrogen index values are between 73 and 229 mg HC/g TOC.Pyrolysis(T_(max),PI),huminite/vitrinite reflectance(R_(o),%),and biomarker ratios CPI,Pr/Ph ratio,Ts/(Ts+Tm)ratio,C_(32) homohopane ratio(22S/22S+22R)and C_(29)ββ/(ββ+ααsterane ratio)indicate that the organic matter of the studied coals is thermally immature.When all these data are taken together,Miocene aged coals around Arguvan are suitable for hydrocarbon generation,especially gas,in terms of organic matter type(Type III and Type II/III mixed),organic matter amount(>10 wt%TOC),however,low liptinitic macerals(<15%–20%),low hydrogen index(<200 mg HC/g TOC)and low thermal maturity values inhibit the hyrocarbon generation.
文摘The attenuation of seismic waves reflects the elastic nature of the media within which the waves propagate.In this study,we calculate the Coda-Q(Qc),frequency dependence(η),Vp/Vs and Poisson's(υ)ratios by using 2621 vertical component seismograms generated by 987 earthquakes recorded by 13 seismic stations in Eastern Anatolia,and creat a 2-D seismic tomographic Qc model for the region.The obtained model provides significant information for exploring the boundaries of adjacent tectonic units within the upper crust and interpreting their dynamic characteristics.The 2-D Qc model and the other parameters are consistent with the seismotectonic features of Eastern Anatolia.Highly heterogeneous Qc values are observed in the study area dividing it into north-south directed bands of low and high attenuation.The highestηvalues were obtained beneath the northwestern and eastern parts of the study region.Clear,high and lowυvalues are obtained in the western and eastern parts of the study area,respectively.The spatial variations in the measured parameters are consistent with many geophysical observations including low Pn velocities,efficient Sn blockage,high heat flow,and widespread volcanism.Different upper crustal thicknesses and inhomogeneous stress distribution along the East and North Anatolian Fault Zones may also contribute to the observed heterogeneities.
文摘The Neotethyan ophiolites exposed in SE Anatolia–Syria occur along two,ENE-WSW-trending,sub-parallel belts(Fig.1).The ophiolites and ophiolitic mélanges in the southern belt include the Cretaceous K?z?lda?(Hatay),
基金supported by a grant from the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration of Turkey (MTA, Ankara project no: 2009.30.14.09.4+1 种基金 2010.30.14.08.32011.30.14.08.3)
文摘The Pontide belt in northern Turkey includes three major tectonic terranes,the Strandja Massif（Sj M）,and the Istanbul（ISZ）and Sakarya Zones（SZ）(Fig.1).We present new age and geochemical data from ophiolites and ophiolitic mélanges within the Sakarya Zone and show that these mafic–ultramafic rocks are the remnants of Tethyan oceanic lithosphere formed in different tectonic settings.The main ophiolite occurrences investigated in this study along the Karakaya Suture（KS）are associated with the latest Triassic Cimmeride orogeny,and in the Küre–Yusufeli ophiolite belt are part of the Alpide orogeny.The Karakaya Suture Zone ophiolites in northern west Turkey are comprised mainly of the Denizgoren（?anakkale）ophiolite,Bo?azk?y（Bursa）,Geyve（Sakarya）,Almac?k（Düzce）and?ele（Bolu）metaophiolites.The Denizg?ren ophiolite largely contains upper mantle peridotites,which are equivalents of the Permo–Triassic Lesvos peridotites and mélange units farther SW in the northern Aegean Sea.The Bo?azk?y ophiolite includes serpentinite and metagabbro,and the Almac?k and Geyve ophiolites display an almost complete Penrose–type sequence consisting of serpentinizeduppermantleperidotites,cumulate ultramafic–mafic rocks,isotropic gabbros,dolerite and plagiogranite dikes,and extrusive rocks.U–Pb zircon dating of plagiogranite dikes from?ele has revealed an igneous age of 260 Ma,and 255,235,227 Ma from Almac?k（Bozkurt et al.,2012a,b）.Consistent with the previouslypublished Permo–Triassic age,we obtained a 268.4±6.3 Ma U–Pb zircon age from a plagiogranite dike within the Almacik ophiolite to the west.This KS ophiolite belt containing the?ele,Almac?k,Geyve ophiolites within the SZ extends westward into the Armutlu Peninsula and then into the Biga Peninsula（i.e.Denizg?ren ophiolite）and most likely connects with the remnants of the Triassic Meliata–Meliac ocean basin（Stampfli and Borel,2002）in the Balkan Peninsula.The KS ophiolites also continue eastward within the Pontide Belt into the Elekda?ophiolite（eastern Kastamonu）and then to the Refahiye ophiolite in NE Anatolia.Triassic granites in the SZ represent a magmatic arc that formed as a result of the northward subduction of the Izmir–Ankara–Erzincan oceanic lithosphere existing during the late Paleozoic through Cretaceous（Sarifakioglu et al.,2014）beneath the Pontides.We obtained a U–Pb zircon age of 231±2 Ma from a metagranitic intrusion into the Variscan basement of the SZ in the Kastamonu region of the central Pontides.This metagranite is enriched in LILE（Rb:63 ppm;Ba:65 ppm;Sr:200 ppm）and depleted in HFSE（Y:12.58 ppm;Yb:1.26 ppm;Ti O2:0.2 wt.%;Nb:7.6 ppm;Hf:3.9 ppm）,characterizing it as subduction–related calc-alkaline pluton.Lead（3.9 ppm）,U（1.6 ppm）and Ce（59 ppm）contents are interpreted as evidence for contamination by continental crust.The Küre basin to the north opened during the late Triassic to Liassic,following a backarc rifting episode in the central Pontides.Metabasic dike intrusions in the Devrekani metamorphic massif represent the first magmatic stage of this backarc rifting event.Whole-rock 40Ar-39Ar dating ofthe metabasic dikes has yielded cooling ages of 160.5±1.2 Ma. We infer that this age was reset due to thermal heating during the emplacement of the Middle Jurassic granitoids as the Küre oceanic basin was closing. The Küre ophiolite contains upper mantle peridotites and oceanic crustal rocks composed mainly of pillow–massive–breccia basalts, dacitic and rhyolitic lavas–tuffs, diabase dyke swarms, massive gabbros and a limited extent mafic cumulates. We obtained 182.6±1.9 Ma as a whole-rock 40Ar-39 Ar age from a pillow basalt and a U–Pb zircon age of 171±1 Ma from the granitic intrusion cross-cutting the peridotites. The easternmost representatives of the Küre ophiolite occur in the Yusufeli（Artvin） area in the eastern part of the Pontide belt. Here, oceanic crustal rocks are tectonically related to metamorphic rocks of the Variscan basement of the SZ. The ophiolitic crustal rocks contain isotropic gabbro and mafic and felsic dikes. Serpentinized upper mantle peridotites are scarce. Pillow lava basalts are overlain by a thick metasandstone–metashale association with locally foliated meta–lava and some manganiferous chert and mudstone interlayers. We obtained a U–Pb zircon age of 172.5±1.4 Ma from the granitic intrusion cross-cutting the Yusufeli ophiolite and of 181.9±0.9 Ma from a felsic dike（plagiogranite） in the Yusufeli ophiolite. The Middle Jurassic granites are related to the closure of the Küre-Yusufeli marginal ocean basin. The Küre and Yusufeli ophiolites have been previously interpreted as the remnants of the Paleotethys or the Intra-Pontide Ocean. However, we posit that these ophiolites represent amarginal, short-lived（;0 Ma） ocean basin, which opened during the late Triassic through Liassic, and then closed in Dogger. This oceanic lithosphere is similar to the Evros ophiolite in the northeastern Greece in terms of its ages and geochemical characteristics.
文摘In this study, the crust and upper mantle structure of Anatolia have been investigated by measuring the group velocity dispersion data of discriminated seismic surface waves. In the scope of the study, it has selected the profiles between six stations located in western Anatolia of Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory Earthquake Research Institute, national network of Turkey, and records of an earthquake (having about 10°epicentral distance) occurred in the eastern of Anatolia have been used. Firstly, surface wave discrimination filter based on the polarization properties has been applied tothree-component recordsand emphasized to surface waves. Then the group velocities have been calculated by multiple filter technique. A five-layered crustal model having total thickness of 38 - 40 km and Pn-wave velocity of 8.00 km/sec in the upper-mantle has been determined through inversion of surface wave group velocity dispersion data in the period range of 10 sec to 60 sec.
文摘Turkey contains about 11,000 plant taxa. The study area covers East Mediterranean Region of South Anatolia. It is detected that plant diversity in this area corresponds to 51% of Turkey＇s native flora. In this study, we investigated native plants in point of ethnobotanic usage of some endemic and endangered plants used as folk remedies in Anatolia. Especially collected causes of these plants are executed. A questionnaire form is designed as a tool for gathering information from many villages of different districts within the area. Endemic taxon rate in the study area is 25% and non-endemic taxon rate is 5%. 45% of the plants in the area have ethnobotanical importance. 21% of them are utilized as medicinal, 14% as foods, 10% as agricultural products, 6% as industrial inputs and 3% as ornamental plants. 6% of the endangered plants with ethnobotanical importance are endemic and 2% of them are non-endemic. Due to ethnobotanical usage, endemic plants are endangered. 12 of 13 critically endangered taxa are utilised as medicinal, 5 as foods, 1 as agricultural and industrial input. In research area, some other taxa are also mistakenly collected because of morphological, physiological or aromatical resemblance to those collected plants. This fact creates even more negative impact especially on endemic and endangered taxa population.
文摘The olive is an agricultural product that can be processed into olive oil and table olives. In addition, the by-products of olive production also find many uses. Due to the specific climatic requirements of the olive tree, olives are primarily cultivated in Mediterranean countries. The olive tree is widely distributed across Turkey. The Aegean, Marmara, Mediterranean, and southeastern Anatolia regions are the leading olive-producing regions of Turkey. Similar to most olive-cultivating countries around the world, the majority （nearly 73%） of the olives produced in Turkey are processed into olive oil. The average annual production of olive oil in Turkey is 150,000 t. The leading olive-producing provinces in the southeastern Anatolia region are, in descending order of importance, Gaziantep, Kills, Sanllurfa, Mardin, Adlyaman, Slrnak, and Diyarbaklr.
基金supported by Australian Research Council grant FL160100168a PhD scholarship from Monash University.
文摘Establishing the type and position of plate boundaries is crucial for paleogeographic reconstructions.The northern margin of Gondwana(NMG)is inferred to have been a convergent,Andean-style,plate margin for much the late Neoproterozoic to early Paleozoic(i.e.,the Avalonian-Cadomian Orogen),based largely on the presence of igneous rocks with arc-related geochemical affinities.However,a major segment of the margin that fringed the Arabian Plate includes bimodal Ediacaran–middle Cambrian(ca.600–500 Ma)igneous rocks,more typical of continental rift settings,which has led to ambiguous and contradictory interpretations of magma tectonogenesis.Here,we employ an alternative approach to investigate the tectonic setting of the NMG by studying the evolution of sedimentary basins that developed in Iran,Anatolia,and the Arabian Plate simultaneously with the ca.600–500 Ma magmatism.The Ediacaran–middle Cambrian successions in this segment of the NMG consist of laterally continuous siliciclastic and carbonate sequences,which have been broadly correlated across the region.The consistent northward and eastward paleocurrent directions and decrease in clastic sediment grain-size from proximal(the Arabian Plate)to distal(Iran and Anatolia)successions suggest a northward and eastward deepening basin with relatively flat topography.The new detrital zircon(n=2870)and apatite(n=1178)U-Pb ages from the Ediacaran–middle Cambrian siliciclastic strata of Iran are mostly older than 600 Ma.Detrital apatite trace element compositions indicate that most grains are sourced from I-type granitoids and mafic igneous rocks,low-and high-grade metamorphic rocks,with a minority from ultramafic rocks.Together with published detrital zircon U-Pb age data from correlative strata in Anatolia and the Arabian Plate,these data suggest the pre-existing Arabian-Nubian Shield as the main source.Importantly,detrital zircon and apatite grains with ages<600 Ma are rare in these strata,suggesting that they received little input from contemporaneous Ediacaran–middle Cambrian(ca.600–500 Ma)igneous rocks.We suggest that the very small sediment contribution from the ca.600–500 Ma igneous rocks argues against the tectonic model that considers the development of a large Andean-style magmatic arc at this segment of the NMG.Integrating these constraints from the sedimentary record with geochemical data from the ca.600–500 Ma igneous rocks in Iran and Anatolia favors an extensional continental margin setting that may be related to escape tectonics or post-collisional relaxation during Ediacaran–Cambrian following Gondwana assembly.
文摘The Eastern Anatolian Region of Turkey is one of the most seismically and tectonically active regions due to the frequent occurrence of earthquakes. Thus, the main goal of this study is to analyze the regional and temporal characteristics of seismicity in the Eastern Anatolia in terms of the seismotectonic b-value, fractal dimension Dcvalue, precursory seismic quiescence Z-value, and their interrelationships. This study also seeks to obtain a reliable empirical relation between b and De-values and to evaluate the temporal changes of these parameters as they relate to the earthquake potential of the region. A more up-to-date relation of De = 2.55 -0.39＊b is found with a very strong negative correlation coefficient （r=- 0.95） by using the orthogonal regression method. The b-values less than 1.0 and the De-values greater than 2.2 are observed in the Northeast Anatolian Fault Zone, Askale, Erzurum, Igdlr and Caldlran Faults, Dogubeyazlt Fault Zone, around the Genc Fault, the western part of the Bitlis-Zagros Thrust Zone, Pulumir and Karakogan Faults, and the SancakUzunpmar Fault Zone. In addition, the regions having small b-values and large Z-values are calculated around the Geng, Piulumur and Karakogan Faults as well as the Saneak-Uzunpmar Fault Zone. Remarkably, the combinations of these seismotectonic parameters could reveal the earthquake hazard potential in the Eastern Anatolian Region of Turkey, thus creating an increased interest in these anomaly regions.
