Tectonic Units of Anatolia (Asia Minor)
The first subdivision of the Anatolian mountain ranges into tectonic units was made in 1896 by E. Naumann, and his classification was later developed further by Alpine geologists such as E. Argand (1924), R. Staub (1924, 1928), v. W. Seidlitz (1931) and L. Kober (1931). In this first period the orog...
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General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration
1966-07-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration |
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| Online Access: | http://dergipark.gov.tr/bulletinofmre/issue/3892/51961?publisher=mta |
| Summary: | The first subdivision of the Anatolian mountain ranges into tectonic units was
made in 1896 by E. Naumann, and his classification was later developed further by
Alpine geologists such as E. Argand (1924), R. Staub (1924, 1928), v. W. Seidlitz
(1931) and L. Kober (1931).
In this first period the orogenetic belts of Anatolia were divided from north
to south into three units, namely: Pontids, Intermediary massifs and Taurids, which
were believed to be comparable to units in the Alps. The Pontids were connected to
the Alpids by means of High Balkans and Carpathians; and in the same way the
Taurus Mountains, by means of Hellenids, to Dinarids.
In 1939, P. Arni divided the Anatolian mountain ranges into more units, based
on his geological and paleontological researches in East and Southeast Anatolia, and
comparing Eastern Anatolia with the mountain belts in Western Iran. He joined up the
units which show similarities in tectonic development in both countries. P. Arni, in
his paper (4), divided Eastern Anatolian and Western Iranian ranges, from north to
south, into following tectonic units :
Northern Branch
Pontids
Southern Branch
Anatolids
Taurids
Iranids (Zone of dislodged slices = Schuppenzone of Anatolia and Iran)
Inner folds
Border folds
Outer folds
Syrian - Arabian blocks |
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| ISSN: | 0026-4563 2651-3048 |