Neogene-Quaternary evolution of the Manisa Basin: Evidence for variation in the stress pattern of the Izmir-Balikesir Transfer Zone, western Anatolia

Ozkaymak C., SÖZBİLİR H., UZEL B.

JOURNAL OF GEODYNAMICS, cilt.65, ss.117-135, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 65
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jog.2012.06.004
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF GEODYNAMICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.117-135
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Manisa Basin, Neogene-Quaternary, Izmir-Balikesir Transfer Zone, Gediz Graben, Western Anatolia, GEDIZ-GRABEN, MENDERES-MASSIF, 2-STAGE EXTENSION, CORE COMPLEX, FAULT ZONE, SW TURKEY, SYSTEM, TRANSTENSION, TECTONICS, PLATE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this paper, we aim to identify the Neogene-Quaternary evolution of the Manisa Basin located in the Izmir-Balikesir Transfer Zone (IBTZ) which lies between the normal-fault-dominated West Anatolian Extensional Province (WAEP) and the strike-slip-dominated North Aegean Region (NAR). The Manisa Basin, which forms a connection with the Gediz Graben, underwent two-stage basin evolution, distinguished by an ancient and modern graben-fill. The ancient basin-fill is made up of a folded and normal-to-reverse faulted and strike-slip-faulted Miocene volcano-sedimentary sequence. The younger modern basin-fill is represented by the Quaternary Bahadir Formation comprising fluvial terrace deposits, early-middle Pleistocene continental clastics of the Turgutlu Formation, alluvial/colluvial sediments of late Pleistocene-early Holocene Emlakdere Formation, and Holocene alluvium.