Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences
DOI
10.3906/yer-2003-2
Abstract
Isotopic and thermochronological data were recently obtained from the footwall of the Büyük Menderes detachment ranges from 29.0 ± 1.9 Ma (ZFT) to 1.6 ± 0.2 Ma (Ap U - Th / He), and they can be grouped in three different time intervals. These results are well explained by the Alaşehir type-rolling hinge mechanism, which suggests active rotated initial normal fault during successive normal fault development of the graben formation. This paper suggests that the Alaşehir type-rolling hinge mechanism is applicable to the Büyük Menderes graben by using field observations, published isotopic / thermochronological and subsurface data. It also contributes to the long-lasting discussion about the activation problem on the low-angle normal faults.
Keywords
Western Anatolia, extensional tectonics, Büyük Menderes, detachment fault, seismic profile, rolling hinge
First Page
322
Last Page
340
Recommended Citation
TÜRESİN, FEVZİ MERT and SEYİTOĞLU, GÜROL
(2021)
"Alaşehir type - rolling hinge mechanism in the northern margin of Büyük Menderes Graben: Evidence from seismic reflection and recent thermochronological data,"
Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences: Vol. 30:
No.
3, Article 2.
https://doi.org/10.3906/yer-2003-2
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/earth/vol30/iss3/2
