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Hydrogen and oxygen isotope evidence for fluid–rock interactions in the Menderes massif, western Turkey
The Menderes Massif comprises an inner crystalline core with gneissic rocks and an outer surrounding schist belt with predominantly metasedimentary...
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Geology of the conveyance tunnel for the Mersin-Tarsus Plains Irrigation Project, Icel, Turkey
This paper discusses the geology in the area northwest of Tarsus, southern Turkey, where a conveyance tunnel for the Mersin-Tarsus Plains Irrigation...
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Tertiary evolution of the central Menderes Massif based on structural investigations of metamorphics and sedimentary cover rocks between Salihli and Kiraz (western Turkey)
Augen gneisses, mica schists, and marbles of the Menderes Massif and its sedimentary cover rocks are exposed south of the Gediz graben. The augen...
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Stratigraphic and metamorphic inversions in the central Menderes Massif: a new structural model
The Menderes Massif is a large area of dominantly Tertiary metamorphic rocks in western Turkey. It is bordered in the west by the Cycladic...
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Neogene alkaline volcanism of the Afyon-Isparta area, Turkey: petrogenesis and geodynamic implications
In the Kirka-Afyon and Isparta areas, potassic and ultrapotassic alkaline magmatism followed Upper Eocene – Middle Miocene calc-alkaline volcanism,...
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Menderes Massif (Western Turkey): structural, metamorphic and magmatic evolution – a synthesis
The Menderes Massif covers large areas in western Turkey. The better understanding of its tectono-metamorphic history would provide insight for the...
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The earthquake of 10 July 1894 in the Gulf of Izmit (Turkey) and its relation to the earthquake of 17 August 1999
The recent destructive earthquake(M S 7.4) of 17 August 1999 in the Gulf of Izmitin north-west Turkey was not a surprise, neither forits location,...
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Simulating strong ground motion with the
`k -2' kinematic source model: An application to the seismic hazard in the Erzincan basin, TurkeyWe present a seismic hazard application of a kinematic broad-bandrupture model. This model is based on the k -square dislocation distribution concept...
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Engineering geological characteristics of the 1998 Adana-Ceyhan earthquake, with particular emphasis on liquefaction phenomena and the role of soil behaviour
The Adana-Ceyhan earthquake (M s =6.2) occurred in the southern part of Turkey on 27 June 1998 and resulted in the loss of 145 lives and extensive...
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The tectonics of the Strandja Massif: late-Variscan and mid-Mesozoic deformation and metamorphism in the northern Aegean
The Strandja Massif is a mid-Mesozoic orogenic belt in the Balkans build on a late-Variscan basement of gneisses, migmatites and granites. New...
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Saponite from the Emet Colemanite Mines, Kütahya, Turkey
Clay mineralogy and whole-rock chemistry of the borate-bearing layers of the Hisarcik and Esbey mines were examined. The Hisarcik clays occur as...
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The Moho transition zone in the Oman ophiolite-relation with wehrlites in the crust and dunites in the mantle
Field data in the Oman ophiolite show that the Moho transition zone (MTZ), which is on average 300 m thick above mantle diapirs, reduces to 50 m away...
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Reliability of landslide isopleth maps
Following very heavy rainfall on 19/20 July 1983, 109 landslides occurred in the east of Findikli, Rize, north-east Turkey. The movements took...
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Analyse de la stabilite des talus sous sollicitation dynamique: application a la mine de lignite d'Afsin-Elbistan (Turquie)
A slope stability analysis of the Afsin-Elbistan lignite mine in Turkey was prepared taking into account the seismic environment of the mine. In a...
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Insectivora (Mammalia) from the Lower Miocene of the Aktau Mountains, South-Eastern Kazakhstan
Recently a new association of isolated teeth of small mammals including rodents (cricetids, ctenodactylids, sciurids, zapodids), insectivores and...
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Comparison of geological conditions predicted from tunnel boreholes and found in situ
The information available on five tunnels was assessed prior to construction and geological long sections prepared. These were compared to sections...
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On some spiral-horned antelopes (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Bovidae) from the Late Miocene of Turkey, with remarks on their distribution
Examination of some collections from several late Miocene Turkish localities allows us to describe and definitely identify for the first time several...
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Engineering aspects of limestone weathering in Istanbul, Turkey
Devonian limestones are widespread in the eastern part of Istanbul, Turkey. To assess the influence of weathering on the geological and...
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Hydrochemical and isotopic properties of the Mahmutlu and Bağdatoğlu mineralized thermal springs, Kırşehir, Turkey
The present study identifies the hydrochemical and isotopic properties of the Mahmutlu and Bağdatoğlu mineralized thermal springs in Kırşehir...
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Groundwater circulation in the allochthonous limestone units between Lake Girdev and Kazanpınarı Spring, Antalya, southwestern Turkey
The aim of the study is to investigate the interaction between waters of Lake Girdev and groundwater in the allochthonous limestone units exposed in...