Stratigraphy of the pre-Jurassic blocky sedimentary rocks to the south of Bursa, NW Turkey

O. Kaya, O. Ozkocak, A. Lisenbee

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Abstract

Two of the major pre-Jurassic units of northwest Turkey consist of blocky sedimentary rocks (Diskaya formation in this report) and low-grade metamorphic rocks (glaucophanitic) greenschist facies. In the study area, the Diskaya formation is divisible into laterally continuous stratigraphic units of olistostromes and shale-lithic sandstone sequences. The complex internal structure, characterized by large sandstone pseudo-boudins, is the product of soft-sediment deformation. The field data is not directly indicative of an accretionary wedge origin for the pre-Jurassic blocky sedimentary rocks (the Diskaya formation) which is suggested in all recent tectonic syntheses. -from Authors

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15-24
Number of pages10
JournalBulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration
Volume109
StatePublished - 1989

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Geology

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