Research Article

Active tectonics of Erçek Lake Basin and lithostratigraphy of basin deposits (Van, Turkey)

Volume: 20 Number: 1 April 24, 2018
  • Bülent Doğan *
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Active tectonics of Erçek Lake Basin and lithostratigraphy of basin deposits (Van, Turkey)

Abstract

The Erçek Lake Basin (ELB) is located in the eastern part of Van Lake and has an area of approximately 100 km2. The eastern section presents gully morphology towards Özalp. Oligo-Miocene and Plio-Quaternary units cover the basement rocks of the study area. Oligo-Miocene units are folded on both the southern and northern parts of ELB. However, in the north of the basin, northward dipping thrust faults generally developed along E-W. In the south, the fold axes differ by a maximum of 30 ° from the E-W to the north. The distribution of the structural elements within the Plio-Quaternary units is rather limited, and these are more prominent in the north of the Erçek Lake. There are a few normal faults in these structural elements. The development of these normal faults occurred as a consequence of the N-S compression in the region and developed in the active tectonic evolution of the region. The Kozluca left lateral strike-slip fault, which also deforms the western margin of Lake Erçek and the intra-lake morphology, is one of the other intra-plate structural elements within the contracted continental crust.

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English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Bülent Doğan * This is me

Publication Date

April 24, 2018

Submission Date

December 15, 2017

Acceptance Date

April 2, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 20 Number: 1

APA
Doğan, B. (2018). Active tectonics of Erçek Lake Basin and lithostratigraphy of basin deposits (Van, Turkey). Balıkesir Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 20(1), 398-411. https://doi.org/10.25092/baunfbed.418230
AMA
1.Doğan B. Active tectonics of Erçek Lake Basin and lithostratigraphy of basin deposits (Van, Turkey). Balıkesir Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2018;20(1):398-411. doi:10.25092/baunfbed.418230
Chicago
Doğan, Bülent. 2018. “Active Tectonics of Erçek Lake Basin and Lithostratigraphy of Basin Deposits (Van, Turkey)”. Balıkesir Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi 20 (1): 398-411. https://doi.org/10.25092/baunfbed.418230.
EndNote
Doğan B (July 1, 2018) Active tectonics of Erçek Lake Basin and lithostratigraphy of basin deposits (Van, Turkey). Balıkesir Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi 20 1 398–411.
IEEE
[1]B. Doğan, “Active tectonics of Erçek Lake Basin and lithostratigraphy of basin deposits (Van, Turkey)”, Balıkesir Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 398–411, July 2018, doi: 10.25092/baunfbed.418230.
ISNAD
Doğan, Bülent. “Active Tectonics of Erçek Lake Basin and Lithostratigraphy of Basin Deposits (Van, Turkey)”. Balıkesir Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi 20/1 (July 1, 2018): 398-411. https://doi.org/10.25092/baunfbed.418230.
JAMA
1.Doğan B. Active tectonics of Erçek Lake Basin and lithostratigraphy of basin deposits (Van, Turkey). Balıkesir Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2018;20:398–411.
MLA
Doğan, Bülent. “Active Tectonics of Erçek Lake Basin and Lithostratigraphy of Basin Deposits (Van, Turkey)”. Balıkesir Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 20, no. 1, July 2018, pp. 398-11, doi:10.25092/baunfbed.418230.
Vancouver
1.Bülent Doğan. Active tectonics of Erçek Lake Basin and lithostratigraphy of basin deposits (Van, Turkey). Balıkesir Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2018 Jul. 1;20(1):398-411. doi:10.25092/baunfbed.418230

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