Research Article

GEOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF HOD (ARTVİN) REGION, EASTERN PONTIDES, NE TURKEY

Volume: 9 Number: 2 December 31, 2023
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GEOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF HOD (ARTVİN) REGION, EASTERN PONTIDES, NE TURKEY

Abstract

This study reports a revised geological map and a stratigraphic section of the Hod region. It represents a synthesis of new data and earlier work. New results gathered from field geological mapping and petrographic investigation have clarified the lithological boundaries, textural characteristics, the stratigraphical relationships between various rock formations and spatial distribution and behavior of structural elements. Hod region, located in the eastern part of the eastern Pontides (Artvin district), comprises Jurassic to Cretaceous volcanic and sedimentary sequences with a roughly north-north-east trending, steeply east dipping stratigraphy. These lithological units are Liassic Berta Formation, Dogger Kırgülü Formation and Hızarlıdere Formation, Malm-Lower Cretaceous Öğdem Formation and İnanlı Member, Lower Cretaceous Aşağımaden Formation, Turonian Çatak Formation, Santonian Kızılkaya Formation and Santonian-Campanian Evliyatepe Formation. Among these formations, intermediate to felsic volcanic and volcanosedimentary rocks of Kızılkaya Formation are significant as they host several volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) and epithermal deposits throughout eastern Pontides. Hod Maden Au-Cu deposit which represents one of the highest-grade gold and copper discoveries made globally in recent years is also located in Hod region. Therefore, the revised geological map and stratigraphy presented here are important contributions to the regional geology and essential tools for exploration geologists working in the region.

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Thanks

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi, Cenevre Üniversitesi, Artmin Madencilik

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 21, 2023

Publication Date

December 31, 2023

Submission Date

April 19, 2023

Acceptance Date

August 1, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 9 Number: 2

APA
Bilir, M. E., Kuşçu, İ., Topal, E., & Moritz, R. (2023). GEOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF HOD (ARTVİN) REGION, EASTERN PONTIDES, NE TURKEY. Mugla Journal of Science and Technology, 9(2), 25-35. https://doi.org/10.22531/muglajsci.1277127
AMA
1.Bilir ME, Kuşçu İ, Topal E, Moritz R. GEOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF HOD (ARTVİN) REGION, EASTERN PONTIDES, NE TURKEY. Mugla Journal of Science and Technology. 2023;9(2):25-35. doi:10.22531/muglajsci.1277127
Chicago
Bilir, Mustafa Erde, İlkay Kuşçu, Ebamüslüm Topal, and Robert Moritz. 2023. “GEOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF HOD (ARTVİN) REGION, EASTERN PONTIDES, NE TURKEY”. Mugla Journal of Science and Technology 9 (2): 25-35. https://doi.org/10.22531/muglajsci.1277127.
EndNote
Bilir ME, Kuşçu İ, Topal E, Moritz R (December 1, 2023) GEOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF HOD (ARTVİN) REGION, EASTERN PONTIDES, NE TURKEY. Mugla Journal of Science and Technology 9 2 25–35.
IEEE
[1]M. E. Bilir, İ. Kuşçu, E. Topal, and R. Moritz, “GEOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF HOD (ARTVİN) REGION, EASTERN PONTIDES, NE TURKEY”, Mugla Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 25–35, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.22531/muglajsci.1277127.
ISNAD
Bilir, Mustafa Erde - Kuşçu, İlkay - Topal, Ebamüslüm - Moritz, Robert. “GEOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF HOD (ARTVİN) REGION, EASTERN PONTIDES, NE TURKEY”. Mugla Journal of Science and Technology 9/2 (December 1, 2023): 25-35. https://doi.org/10.22531/muglajsci.1277127.
JAMA
1.Bilir ME, Kuşçu İ, Topal E, Moritz R. GEOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF HOD (ARTVİN) REGION, EASTERN PONTIDES, NE TURKEY. Mugla Journal of Science and Technology. 2023;9:25–35.
MLA
Bilir, Mustafa Erde, et al. “GEOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF HOD (ARTVİN) REGION, EASTERN PONTIDES, NE TURKEY”. Mugla Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 9, no. 2, Dec. 2023, pp. 25-35, doi:10.22531/muglajsci.1277127.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Erde Bilir, İlkay Kuşçu, Ebamüslüm Topal, Robert Moritz. GEOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF HOD (ARTVİN) REGION, EASTERN PONTIDES, NE TURKEY. Mugla Journal of Science and Technology. 2023 Dec. 1;9(2):25-3. doi:10.22531/muglajsci.1277127

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