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Mineralogical and geochemical properties of non-marine sedimentary units in Temelli Basin (Polatlı-Ankara)

Cilt: 32 Sayı: 2 16 Mart 2026
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Mineralogical and geochemical properties of non-marine sedimentary units in Temelli Basin (Polatlı-Ankara)

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Study area located in south-west of Ankara in Central Anatolia, is a fault-controlled graben basin. Neogene aged clastic, clayey, dolomitic, tuffitic and evaporitic rocks form dominant lithology in the region. Four deep drillings were made in the field. The basin consists of a quite thick sequence of fluvial and lacustrine units. Fluvial sediments made up of detrital units such as poorly consolidated conglomerate, sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and claystone. Lacustrine sediments commonly made up of fine-grained clastics (mudstone, claystone), carbonates (clayey limestone, marl) and evaporites (sulfates and chlorides). The composition of some levels is almost pure, consisting of one or two evaporite minerals such as halite and anhydrite, while in some levels clay minerals, zeolite and other silicate minerals are present together. Evaporite and non-evaporite units show facies development in vertical and lateral directions. Subhedral lenticular, bar shaped glauberite, cubic halite, rhomboedric dolomite, prismatic celestine, anhydrite and gypsum crystals were observed in SEM studies. Ca, Na, S ions dominate the major element in the evaporate samples. The positive correlation of SiO2 with K2O, Al2O3, Fe2O3 and TiO2 indicates the presence of smectite, illite, and feldspar. The high differences (528.8-10061.4ppm) in strontium contents between carbonate and sulfate levels reflect hydrologically unstable conditions and sedimentation in shallow waters. LRE element enrichment relative to HRE elements and Eu anomaly indicated that the basin is upper continental crust origin and fed from a volcanic source.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Uygulamalı Jeoloji

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

2 Kasım 2025

Yayımlanma Tarihi

16 Mart 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

28 Şubat 2025

Kabul Tarihi

21 Ağustos 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 32 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Altay, T. (2026). Mineralogical and geochemical properties of non-marine sedimentary units in Temelli Basin (Polatlı-Ankara). Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, 32(2), 362-375. https://doi.org/10.5505/pajes.2025.58492
AMA
1.Altay T. Mineralogical and geochemical properties of non-marine sedimentary units in Temelli Basin (Polatlı-Ankara). Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026;32(2):362-375. doi:10.5505/pajes.2025.58492
Chicago
Altay, Tülay. 2026. “Mineralogical and geochemical properties of non-marine sedimentary units in Temelli Basin (Polatlı-Ankara)”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 32 (2): 362-75. https://doi.org/10.5505/pajes.2025.58492.
EndNote
Altay T (01 Mart 2026) Mineralogical and geochemical properties of non-marine sedimentary units in Temelli Basin (Polatlı-Ankara). Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 32 2 362–375.
IEEE
[1]T. Altay, “Mineralogical and geochemical properties of non-marine sedimentary units in Temelli Basin (Polatlı-Ankara)”, Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, c. 32, sy 2, ss. 362–375, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.5505/pajes.2025.58492.
ISNAD
Altay, Tülay. “Mineralogical and geochemical properties of non-marine sedimentary units in Temelli Basin (Polatlı-Ankara)”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 32/2 (01 Mart 2026): 362-375. https://doi.org/10.5505/pajes.2025.58492.
JAMA
1.Altay T. Mineralogical and geochemical properties of non-marine sedimentary units in Temelli Basin (Polatlı-Ankara). Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026;32:362–375.
MLA
Altay, Tülay. “Mineralogical and geochemical properties of non-marine sedimentary units in Temelli Basin (Polatlı-Ankara)”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, c. 32, sy 2, Mart 2026, ss. 362-75, doi:10.5505/pajes.2025.58492.
Vancouver
1.Tülay Altay. Mineralogical and geochemical properties of non-marine sedimentary units in Temelli Basin (Polatlı-Ankara). Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi. 01 Mart 2026;32(2):362-75. doi:10.5505/pajes.2025.58492