An Extensional Fracture Acting as Hot Water Source for Travertine Deposition on the North Anatolian Fault Zone, Turkey: The Reşadiye Fissure-Ridge
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The Reşadiye (Tokat) geothermal field is located in the northern part of the right-lateral North Anatolian Fault Zone. Geothermal waters at temperatures between 48-52°C from this geothermal field are currently used mostly in hotels, pools and bathrooms and provide significant tourism potential for the region. The area where the geothermal sites are located includes a ~NW-SE trending fissure-ridge type travertine with a length of about 600 meters. Approximately 500 meters south of the geothermal field and parallel to the Kelkit River, the active segment of the North Anatolian Fault Zone comprises the Kelkit Valley fault segment extending N72°W. The average strike direction of Reşadiye fissure-ridge type travertine is around N33°W. There is an angle of 39° between the master trend of NAFZ and the direction of the Reşadiye fissure-ridge travertine. This 39° angle between the extensional cracks in the fissure-ridge travertine and the NAFZ is compatible with extensional fractures developing in well-formed strike-slip faults at an angle of ~45° with the master fault. U/Th determination of two samples from banded travertines from the travertine deposits yielded ages of 7,563 and 12,529 years. Combined with other evidence, the samples indicate an opening rate of 0.093 mm/year for the Reşadiye geothermal travertine field.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Genel Jeoloji
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Halil Gürsoy
0000-0003-4398-871X
Türkiye
Bassam Ghaleb
Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-2263-8895
Canada
Orhan Tatar
0000-0001-9579-1607
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
5 Kasım 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
23 Eylül 2019
Kabul Tarihi
30 Ekim 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2020 Cilt: 63 Sayı: 2
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