Aegean and surrounding regions: Complex multiplate and continuum tectonics in a convergent zone

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Research Article| January 01, 1979 Aegean and surrounding regions: Complex multiplate and continuum tectonics in a convergent zone J. F. DEWEY; J. F. DEWEY 1Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York 12203 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A. M. CELîL ŞENGÖR A. M. CELîL ŞENGÖR 1Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York 12203 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1979) 90 (1): 84–92. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1979)90<84:AASRCM>2.0.CO;2 Article history first online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation J. F. DEWEY, A. M. CELîL ŞENGÖR; Aegean and surrounding regions: Complex multiplate and continuum tectonics in a convergent zone. GSA Bulletin 1979;; 90 (1): 84–92. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1979)90<84:AASRCM>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract The tectonics of the Aegean region involves complex slip patterns across the boundaries of several microplates that segment the end of the Anatolian plate, which is moving in a westward direction from the Bitlis zone, an intracontinental suture zone, to consume oceanic lithosphere in the eastern Mediterranean. The segmentation of the western end of the Anatolian plate into scholles with adjacent zones of grabens, strike-slip, and thrust semicontinuum tectonics results from “locking’ across the two North Anatolian transform strands where they change orientation at the western end of the Sea of Marmara. This fast lateral motion of buoyant continental slivers is a transient phase of the early stages of continental collision resulting from the irregularity of colliding margins. It is, however, a tectonic phase that leaves a fundamental signature on the convergent zone by imprinting a complex widespread series of structures that mask, and make difficult the interpretation of, earlier structures. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.