Editorial Material
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Maurizio M. Torrente, Alfonsa Milia, Magdala Tesauro
Summary: The recent article by Loreto et al. (2021) presents a new model of crustal architecture for the Tyrrhenian backarc basin based on new stratigraphic and structural data. However, there are inconsistencies in the interpreted tectonic structures, the age of faults, and the data observations. The authors' analyses and interpretations do not fully support the presented structural and isopach maps and models. Additionally, the authors have not discussed previously published data/interpretations on the timing and structural style of the regional rifting.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Susanne Schmid, James Davis, Noreen J. Evans
Summary: The study reveals the presence of a volcanic arc (‘Tanami Arc’) at around 1912 Ma in the Granites-Tanami Orogen, indicating a volcanic front during the deposition of the Dead Bullock Formation, as well as a trend towards more felsic composition with younging, serving as an alternative proxy for relative stratigraphy and a tool for exploration and correlation within the region. Additionally, the localization of the volcanic arc within the arc-continent collision zone has implications for the amalgamation of the North Australia Craton in the debated Palaeoproterozoic era.
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Li Liu, Jianhui Han, Jianxiang Pei, Daniel F. Stockli, Li You, Lisa D. Stockli, Jinyu Zhang, Chenglin Gong, Dicheng Zhu
Summary: This study demonstrates the critical role of a very wide shelf in the northern South China Sea in distinguishing signals related to hinterland tectonism and basin rifting, and shows that basin rifting is the main driver of detrital zircon (DZ) signal variations in the shelf sediments.
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Wenbin Tang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Georgia Pe-Piper, David J. W. Piper, Zhaojie Guo, Wei Li
Summary: The Permian to early Triassic terrestrial successions in the Mahu sag show the tectonic evolution of the northwestern edge of the Junggar basin. The study reveals the interplay between tectonic processes and sedimentary fill of the basin, offering insights for oil and gas exploration and development.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Xiu-Quan Miao, Xiao-Long Huang, Wen Yan, Fan Yang, Wan-Feng Zhang, Yang Yu, Yu-Xin Cai, Sheng-Zhu Zhu
Summary: This study investigates the petrogenesis of diorite and diabase samples from the southern South China Sea, suggesting their association with the formation of the proto-South China Sea (PSCS) and providing insight into the geodynamics of the region. The diorites originated from metasomatized mantle sources in a continental arc setting, while the diabases were derived from fluids in a back-arc basin related to the subduction of the Paleo-Pacific plate. The diabase samples are considered coeval with remnants of the PSCS oceanic crust, indicating the PSCS was a spreading back-arc basin during the Early Cretaceous.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Hepeng Tian, Majie Fan, Victor Valencia, Kevin Chamberlain, Lowell Waite, Robert J. Stern, Matthew Loocke
Summary: This study reports the geochronology and geochemistry of volcanic tuffs in southwestern Laurentia, providing insights into the magmatic sources and plate reorganization related to Laurentia-Gondwana collision. The results suggest a late Cisuralian plate reorganization caused by plate reorganization following Pangea assembly. The change in eHf values of zircons indicates magmatism related to subduction of a paleo-Pacific oceanic plate beneath western Pangea.
Review
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Esteban Gazel, Kennet E. Flores, Michael J. Carr
Summary: Central America provides a rich setting for studying arc magmatism, with a narrow volcanic front segmented by right steps at 150-km intervals, influenced by oblique subduction of the Cocos-Caribbean plate boundary. Volcanic centers located above depths of 90-110 km are larger and exhibit source geochemical heterogeneity. The composition of subducted oceanic lithosphere controls geochemical variations in Central American volcanoes, while lithospheric structures influence arc segmentation.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES, VOL 49, 2021
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
James D. Muirhead, Finnigan Illsley-Kemp, Simon J. Barker, Pilar Villamor, Colin J. N. Wilson, Peter Otway, Eleanor R. H. Mestel, Graham S. Leonard, Susan Ellis, Martha K. Savage, Stephen Bannister, Julie V. Rowland, Dougal Townsend, Ian J. Hamling, Sigrun Hreinsdottir, Bubs Smith, Ross McGregor, Madisen Snowden, Yaasameen Shalla
Summary: The study focuses on the magmatic-tectonic processes associated with volcanic unrest at silicic calderas. Short-term deformation patterns, such as uplift, subsidence, seismic activity, and ground shaking, are observed, while long-term behavior shows suppression of axial subsidence of the rift basin due to magma influx. Silicic volcanic eruptions are characterized by intense syn-eruptive deformation, extending beyond the caldera structure.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Qing-Ren Meng, Zhong-He Zhou, Ri-Xiang Zhu, Yi-Gang Xu, Zheng-Tang Guo
Summary: Cretaceous basins in NE Asia were formed from different types of continental rifting in disparate regions, influenced by differential subduction and slab tearing of the western paleo-Pacific plate. The different types of rift basins, including passive, active, and wide rift basins, developed in different regions due to crustal stretching, asthenospheric upwelling, and lithospheric-scale tear fault. The Late Cretaceous period in NE Asia witnessed mild deformation and weak magmatism, possibly caused by kinematic variation of the paleo-Pacific plate.
NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Kentaro Ushimaru, Atsushi Yamaji
Summary: This study reports the unique arc-parallel extension that occurred in the backarc regions of the northern Ryukyu and western SW Japan arcs during the Middle Miocene. Through fault-slip data analysis and dating of magmatism, it was determined that the extensional zone was located in the Amakusa region, approximately 300-400 km long and 100 km wide. The extension resulted in crustal strain with a southwestward increasing trend, attributed to the increasing stress magnitude toward the Okinawa Trough.
JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
J. Preine, C. Huebscher, J. Karstens, P. Nomikou
Summary: By using high-resolution reflection seismic imagery, this study provides insights into the formation of the Christiona-Santorini-Kolumbo (CSK) rift zone and reveals the correlation between volcanic activity and specific fault movements. The findings suggest that the tectonic evolution of the rift is controlled by deep-seated processes, and volcanic activity has a secondary feedback mechanism on the tectonic system. A comparison with neighboring volcanic fields highlights the potential arc-wide scale of the observed volcano-tectonic interplay.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Dario Civile, Giuliano Brancolini, Emanuele Lodolo, Edy Forlin, Flavio Accaino, Massimo Zecchin, Giuseppe Brancatelli
Summary: The Plio-Quaternary tectonic evolution of the central sector of the Sicilian Channel and the resulting morphostructural setting have been analyzed using a large geophysical dataset consisting of multichannel seismic profiles and available bathymetric data. The area hosts two regional-scale tectonic domains that registered the complex pattern of deformation occurred since the Early Pliocene, with the Sicilian Channel Rift Zone and the Capo Granitola-Sciacca Fault Zone playing key roles in shaping the regional tectonic configuration.
Review
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Keith Martin
Summary: Segmented magmatic arcs create different topographic features and influence adjacent foreland basins through flexural isostasy. This segmentation phenomenon is observed in both continental and island arcs, such as the Aleutians, Calabria, Japan, Kuril/Kamchatka, Lesser Antilles, Solomon Islands, and Sumatra/Java. These features have a profound impact on sediment and facies distribution in foreland basins, with implications for resource exploration.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Naheem Banji Salawu, Silas Sunday Dada, Julius Ogunmola Fatoba, Olusola Johnson Ojo, Leke Sunday Adebiyi, Abayomi John Sunday, Toyin Yusuf Abdulraheem
Summary: The Middle Niger Basin is a NW-SE trending geological depo-center located in the west-central half of Nigeria. The analysis of aeromagnetic anomaly data confirmed the rift origin of the basin and identified NW-SE trending fault systems in the surrounding basement complex terrain. The sediment thickness within the basin was found to be not more than 1100 meters based on consistent NW-SE trending source parameter imaging depth solutions.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ying Song, Jianye Ren, Keyu Liu, Dawei Lyu, Xinjie Feng, Yuan Liu, Andrei Stepashko
Summary: By studying the sedimentary sequences in the Songliao Basin, China, we can understand the evolution of this extensional basin from the syn-rift to subsequent post-rift stages. During this transition, the sediment dispersal pattern shifted from a local intraregional pattern to a transcontinental pattern, resulting in a complex mixture of sediment sources. These findings are important for understanding the evolution of other continental rift basins.
GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS
(2022)
Article
Geology
Remziye Akdogan, Istvan Dunkl, Aral I. Okay, Xiumian Hu, Gultekin Topuz
Summary: Apatite fission-track and (U-Th)/He ages from Carboniferous to Eocene siliciclastic rocks in the Istanbul Zone of NW Turkey suggest three major deformation and uplift/exhumation phases. These phases are attributed to orogeny, accretion of oceanic plateaus, and closure of oceanic domains in the region.
INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Umitcan Erbil, Aral Okay, Aynur Hakyemez
Summary: Late Cenozoic in the Aegean region was characterized by large-scale extension, except for the Thrace Basin which showed continuous marine sedimentation from Middle Eocene to Oligocene. The Korudag anticline in the Thrace Basin, formed by north-northwest shortening, is an asymmetric fold with a subhorizontal axis and is unconformably overlain by Middle Miocene sandstones. This shortening event in the Late Oligocene-Early Miocene might be related to changes in subduction dynamics along the Hellenic trench.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Seungsoon Choi, Olivier Fabbri, Gultekin Topuz, Aral Okay, Haemyeong Jung
Summary: This study examined the impact of twinning on crystal preferred orientation, CPO strength, and seismic anisotropy in lawsonite blueschists, finding that the presence of twins can significantly reduce seismic anisotropy.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Matthew J. Jacobson, Pascal Flohr, Alison Gascoigne, Melanie J. Leng, Aleksey Sadekov, Hai Cheng, R. Lawrence Edwards, Okan Tuysuz, Dominik Fleitmann
Summary: Constraining palaeoclimate variability is crucial for predicting future climate change impacts in the Eastern Mediterranean. The high-resolution multiproxy data set from Kocain Cave in SW Turkey reveals regional fluctuations in effective-moisture. The record highlights the heterogeneity of regional climate and palaeoclimate proxy records, emphasizing the complexity of historical comparisons in understanding climatic impacts.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Mesut Aygul, Aral Okay, Bradley R. Hacker, Andrew R. C. Kylander-Clark
Summary: In situ laser probing of minerals in lawsonite-bearing eclogites and a metabasite provides insights into the redistribution and mobility of REEs controlled by metamorphic reactions. The study reveals significant HREE depletion in garnets due to the nucleation of lawsonite, and enrichment of MREE caused by the breakdown of lawsonite in epidote-bearing eclogites. These findings suggest that the behavior of REEs are influenced by different factors in warm and cold subduction zones.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Aral Okay, Demir Altiner, Taniel Danelian, Gultekin Topuz, Ercan Ozcan, Andrew R. C. Kylander-Clark
Summary: Ophiolitic melanges in Anatolia are Mesozoic subduction-accretion complexes with a scarcity of land-derived coarse-clastic rocks. Through the study of a segment in the Beynam region, it was found that the ophiolitic melange consists of three accretionary units, formed in two stages. The first stage, in the Late Jurassic - Early Cretaceous, involved intra-oceanic subduction and the generation of supra-subduction type oceanic crust. The second stage, in the Late Cretaceous, led to the incorporation of Jurassic oceanic crust into the subduction-accretion complex and the formation of an Andean-type convergent margin.
GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Aral I. Okay
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Aral I. Okay, Andrew R. C. Kylander-Clark
Summary: Detrital zircon ages from Upper Cretaceous sandstones in the Pontides and Anatolide-Tauride Block reveal differences in zircon compositions between the two regions. The absence of sediment transport between the two blocks during the latest Cretaceous suggests an earlier deformation event in the Bornova Flysch Zone related to ophiolite obduction. The predominance of Carboniferous detrital zircons highlights the significance of Carboniferous magmatic activity in the Anatolide-Tauride Block.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Geology
Donna L. Whitney, Jonathan R. Delph, Stuart N. Thomson, Susan L. Beck, Gilles Y. Brocard, Michael A. Cosca, Michael H. Darin, Nuretdin Kaymakci, Maud J. M. Meijers, Aral I. Okay, Bora Rojay, Christian Teyssier, Paul J. Umhoefer
Summary: Escape tectonics is a mechanism for the formation of new plates, in which lithospheric fragments move laterally along strike-slip faults in response to collision. Analysis of thermochronology data and seismic images near the East Anatolian fault zone provides insights into the development of the Anatolian plate and escape system. The younger ages of rocks in and near the EAFZ, as well as the presence of strong Arabian lithospheric mantle beneath the Anatolian crust, suggest that thermal activity and underthrusting of Arabian lithosphere played a fundamental role in the formation of the Anatolian plate and escape system.
Article
Geology
Cumhur Babaoglu, Gultekin Topuz, Aral I. Okay, Serhat Koksal, Jia-Min Wang, Fatma Toksoy-Koksal
Summary: This paper investigates the petrology and age of the volcanism in the Istanbul Zone, NW Turkey. It discovers minor alkaline basalt and acidic volcanic rocks that date back to approximately 261 million years ago. It suggests that the volcanism occurred in an extensional setting concurrent with the northward subduction of the Palaeo-Tethys beneath the Sakarya and Istanbul zones after the Variscan orogeny.
INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Geology
Ezgi Saglam, Turgut Duzman, Cemre Ay, Aral I. Okay, Gultekin Topuz, Gursel Sunal, Ercan Ozcan, Demir Altiner, Aynur Hakyemez, Jia-Min Wang, Andrew R. C. Kylander-Clark
Summary: During the Late Cretaceous, a 2700 km-long magmatic arc extended from the Lesser Caucasus through the northern margin of the Pontides into ABTS in the Balkans. The arc magmatism started in the Turonian, peaked in the middle Campanian, and became rare after the late Campanian. The magmatism showed calc-alkaline to high-K calc-alkaline composition and subduction geochemical signatures.
INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Aral I. Okay, Ercan Ozcan, Muzaffer Siyako, Kerem A. Burkan, Andrew R. C. Kylander-Clark, Michael D. Bidgood, David Shaw, Michael D. Simmons
Summary: The Thrace Basin, with its complex tectonic history, is a challenging case for classification. New geochronological and biostratigraphic data provide insights into its tectonic evolution, revealing that the basin primarily contains early Oligocene siliciclastic turbidites sourced from the Rhodope Complex. The exhumation of the northern Rhodope Complex coincided with the main subsidence in the Thrace Basin, suggesting a connection between crustal rotation and basin development.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ali Osman Yucel, Ercan Ozcan, Rita Catanzariti, Aynur Hakyemez, Aral I. Okay, Attila Ciner, Ali Akin
Summary: New field observations and discovery of calcareous nannofossils and planktonic foraminifera in the shallow-marine Cayraz Formation in Haymana Basin, Central Anatolia, allows for the revision of its stratigraphy and the establishment of a biostratigraphic scheme. Calcareous nannofossils in the upper part of the underlying Eskipolatli Formation suggest the initiation of the Cayraz shelf system in the middle Ypresian, while marly parts of the Cayraz Formation indicate Zone CNE6 in the late Ypresian. Hemipelagic marls in the upper part of the formation yield calcareous nannofossils indicating Zone CNE9 and CNE10 in the lower samples, and Zone CNE12 in the upper samples. The same beds also yield planktonic foraminifers indicating Zone E8 and E9. The end of shallow-marine sedimentation in the Cayraz section is proposed to be in the middle Lutetian.
TURKISH JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Geology
Donna L. Whitney, Jonathan R. Delph, Stuart N. Thomson, Susan L. Beck, Gilles Y. Brocard, Michael A. Cosca, Michael H. Darin, Nuretdin Kaymakci, Maud J. M. Meijers, Aral I. Okay, Bora Rojay, Christian Teyssier, Paul J. Umhoefer
Summary: This study provides insights into the development of the new plate and escape system by using thermochronology data and seismic images. It is found that the rocks near the East Anatolian fault zone are significantly younger, indicating thermal activity triggered by strike-slip faulting. The images also reveal that the underthrusting of the strong Arabian lithosphere played a crucial role in the localization of the fault zone and the formation of the Anatolian plate and escape system.
Article
Paleontology
Ercan Ozcan, Ali Osman Yucel, Simon F. Mitchell, Johannes Pignatti, Michael D. Simmons, Aral Okay, Levent Sina Erkizan, Munire Nur Gultekin
Summary: This article introduces a unique combination of carbonate-clastic and larger benthic foraminifera in the middle to upper Eocene of northwest Turkey, and describes a newly discovered genus of larger benthic foraminifera, Caudriella. The study reveals the distribution of Caudriella in both the Caribbean and Western Neo-Tethys regions. Comparative analysis of the embryonic-nepionic stages of Caudriella and the emendation of its diagnosis are also conducted.
JOURNAL OF FORAMINIFERAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Weijiao Ma, Jinbu Li, Min Wang
Summary: The petroleum resource assessment obtained from laboratory tests on old core samples tends to underestimate the in situ resources. This study investigates the hydrocarbon loss and restoration by comparing preserved and exposed core samples. It is found that previous studies have severely underestimated the in situ hydrocarbon potential due to factors such as sample crushing and crucible waiting. A new restoration model is proposed to compensate for these losses.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Shaoyun Chen, Yongqiang Yang, Longwei Qiu, Xiaojuan Wang, Erejep Habilaxim
Summary: Quartz cement is an important authigenic mineral in the tight sandstones of the Shaximiao Formation in the Sichuan Basin. This study analyzed the silicon sources of the quartz cement using mineralogical, fluid inclusion, and geochemical data. The results showed that smectite alteration and dissolution of aluminosilicate minerals were the primary sources of silicon for quartz cementation. Contributions from volcanic material hydrolysis and pressure solution were relatively minor. The presence of chlorite films inhibited the development of quartz overgrowths and had minimal impact on reservoir quality.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xing Jian, Ping Guan, Ling Fu, Wei Zhang, Xiaotian Shen, Hanjing Fu, Ling Wang
Summary: This study presents a synthesis of new detrital zircon dating results and published data from the Cenozoic Qaidam basin, revealing the spatiotemporal variation of detrital zircon age populations and supporting models of synchronous deformation in northern Tibet. The study emphasizes the importance of considering textural and sedimentological parameters in zircon provenance interpretations, as well as the need for integrated provenance analysis involving other detritus components.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
A. Peketi, G. Sriram, A. Mazumdar, P. Dewangan, A. Zatale, V. Rajurkar, Gayatri Shirodkar, V. Mahale, V. Yatheesh
Summary: This study investigates 13 submarine seamounts in the southern Andaman volcanic arc and observes evidence of hydrothermal activity in one of the seamounts. The evidence includes plumes rich in dissolved gases, live chemosymbiotic organisms, and the deposition of neoforming minerals. These observations suggest the development of a new hydrothermal field in the least explored Andaman Sea.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yanxian Zhu, Zhiliang He, Xiaowen Guo, Long Li, Sheng He, Jian Gao, Shuangjian Li, Huili Li
Summary: This study investigates the fluid evolution history of the hydrothermal dolomite reservoir in the Middle Permian Maokou Formation in the Sichuan Basin. The results reveal the diagenetic sequences, mineral origins, salinity history, and pressure evolution using various analytical techniques. The findings provide important insights into the gas charge, escape, and preservation conditions of the reservoir.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Rafaella de Carvalho Antunes, Julia Campos Guerrero, Ricardo Jorge Jahnert
Summary: This study presents a detailed sedimentary model and identifies various sedimentary facies associations in the coquina deposits of the Itapema Formation in the offshore pre-salt Buzios Field of the Santos Basin. These facies associations were primarily influenced by waves and currents and reflect a complex depositional system.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Kang Meng, Tongwei Zhang, Deyong Shao, Xiuyan Liu, Hui Song, Heng Peng
Summary: In this study, an integrated method of measuring optical reflectance and Raman spectroscopy is proposed to accurately determine the thermal maturity of Lower Cambrian shales in South China. The results show that this method is reliable and effective, and it has important implications for analyzing overmature shale.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Mohamed A. K. El-Ghali, Olga Shelukhina, Iftikhar Ahmed Abbasi, Mohamed S. H. Moustafa, Osman Salad Hersi, Numair A. Siddiqui, Khalid Al-Ramadan, Abdullah Alqubalee, Abdulwahab Muhammad Bello, Abduljamiu O. Amao
Summary: This study employs an integrated depositional and sequence stratigraphic approach to assess the control of diagenesis on reservoir porosity of a hybrid-energy delta system. The study focuses on the Barik Formation in the Haushi-Huqf region of Central Oman, which represents a highstand system tract of a hybrid-energy delta. The assessments reveal that the reservoir porosity is controlled by various degrees of diagenetic processes, including mechanically infiltrated clays and kaolinitization of silicate grains.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xiaocan Yu, Chunlian Wang, Hua Huang, Kai Yan
Summary: Oilfield brines are a significant alternative lithium resource. This study investigates the metallogenic characteristics and enrichment process of oilfield brines from the Jianghan Basin, central China using chemical and multi-isotope data. The results suggest that lithium enrichment in these brines is the result of interaction with clastic host rocks and dilution by meteoric water.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jianghao Qiao, Xiwu Luan, Thanuja D. Raveendrasinghe, Yintao Lu, Guozhang Fan, Xinyuan Wei, Long Jin, Jian Yin, Haozhe Ma, Lushan Jiang
Summary: This study investigates the Tanintharyi passive continental margin in the Andaman Sea and reveals the potential of the Oligocene/Early Miocene carbonate platform in the region as a significant hydrocarbon reservoir. It also examines the influence of changes in sedimentary facies and the tectonic setting of the Andaman Sea on the evolution of pockmarks.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Anastasios Nikitas, Georgios Makrodimitras, Maria V. Triantaphyllou, Nikolaos Pasadakis, Kimon Christanis, Stavros Kalaitzidis, Grigoris Rousakis, Ioannis Panagiotopoulos, Alexandra Gogou, Alexandros Papadopoulos, Efthimios Tartaras, Aristofanis Stefatos
Summary: Due to the lack of deep wells in the broader region, studying mud volcanic deposits can improve the geological understanding of the Mediterranean Ridge. In this study, biostratigraphic and geochemical analyses were performed on mud breccia deposits from five Mud Volcanoes in the central MR. The results indicate the origin of these deposits and provide insights into the source rock potential. Seismic data is also used to determine the distribution of major lithostratigraphic formations.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2024)
