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When did the drainage system of the Kizilirmak River form in Cappadocia (Anatolia, Turkey)? A revised geological and geomorphological stratigraphy

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dc.creator DOĞAN, UĞUR
dc.creator ŞENKUL, Çetin
dc.date 2019-12-31T21:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2021-01-21T09:05:52Z
dc.date.available 2021-01-21T09:05:52Z
dc.identifier cc0e8d18-a38b-4ecf-84e4-269f2eb290ab
dc.identifier 10.3906/yer-2002-17
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/cc0e8d18-a38b-4ecf-84e4-269f2eb290ab/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/87194
dc.description The Kizilirmak is the longest river in Turkey, extending from the western part of eastern Anatolia to the Black Sea, and crossing the orogenic Central Anatolian Plateau (CAP) and Black Sea Mountains. This study focuses on the formation period of the drainage system of the Kizilirmak River in the Cappadocia region, which is situated in the middle of the CAP. The Upper Pliocene-Quaternary geological and geomorphological stratigraphy of the Cappadocia region was revised with new findings and those of previous studies. In this study, the oldest terrace (Sunnetli Tepe Terrace, T0) of the Kizihrmak River was identified 214 m above the current river level. The terrace deposit is located between the Pliocene lacustrine Kisladag Limestone Member (similar to 5-2.7 Ma) and the similar to 2.7 Ma Valibaba Tepe ignimbrite. A minimum age for the terrace deposits was provided by the Valibaba Tepe ignimbrite, which caps the terrace. 'therefore, the terrace T0 revealed that the Kizilirmak River drainage system existed in the eastern part of the CAP after the deposition of the Kisladag Limestone Member (similar to 5-2.7 Ma ago) and before the formation of the Valibaba Tepe ignimbrite 2.7 Myr ago. Contrary to most previous studies, this finding shows that Valibaba Tepe ignimbrite cannot be included in the Late Miocene-Pliocene Orgiip Formation, which formed under an extensional tectonic regime and was incised by the Kizilirmak River. The data obtained showed that 17 of the Kizilirmak River terraces that have formed since similar to 2.7 Ma have been preserved to the present day.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title When did the drainage system of the Kizilirmak River form in Cappadocia (Anatolia, Turkey)? A revised geological and geomorphological stratigraphy
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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