Magnetostratigraphy of the Kavaalani section (southwestern Turkey): Consequence for the origin of the Antalya Calcareous Nappes (Turkey) and for the Norian (Late Triassic) magnetic polarity timescale

Autor(en)
Yves Gallet, Jean Besse, Leopold Krystyn, Jean Marcoux, Jean Guex, Hervé Theveniaut
Abstrakt

A magnetostratigraphic study of the Kavaalani section of uppermost Carnian to Upper Norian age, located in the Antalya Calcareous Nappes (southwestern Turkey), reveals nineteen polarity intervals. This pattern correlates very well with two other polarity sequences obtained from the same nappe system (Bolucektasi Tepe and Kavur Tepe) if these sections were deposited in the same (northern) hemisphere. This new interpretation changes our previous conclusions regarding the southern hemisphere origin of the magnetic remanence of the Kavur Tepe section. The paleomagnetic data obtained from the Kavur Tepe and the Kavaalani sections therefore reflect large (~180°) internal rotations within the Antalya nappes. These nappes were likely formed close to the northern tip of the Arabian promontory. We propose a revised yet still preliminary version of the Norian magnetic polarity sequence.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Paläontologie
Externe Organisation(en)
Université de Paris, Université Paris VII - Paris-Diderot, Université de Lausanne, Bureau des Recherches Geologiques et Minieres (BRGM)
Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
Band
27
Seiten
2033-2036
Anzahl der Seiten
4
ISSN
0094-8276
Publikationsdatum
2000
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
105115 Magnetik
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