There are several NE-SW- and NNW-SSE-trending sets of neotectonic faults that are infilled with obsidians in the Ikizdere-Rize district of the NE Black Sea region, Turkey. Using the fission-track technique, it is estimated that these fracture-filling obsidians were formed between 1.73±0.10 and 1.93±0.15 Ma. This short period is consistent with a unique eruption, and is supported by petrographic and geochemical data that reveal very homogenous characteristics. Although existing literature data indicate that these faults are part of the early Pliocene neotectonic fracture system in this region, the determination of latest Pliocene-Pleistocene formation for the ikizdere obsidians better constrains its timing.
Timing of neotectonic fracturing by fission track dating of obsidian infilling faults in the Ýkizdere-Rize area, NE Black Sea region, Turkey.
ODDONE, MASSIMO;
2002-01-01
Abstract
There are several NE-SW- and NNW-SSE-trending sets of neotectonic faults that are infilled with obsidians in the Ikizdere-Rize district of the NE Black Sea region, Turkey. Using the fission-track technique, it is estimated that these fracture-filling obsidians were formed between 1.73±0.10 and 1.93±0.15 Ma. This short period is consistent with a unique eruption, and is supported by petrographic and geochemical data that reveal very homogenous characteristics. Although existing literature data indicate that these faults are part of the early Pliocene neotectonic fracture system in this region, the determination of latest Pliocene-Pleistocene formation for the ikizdere obsidians better constrains its timing.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
