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Stratigraphy And Graptolite Ages Of The Lower Silurian “Hot Shales” From The Taurides And Se Anatolia, Turkey
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, Paleozoic of Northern Gondwana and Its Petroleum Potential A Field Workshop, Sep 2012, cp-367-00028
Abstract
To establish the stratigraphical position and the exact age of the Silurian “hot shales” in the Taurides and SE Anatolia, a number of sections were measured and sampled in detail. Graptolite data obtained from this study suggests that Lower Silurian is almost complete in the Taurides and includes more than one black shale interval. In the Eastern Taurides the measured sections are in Tufanbeyli-Pekmezköy and Sarız-Değirmentaş; additional spot samples were taken from Sarız-Mirzaağa, Tufanbeyli- Armutalan and Saimbeyli-Gürleflen sections. In the Central Taurides, Silifke-Ovacık and Bozyazı-Tekmen sections were measured and spot samples were taken from Silifke-Somaklı section. In the Western Taurides the Antalya-Kemer section was investigated and dated by conodonts from the limestone interlayers. In SE Anatolia, representing the northern margin of the Arabian Platform, Çermik-Southern Korudağ section was measured and the Gerger Çat section was investigated by a number of spot samples. In most of the studies sections in the Taurides, Hirnantian glacio-marine siltstones with channel-type sandstone bands and lenses make up the substratum of the measured sections.