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The study area is located in the southern part of the Central Taurus in Anamur (Mersin) vicinity. The Alanya Unit consisting of completely metamorphites consists of threeimbricate metamorphic nappes. Lower-Middle Cambrian aged the Mahmutlar group (lower nappe) is composed of widespread mica schists containing crystallized limestone, cherty dolomite, quartzite interlevels and greenschist lenses. Precambrian aged Sugözü complex (middle nappe) contains kyanite-sillimanite-staurolite mica schists and widespread garnet-mica schists, which contain greenschist-amphibolite-amphibol schist bands-lenses and metagabro-metadiabase dykes-interlevels. In the middle nappe, Cambrian and Permian blocks belonging to Alanya Unit are observed. The Yumrudağ group (upper nappe) begins with Lower-Middle Cambrian aged mica schists containing cherty dolomite, crystallized limestone, quartzite interlevels and greenschist lenses. Higher up with an unconformity pass into the Upper Permian aged alternation of quartz schistcalc schistcrystallized limestonephyllite and thick bituminous crystallized limestone containing greenschist lenses. Barite, copper and galenite formations take place in upper nappe lithologies (Ağzıkara formation). Upper Paleocene-Middle Eocene aged Kötekler formation unconformably overlies the Alanya Unit. Alanya Unit has been subjected to multi-stage deformations in connection with intense tectonic movements. Especially, biotite (brown, green) + muscovite + garnet (prop-almandine-grossular) + quartz ± chlorite (ripidolite-picnochlorite, pennin-clinochlore) ± kyanite ± staurolite ± sillimanite + plagioclase (albite-oligoclase-andesine) ± epidote ± zoisite/clinozoisite ± orthoclase + tourmaline (green, brown) ± graphite ± sphene ± rutile ± apatite mineral paragenesis are observed in metapelitic and metasemipelitic rocks belonging to Sugözü complex (middle nappe). Amphibolites and amphibole schists of this complex contain hornblende (tchermacite, ferro-tchermacite, magnesio-hornblende and edenite) + garnet + plagioclase (albite-oligoclase-andezine) ± relic clinopyroxene (augite-pigeonite) + chlorite (ripidolite, clinochlore) ± orthoclase ± epidote ± zoisite/clinozoisite ± biotite (green, brown) ± actinolite ± muscovite ± quartz ± calcite ± sphene ± apatite ± rutile mineral assemblage. Hornblende (tchermacite, ferro-tchermacite) + plagioclase (albite-oligoclase-andesine) + relic clinopyroxene (augite) ± garnet + quartz + chlorite (ripidolite, pennin-clinochlore) ±

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The Paleoproterozoic basement of Kabul Block is a cratonic basement in north eastern Afghanistan. Precambrian Kabul Block including metamorphic rocks only takes place at the base of the study area. The Neo-Proterozoic Welayati formation overlies the Paleo-Proterozoic Sherdarwaza formation with a tectonic contact, and they both overlay Khair Khana formation. In the region, Alghoi meta granitoid intruded into both Khair Khana and Sherdarwaza formations. The Khair Khana formation contains of granulites, granitic gneisses ve amphibolites. The mineral assemblages of granulites are plagioclase + quartz + K-feldspar + orthopyroxene + clinopyroxene (diopside/augite). Granitic gneisses are observed as hornblende gneiss, garnet-biotite gneiss and pyroxene-gneiss. Hornblende-gneisses include hornblende + quartz + K-feldspar mineral assemblage, garnet-biotite gneisses are evident with plagioclase + quartz + K-feldspar + biotite (red) + garnet mineral assemblage, and pyroxene gneisses include quartz + plagioclase + biotite + clinopyroxene mineral assemblage. Amphibolites consist of hornblende + plagioclase + quartz ± zoisite ± sphene ± ilmenite ± apatite mineral assemblage. The Sherdarwaza formation contains marbles, amphibolites, biotite gneisses, micaschists and migmatites. Marbles consist of calcites ± quartz ± apatite. In amphibolites, harnblende + plagioclase + quartz ± epidote ± zoisite ± garnet mineral assemblage are observed. Biotite gneisses include plagioclase + quartz + microcline + biotite ± sphene ± apatite ± zircon mineral assemblage. Micachists consist of quartz + plagioclase + microcline + biotite ± sphene ± apatite mineral assemblage. Migmatites include plagioclase + quartz + microcline +biotite ± sphene ± apatite mineral assemblage. Alghoi meta granitoid is generally observed as stocks and small masses, and sometimes it shows foliation. It consists mainly of meta granites. The meta granites that show granular texture include plagioclase + quartz + K-feldspar + biotite + hornblende. The Welayeti formation contains quartzite, kyanitegarnet-staurolite schist, garnet-mica schist, kyanite-garnet-mica schist and garnet-muscovite schist. Quartzite include quartz ± muscovite ± biotite. They are observed hornblende + quartz + plagioclase ± garnet ± epidote ± zoisite ± rutile ± magnetite in amphibolites. Kyanite-garnet-staurolite schists are evident with staurolite + kyanite + garnet + mica + biotite + quartz + plagioclase ± apatite ± epidote ± ilmenite ± monazite mineral assemblage. Garnet-mica schists and kyanite-garnet-mica schists include quartz + plagioclase + biotite + muscovite + kyanite + garnet ± chlorite ± apatite ± tourmaline ± sphene ± rutile. In garnet-muscovite schists, muscovite + quartz + plagioclase + garnet ± tourmaline ± apatite ± zircon are observed. The granulites in Kabul Block are together with granite gneisses, and they can be separated under one formation. Granulites show different mineral compositions, Usually, they are without garnet, in some cases they include garnet. The amount of plagiocl...