Sedimentology and paleoenvironmental evolution of Messinian evaporites in the Iskenderun–Hatay basin complex, Southern Turkey

Teki̇n, Erdoǧan; Varol, Baki; Ayyıldız, Turhan

doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.06.014

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“…However, despite the extensive 'back-catalogue' of work on the Messinian stage (e.g., Roveri et al, 2014a), many studies from the easternmost extent of the Mediterranean have focussed on Cyprus (e.g., Robertson et al, 1995;Krijgsman et al, 2002;Kouwenhoven et al, 2006;Orszag-Sperber et al, 2006;Manzi et al, 2015) and adjacent ODP data (e.g., Blanc-Valleron et al, 1998;Pierre et al, 1998), with limited data from southern Turkey Darbaş and Nazik, 2010;Poisson et al, 2011;Cipollari et al, 2013;Faranda et al, 2013;Radeff et al, 2015). In this paper we focus on late Miocene and early Pliocene sediments of the Hatay Graben (southern Turkey), previously identified by Boulton et al ( , 2008 and Tekin et al (2010). The Hatay Graben is one of the easternmost marginal basins (the other being the Syrian Nahir el-Kabir half-graben) that records evidence from this period, and is the ideal location for investigating the progression of the Messinian salinity crisis and the Zanclean reflooding event in the most distal part of the Eastern Mediterranean basin (Fig.…”

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“…2). Here we examine key Tortonian, Messinian and Zanclean sections, some of which have been previously documented by or Tekin et al (2010), along with new sedimentological and micropalaeontological data to develop a facies and palaeoenvironmental model for the Hatay. The aims of the study are to: a) investigate the nature of the Miocene-Pliocene boundary in this marginal basin, b) place these sediments into the revised stratigraphy of the MSC (e.g., CIESM, 2008;Roveri et al, 2014a,b), and c) test the applicability of this model in the easternmost Mediterranean.…”

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“…The aims of the study are to: a) investigate the nature of the Miocene-Pliocene boundary in this marginal basin, b) place these sediments into the revised stratigraphy of the MSC (e.g., CIESM, 2008;Roveri et al, 2014a,b), and c) test the applicability of this model in the easternmost Mediterranean. ; 2) Asparta (Flecker et al, 1998);3 and 4) Polemi, Pissouri, Maroni and Mesaoria Basins of Cyprus (e.g., Robertson et al, 1995); 5) IODP leg 161 (Iaccarino et al, 1999a, b); 6) Adana Basin, (Darbas and Nazik, 2010;Ilgar et al, 2013); 7) Iskenderun Basin (Tekin et al, 2010); 8) Hatay Graben (this paper; Boulton et al, 2006Tekin et al, 2010); 9) Latakia Graben Robertson, 2007, 2013).…”

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“…3, 4). Several Messinian evaporite locations have been identified in the area Tekin et al, 2010) forming the Vakıflı Formation (Fig. 3).…”

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“…Fourteen sedimentary facies (excluding evaporite facies -see Tekin et al, 2010 for a full description of these) have been identified in exposures attributed to Miocene-Pliocene age, detailed sedimentary descriptions and interpretation of each facies is given in Table 1.…”

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The Miocene–Pliocene boundary and the Messinian Salinity Crisis in the easternmost Mediterranean: Insights from the Hatay Graben (Southern Turkey)

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The Hatay Graben is one of three easternmost basins in the Mediterranean that preserve sediments that span the Miocene-Pliocene boundary, including gypsums from the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC). Here we integrate existing data and present new sedimentological and micropalaeontological data to investigate the palaeoenvironments of late Miocene to early Pliocene deposits and place this important area into a regional stratigraphic framework. Six sections are described along a ~ W -E transect illustrating the key features of this time period. Late Miocene (Pre-MSC) sediments are characterised by open marine marls with a benthic foraminiferal fauna suggestive of water depths of 100 -200 m or less. Primary lower gypsum deposits are determined to be absent from the graben as sedimentological and strontium isotopes are characteristic of the resedimented lower gypsums. The intervening Messinian erosion surface is preserved near the basin margins as an unconformity but appears to be a correlative conformity in the basin depocentre. No Upper Gypsums or 'Lago-Mare' facies have been identified but available data do tentatively suggest a return to marine conditions in the basin prior to the Zanclean boundary. Sediments stratigraphically overlying the Messinian gypsums and marls are coarse-grained sandstones from coastal and Gilbert-type delta depositional environments. The Hatay Graben is not only strikingly similar to Messinian basins on nearby Cyprus but also to the overall model for the MSC, demonstrating the remarkable consistency of palaeoenvironments found in marginal basins across the region at this time. This research also raises questions as to the timing of the Mediterranean reflooding and the significance of the widespread mega-breccias of the resedimented gypsum deposits.

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“…3, 4). Several Messinian evaporite locations have been identified in the area Tekin et al, 2010) forming the Vakıflı Formation (Fig. 3).…”

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The Neogene Osmaniye-Bahçe sub-basin and neighbouring sub-basins of the same age (İskenderun-Arsus-İA, Hatay-Samandag-HS) are located near the triple junction of the Anatolian, African and Arabian plates in the easternmost part of the Mediterranean region, (Bay of İskenderun, southeastern Turkey). These sub-basins are surrounded by the Misis Uplift to the west, the Taurus Mountains to the north, the Amanos Uplift to the east and the Karataş-Osmaniye Fault, a segment of the East Anatolian Strike-Slip Fault, to the southwest. Strike-slip tectonics strongly affected Neogene and pre-Neogene sediments of the area. The first marine transgression took place in the Middle Miocene that resulted in the deposition of patch reefs with minor siliciclastic input in the local lagoons and shoals. Shallow shelf areas over the topographic highs provided suitable hard substratum for the colonization by corals and other reef builders. The patch reefs, i.e., the Horu Formation, mainly comprise reef cores and flanks. The reef cores are lenticular, massive bodies characterized by corals in in situ growth positions that are of thin to thick branching, massive domal and platy morphologies, while reef flanks and peri-reefal areas are mainly composed of reworked coral blocks and bedded biogenic limestones. In the early Late Miocene, the reefs prograded across the shelf margin due to sea level rise and then were gradually replaced by deltaic sediments (Kızıldere Formation). The early phase of deltaic deposition is represented by vertical and lateral transitions with lagoon-estuary sedimentary systems and small-scale Ostrea reefs associated with carbonate and siliciclastic interbeds. The most important controlling factors for the sedimentation in these sub-basins were antecedent topography, clastic input, sea level changes and syn-sedimentary tectonics.

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Sedimentology and paleoenvironmental evolution of Messinian evaporites in the Iskenderun–Hatay basin complex, Southern Turkey

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The Miocene–Pliocene boundary and the Messinian Salinity Crisis in the easternmost Mediterranean: Insights from the Hatay Graben (Southern Turkey)

The Miocene–Pliocene boundary and the Messinian Salinity Crisis in the easternmost Mediterranean: Insights from the Hatay Graben (Southern Turkey)

Provenance discrimination among foreshore, backshore, and dune environments in the black sand beaches along the Samandağ/Hatay coasts, SE Turkey (E Mediterranean)

Neogene reefal limestones and their significance in the basin architecture, Osmaniye-Bahçe and neighbouring sub-basins, SE Turkey

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