Sedimentology of a Late Cenozoic collisional sequence: the Misis Complex, Adana, southern Turkey

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

“…Aksu et al (2005) described the Tortonian to Messinian as the period during which the Iskenderun basin was filled rapidly by upward shallowing succession represented by the Kizıldere Formation. Gökçen et al (1988) have documented south-south eastward and west-south westerly paleocurrent directions for both the Middle Miocene slope and basinal facies and the Upper Miocene shelf and delta facies. Thus, the early Late Miocene period is characterized by a transitional phase of Horu Formation and Kızıldere Formation.…”

“…To the south, the Neogene basins of the southeastern Turkey are linked with the Neogene counterparts (Masseria Basin) of the North Cyprus and the Antalya and Adana Basins to the west (Kelling et al 1987). Adana and İskenderun Basins are separated from each other by the Misis structural high (Kelling et al 1987;Gökçen et al 1988).…”

Geophysical evidence for gas geohazards off Iskenderun Bay, SE Turkey

“…One set of NE-trending faults with both northwestern and southeastern vergence run parallel to the Misis lineament. This family is also recognized on land (Gökçen, Kelling, Gökçen, & Floyd, 1988). The other set of faults splays from the southeastern boundary fault and runs in a northerly direction.…”

Late Cretaceous–Cenozoic subduction–collision history of the Southern Neotethys: new evidence from the Çağlayancerit area, SE Turkey

“…A similar sedimentary mélange has been described from the Misis Mountains further west (İsalı Catastrophic Facies of Schmidt 1961). An Eocene-Oligocene to possibly Early Miocene age was suggested for the sedimentary melange throughout the region as a whole (Gökçen et al 1988;Kozlu 1997;Robertson et al 2004). However, dating is difficult, especially as many microfossils may be reworked.…”