Tectonic Evolution of the Northern Arabian Plate in Western Syria

Barazangi, Muawia; Şeber, Dog̃an; Chaimov, Thomas A.; Best, John; Litak, Robert K.; Al-Saad, Damen; Sawaf, Tarif

doi:10.1007/978-94-011-2016-6_5

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“…Indeed, the amount of left-lateral offset in the southern segment of the DST (i.e., south of Syria) is ∼105 km, whereas in the northern segment of the DST (i.e., in Lebanon and Syria) the offset is only ∼25 km (e.g., Chaimov et al, 1990;Zanchi et al, 2002;Rukieh et al, 2005;Sobolev et al, 2005). Baranzangi et al (1993) proposed a two-step model: (1) during Miocene times (from ∼20 to ∼6 Ma) the southern DST segment probably continued northwestward to the actual location of the DST, along the Roum fault in the Mediterranean (Fig. 1); (2) only at the end of Miocene-beginning of Pliocene did the DST begin to propagate northward in Lebanon and Syria (the Yammouneh and El Ghab faults; Zanchi et al, 2002;Rukieh et al, 2005).…”

Section: What Did Happen In Lower Pliocene?mentioning

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Neogene volcanic activity of western Syria and its relationship with Arabian plate kinematics

Lustrino

Шарков

2006

Journal of Geodynamics

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Section: What Did Happen In Lower Pliocene?mentioning

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Neogene volcanic activity of western Syria and its relationship with Arabian plate kinematics

Lustrino

Шарков

2006

Journal of Geodynamics

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“…Displacement along the Dead Sea transform diminishes northward to about 20-30 km before the Dead Sea transform merges with the Bitlis suture and East Anatolian fault (Dewey et al, 1986;Sengor and Yilmaz, 1981;Sengor and Kidd, 1979). The displacement not accommodated in this northern segment of the Dead Sea transform may be accommodated in the Palmyride Section of the Syrian arc fold belt (Barazangi et al, 1993;Chaimov et al, 1992;McBride et al, 1990).…”

Section: Regional Tectonics Of the Syrian Arc And Relationships To Thmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…In the Palmyride fold belt, this Mesozoic rift takes the form of an aulocogen developed over an older (Proterozoic?) suture (Barazangi et al, 1993;Chaimov et al, 1992), whereas further south the increased thickness of Mesozoic sediments formed along the rifted Levantine and North African margin (e.g., Guiraud, 1998;Jenkins, 1990;Awad, 1984). The fold belt continues southwest through the fault-bounded depositional trough including the El-Faiyum depression, that also may follow an old Proterozoic structure between the Nubian shield and the Central Saharan Ghost craton.…”

Section: Regional Tectonics Of the Syrian Arc And Relationships To Thmentioning

confidence: 99%

Structural and tectonic evolution of El-Faiyum depression, North Western Desert, Egypt based on analysis of Landsat ETM+, and SRTM Data

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False color Landsat ETM+ (bands 7, 4, 2 in RGB) and SRTM images of the El-Faiyum depression, Egypt, highlights major NE-SW faults and other lineaments trending NW-SE and N-S. Airborne magnetic data reveal some E-W subsurface faults which are not recognized on Landsat ETM+ and SRTM images. Ratio images (5/7, 3/1, 4/3) and (5/7, 5/1, 4) were used for lithological discrimination of different rock types. The El-Faiyum area is occupied by sedimentary rocks of Middle Eocene, Upper Eocene, Oligocene, Lower Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene and Holocene. Understanding the structural regime of El-Faiyum depression in the Western Desert of Egypt is significant in relation to the neotectonics of the Nile Delta and to the development of new communities west of the delta. The area is covered by Late Cretaceous, Middle to Late Eocene deposits, Oligocene deposits (comprising fluviatile sediments and basalt sheets) and Pliocene and Quaternary alluvium and sand deposits. New geological and structural maps were prepared at a scale of 1 : 100 000 using Landsat ETM+ and SRTM images coupled with extensive field work. The major structural trends are E-W, ENE, NS and NW-the same trends observed elsewhere in North Africa from NW Sudan to NE Egypt including north and central Sinai. El-Faiyum depression is a structurally-controlled tectonic basin, marked by northeast-striking faults along its northern margin. These faults are parallel to similar faults of the Syrian arc fold belt, which includes a group of related faults, folds, push-up structures, and basins. Qarun Lake is located in the northern part of El-Faiyum depression, at a right-step between two strands of the NE striking fault system. We have suggested elsewhere that El-Faiyum depression is a pull-apart basin related to extension between these mismatched strands of strike-slip faults. The E-W structures are probably related to the relative motion between south Europe and north Egypt and closure of the Neotethys. The continuation of these faults in the present area is only detected from magnetic and seismic studies. The question that needs to be raised is why these old structural features have been reactivated in Timothy M Kusky, Talaat M Ramadan, Mahmoud M Hassaan and Safwat Gabr 76 recent times. Thus, the presence of these fault zones must be heeded in all development plans for El-Faiyum region. KEY WORDS: Egypt, El-Faiyum, Syrian arc fold belt, pull-apart basin, Western Desert of Egypt.

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“…The Palmyrides in Syria are represented by a large negative anomaly down to À70 mGal (Fig. 2) and this section was modelled F. Bilim et al / Marine and Petroleum Geology 77 (2016) 190e197 as the Palmyride Trough between the Aleppo Plateau to the NW and Rutbah Uplift to the SE (Barazangi et al, 1993). The crustal thickness map obtained from the gravity anomalies (Fig.…”

Section: Interpretation Of the Crustal Thickness Analytic Signal Andmentioning

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“…For instance, Ates et al (2012) indicated that crustal thickness from the shorelines to the hinterland in the Aegean and Mediterranean regions of Turkey varies from 25 to 34 km to confirm previous and above mentioned studies. Another investigation based on the gravity data was accomplished by Barazangi et al (1993) in the Syria and they found 36e37 km Moho depth in average.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Crustal thickness variations in the Eastern Mediterranean and southern Aegean region

Bilim

Aydemir²,

Ateş

2016

Marine and Petroleum Geology

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Tectonic Evolution of the Northern Arabian Plate in Western Syria

Cited by 48 publications

References 28 publications

Neogene volcanic activity of western Syria and its relationship with Arabian plate kinematics

Neogene volcanic activity of western Syria and its relationship with Arabian plate kinematics

Structural and tectonic evolution of El-Faiyum depression, North Western Desert, Egypt based on analysis of Landsat ETM+, and SRTM Data

Crustal thickness variations in the Eastern Mediterranean and southern Aegean region

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