Tectonic framework and Late Cenozoic tectonic history of the northern part of Cyprus: implications for earthquake hazards and regional tectonics

Harrison, Richard W.; Newell, Wayne L.; Batıhanlı, H.; Panayides, I.; McGeehin, John P.; Mahan, Shannon A.; Őzhűr, A.; Tsiolakis, Efthymios; Necdet, Mehmet

doi:10.1016/s1367-9120(03)00095-6

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“…NNW-SSW-trending fault lineament near Besparmak (Pentadactylos mountain) ). There is also evidence of Pliocene-Pleistocene sinistral strike-slip movements along the Ovgos (Dar Dere) Fault to the south of the Kyrenia Range (Harrison et al 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Of these, the Myrtou (Çamlıbel) Formation comprises interbedded marls and siltstones (Baroz 1979;Yetis et al 1995;McCay et al 2012), whereas the Nicosia (Lefkosa) Formation is made up of interbedded marls and chalks (Baroz 1979;Yetis et al 1995). Above this, the Athalassa (Gürpınar) Formation is predominantly shallow-marine carbonate grainstones (Baroz 1979;McCallum & Robertson 1995a;Harrison et al 2004). Finally, the traditional Fanglomerate Formation is represented by a series of terrace deposits on both flanks of the Kyrenia Range (Ducloz 1964;Knup 1965;Baroz 1979).…”

Section: Geological Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similar planktonic foraminifera to those within the Nicosia (Lefkosa) Formation have previously been reported from the Athalassa (Gürpınar) Formation in this area (Baroz 1979;Hakyemez et al 2000). The Athalassa (Gürpınar) Formation is dominated by carbonate grainstones that accumulated in a shallow-marine (sublittoral) environment (Baroz 1979;McCallum & Robertson 1995b;Harrison et al 2004). Petrographic study of the grainstone deposits indicates that the formation includes large amounts of reworked shallow-water bioclastic material and also reworked planktonic foraminifera (Palamakumbura 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Quantitative dating of Pleistocene deposits of the Kyrenia Range, northern Cyprus: implications for timing, rates of uplift and driving mechanisms

Palamakumbura

Robertson

Kinnaird

et al. 2016

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The Kyrenia Range underwent tectonically driven uplift during the Pliocene to Pleistocene in response to the interaction of various tectonic processes. To understand the tectonic processes driving the uplift and how this is related to uplift of other areas of the Eastern Mediterranean, uranium-series disequilibrium and optically stimulated luminescence dating were applied to marine and non-marine terrace deposits exposed on the northern flank of the range. Palaeomagnetism and strontium isotope dating were used in conjunction to date the final stages of the marine environment adjacent to the Kyrenia Range prior to major surface uplift. Uplift rates range from >1.2 mm a −1 , inferred during the Early Pleistocene, to <0.2 mm a −1 during the Late Pleistocene. The new data show that the Kyrenia Range was uplifted contemporaneously with the Troodos Massif in southern Cyprus. The uplift of the Kyrenia Range appears to have been significantly faster than that affecting other comparable regions in the easternmost Mediterranean during the Pleistocene (e.g. Lebanon coast; southern Anatolian plateau). The driving mechanism for the uplift of both the Kyrenia Range and the Troodos Massif is inferred to be the collision of the Eratosthenes Seamount with the Cyprus trench to the south of Cyprus.Supplementary material: Details of the methods used are available at https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3260977.

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Quantitative dating of Pleistocene deposits of the Kyrenia Range, northern Cyprus: implications for timing, rates of uplift and driving mechanisms

Palamakumbura

Robertson

Kinnaird

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“…Convergence across the central Cyprus Arc shifted from subduction to collision (Salamon et al, 2003;Hall et al, 2010) while its eastern part exhibits strike-slip motion (Ben-Avraham et al, 1995). Uplift of the island of Cyprus which persisted since the late Miocene accelerated during the early Pleistocene when the island completely emerged from the sea (Kempler, 1998;Harrison et al, 2004). The Troodos Massif and the Kyrenia Range were uplifted in accelerated rates (Robertson and Woodcock, 1986;Robertson et al, 1995;Robertson, 1991, 1998) while NW to NE trending strike-slip faulting became dominant in northern Cyprus (Harrison et al, 2004).…”

Section: Cyprus and Eratosthenes Seamountmentioning

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“…Uplift of the island of Cyprus which persisted since the late Miocene accelerated during the early Pleistocene when the island completely emerged from the sea (Kempler, 1998;Harrison et al, 2004). The Troodos Massif and the Kyrenia Range were uplifted in accelerated rates (Robertson and Woodcock, 1986;Robertson et al, 1995;Robertson, 1991, 1998) while NW to NE trending strike-slip faulting became dominant in northern Cyprus (Harrison et al, 2004). After the mid Pleistocene, uplift rates decreased Robertson, 1992, 1998).…”

Section: Cyprus and Eratosthenes Seamountmentioning

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Early-to-mid Pleistocene Tectonic Transition Across the Eastern Mediterranean Influences the Course of Human History

Schattner¹

2011

New Frontiers in Tectonic Research - At the Midst of Plate Convergence

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Sea level and climate forcing of the Sr isotope composition of lateMioceneMediterranean marine basins

Schildgen

Cosentino

Frijia

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Geochem Geophys Geosyst

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Sr isotope records from marginal marine basins track the mixing between seawater and local continental runoff, potentially recording the effects of sea level, tectonic, and climate forcing in marine fossils and sediments. Sr/ 86 Sr analyses from the astronomically tuned Lower Evaporites in the central Apennines (Italy) allow us to explore the effect of glacio-eustatic sea level and precipitation changes on 87 Sr/ 86 Sr. Most variation in our data can be explained by changes in sea level, with greatest negative excursions from global seawater values occurring during relative sea level lowstands, which generally coincided with arid conditions in the Mediterranean realm. We suggest that this greater sensitivity to lowered sea level compared with higher runoff could relate to the inverse relationship between Sr concentration and river discharge. Variations in the residence time of groundwater within the karst terrain of the circum-Mediterranean region during arid and wet phases may help to explain the single (robust) occurrence of a negative excursion during a sea level highstand, but this explanation remains speculative without more detailed paleoclimatic data for the region.

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Tectonic framework and Late Cenozoic tectonic history of the northern part of Cyprus: implications for earthquake hazards and regional tectonics

Cited by 68 publications

References 49 publications

Quantitative dating of Pleistocene deposits of the Kyrenia Range, northern Cyprus: implications for timing, rates of uplift and driving mechanisms

Quantitative dating of Pleistocene deposits of the Kyrenia Range, northern Cyprus: implications for timing, rates of uplift and driving mechanisms

Early-to-mid Pleistocene Tectonic Transition Across the Eastern Mediterranean Influences the Course of Human History

Sea level and climate forcing of the Sr isotope composition of lateMioceneMediterranean marine basins

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