Discovery of the Late Triassic (Middle Carnian–Rhaetian) radiolarians in the volcano-sedimentary sequences of the Kocali Complex, SE Turkey: Correlation with the other Tauride units

Late Cretaceous–Miocene sedimentary development of the Arabian continental margin in SE Turkey (Adıyaman region): Implications for regional palaeogeography and the closure history of Southern Neotethys

“…Secondly, the volcanic-sedimentary assemblage is interleaved with both intrusive and extrusive ophiolitic rocks (Yıldırım et al, 2012). Both assemblages were emplaced onto the Arabian continental margin during the same latest Cretaceous regional tectonic event (Rigo de Righi and Cortesini, 1964;Sungurlu, l973;Perinçek, l979a, b;Varol et al 2007;Uzunçimen et al, 2011;Robertson et al 2014). …”

Monsoon as a cause of radiolarite in the Tethyan realm

“…The most complete Mesozoic radiolarite successions (Fig. 1), reaching up to the Upper Cretaceous, are known from the Pindos-Olonos Zone in Greece (De Wever and Thie ´bault, 1981), Turkey (Uzuncimen et al, 2011), through Iran (Gharib and De Wever, 2010;Robin et al, 2010) and Oman (Blechschmidt et al, 2004;De Wever et al, 1988b, 1990, and continue further east to Tibet (e.g., Ziabrev et al, 2004).…”

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

“…2), are named after a much larger exposure of ophiolite rocks further east, near Meydan Village. The Meydan ophiolite is correlated with the Koçali ophiolite, which is widely exposed throughout SE Turkey (Sungurlu 1974;Sungurlu and Arpat 1978;Yıldırım 1989;Uzunçimen et al 2011;Yıldırım et al 2012;Robertson et al 2015b). (iv) Bulgurkaya sedimentary mélange This unit includes blocks and dismembered slices of shallow-marine carbonates, conglomerates and metamorphic rocks, set in a matrix of terrigenous shales, marls and low-metamorphic-grade phyllite (Fig.…”