Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78)

Sevcan Kurum ¹, Bunyamin Akgul ¹, Emin Erdem ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Geological Engineering, Firat University, 23 11 9 Elazig, TR

Abstract

Neogene-Age volcanics having within plate character widely outcrop in the east Anatolia region. Complex zonation indicating magma mixing is commonly observed in petrographic sections. Geochemical data shows that these volcanics are alkalic, calc-Alkalic and tholeiitic in charactcr. Three possible sources responsible for the composition of these volcanics are fractional crystallization of a mafic magma, magma mixing and crustal contamination resulting from continent-continent collision.

Keywords

Anatolian Volcanics, Neogene, Petrography, Geochemistry, Elazig-Tunceli Area, Eastern Turkey.

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