Complete Alpine reworking of the northern Menderes Massif, western Turkey

Benedicte Cenki-Tok (1) , M Expert , V. Isik (2) , O. Candan (2) , Patrick Monie (1) , Olivier Bruguier (1)

1 Géosciences Montpellier
2 Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fak, Ankara

This study focuses on the petrology, geochronology and thermochronology of metamorphic rocks within the northern Menderes Massif in western Turkey. Metasediments belonging to the cover series of the Massif record pervasive amphibolite-facies metamorphism culminating at ca. 625–670 °C and 7–9 kbars. U–Th–Pb in situ ages on monazite and allanite from these metapelites record crustal thickening and nappe stacking associated with the internal imbrication of the Anatolide–Taurides platform during the Eocene. In addition, new 39Ar/40Ar single muscovite grain analyses on deformed rocks were performed in three localities within the northern Menderes Massif and ages range from 19.8 to 25.5 Ma. These mylonites may be related to both well-known detachments, Simav to the north and Alaşehir to the south, which accommodate Oligo–Miocene exhumation of the Menderes core complex. U–Th–Pb data on monazite grains (22.2 ± 0.2 Ma) from migmatites emplaced within the Simav detachment confirm these ages.

Mots clés: Menderes Massif; Metamorphic core complex; U-Pb geochronology; Thermochronology; Amphibolite-facies metamorphism

Domaines: Géochimie

Benedicte Cenki-Tok, M Expert, V. Isik, O. Candan, Patrick Monie, et al.. Complete Alpine reworking of the northern Menderes Massif, western Turkey. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2016, 105 (5), pp.1507-1524. ⟨10.1007/s00531-015-1271-2⟩. ⟨hal-01355967⟩