1. Novel applications of fluid inclusions and isotope geochemistry in unravelling the genesis of fossil travertine systems
- Author
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Jeroen Soete, Mehmet Özkul, Rudy Swennen, Hannes Claes, Hamdy El Desouky, and Frank Vanhaecke
- Subjects
Evaporite ,Stratigraphy ,Geochemistry ,Denizli basin (Turkey) ,Mineralogy ,Isotopes of oxygen ,Lycia ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Sr isotopes ,Cementing (shafts) ,Isotopes ,Degassing ,Fluid inclusions ,Travertine ,geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Boiling liquids ,Geological surveys ,C-O isotopes ,Geology ,Sedimentary basin ,Limestone ,Fluid inclusion ,Hydrocarbons ,Hydrocarbon exploration ,chemistry ,Source rock ,Carbon dioxide ,Tufa ,Strontium ,Isotope geochemistry ,Exploratory geochemistry ,Carbonate ,Boiling ,Deposits - Abstract
The Denizli Basin is a fault-bounded Neogene-Quaternary depression located in the Western Anatolian Extensional Province, Western Turkey. The basin is a unique geological site with abundant active and fossil (Quaternary) travertine and tufa deposits. Fluid inclusion microthermometry and isotopic analysis were applied to study the genesis of the Ballik fossil travertine deposits, located in the south-eastern part of the basin. Microthermometry on fluid inclusions indicates that the main travertine precipitating and cementing fluids are characterized by low salinity (
- Published
- 2015