Eastern Anatolian volcanic province
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The Eastern Anatolian volcanic province is a geologically active region in eastern Turkey characterized by extensive volcanic fields, large stratovolcanoes, and widespread lava plateaus formed by Neogene–Quaternary volcanism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Anatolian volcanic province canonical | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological region
ⓘ
volcanic province ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arabian Plate northward motion
ⓘ
Eurasian Plate collision ⓘ escape tectonics of Anatolian Plate ⓘ |
| contains |
Ağrı Dağı volcanic complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nemrut volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Süphan volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Tendürek volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ volcanic fields around Lake Van ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| dominantMagmaType |
alkaline basalt
ⓘ
tholeiitic basalt ⓘ |
| geodynamicProcess |
crustal shortening
ⓘ
lithospheric thinning ⓘ mantle upwelling ⓘ slab break-off ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod |
Holocene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miocene NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ Pliocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
andesitic lava flows
ⓘ
basaltic lava flows ⓘ calderas ⓘ dacitic lava flows ⓘ extensive volcanic fields ⓘ ignimbrites ⓘ large stratovolcanoes ⓘ lava plateaus ⓘ monogenetic cones ⓘ shield-like volcanic edifices ⓘ |
| hazardType | volcanic hazard ⓘ |
| influences |
local climate and hydrology through high plateaus
ⓘ
regional topography of Eastern Anatolia ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Anatolian Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magmaComposition |
basaltic-andesitic
ⓘ
calc-alkaline ⓘ |
| magmaSource |
asthenospheric mantle
ⓘ
lithospheric mantle ⓘ |
| near | Lake Van NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine–Himalayan orogenic belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
geochemistry
ⓘ
tectonics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Anatolian–Eurasian–Arabian triple junction region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
collision zone between Arabian Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| volcanicActivity |
active in Quaternary
ⓘ
historically active volcanoes present ⓘ |
| volcanismAge |
Neogene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neogene–Quaternary ⓘ Quaternary ⓘ |
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