Bitlis–Zagros suture zone
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The Bitlis–Zagros suture zone is a major tectonic collision belt in the Middle East marking the boundary where the Arabian Plate has collided with the Eurasian Plate, giving rise to significant mountain building and seismic activity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bitlis–Zagros suture zone canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collision belt
ⓘ
geological structure ⓘ tectonic suture zone ⓘ |
| associatedWithHazard |
active faulting
ⓘ
earthquakes ⓘ seismic activity ⓘ |
| associatedWithMountainRange |
Hakkari Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Bitlis Massif
Zagros Mountains ⓘ |
| associatedWithProcess |
continental underthrusting
ⓘ
crustal shortening ⓘ folding ⓘ mountain building ⓘ subduction termination ⓘ thrust faulting ⓘ |
| containsRockType |
metamorphic rocks
ⓘ
ophiolites ⓘ sedimentary sequences ⓘ |
| continentCollisionType | continent–continent collision ⓘ |
| controls | regional topography of southeastern Turkey and Zagros region ⓘ |
| evidenceFor | closure of Neotethys Ocean ⓘ |
| extendsFrom |
Eastern Anatolia
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Turkey
|
| extendsTo | Zagros Mountains ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| importance | major plate boundary in the Middle East ⓘ |
| influences | seismic hazard in Turkey, Iran and Iraq ⓘ |
| linkedToPlateMotion |
northward motion of Arabian Plate
ⓘ
relative convergence of Arabia and Eurasia ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
Iran
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Middle East ⓘ |
| majorPhaseOfCollision | Miocene ⓘ |
| marksCollisionBetween |
Arabian Plate
ⓘ
Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| orogenicBelt |
Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpine–Himalayan orogenic belt
|
| orogeny | Alpine orogeny ⓘ |
| partOf | Arabia–Eurasia collision zone ⓘ |
| relatedOcean |
Tethys Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Neotethys Ocean
|
| separates |
Anatolian Plate
ⓘ
surface form:
Anatolian microplate
Arabian Plate ⓘ Iranian microplate ⓘ |
| structuralStyle | thrust-and-fold belt ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
seismology
ⓘ
structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicActivityStatus | active ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.