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View of Cappadocia, central Anatolian volcanic province, including the volcanic "castle" at Uchisar and the Erciyes volcano to the east. |
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Another view of the castle at Uchisar. |
| Central Anatolia is partially covered by the young silicic volcanic rocks of Cappadocia. Some of the volcanic landforms have been carved out and have been (some still are) inhabited. The pillars in the valley shown in the photo are ancient (early Christian) churches. |
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Cappadocia near the village of Goreme |
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Hasan Dag volcano, near Aksaray and the Tuz Golu fault |
| Erciyes volcano, eastern Cappadocia. The volcano is built on and along a strike-slip fault (northeastern extension of the Ecemis fault). |
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The Akdag massif consists of interlayered metacarbonate and metapelite (the white rock on the hillsides in the photo is marble), just like the Nigde and Kirsehir massifs, but it appears to have had a different P-T-t and structural history (we're working on it). |
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Southwestern margin of the Hirkadag block, Kirsehir massif, just north of the Kizilirmak River. Layers of high-grade (upper amphibolite facies) metapelitic schist, calc-silicate gneiss, amphibolite, and quartzite dip to the north in this photograph (layers are actually folded), and are juxtaposed by a high-angle fault (Gumuskent fault) with Kilirmak Formation sediments (sandstones, conglomerates). |
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Folded shales and limestone east of the Hirkadag block. |
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Peridotite on the northern edge of the Tahtalidag (NE continuation of Ala Dag range, mostly carbonate rocks). |