10.6084/m9.figshare.3453083.v1
R. W. Harrison
R. W.
Harrison
E. Tsiolakis
E.
Tsiolakis
B. D. Stone
B. D.
Stone
A. Lord
A.
Lord
J. P. McGeehin
J. P.
McGeehin
S. A. Mahan
S. A.
Mahan
P. Chirico
P.
Chirico
Late Pleistocene and Holocene uplift history of Cyprus: implications for active tectonics along the southern margin of the
Anatolian microplate
Geological Society of London
2016
MIS
outcropping marine sediments
Troodos Ophiolite
Anatolian microplate
Eastern Mediterranean region
Holocene marine deposits
mm
SL
Cyprus
Holocene uplift history
tectonic
basal shear zone
marine isotope stages
Pleistocene uplift history
Geology
2016-06-21 11:07:15
Journal contribution
https://geolsoc.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Late_Pleistocene_and_Holocene_uplift_history_of_Cyprus_implications_for_active_tectonics_along_the_southern_margin_of_the___Anatolian_microplate/3453083
<p>The nature of the southern margin of the Anatolian microplate during the Neogene is complex, controversial and fundamental
in understanding active plate-margin tectonics and natural hazards in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Our investigation
provides new insights into the Late Pleistocene uplift history of Cyprus and the Troodos Ophiolite. We provide isotopic (<sup>14</sup>C) and radiogenic (luminescence) dates of outcropping marine sediments in eastern Cyprus that identify periods of deposition
during marine isotope stages (MIS) 3, 4, 5 and 6. Past sea-levels indicated by these deposits are <em>c.</em> 95±25 m higher in elevation than estimates of worldwide eustatic sea-level. An uplift rate of <em>c.</em> 1.8 mm/year and possibly as much as <em>c.</em> 4.1 mm/year in the past <em>c.</em> 26–40 ka is indicated. Holocene marine deposits also occur at elevations higher than those expected for past SL and suggest
uplift rates of <em>c.</em> 1.2–2.1 mm/year. MIS-3 marine deposits that crop out in southern and western Cyprus indicate uniform island-wide uplift.
We propose a model of tectonic wedging at a plate-bounding restraining bend as a mechanism for Late Pleistocene to Holocene
uplift of Cyprus; uplift is accommodated by deformation and seismicity along the margins of the Troodos Ophiolite and re-activation
of its low-angle, basal shear zone.
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