The geology and mineralogical / petrographic features of Umurbabadag and its surroundings (Esme, Usak-Turkey)

  • Alaaddin Vural Gumushane University
  • Taner Unlu Ankara University
Keywords: brick, insulation, perlite Menderes Massif, Mineralogy/Petrography, General Geology, Eşme-Uşak

Abstract

Although numerous geological studies have been carried out in many regions of the Menderes Massif, even in areas close to the study area, no detailed geological mapping of the study area has been found. Within the scope of this study, geological, mineralogical-petrographic studies of Umurbabadağ and its vicinity were carried out and detailed 1/25,000 scaled geological mapping of the area was completed. When the findings obtained from the field and mineralogy-petrographic studies are compared with the general geological features of the Menderes Massif, it is understood that the study area is located within the Demirci-Gordes submassif of the Menderes Massif. Paragneisses (fine-grained gneisses) and orthogneisses having shear and/or compatible contact with these rocks belonging to the Latest Proterozoic-Earl Cambrian Core of the Menderes Massif crop out in the area. The fine-grained gneiss unit, corresponding to the Pan-African basement, outcrops in a very large area in the field. Amphibolite bodies, meta-aplite and meta leucogranites are present at different locations, generally cutting the fine-grained gneisses. Meta-aplite and meta leucogranites have been interpreted as granite porphyries of granitic augen gneisses, while amphibolites have been interpreted as basic magmatics cutting the Precambrian-Cambrian basement. The second widely observed rocks in the field is granitic augen gneisses (orthogneisses). These rocks are sometimes intermediate levels in fine-grained gneisses and sometimes cut the unit. As a result of the structural analysis performed on the metamorphic rocks in the area, it was observed that the main strike axes of the rocks are N40-50°E and the rocks are affected by a NW-SE trending force pair. It was concluded that the findings obtained were compatible with the properties agreed on the massif.

Author Biographies

Alaaddin Vural, Gumushane University

Department of Geology

Gumushane, Turkey

Taner Unlu, Ankara University

Department of Geology

Ankara, Turkey

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2020-12-31
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Vural, A., & Unlu, T. (2020). The geology and mineralogical / petrographic features of Umurbabadag and its surroundings (Esme, Usak-Turkey). Journal of Engineering Research and Applied Science, 9(2), 1561-1587. Retrieved from http://journaleras.com/index.php/jeras/article/view/219
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