Konya Basin formation - artist impression of Central Anatolia multi-stage lithospheric dripping (IMAGE)

University of Toronto

Konya Basin formation - artist impression of Central Anatolia multi-stage lithospheric dripping

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Artist impression of multi-stage lithospheric dripping process in Central Anatolia. Initial lithospheric removal via a primary drip beneath Central Anatolia causing plateau uplift since between 10 and 8 million years ago (a), followed by the development of a secondary drip (b) and associated Konya Basin formation. A timeline (c) charts lithospheric drip and topographic evolution of Central Anatolia from 25 million years ago to the present.

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Nevena Niagolova

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