Origin of galena and sphalerite mineralization in the Koru Volcanics,Biga Peninsula,Turkey: insights from MELTS modelling and SUPCRT calculations

Seismic and gravity data have disclosed correlations between the structure of the major folded belts with the surface of the basaltic layer and the Moho. The major structural elements of the Greater Caucasus province are reviewed, though with all too generalized maps for reference. These structures are reviewed in the light of their evolution in three stages: the first ending in the Medial-Late Jurassic, the second ending in the Middle Paleogene, and the third occupying the Oligocene-Neogene-Quaternary periods. A major synclinorium and anticlinorium of long duration are postulated. The granite layer is summarized in an isopachous map. This is correlated with a contour map of the Moho. Inheritances of earlier geosynclinal cycles (Hercynian). The primary geosyncline is related to planetary rifts. The thickest part of the crust is centered on the meganticlinorium in the Alpine structures of the Caucasus. Formation of folds, foredeeps, and folding after sedimentation is related to development of the granite layer during continental evolution. Deep-seated piercement of the granite into the cover in the axial portion is indicated. The observable seismicity is also correlated with evolution of the granite layer.--B. N. Cooper.