Role of the Cretaceous normal faults on the formation of the Eocene (Pontide) fold-thrust belt structures in offshore Akcakoca-Amasra area, Western Black Sea basin, Turkey
Journal: Bulletin Of The Mineral Research and Exploration
Year: 2020

The Western Black Sea basin formed during therifting of the Moesian Platform in Early Cretaceous. The closure of the Neotethys Ocean in the Middle Eocene resulted in the formation of the Pontide fold and thrust belt in northern Turkey. During this study, eight seismic reflection profiles were interpreted to determine the subsurface structural geometry and tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the offshore Akçakoca-Amasra area. The stratigraphy of the study area is determined based on a composite wi