Stratigraphy of Aşağı Belemedik (Kıralan-Hacıkırı) region

ABSTRACTMSc THESISSTRATIGRAPHY OF ASAGI BELEMEDIK(KIRALAN-HACIKIRI) REGIONAfsin EKMEKYAPARDEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGYINSTITUE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCESCUKUROVA UNIVERSITYSuper visor : Professor Doctor Niyazi AVSARYear : 2006, Pages: 89Jury : Professor Doctor Niyazi AVSARAssociated Professor Ergul YASARAssistant Professor Hakan GUNEYLIThis study has been prepared as a MSc. thesis in the Çukurova University,Institute of Natural Science, Geological Engineering Department and supported bythe Çukurova University, Research Foundation (FBE 2002-YL 138). Theinvestigated area is located at approximately 70-80 km northwest of Adana. In thisstudy, detailed stratigraphic investigation has been done around Asagi Belemedik(Kiralan-Hacikiri) (NW Adana) area. At the base of the Tertiary succession of theAdana basin Paleozoic and Mesozoic aged lithostratigraphic units are outcropped.Together with geological map of the studied area, the columnar stratigraphic section,measured stratigraphic sections, geologic cross-section (Kuscular-Karaisali), havealsa been prepared.More than 3855 m. thick sedimentary sequence of Paleozoic, Mesozoic andCenozoic ages was mapped according to seven lithostratigraphic units. Thelithostratigraphic units begin with the Middle (?)-Upper Devonian aged Yerkopruformatian in the investigated area. Permo-Carbonifereous aged Karahamzauşağıformation comes on this. Upper Triassic - Cretaceous aged Demirkazık formationcomes on this .And All of these are foundation of investigated area. Tertiarysuccession begins with Oligocene-Lower Miocene aged Gildirli formation.Lower-Middle Miocene aged Kaplankaya formation comes on this. Lower-Middle Mioceneaged Karaisali formation comes on this. Langhiyen-Serrevaliyen aged Guvencformation which comes harmony on lower units form top of the Tersiyer stow atresearch area. Travertene, alluvium and terrace exist in the Quaternary. There is notany mineralization of economic significance in the area. Demirkazık and Karaisalıformations is being used as balast material for railways and Karaisalı formation forpowder lime production, on the other hand it could be used as raw material in cementproduction. Some researcher have done detailed researchs near research area forthere is any petroleum possibility. Some researchers signs that petrolium may beburyed hillans stratigraphic traps near research area and nearly places.Key Words: Stratigraphi, Asagi Belemedik, Kiralan-Hacikiri, MiyosenII