Open AccessNeotectonic structure and evolution of Salamis island
Author(s) -
Ηλίας Δ. Μαριολάκος,
Ι. Φουντούλης,
Δ. Θεοχάρης
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
deltio tīs ellīnikīs geōlogikīs etaireias/deltio tīs ellīnikīs geōlogikīs etaireias
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2529-1718
pISSN - 0438-9557
DOI - 10.12681/bgsg.16958
Subject(s) - graben , geology , horst and graben , neotectonics , structural basin , paleontology , seismology , geomorphology , quaternary
The morphotectonic structure that dominate in Salamis Island strike E-W and NE-SW, having as a result that neotectonic grabens and horsts follow these general directions. The asymmetry of the drainage network is due to the kinematic regime of the neotectonic blocks. Salamis Island is located in an area where structural trendings of E-W (Corinthian Gulf, Megara graben, Gerania Mt., Pateras Mt.) and NE-SW (Aigaleo Mt., Ymittos Mt., Athens Basin) are intersected, resulting a complicated neotectonic structure.