In this study, the correlation of the Balkayası travertine formations with the Salanda Fault Zone (SFZ) located within the Central Anatolian Volcanic Province (CAVP) was investigated. Additionally, source and paleoclimatic significance were researched with age dates for the travertine formations obtained with the U-series dating method, stable isotope data, and major oxide, trace, and rare earth element (REE) analyses. The ages of the travertines outcropping in the study area were determined to vary from 9 to 55 ka according to U-series age analysis data. In the stress analysis taking into account the trending’s of Balkayası travertines deposited in SFZ, it was found that the main compression and extension directions in the region were NNW-SSE and ENE-WSW, respectively. The δ¹³C_PDB values varied from 11.36 to 13.16 and δ¹⁸O_PDB values were from − 10.41 to − 8.66. ∑REE were in the interval 1.08–22.97 ppm. Negative Eu and Ce anomalies were determined. Travertine formations outcropping in the region were classified according to morphology as fissure ridge, range front, and eroded sheet travertines. Age dates obtained from the travertines reveal they formed in MIS 3 (marine isotope layer) representing very cold (dry) periods and MIS2 and the initial period of MIS 1. The extensional direction is consistent with the Tuz Gölü Fault Zone (TGFZ), one of the important structures in the region. Linked to the age data from the travertine formations, the strike-slip transition on the SFZ is interpreted to have extended to the Late Pleistocene. In conclusion, according to stable isotope data and geochemical data, the Balkayası travertines have epigenic character; however, they were affected by the hypogenic environment, precipitated in fresh water, and were fed by high pH and hydrothermal waters.

在这项研究中，研究了巴尔卡亚斯石灰华地层与位于安纳托利亚中部火山省 (CAVP) 内的萨兰达断裂带 (SFZ) 的相关性。此外，通过 U 系列测年法、稳定同位素数据以及主要氧化物、痕量和稀土元素 (REE) 分析获得的石灰华地层的年龄日期，研究了来源和古气候意义。根据U系列年龄分析数据，确定研究区出露石灰华的年龄在9至55 ka之间。在考虑SFZ沉积的Balkayası石灰华趋势的应力分析中，发现该地区的主要压缩和伸展方向分别为NNW-SSE和ENE-WSW。δ ¹³ C _PDB值从 11.36 到 13.16 和 δ ¹⁸ O _PDB值从 - 10.41 到 - 8.66。∑REE 在 1.08-22.97 ppm 的区间内。确定了负 Eu 和 Ce 异常。该地区出露的石灰华地层根据形态分为裂隙脊、山脉前沿和侵蚀片状石灰华。从石灰华中获得的年龄数据显示，它们形成于 MIS 3（海洋同位素层），代表极冷（干燥）时期和 MIS2 和 MIS 1 的初始时期。拉伸方向与图兹格吕断裂带（TGFZ）一致，1该地区的重要结构。与钙华地层的年龄数据相关联，SFZ 的走滑过渡被解释为已扩展到晚更新世。综上所述，根据稳定同位素数据和地球化学数据，巴尔卡亚斯石灰华具有表生特征；然而，