IJOG : Indonesian Journal on Geoscience
Vol 8, No 4 (2013)

Geotectonic Configuration of Kulon Progo Area, Yogyakarta

Syafri, Ildrem ( Faculty of Geology, Padjadjaran University)
Budiadi, E. ( Geology Department, University College of National Technology Yogyakarta)
Sudradjat, A. ( Faculty of Geology, Padjadjaran University)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Jul 2014

Abstract

DOI: 10.17014/ijog.v8i4.168Kulon Progo Mountain, located west of Yogyakarta, is known as a unique morphological expression of an elongated dome frequently called “oblong dome”. The structural elements occurring in Kulon Progo Mountain were predominated by a radial pattern. Applying a quantitative method to measure various morphometric elements however, revealed that the regional geotectonic pattern apparently controlled the development of Kulon Progo Mountain. A general picture of the tectonics showed that the mountain building of Kulon Progo was not solely predominated by a vertical undation force; instead it was closely related to the general geotectonics operating in the area. The macro morphological analysis using various types of satellite imageries augmented with field visits unraveled three regional tectonic stages controlled the development of Kulon Progo Mountain. Those are Meratus, Sunda, and Java trends, operating in SW-NE, NNW-SSE, and E-W directions respectively.

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Journal Info

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IJOG

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Subject

Earth & Planetary Sciences

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The spirit to improve the journal to be more credible is increasing, and in 2012 it invited earth scientists in East and Southeast Asia as well as some western countries to join the journal for the editor positions in the Indonesia Journal of Geology. This is also to realize our present goal to ...