Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece Vol. 54, 2019 A Billion Years of History within the Grevena- Deskati Watershed Ghikas Dina Miami University, Oxford OH USA Rassios Anne Institute for Geologic and Mineral Exploration Lefkovrisi, Kozani Greece http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/bgsg.19767 Copyright © 2019 Dina Ghikas, Anne Ewing Rassios To cite this article: Ghikas, D., & Rassios, A. (2019). A Billion Years of History within the Grevena-Deskati Watershed. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 54(1), 20-33. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/bgsg.19767 http://epublishing.ekt.gr | e-Publisher: EKT | Downloaded at 27/10/2019 00:57:47 | Volume 54 BGSG Research Paper A BILLION YEARS OF HISTORY WITHIN THE Correspondence to: Dina Ghikas GREVENA-DESKATI WATERSHED notconstandina@hotmai l.com Dina Ghikas1*, Anne Ewing Rassios2 DOI number: http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/ bgsg.19767 1 Velissariou 5 Grevena 51100, Greece *
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[email protected] West Macedonia, Geohistory Citation: Ghikas, Dina and Rassios, Abstract Anne Ewing (2019), A Billion Years of History within the Grevena- The river system of West Macedonia comprises the headwaters and western Deskati Watershed. Bulletin Geological extent of the Aliakmon watershed. This region has a unique and highly complex Society of Greece, 54, 20- geologic history (Rassios, 2008; Rassios, 2011), many aspects of which can be 33. inferred by examining conglomerate (river-cobble) formations in the region. These Publication History: formations contain all rock types found within the modern-day river basin, as well as Received: 21/02/2019 Accepted: 12/06/2019 some which are not found within today's basin.