A JOURNEY THROUGH ANCIENT
OCEAN IN THE BALKANS
OCEAN IN THE BALKANS
A JOURNEY THROUGH ANCIENT
OCEAN IN THE BALKANS
OCEAN IN THE BALKANS
Study of Cretaceous magmatic, sedimentary and basement formations along the central Balkans, to constrain the timing, origin, geodynamic environment and life span of the alleged Sava Ocean
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Sedimentary
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Modeling
Sedimentary
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Basement
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Geodynamic
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Modeling
Recon Tethys project studies magmatic, sedimentary and basement formations within the Sava – Vardar zone,
to constrain the timing, origin, geodynamic environment and life span of the alleged Cretaceous Sava Ocean.
The project tries to answer the question whether the Sava Zone represents a relic of the Neo-Tethyan Ocean that closed during the Late Cretaceous or delimits a diffuse tectonic boundary between earlier collided Gondwana – related block(s) and Europe along with a system of pull-apart basins in transtensional tectonic environment.
The project tries to answer the question whether the Sava Zone represents a relic of the Neo-Tethyan Ocean that closed during the Late Cretaceous or delimits a diffuse tectonic boundary between earlier collided Gondwana – related block(s) and Europe along with a system of pull-apart basins in transtensional tectonic environment.
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OUR GOALS
The origin of the Sava-Vardar Zone
Constrain the origin, geodynamic environment and the lifespan of the alleged Cretaceous Sava Ocean
Where is the suture zone?
Define the border between Gondwana- and Eurasia-derived blocks, that is thought to be the position of the oceanic suture zone
Study Upper Cretaceous basalts
Test whether the Upper Cretaceous basaltic occurrences in the Balkans represent parts of dismembered ophiolitic formations
Genetic model of the Cretaceous volcanism
Develop a genetic model for the origin of the Cretaceous volcanism occurring within the Sava – Vardar zone
Timing of the tectonic events
Study tectonic structures and timing of their activity and reconstruct tectonic environments under which rocks are deformed within the research area
Develop numerical models
Develop numerical models to test whether our conclusions that emerged based on field data can work for the wider area
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Published: 2025-02-05
First draft of 3D surface geology of Klepa Mts., N. Macedonia
The Klepa Massif is a visible landmark in the municipality of Gradsko in central N. Macedonia. In the map view, it has a lens-like shape, mostly comprising of volcanic rocks situated in the center of the massif. The sedimentary sequences include U =>
Published: 2024-11-20
Ana Mladenović presented RECON TETHYS at Geospatial and Environmental Dynamics: Between Fundamental and Applied Scientific Research
Ana Mladenović presented the most recent data of RECON TETHYS at an international conference: Geospatial and Environmental Dynamics: Between Fundamental and Applied Scientific Research 15-16th November 2024| Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in =>
Published: 2024-10-03
RECON TETHYS team at 5-th Congress of Geologists of the Republic of North Macedonia
Very successful presence of the RECON TETHYS team at the 5-th Congress of Geologists of the Republic of North Macedonia: Dejan has given plenary lecture, whereas the rest of the team - Ana and Nikola - have delivered interesting talks which spark =>
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Published: 2024-08-15
Regional Strike-Slip Structures in the Internal Dinarides: Insights from the Zvornik Fault
Authors: Mladenović, A., Gajić, V., Sokol, K. and Prelević, D.
The Dinarides represent a part of a double-vergent Dinaric – Carpatho – Balkan orogenic chain that formed as a response to the closure of a branch of the Tethys ocean in the latest Jurassic and subsequent convergence between the Adriatic microplate . . .
Published: 2024-08-15
Reconstruction of the Tethys’ Waning in the Balkans
Authors: Prelević, D., Sokol, K., Mladenović, A., Gajić, V., and Cvetković, V.
The complex geodynamic evolution of the northernmost Neotethys is the subject of ongoing controversy. Key issues revolve around the waning stages of the Tethyan ocean(s) in the Balkans and the timing of the Europe-Adria collision. Some researchers . . .
Published: 2024-08-15
Can the dynamics of a subducted slab account for the Upper Cretaceous magmatism in the Sava-Vardar Zone and Timok Magmatic Complex? A Numerical Modelling Approach.
Authors: Stanković, N., Mladenović, A., Prelević, D., Cvetkov, V. and Cvetković, V.
Many questions regarding the geodynamics of the Vardar Tethys have mostly been settled, including the timing of the ophiolite obduction in the Balkans and the configuration of oceanic domains during the Jurassic period. However, the terminal stages . . .
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OUR TEAM
Prof. Dr. Dejan Prelević
Principal investigator
Dr. Ana Mladenović
WP – Tectonics and
Structural Geology
Structural Geology
Prof. Dr. Vladica Cvetković
WP – Geodynamics
Prof. Dr. Violeta Gajić
WP – Sedimentology