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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Geodynamic
Modeling
Modeling
Sedimentary
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Sequences
Basement
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Formations
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: 2024-04-24
Prošireni zbor SGD - NOVI PODACI ZA BOLJE RAZUMEVANJE KONVERGENCIJE IZMEDJU JADRANSKE I EVROPSKE PLOČE NA CENTRALNOM BALKANU
Drage kolege,
U februaru 2018. godine u organizaciji SGD-a, sekcije za mineralogiju, petrologiju, geohemiju i sedimentologiju, održan je mini-simpozijum posvećen različitim interpretacijama mezozojskog razvoja tetiskog okeana na Balkanskom poluost =>
Published: 2024-04-22
RECON TETHYS at the University of Zagreb
In mid-March, Dejan Prelević was a guest at the University of Zagreb, where he presented the latest results ofthe project. =>
Published: 2024-04-22
RECON TETHYS at EGU 2024
The members of the RECON TETHYS team has presented their results at the EGU24 General Assembly in Vienna. =>
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OUR PUBLICATIONS
Published: 2024-04-23
UPPER CRETACEOUS SCAGLIA TYPE LIMESTONE FROM KLEPA Mts. (NORTH MACEDONIA) – SEDIMENTOLOGY AND BIOSTRATIGRAPHY
Authors: Violeta Gajić, Milena Dunčić, Ana Mladenović, and Dejan Prelević
The research area is located in the central part of North Macedonia, in the area of the Klepa Mts. Based on sedimentological, micropaleontological and biostratigraphical investigations of samples from both the east and west side of the Klepa Mts., . . .
Published: 2024-04-23
Trans-Lithospheric Diapirism as a Possible Mechanism for Ophiolite Emplacement?
Authors: Nikola Stanković, Taras Gerya, Vladica Cvetković, and Vesna Cvetkov
Oceanic obduction and ophiolite emplacement are processes which result in positioning of more dense oceanic lithosphere on top of less dense continental crust. It is known that obduction is related to the closure of oceanic realms, however exact me . . .
Published: 2023-09-24
SEDIMENTOLOGY AND BIOSTRATIGRAFY OF CAMPANIAN-MAASTRICHT LIMESTONE FROM KLEPA (NORTH MACEDONIA)
Authors: Violeta Gajić, Milena Dunčić, Ana Mladenović, Dejan Prelević
In the central part of North Macedonia, in the area of the Klepa Mts., Upper Cretaceous sedimentary formations have been studied. Based on sedimentological, micropaleontological and biostratigraphical investigations of samples from both the east an . . .
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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