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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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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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: 2026-06-11
Naš Nikola Stanković dobitnik prestižne nagrade koju dodeljuje Univerzitet u Beogradu
Sjajne vesti stižu na adresu projekta RECON TETHYS! Naš dragi kolega i mladi istraživač Nikola Stanković dobitnik je ovogodišnje nagrade Zadužbine Đoke Vlajkovića, koju Univerzitet u Beogradu dodeljuje za izuzetne naučne rezultate mladih naučnika.
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Published: 2026-01-30
Submitted manuscript to GONDWANA RESEARCH
We just submitted a manuscript entitled: "Acidic magmatism at the Adria–Europe junction during the waning of Neotethys: Geochemical and geochronological insights from the Sava Zone, Pannonian Basin (Croatia)". The abstract is as follows: The timing =>
Published: 2025-12-11
Nikola Stanković govori za Radio Galaksiju
Član našeg tima Nikola Stanković govorio je na Radio Galaksiji o geodinamičkom modelovanju i najnovijim rezultatima vezanim za projekat.
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Published: 2026-07-01
Transect through the Vardar Mega Suture Zone
Authors: Mladenović Ana, Prelević Dejan
In this contribution, we present the field guide that accompanies the post-meeting excursion FT4 of the 17th EGU Émile Argand Conference on Alpine Geological Studies. Tectonic maps of Serbia are dominated by broad, chiefly NNW-SSE belts of ophiolit . . .
Published: 2026-06-20
The Zvornik “Suture” in the Internal Dinarides: A Key to Understanding Regional Strike‑Slip Structures in the Balkans
Authors: ANA MLADENOVIĆ, VLADICA CVETKOVIĆ, VIOLETA GAJIĆ, KRISTIJAN SOKOL, MILENA DUNČIĆ & DEJAN PRELEVIĆ
Sedimentary basins that develop in convergent tectonic settings are excellent archives for evidence of the tectonic processes active during orogen formation. A representative example of this basin type occurs in the Internal Dinarides, at the bound . . .
Published: 2026-06-18
VIEW ON MESOZOIC GEODYNAMICS OF THE BALKANS THROUGH 2D AND 3D NUMERICAL GEODYNAMIC MODELS
Authors: Nikola Stanković, Vladica Cvetković, Vesna Cvetkov, Dejan Prelević, Ana Mladenović
Jurassic and Cretaceous geodynamics of the Balkan peninsula encompasses final phases of the evolution of a Jurassic ocean Neotethys, i.e. its intraoceanic subduction and obduction of the Vardar zone ophiolites. The life of this ocean is correlated . . .
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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