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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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: 2024-08-23
Проф. Andreas Stracke из Минстера гост Универзитета у Београду
У организацији Секције за минералогију, петрологију, геохемију и седиментологију Српског геолошког друштва, и уз подршку пројекта RECON TETHYS, у четвртак, 05. септембра 2024., у 11:00 часова, одржаће се предавање:
„Linking geodynamics to mantle =>
Published: 2024-08-23
Велики интервју Владице Цветковића, члана тима пројекта RECON TETHYS у недељнику РАДАР
Владица Цветковић дао је велики интервју недељнику РАДАР у коме је говорио о актуелној ситуацији везаној за геолошка истраживања литијума у Србији.
https://radar.nova.rs/video/intervju/vladica-cvetkovic-intervju-projekat-jadar/ =>
Published: 2024-06-10
Kristijan Sokol dating Cretaceous formations from the Sava Zone
During his visit to the University of Mainz, Kristijan made more than 2000 U-Pb zircon analyses of the samples from different parts of Cretaceous formations from the Sava Zone. A comprehensive dataset is the basis of a manuscript prepared by the R =>
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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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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