Vardar Zone: New insights into the tectono-depositional subdivision

Abstract

Vardar mega-unit represents complex tectonic unit, which was structured during Mesozoic tectono-depositional evolution of Neotethys and the adjoining continental margins. Vardar mega-unit can be subdivided into the three tectonic entities characterized by contrasting lithostratigraphic and structural features. Going from west towards east these are: Western Vardar Zone, Central Vardar Zone, and Eastern Vardar Zone. Lithostratigraphic contents of these zones were, again, deposited in three different domains. From west to east, these domains are: basin of the Adriatic passive margin, subduction trench, and forearc basin of the European active margin.