Tectonic Interrelation of the Dinarides and the Southern Alps

Abstract

The study focuses on northwestern Croatia which, including theŽumberak (Žumberačka gora), Medvednica (Zagrebačka Gora),Kalnik, Ivan¹èica, and Ravna Gora mountains, make a cross area ofthe Slovenian ÒSava FoldsÓ, Southern Alps, Mid-TransdanubianZone, Tisia, and the Inner Dinarides. This is a complex structuralregion and cannot be attributed merely to one of the units. Therefore,a geotectonic interpretation is proposed which respects the diversificationand multiple superposition of basinal and platform elements.This concept allows linkage of the Slovenian Trough with the BosnianZone and its southeastern prolongation as a major coherent tectonicunit overlain by different nappe elements. The possible linkagewith the Budva Zone beneath the carbonate nappe is also discussed.