Author:
Bonev Nikolay,Filipov Petyo
Abstract
The Circum-Rhodope belt is a major tectonic unit in the Alpine orogen of northern Aegean region, which consists of metasedimentary rocks and unmetamorphosed arc-related Jurassic Evros ophiolite. Here, we review the biostratigraphic and detrital zircon ages available for the distinct units of the eastern Circum-Rhodope belt in Bulgaria and Greece. Both, biostratigraphic and radiometric ages consistently reveal a Middle Triassic to latest Late Jurassic timing of the sedimentation. Most importantly, the continuous depositional record sketches sedimentary sources from the continental margin (Rhodope) and the Jurassic arc system (Evros ophiolite) as documented mostly by the detrital zircons in clastic successions.
Publisher
Bulgarian Geological Society
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