Drina Formation
| Drina Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cambrian to Carboniferous | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Golija Formation |
| Overlies | Basement |
| Thickness | 1600 m[1] |
The Drina Formation ("Drina Formacija") is a stratigraphic unit in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.[2] It was deposited between the Cambrian and the Carboniferous onto Neoproterozoic basement.[3] It is composed of clastic sediments, limestone and volcanic rocks.[1] The Drina Formation is conformably overlain by the Golja Formation.[3]
The formation is part of the Drina Ivanjica Unit and was overprinted by the Variscan and Alpine Orogeny.[3]
The oldest fossils are acritarch phytoplancton and spores, which indicate a Cambrian to Ordovician age. The youngest fossils are conodonts which indicate Viséan to Namurian age.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b (ed.), Jingwen Mao ; Frank P. Bierlein (2005). Mineral deposit research: meeting the global challenge (1st ed.). Berlin: Springer. ISBN 978-3540279457.
{{cite book}}:|last1=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Hrvatović, Hazim (2005). Geologic Guidebook through Bosnia and Hercegovina. Sarajevo: Geological Survey Sarajevo. ISBN 9789958935138.
- ^ a b c d Jurković, Ivan (2006). "Geology and Metallogeny of the Drina-Ivanjica Metamorphic Complex in Eastern Bosnia – Western Serbia". Rudarsko-geološko-naftni Zbornik. 18. Retrieved 29 August 2014.