Neogene deposits of Golubac Mountains

Abstract

Golubac Mountains represent the northeast part of inner Carpathian-Balkan belt, and furthermore the touchline towards the Romanian Carpathians. The youngest formations detached within the margins of researched field territory are the Neogene deposits preserved in smaller isolated basins in central part of researched area. Miocene deposits are preserved within the three basins: Rakova bara basin, Krivaca basin and Zvizd basin. For the Rakova bara basin the lithostratigraphic column is being done by virtue of the latest data revealed by recently borehole exploration. The age of these basins is lower Miocene, concerning the fact that some parts of Neogene strata of Krivaca basin and Zvizd basin according to paleontological determinations belongs to lower parts of middle Miocene.

Golubačke planine predstavljaju najseverniji deo unutrašnjeg Karpato-balkanskog pojasa, a samim tim i graničnu oblast prema rumunskim Karpatima. U granicama teritorije istraživanog terena kao najmlađe tvorevine izdvojeni su sedimenti neogena koji su očuvani u vidu manjih izolovanih basena u centralnom delu ispitivanog područja. Miocenske tvorevine su sačuvane u okviru tri basena: basen Rakove bare, basen Krivače i Zviški basen. Za Rakovobarski basen je urađen litostratigrafski stub na osnovu najnovijih podataka koji su dobijeni nedavnim istražnim bušenjem. Starost ovih basena je donjomiocenska, s tim da je na osnovu paleontoloških odredbi moguće zaključiti da odgovarajući delovi neogene serije basena Krivače i Zviškog basena pripadaju starijim odeljcima srednjeg miocena.