THE EMPLACEMENT OF THE VERMION NAPPE IN THE AREA OF KATO SELI (MT VERMION, CENTRAL MACEDONIA, GREECE)

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Published: Jul 27, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/bgsg.11698
Keywords:
Pelagonian Zone Almopias Zone thrusting Tertiary
G.A. Georgiadis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Geology
M.D. Tranos
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Geology
A.A. Kilias
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Geology
D.M. Mountrakis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Geology
Abstract

Our fieldwork in the area of Kato Seli of Mt Vermion suggests that the Vermion Nappe is not only tectonically overlying the Maastrichtian flysch of the Pelagonian Zone, but also a Jurassic melange that overlies the Triassic-Jurassic marbles of the Pelagonian Zone. Moreover, between the Vermion Nappe and the underlying melange, tectonic slivers of meta-sandstones-meta-rudites are tectonically emplaced. This calls for a reassessment of the emplacement of the Vermion Nappe and its role in the geotectonic evolution of the area.

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