Hazim Hrvatović GEOLOGICAL GUIDEBOOK THROUGH BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Geological Survey of Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo, 2006 Hazim Hrvatović GEOLOGICAL GUIDEBOOK THROUGH BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA A publication of the Geological Survey of Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina With 50 Figures, 47 in Color Sarajevo, 2006 Published by Author Geological Survey of Federation Hazim Hrvatović, Ph. D. geologist Bosnia and Herzegovina Director of the Geological Survey of Sarajevo Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina Ustanička 11, B&H-71210 Ilidža and professor of the Faculty of Mining- Separate Monograph of Herald Geology and Civile Engenering, Geological, volume 28 University of Tuzla Reviewers Translator Ivan Soklić, Tuzla Jakob Pamić, Zagreb Izet Kubat, Sarajevo Editor in charge Hazim Hrvatović Editorship Safet Čičić, Mirza Bašagić, Hazim Hrvatović, Neven Miošič, Esad Kulenović Printed by Ars Grafika, Tuzla Edition: 500 Catalogization in Publication National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo UDK 551. 1/.4 (497.6) (036) HRVATOVIĆ, Hazim Geological Guidebook through Bosnia and Herzegovina/ Hazim Hrvatović, Sarajevo-Geological Survay of Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006. - 162 pp: 50 illustrations: 24 cm Izv. Stv. Nasl. : Geološki vodić kroz Bosnu i Hercegovinu References: 148-161 p ISBN 9958 – 9351 – 3 – 9 COBISS. BH - ID 15131910 PREFACE Austrian geologist Friedrich Katzer (1903), who was a founder of the geology of Bosnia and Herzegovina, published the first geological quidebook through Bosnia and Herzegovina. The book was prepared for the excursion through Bosnia and Herzegovina organized in the framework of the Ninth World Geological Congress in 1903. in Vienna. This was hard-bound pocket-sized book that contained eight coloured geological maps, cross-section and photographs which were offered to the Congres participations, Katzer (1904) published a report on the realization of the excursion, number of participants (about 30 persons including several Japanese geoscientifics), discussions carried out during the excursion and some new geological observations. The second geological guidebook was edited by S. Čičić (1978) in the framework of the Ninth Geological Congress of the Jugoslawian geologists which was organized in 1978. in Sarajevo. The book comprises data for three at that time selected routes : 1) Sarajevo – Foča – Trebinje- Mostar; 2) Travnik – Bihać – Banja Luka – Zenica and 3) Vlasenica – Olovo – Vareš – Breza. The book includes 65 pages with topographic sketches of the routes. During the period of last 30 years numerous papers on the geology of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been published Numerous sheets of the Basic Geological Map 1:100 000 with explanatory notes are of a particular importance. The Geological Survey of Bosnia and Herzegovina was founded in 1912 by a decree of the “Landregierung” of Bosnia – Herzegovina included at that time in the Austria – Hungarian Empire. In fact, the Geological Survey started with its activity in 1898. when Friedrich Katzer was nominated as a geologist in the administration of the Bosnia – Herzegovina Government. The Geological Surveys both in Sarajevo and Zagreb were canceled by the foundation of the Geological Institute of the Jugoslaw Kingdom and their libraries and archives were transported to Belgrade. The Geological Survey was refounded in 1947. under the name of “ Geological Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Mining”. Afterwards the Geological Survey has changed the name and status for several times, nevertheless it prolonged with its development due to the strong economical development. The Geological Survey has been a center for the organized geological research and exploration activity of the country as a base for the whole economic and humanitarian development of each country. In the framework of the mining activity, the Geological Survey carried out the prospection for new mineral resources and performed exploration works, evaluated the reserves of mineral resources and the exploitation rationality from the point of view of interest for the country as a whole. The scientific research activity was also strongly supported during this period which also resulted in the publishing of this geological Guidebook. In the first part of the guidebook are presented on the stratigrafy of the country which is divided on its structurale and paleogeographic units including carbonate platform of the External Dinarides, allochthonous Paleozoic – Triassic formations, the passive continental margin formations, ophiolitic and genetically related sedimentary formations and the active continental formations. Finally, Tertiary postorogenic formations, both of the intramontane fresh – water and the Pannonian marine to fresh – water ones are presented at the end of the stratigraphic presentation. In the second part of the book are presented basic data on tectonic features, and geodinamic evolution of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The third part of the guidebook represents distribution of the mineral deposites. In the large shortage of geological literature data in the war devastated country, this guidebook “though probably to voluminous, represents and useful handbook in any manner both for domestic and foreign geologists. In these after war years we had to restrict only to one international field excursion through the areas without mines. However, this is not sufficient and we to continue with the consideration of geological problems on future meetings and field trips which should be for the our everyday praxis. For that reason we invite our geologists to prepare programs for the future excursions according to their own choise and possibility in order that the the acquired experience can be enriched by a new knowledge needed for the life and existance in this part of our planet. Ivan Soklić CONTENT GEOLOGY AND DIVISION OF THE DINARIDES OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.......................................................... 1 DINARIC CARBONATE PLATFORM.....................................................10 Mountains and karst valleys of Sothwest Bosnia....................................12 Mountains and karst valleys of North Herzegovina.................................20 Mountains and karst valleys of South Herzegovina.................................28 PALEOZOIC AND TRIASSIC ALLOCHTHONUS COMPLEX.................35 Sana-Una area.........................................................................................36 Midd-Bosnian Schist Mountains ..............................................................43 Sutheast Bosnia area ..............................................................................54 Area of the Mts. Jahorina - Bjelašnica –Treskavica ................................58 East Bosnia area .....................................................................................61 FORMATIONS OF THE PASSIVE CONTINETAL MARGIN ...................65 (Bosnian flysch) DINARIDE OPHIOLITE ZONE ................................................................72 FORMATIONS OF THE ACTIVE CONTINETAL MARGIN .....................85 (Sava-Vardar Zone) Cretaceous-Early Paleogene flysch formations ...................................... 85 Ophiolite melange ................................................................................... 91 Regionally metamorphosed sequences .................................................. 92 Synkinematic granitoids .......................................................................... 94 Post-orogenic volcanics .......................................................................... 96 POSTOROGENIC OLIGOCENE, NEOGENE AND QUARTERNARY FORMATIONS ................................ 98 Neogene intramontane fresh-water basins .............................................98 Sarajevo- Zenica Basin ............................................................................98 South Pannonian Basin .........................................................................102 Tuzla Basin ............................................................................................103 Panonian Basin sensu lato ....................................................................109 MAIN TECTONIC STRUCTURES AND DISCONTINUITIES ................115 Position of the Dinarides within the Alpine Himalaya orogenic belt…… 115 Main thrust structure of the Dinarides ……………………………………. 116 Main fault structure of the Dinarides ……………………………………… 125 Seismicity…………………………………………………………………….. 128 Seisomtectonic activity …………………………………………………….. 129 GEODINAMIC EVOLUTION ..................................................................133 Paleozoic evolution ................................................................................133 Mesozoic – Early Paleogene evolution ..................................................136 Post-orogenic Alpine evolution ..............................................................140 DISTRIBUTION OF MINERAL DEPOSITES .........................................144 REFERENCES........................................................................................148 GEOLOGY AND DIVISION OF THE DINARIDES OF BOSNIA AND HREZEGOVINA REGIONAL SETTING Position of the Dinarides within the Alpine-Himalaya orogenic belt The Dinarides as a mountin system have not been as yet clearly spatially defined relative to the surrounding mountain systems. In the framework of classical but abandoned geosynclinal concept, Kober (1911) separated «two branches» within the Alpine-Himalaya belt (index-sketch in Fig. 1) and the Dinarides,