Abstract
This work presents major lithological, structural, paleontological and
paleomagnetic characteristics of the Upper Miocene Pannonian marl in the
Filijala Open Pit of the La Farge Cement Plant near Beočin, northern Serbia.
Pannonian marl lies between the underlying heterogeneous Sarmatian deposits
and the overlying set of Pontian sand beds and Quaternary sediments. The open
pit is located on the NE range of Fruška Gora, a horst structure with a core
of Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Paleogene rocks in a complex structural pattern.
Pannonian sediments, which are part of a younger structural stage, deposited
on the horst limbs. The Pannonian marl strata dip at angles from 12° to 26°
(to the NNW), forming a monocline. The strata deformations are a consequence
of radial tectonics and are a potential source of landslides. The many
mollusks (7 gastropod and 9 bivalve species) and ostracodes (27 species) and
their biostratigraphical position indicate marl deposition throughout the
Pannonian age. A paleomagnetic investigation established that the marl has
inconsistent remanent magnetization (with bad statistical parameters), which
originates from neoformed magnetite.
Citation
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36993
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meri2010thegeoloski