20.500.12556/DiRROS-17672 Geochemical and mineralogical approaches in unraveling paleoweathering, provenance, and tectonic setting of the clastic sedimentary succession (Western Central Paratethys) Pronounced tectonic and paleogeographic changes were detected in the Alpine–Pannonian region during the Miocene at the interface between the Alps, the Dinarides, and the Pannonian Basin. To understand the major tectonic, paleogeographic, and paleoclimatic changes during this period, geochemical and mineralogical investigations were carried out on the fine-grained clastic sedimentary rocks in the Tunjice Hills. The paleoweathering indicates a cold and/or arid to a warm and humid period. The paleoclimate and the regional climatic conditions correspond well with the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum. The mineral composition shows an abundance of quartz and calcite. Quartz is associated with detrital origin from volcanic and metamorphic rocks of the Eastern and Southern Alps and with authigenic processes in sediments. Calcite is related to authigenic origin formed in shallow marine environments and to detrital provenance from the Southern Alps. Not all discriminant functions based on major oxides provided adequate results in determining the tectonic setting. The source rocks were subjected to oceanic island arc and collision. Moreover, sedimentation was influenced by both active and passive margin settings. The former is related to the Alpine collision, which continued from the Cenozoic onward, and the latter is connected to the processes associated with the formation of the Pannonian Basin System, which began in the late Early Miocene. Central Paratethys provenance tectonic setting paleoweathering Miocene Tunjice Hills true false true MDPI Angleški jezik Ni določen Neznano 2024-01-09 03:37:01 2024-01-15 09:29:20 2024-01-16 03:40:56 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 24 str. no. 2 vol. 14 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno apc 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2024-01-08 551.7 2076-3417 10.3390/app14020537 179916035 applsci-14-00537-v2.pdf applsci-14-00537-v2.pdf 1 21E51A245135B1ABCC9FBF6AC53D014D aa580d1a75246e2e83042570db264b68e8bb4c707edc374d00d9973364e4d9c3 b590344c-b380-11ee-b0d4-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=24143 Geološki zavod Slovenije 0 0 0