2021 | 74/3 | 253–271 | 11 Figs. | 5 Tabs. | www.geologia-croatica.hr Journal of the Croatian Geological Survey and the Croatian Geological Society 1. INTRODUCTION In most parts of the Pannonian Basin System (PBS), a large sedi­ mentary area between the mountain ranges of the Alps, Carpathi­ ans and Dinarides, the Pliocene epoch is characterized by the deposition of predominantly fluvial sediments and sediments de­ posited in wetlands and small freshwater lakes (MAGYAR et al., 1999; 2013). Only along the southern edge of the PBS was a large freshwater lake formed, namely the Paludina Lake (NEUMAYR & PAUL, 1875) (Fig. 1). Today it is known as Lake Slavonia (HARZHAUSER & MANDIĆ, 2008; MANDIC et al., 2015; NEUBAUER et al., 2015). The lake is named after Paludina, a freshwater snail, the evolutionary lineage of which was used to divide the Pliocene deposits of the southern part of the PBS into the lower, middle and upper Paludina beds (NEUMAYR & PAUL, 1875; JENKO, 1944; OŽEGOVIĆ, 1944; MARINESCU & PAPAIANOPOL, 1995; LUBENESCU & LUBENESCU, 2008; RUNDIĆ et al., 2016). Subsequently, the name of the genus Paludina was replaced by the name Viviparus, so that today we are talking about the lower, middle and upper Viviparus beds (VB in further text) (MANDIĆ et al., 2015). Reconstruction of the composition and provenance of the clastic detritus is a complex problem. It can be solved satisfacto­ rily if the data on the modal and chemical composition of the de­ tritus and the data from palaeotransport measurements in the sedimentary basin are used together. The composition of the de­ tritus is primarily a reflection of the geological setting, and thus the geotectonic position of the source area. However, modifying factors such as physical and chemical weathering, relief, climate, Mineral assemblage and provenance of the pliocene Viviparus beds from the area of Vukomeričke Gorice, Central Croatia Kurečić, Tomislav1,*, Kovačić Marijan2 and Grizelj Anita1 1 Croatian Geological Survey – HGI-CGS, Sachsova 2, HR-10 000 Zagreb, Croatia; (*corresponding author: tkurecic@hgi-cgs.hr) 2 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Geology, Horvatovac 102b, HR-10 000 Zagreb, Croatia doi: 10.4154/gc.2021.16 Abstract Viviparus beds are sediments deposited in lacustrine and fluvial freshwater environments (Lake Slavonia) during the Pliocene and the earliest Pleistocene. A detailed field study and minera- logical, petrographic and chemical analyses were carried out to determine their composition and origin in the area of Vukomeričke Gorice, Central Croatia. Viviparus beds are characterized by the vertical and lateral exchange of mineralogically and chemically mature pelites and sands. Pelitic sediments consist mainly of detrital quartz, calcite, dolomite and feldspar grains, with smectite as the most common clay mineral. Quartz and the most resistant lithic fragments dom- inate the sandy detritus. The composition of the sediments indicates their origin from the recycled orogen, while their textural immaturity suggests a short transport distance. Most of the material was re-deposited from the underlying Upper Miocene sediments, originally of Alpine provenance. A lesser proportion originated from Palaeogene sediments, Triassic carbonate rocks, basic or acidic magmatic rocks and metamorphites. The Medvednica and Žumberak Mts. were the most important source areas, while a smaller proportion of the material could have come from the Moslavačka gora Mt. and Banovina region. The uniform composition of the Viviparus beds over the entire vertical distribution of the sediments clearly indicates that the source areas did not change during their deposition. A significant change from the texturally and compositionally ma- ture Upper Miocene clastic detritus of alpine origin, to the texturally immature material of the Vi- viparus beds of local origin is a consequence of compression and inversion of the previously extensional basin resulting in the uplifting and erosion of the mountains within the SW part of the Pannonian Basin System. and also the length and type of transport can significantly influ­ ence the final composition of the detritus (BASU, 1985; MOR­ TON & HALLSWORTH, 1994, 1999; VON EYNATTEN & DUNKL, 2012). Large amounts of clastic detritus have accumulated since the beginning of the Miocene in the now predominantly flat area of the PBS (MATTICK et al, 1988; JUHÁSZ, 1991; JUHÁSZ & MAGYAR, 1992; VAKARCS et al., 1994; MAGYAR et al, 1999; THAMÓ-BOSZÓ & JUHÁSZ, 2002; KOVAČIĆ & GRIZELJ, 2006; THAMÓNÉ BOSZÓ et al., 2006; THAMÓNÉ BOSZÓ & KOVÁCS, 2007). In the south-western part of the PBS, along the southern edge of the North Croatian Basin (NCB) (Sava Depres­ sion), a 4 km thick sequence was deposited (Fig. 1) (SAFTIĆ et al., 2003; TROSKOT-ČORBIĆ et al., 2009). Studies of the composition and origin of this material have shown that in the earlier stages of basin development, the com­ position of detritus varies locally. Sources of material were either located further south in the Dinarides or were locally derived el­ evated blocks within the basin (ŠĆAVNIČAR, 1979; PAVELIĆ et al., 2003; KOVAČIĆ et al., 2011; PAVELIĆ et al., 2016; GRI­ ZELJ et al., 2017, 2020). In contrast, the composition of the Up­ per Miocene detritus is very uniform and its sources were mainly the Alps and the Western Carpathian Mountains (ŠIMUNIĆ & ŠIMUNIĆ, 1987; KOVAČIĆ & GRIZELJ, 2006; GRIZELJ et al., 2007; KOVAČIĆ et al., 2011; PAVELIĆ & KOVAČIĆ, 2018). There were no detailed investigations on the composition and provenance of the detritus comprising the Pliocene deposits. However, it was expected that the change of tectonic regime from Article history: Manuscript received December 11, 2020 Revised manuscript accepted June 23, 2021 Available online October 13, 2021 Keywords: Viviparus beds, Pliocene, mineral assemblage, provenance G eo lo gi a C ro at ic a 254 Geologia Croatica 74/3 extension to compression, characteristic for the Pliocene epoch in the SW part of the PBS (PAVELIĆ, 2001; TOMLJENOVIĆ & CSONTOS, 2001; VAN GELDER et al., 2015), formed new local sources of clastic detritus. Furthermore, Pliocene climate varia­ tions described in adjacent areas, especially changes in dry and wet periods (FEDOROV et al., 2013; WILLEIT et al., 2013), must have been reflected in the amount and type of derived clastic de­ tritus and its mineralogical maturity. The aim of this study was to determine the mineral and chemical composition and maturity of the VB and, based on this, to determine their source rock composition and provenance. These results will shed light on whether the provenance of the clastic detritus changed from regional to local during deposition of the VB. Such a change would be indicative of basin inversion, i.e., the onset of a new compressional phase in the evolution of the PBS. The study was conducted mainly on Vukomeričke Figure 1. Sketch showing the Pannonian Basin System and its surroundings with the deposition centres of the sub-basins (the thickness of the Ng-Q basin fill is compiled according to ROYDEN & HORVÁTH (1988)). The extension of Pliocene Lake Slavonia is outlined with a dashed black line (modified according to NEUBAU- ER et al. (2015) and MANDIC et al. (2015)). The area shown in Figure 2 is marked by a black rectangle. Figure 2. Surface distribution of the Pliocene Viviparus beds (black) on the territory of the Republic of Croatia (redrawn according to the Geological Map of the Re- public of Croatia on a scale of 1:300.000 (HGI-CGS, 2009)). The sampling sites are marked with white dots and numbers. Spatial reference: HTRS96/CroatiaTM. G eologia C roatica 255Kurečić et al.: Mineral assemblage and provenance of the pliocene Viviparus beds from the area of Vukomeričke Gorice, Central Croatia Gorice, an area where the VB are best exposed at the surface. For comparison with other areas, additional sites on Psunj Mt. & Dilj Mt. in Slavonia and in the Banovina region, respectively, were studied (Fig. 2). 2. GEOLOGICAL SETTING North Croatian Basin (SW marginal part of PBS) The North Croatian Basin (NCB) is located in the southwestern part of the PBS. Pannonian Basin System is a large extension structure located in Central and South­eastern Europe and sur­ rounded by the mountain ranges of the Alps, Carpathians and Dinarides (Fig. 1). The development of the PBS commenced in the Early Miocene as a consequence of a continental collision and subduction of the Eurasian plate beneath the Apulian plate (and other continental fragments) from the south. This process caused thermal perturbations of the upper mantle, resulting in the weak­ ening and extension of the crust and formation of a back­arc type sedimentary basin (ROYDEN, 1998; HORVÁTH, 1993, 1995; KOVÁČ et al., 1998; MATENCO & RADIVOJEVIĆ, 2013). Pa­ laeogeographically, the PBS covered most of Central Paratethys, the realm formed between the Eocene and Oligocene by the sep­ aration of Western Paratethys into the Paratethys and the Medi­ terranean Sea (RŐGL, 1999). Sedimentation in the NCB began about 18 Ma ago in the syn-rift phase of basin development and is characterized by a large transgressive-regressive cycle (MAN­ DIC et al., 2012; PAVELIĆ & KOVAČIĆ, 2018). In the transgres­ sive part of the cycle, mainly clastic sediments were deposited first in alluvial and saline lake environments, and then in fresh­ water lacustrine environments, followed by mainly marine car­ bonate sediments (PAVELIĆ & KOVAČIĆ, 1999; KOVAČIĆ et al., 2011; PAVELIĆ et al., 2016). This period is also characterized by strong volcanic activity (MANDIC et al., 2012; PAVELIĆ & KOVAČIĆ, 2018; BRLEK et al., 2020; MARKOVIĆ et al., 2021). Deposition of marine sediments is a consequence of the ingres­ sion of the Paratethys Sea into the NCB area in the early Middle Miocene (ĆORIĆ et al., 2009; MANDIC et al., 2012; PAVELIĆ Figure 3. Geological map of the area of: a) Vukomeričke Gorice and Banovina; b) and c) Slavonia with indicated sampling sites. The map was produced using the Geological Map of the Republic of Croatia at the scale of 1:300.000 (HGI-CGS, 2009) and was partly modified according to the field data. The sampling sites are marked with white dots and numbers. Spatial reference: HTRS96/CroatiaTM. G eo lo gi a C ro at ic a 256 Geologia Croatica 74/3 & KOVAČIĆ, 2018; BRLEK et al., 2020). Marine sedimentary environments existed until the end of the Middle Miocene, when the gradual retreat of the Paratethys Sea led to the formation of Lake Pannon 11.6 Ma ago (MÜLLER et al., 1999; PILLER et al., 2007; MAGYAR & GEARY, 2012). A regressive sedimentation cycle started during the Sarmatian in the post­rift phase of basin development. In this cycle, predominantly clastic sediments were deposited, first in a brackish lake and later in freshwater lake and fluvial environments (PAVELIĆ, 2001; KOVAČIĆ et al., 2011; PAVELIĆ & KOVAČIĆ, 2018). Vukomeričke Gorice The Vukomeričke Gorice area represents a series of hills in the central part of the Republic of Croatia. They are located about 20 km south of Zagreb, are about 30 km long and trend in a NW­SE direction (Fig. 2). Geologically, they represent the remains of seve- ral horsts of smaller dimensions, the formation of which is the re­ sult of vertical movements along faults of the predominantly Di­ naric direction (FILJAK, 1951; VELIĆ, 1983) and subsequent horizontal displacements of the blocks along the more recent strike­ slip faults (PIKIJA, 1987a, b). The oldest sediments that occur on the surface and at the same time cover most of the Vukomeričke Gorice area are Pliocene sediments deposited in Lake Slavonia (PIKIJA, 1987a, b; MANDIC et al., 2015). The northern part of the Vukomeričke Gorice area is covered with Plio-Quaternary depos­ its (ŠIKIĆ et al., 1978; 1979), and the north-eastern margin with Pleistocene sediments (PIKIJA, 1987a, 1987b) (Fig. 3a). Pliocene sediments in the area of Vukomeričke Gorice are differentiated as an informal unit; the Viviparus beds (PIKIJA, 1987a, 1987b; HGI, 2009), or as sediments of the Lonja Forma­ tion (CVETKOVIĆ, 2013). The same deposits belong to the Vr­ bova fm., as recently described on a new geological map of Požeška Mt. (HALAMIĆ et al., 2019). PIKIJA (1987a) assumes an unconformity between the Upper Miocene sediments and the Pliocene sediments of the VB due to lithological differences. In contrast, CVETKOVIĆ (2013) pointed to the continuity of depo­ sition at the Miocene/Pliocene boundary on the profiles covering the north-eastern margin of Vukomeričke Gorice. Within the sedi- ments themselves, no division into lower, middle or upper VB was made. On the basis of the fossil assemblage (molluscs) how­ ever, it was found that the sediments of the lower and upper VB were deposited in the area of the Vukomeričke Gorice, while no fossil evidence was found for the middle VB (PIKIJA, 1987a; MANDIC et al., 2015). The lower parts of the VB are dominated by various clays interspersed with sand and gravel. They also contain rare sand­ stone and lignite layers (ŠEBEČIĆ, 2010). The upper VB were only found in the north-eastern part of Vukomeričke Gorice, where they lie directly on the lower VB. They consist of gray and yellow-brown sands, yellow, blue and gray clays, fine-grained gravel and occasionally contain lignite lenses (PIKIJA, 1987a). The sand is predominantly very poorly sorted and contains up to 40 % of pelite- or up to 35 % of gravel-sized detritus, so that it is defined as silty sand, silty-gravelly sand or clayey sand (KUREČIĆ, 2017). Well sorted sand rarely occurs. According to their median value they belong to the group of fine, medium or coarse-grained sands. Among the pelitic sediments, very poorly sorted silt predominates. Depending on the sand and clay content, the silt is defined as clayey silt, sandy-clayey silt or clayey-sandy silt. Rare occurrences of gravel are characterized by clast sup­ ported and poorly sorted fabric, occasionally with a fining up­ wards trend. Sediments with similar lithological characteristics are found in the VB near Novska on the southwestern slopes of Psunj Mt. (Fig. 3b) (CRNKO, 1990; CRNKO & VRAGOVIĆ, 1990) and on the southern slopes of Dilj Mt. (Fig. 3c) (ŠPARICA et al., 1980). So, the VB have similar lithological characteristics across the whole investigated area of the western part of Lake Slavonia. 3. METHODS 3.1. Field methods A total of 51 samples were collected during the field research. In the area of Vukomeričke Gorice, detailed investigations of the VB were carried out at the Lipnica, Petravec, Čakanec, Strezojevo, Kravarsko, Ključić Brdo, Vukomerić and Donji Hruševec sites (Fig. 3a). In addition, the underlying Miocene sediments were sampled at Bašića Brdo and overlying Quaternary sediments at the Žažina and Orleković sites (Fig. 3a) to draw some conclusions regarding the compositional variability through the stratigraphic sequence. Outside the area of Vukomeričke Gorice, the VB were sampled in the Banovina region near the town of Petrinja and the village of Komarevo located south of Vukomeričke Gorice (Fig. 3a). East of Vukomeričke Gorice, the VB were sampled on the southwestern slopes of Psunj Mt. near the village of Subocka (Fig. 3b) and near Sibinj on the southern slopes of Dilj Mt. (Fig. 3C). 3.2 Laboratory methods Laboratory analyses included chemical and mineralogical­petro­ graphic analyses of the sediments. The chemical analyses were carried out at the ACME Analytical Laboratories LTD in Van­ couver, Canada, and all other analyses were performed at the laboratory of the Croatian Geological Survey (HGI) in Zagreb. The mineral and petrographic composition of the sandy­ gravelly sediments was determined using an optical microscope. The mineral composition of sands was determined for 37 samples in total by analysis of heavy (HMF) and light mineral fractions (LMF) ranging from 0.063 – 0.16 mm grain-size fraction. Before separation, the carbonate component was dissolved (when pres­ ent) with 4% HCl. The separation was performed with Bromo­ form (2.9 g/cm3). The qualitative and quantitative composition of both the LMF and HMF was determined by the ribbon counting method on at least 300 grains (>150 translucent grains), (MANGE & MAURER, 1992). Mineral grains from the LMF were grouped according to the method used by DICKINSON (1985). Petro­ graphic thin sections were prepared on 9 samples of coarse sand and fine gravel from the fractions 0.90 – 1.25 mm and 1.25 – 2.80 mm respectively. The mineral composition of 8 pelitic sediment samples was determined by X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) using a PANa­ lytical X’Pert PRO MPD diffractometer with a PW 3018/00 PIX­ cel detector. Experimental conditions were: CuKμ radiation, 45 kV, 40 mA, primary beam divergence 1/4°, continuous scanning (step 0.02°2θ/s). The analyses were recorded from random mounts of bulk samples and oriented mounts of the <2 µm fraction of the insoluble rock residue. Preparation for the XRPD analyses included: grinding sam­ ples for bulk sample analysis, dissolution of the carbonate com­ ponent where present (only for clay mineral analysis), and sepa­ ration of the < 2 µm grain fraction using centrifuge methods described by KRUMM (1994). To remove the carbonates the sam­ ples were treated with a 1 M NH4Ac solution buffered with HOAc at pH 5 (JACKSON, 1956). G eologia C roatica 257Kurečić et al.: Mineral assemblage and provenance of the pliocene Viviparus beds from the area of Vukomeričke Gorice, Central Croatia The determination of clay minerals on a fraction of <2 µm oriented mounts, was carried out according to the method of STARKEY et al (1984), which comprises: a) air drying, b) ethy­ lene glycol solvation, d) heating to 400°C and 550°C. The inter­ pretation of XRPD was performed using the calculation from HIGH SCORE PLUS (2008) and the databases PDF­4 / MINE­ RALS 4.5 (2016). The quantitative analysis was performed with the RockJock software and the method described by EBERL (2003). Preparation for quantitative analysis described by EBERL (2003) included addition of internal standard zincite (0.111 g ZnO to 1 g sample) and grinding the mixture in a McCrone mill for 5 minutes with 4 ml methanol. Ground samples were dried, sieved, well mixed, packed into a holder and then recorded from 5 to 65 °2θ using Cu Kα radiation, with step 0.02°2θ/s. Chemical analyses of samples were performed in the Ac­ meLabs, a Bureau Veritas Group Company (www.acmelab.com) in Vancouver (Canada). Chemical analyses were obtained on 24 sand samples and 10 pelitic sediment samples having had their carbonates previously dissolved. The major elements content was determined by inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy (ICP­ES), while trace elements were measured with an induc­ tively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). Major and trace elements were analysed after melting of the samples with lithium metaborate (LiBO2), while precious and non­precious metals were analysed from a solution prepared by dissolving the samples in aqua regia (HNO3+3 HCl). The accuracy and preci­ sion of the chemical data calculated based on internal standards (SO­18, DS10, GS­311­1, GS910­4 and ORESAS45EA) and repe­ tition of analyses on three samples (Str­II 7/1, Pet­I 1/1, Cak­I 7/1) was satisfactory for all elements used in the provenance analyses (KUREČIĆ, 2017). 4. RESULTS 4.1. Modal composition of sand 4.1.1. Composition of lithic particles from coarse sand Thin section analyses of the sand fraction > 0.9 mm in samples from different localities in the area of Vukomeričke Gorice showed that all sands consist of particles from older sedimentary rocks including quartzite, acidic to basic igneous rocks and meta­ sediments, but differ in the quantitative amount of the individual particle groups (Fig. 4a). In the sands of the Strezojevo locality, grains of radiolarites (Fig. 4a, b, c) and quartzite (Fig. 4a, d) pre­ dominate. Radiolarite particles comprise up to 40% and quartzite about 20% of all particles. About 25% of the lithic fragments are igneous rocks, among them basalt­diabase (Fig. 4a, e) and basalts are the most abundant, while andesite­basalts and andesites oc­ cur only sporadically. In the sample Str­I 1/1, neutral igneous rocks are completely absent. Among other particles, metasedi­ ments (metapsammite and rarely quartz-sericite schists), sand­ stone and individual quartz grains are relatively common. The Str-I 5/1 sample also included a particle with microperthite veins characteristic of granite rocks (Fig. 4f). In the same sample, the planktonic foraminifera Globigerina sp. was also observed (Fig. 4g). Coarse-grained sandy and fine-grained gravelly detritus from the Lipnica and Ključić Brdo locality contains less chert particles than the Strezojevo locality (Fig 4a). At the Lipnica lo­ cality, the number of metasediments, mostly metapsammites (Fig. 4h), is about 5% (Fig 4a), while clasts of neutral­acid igne­ ous rocks are almost absent. Furthermore, only chert­like parti­ cles were detected at the Lipnica site (Fig. 4i), with radiolarite absent. In addition, the detritus of the Ključić Brdo site is chara- cterized by the highest proportion (up to 25%) of neutral-mafic igneous rocks (Fig. 4a, 4j, 4k). The sand detritus of the Petravec site is similar to the samples from the previously described sites, although with reduced quantities of individual groups. It is chara- cterized by the almost complete absence of radiolarite particles (chert is present) and particles of neutral-mafic igneous rocks. An important feature that distinguishes the Petravec site from all other sites is the occurrence of carbonate grains, comprise 50% of the detritus (Fig 4a). These are dolomite grains and recrystal­ lized (Fig. 4l) and partially recrystallized micrite limestones (Fig. 4m). A carbonate particle composed of the fossil remains of red algae was also recorded. The sand at the Orleković locality is similar in composition to the sand of the Strezojevo, Lipnica and Ključić Brdo localities, but contains a much smaller amount of radiolarite/chert particles followed by increased amounts of sandstone (mostly quartz areni te) particles (Fig 4a). 4.1.2. Heavy and light mineral composition of sand and sandy silt Analyses of the finer sand fractions (0.063-0.16 mm) at all the in­ vestigated sites in the area of Vukomeričke Gorice, Slavonia and Banovina showed that there are no significant differences in the composition of the LMF of sand detritus of the VB depending on the sampling area (Tab. 1). Monocrystalline quartz grains with an average content of 76% predominate in all the samples. The grains are moderately rounded, with uniform or undulose extinc­ tion. Among the rock particles, (average content of 18%), the most common types are chert, quartzite (Qzp in Table 1) and volcani­ clastic (tuff) particles. Fragments of schists with a low degree of metamorphism have also been observed. Feldspar is represented in the form of weathered potassium feldspar and averages about 6% in composition. Mica (muscovite) occurs only sporadically in concentrations of less than 1% in the form of transparent thin plates with rounded edges. In the HMF, the quantity of which ranges between 0.6% and 9%, opaque minerals and translucent heavy minerals dominate, while the quantity of biotite and chlorite is generally below 1% (Tab. 2). The average amount of opaque minerals is 63% (Tab. 2). Completely opaque black grains and reddish grains along the edges are observed. Among the translucent heavy minerals, garnets are com­ monly found in most samples. Their average content in the sam­ ples is about 34%. They are most abundant in the locality of Pe­ travec, where their share reaches up to 60%. In the localities of Žažina and Orleković, garnets only sporadically occur, while they were not found at all in the locality of Bašića Brdo (Tab. 2). Regarding weathering stages, garnet grains range from unweathe­ red to slightly corroded. Besides garnets, epidote and staurolite are also significantly represented. Their share among the trans­ lucent heavy minerals is about 12% on average, in the Ptr-1 sam­ ple it reaches 31% (Tab. 2). Staurolite was found in all samples except the Kom­1 sample, and ranges from unweathered to slightly corroded grains, similar to epidote. The highest percenta ge (23%) occurs in the Str­I 2/1 sample (Tab. 2). The most resis­ tant translucent heavy minerals such as zircon, rutile and tour­ maline were found in all samples with an average content of between 6% and 9% (Tab. 2). Tourmaline occurs in the form of subrounded to angular, usually prismatic grains, with brown ple­ ochroism. Rutile occurs in slightly rounded forms, often with a prismatic habit or occasionally as broken fragments. Its colour is usually reddish­brown or dark red. Zircons are usually short­ prismatic, and in most cases subrounded. Crystal fragments or G eo lo gi a C ro at ic a 258 Geologia Croatica 74/3 euhedral zircon crystals are relatively rare. The largest amount of zircon occurs in the Quaternary sediment from the Žažina site, where their concentration reaches up to 27% (Tab. 2). Other translucent heavy minerals are found only in very small percent­ ages (Tab. 2). Kyanite, for example, is present in most of the an­ alysed samples, but its content does not exceed 5%, except at the Sibinj site. Amphiboles were found in all samples, but their av­ erage content was only about 6%. They are available in greenish- blue to green varieties, or colourless, angular to subrounded, slight corroded grains. Pyroxenes occur only in some samples with the amount of less than 3%, except at the Sibinj site where they contribute up to 8% of the composition of the translucent Figure 4. Petrographic composition of coarse-grained sand of the Viviparus beds from the area of Vukomeričke Gorice: a) Pie charts showing the composition of the grain fraction with particle diameters between 0.25 mm and 0.9 mm. Photomicrographs of lithic particles: b) radiolarite from the sample Str-I 5/1, (A-); c) radiolarite from the sample Str-I 5/1, (A +); d) quartzite from sample Str-I 5/1, (A +); e) diabase from sample Str-I 5/1, (A-); f ) microperthite growth from sample Str-I 5/1, (A +); g) Globigerina sp. from sample Str-I 5/1, (A-); h) metapsammite from sample Lip-I 21/1, (A-); i) chert from sample Lip-I 21/1, (A +); j) andesite-basalt from sample KBr-I, (A-); k) basalt- diabase from sample KBr-I, (A-); l) recrystallized limestone from sample Pet-I 10/2, (A-); m) partially recrystallized micrite limestone from sample Pet-I 10/2, (A-). Legend: (A-) – photographed without included analyzer; (A+) – photographed with the included analyzer. G eologia C roatica 259Kurečić et al.: Mineral assemblage and provenance of the pliocene Viviparus beds from the area of Vukomeričke Gorice, Central Croatia minerals of the HMF (Tab. 2). They occur in green and colour­ less varieties with vivid interference colours and correspond to the hypersthene in their optical properties. Regarding weather­ ing of unresistant heavy minerals, pyroxene shows a higher de­ gree of weathering than amphiboles. Therefore, the degree of pyroxene alteration could be roughly estimated on C1, E2, and D2 classes (according to ANDÒ et al., 2012). Minerals such as zoi­ site/clinozoisite, titanite, Cr-spinel and brookite/anatase have only rarely been recorded (Tab. 2). 4.1.3. Modal composition of the pelitic sediments The main mineral constituents of the pelitic sediments of all the analysed samples are clay minerals and quartz, while the content of other mineral species (calcite, dolomite and minerals from the feldspar group) varies from sample to sample (Tab. 3; Fig. 5a). Among the clay minerals determined from oriented samples of the <2 µm grain fraction, the most common are smectite and il­ lite/muscovite, while a small amount of kaolinite is present in all samples. Chlorite occurs only in samples Kra-I 5/1 and Vuk-I 7/1, Table 1. Modal composition of the light mineral fraction (0.09-0.16 mm) of the Viviparus beds from the Vukomeričke Gorice, Banovina and Slavonia and the surround- ing underlying and overlying deposits with detrital modes according to DICKINSON (1985) in %. Qzm=monocrystalline quartz; Qzp=polycrystalline quartz; Qzt=Qzm+Qzp; L=other lithic particles; Lt=Qzp+L, Kfs=potassium feldspar; Pl=plagioclase; Ms=muscovite. Area Locality Sample Lithology Qzm Qzp Qzt L Lt Kfs Pl Ms Vukomeričke gorice Lipnica Lip-I 5/1 sand 61 14 75 19 33 6 + – Lip-I 22/1 sand 57 11 68 29 40 3 – – Lip-I 28/1 silty sand 59 7 66 24 31 10 – – Strezojevo Str-I 1/1 clayey sand 83 5 88 9 14 2 – – Str-I 2/1 sand 75 5 80 14 19 6 – – Str-I 5/1 silty-gravelly sand 85 4 89 7 11 4 – – Str-II 3/1 silty sand 91 5 96 3 8 1 – – Str-II 5/1 silty-gravelly sand 87 5 92 4 9 4 – – Str-II 5/1c sand 74 8 82 10 18 8 – – Str-II 7/1 sand 70 5 75 14 19 11 – – Ključić Brdo KBr-I 1/1 sand 74 10 84 10 20 5 – – KBr-I 11/1 sand 62 20 82 9 29 9 – – Vukomerić Vuk-I 1/1 silty sand 77 6 83 9 15 8 + – Vuk-I 5/1 sandy silt 61 7 68 22 29 10 1 – Vuk-I 5/2 silty sand 71 6 77 15 21 8 – + Vuk-I 10/1 silty sand 63 4 67 22 26 11 – 1 Petravec Pet-I 1/1 sand 73 9 82 12 21 6 – – Pet-I 2/1 sand 75 6 81 9 15 9 – – Pet-I 9/1 sand 67 11 78 14 25 9 – – Pet-I 10/2 silty sand 73 9 82 15 24 4 – – Čakanec Cak-I 7/1 sand 75 2 77 16 18 7 – – Cak-I 11/1 silt 80 3 83 8 11 9 – – Cak-I 17/1 silty sand 68 6 74 13 19 13 – + Cak-I 24/1 sandy silt 74 6 80 11 17 8 – – Cak-I b2 sand 73 3 76 14 17 10 – – Donji Hruševec DHr-I 1/1 sand 78 7 85 8 15 8 – – Žažina Zaz-1 silty sand 84 5 89 6 11 5 – – Zaz-2 clayey silt 87 4 91 7 11 2 – – Orleković Orl-1 silty sand 77 4 81 13 17 5 – – Bašića Brdo BBr-1 silty sand 90 4 94 5 9 1 – – BBr-2 sandy-silty clay 93 4 97 3 7 – – – Slavonija Sibinj Sib-I 1/1 silty sand 82 8 90 9 17 2 – – Sib-I 5/1 silty sand 87 7 94 4 11 3 – – Subocka Sub-I 2/1 silty sand 79 11 90 5 16 5 – + Sub-I 9/1 silty sand 89 1 90 2 3 8 – + Banovina Petrinja Ptr-1 silty sand 57 18 75 21 39 4 – + Komarevo Kom-1 sandy-silty gravel 78 14 92 3 17 4 – + G eo lo gi a C ro at ic a 260 Geologia Croatica 74/3 Ta bl e 2. M od al c om po si tio n of th e he av y m in er al fr ac tio n (0 .0 9- 0. 16 m m ) o f t he V iv ip ar us b ed s f ro m th e Vu ko m er ič ke G or ic e, B an ov in a an d Sl av on ia to ge th er w ith th e su rr ou nd in g un de rly in g an d ov er ly in g de po si ts . O pq – o pa qu e m in - er al s, Bt – B io tit e, C hl – c hl or ite , T H M – T ra ns lu ce nt h ea vy m in er al s, Tu r – to ur m al in e, Z rn – z irc on , R t – ru til e, P x – py ro xe ne , A m p – am ph ib ol e, E p – ep id ot e; Z o- Cz o – zo is ite , c lin oz oi si te , G rt – g ar ne t, Ky - ky an ite , S t – S ta ur ol ite , T tn – ti - ta ni te , S pn – C r- sp in el , B rk /A nt – b ro ok ite /a na ta se , O th . – m in er al g ra in s w hi ch w er e no t p os si bl e to d et er m in e. A re a Lo ca lit y Sa m pl e H M F (% ) Tr an sl uc en t h ea vy m in er al s ( % ) O pq Bt Ch l TH M Tu r Zr n Rt Px A m p Ep Zo -C zo G rt Ky St Tt n Sp n Br k/ A nt O th . Vu ko m er ič ke go ric e Li pn ic a Li p- I 5 /1 52 – – 48 4 4 4 3 5 12 1 56 2 5 4 Li p- I 2 2/ 1 44 – – 56 5 1 3 2 4 9 63 1 8 1 3 Li p- I 2 8/ 1 60 + + 39 4 2 3 14 17 5 41 2 7 5 St re zo je vo St r- I 1 /1 78 – – 22 24 17 12 1 1 18 1 1 2 21 2 St r- I 2 /1 81 + – 19 12 11 11 2 12 14 4 2 4 23 5 St r- I 5 /1 80 – – 20 12 25 16 12 5 13 11 1 5 St r- II 3/ 1 78 – – 22 24 10 7 10 8 3 6 1 21 6 4 St r- II 5/ 1 71 – – 29 6 16 8 2 8 3 39 1 12 2 3 St r- II 5/ 1c 78 – – 22 9 9 6 12 9 32 1 18 4 St r- II 7/ 1 56 – – 44 4 6 6 10 11 52 1 7 1 2 Kl ju či ć Br do KB r- I 1 /1 50 – 1 49 3 6 7 2 4 10 1 59 3 2 3 KB r- I 1 1/ 1 54 – 1 45 8 7 4 1 4 25 1 35 1 11 3 Vu ko m er ić Vu k- I 1 /1 58 – – 42 5 12 9 4 7 43 3 15 1 1 Vu k- I 5 /1 61 – 1 38 9 6 6 1 3 13 2 44 3 10 3 Vu k- I 5 /2 58 – – 42 3 5 11 2 10 1 51 2 12 3 Vu k- I 1 0/ 1 59 – + 41 8 6 10 4 6 48 4 11 3 Pe tr av ec Pe t- I 1 /1 41 – – 59 3 2 2 3 6 10 4 60 1 7 2 Pe t- I 2 /1 50 – – 50 6 3 4 3 6 14 2 42 1 13 6 Pe t- I 9 /1 72 – – 28 2 3 3 2 4 11 1 56 16 2 Pe t- I 1 0/ 2 59 – – 41 3 6 7 3 5 11 4 52 1 6 2 Ča ka ne c Ca k- I 7 /1 52 – – 48 9 2 4 2 8 1 49 1 20 4 Ca k- I 1 1/ 1 65 – + 35 5 13 12 2 2 1 48 2 11 2 2 Ca k- I 1 7/ 1 60 – + 40 9 9 7 3 11 4 41 1 12 3 Ca k- I 2 4/ 1 64 – 1 34 8 6 3 3 2 8 2 46 2 15 1 4 Ca k- I b 2 63 – + 36 8 4 9 14 37 1 22 1 4 D on ji H ru še ve c D H r- I 1 /1 60 – – 40 5 5 5 7 11 38 3 23 1 1 1 Ža ži na Za z- 1 77 – – 23 15 18 4 7 21 5 10 15 1 4 Za z- 2 74 – – 26 9 27 10 12 9 1 10 14 5 3 O rle ko vi ć O rl- 1 67 – – 33 16 1 8 2 13 13 4 6 5 27 1 4 Ba ši ća B rd o BB r- 1 83 – – 17 19 13 14 11 6 1 13 19 4 BB r- 2 85 – – 15 26 11 11 14 3 1 9 3 19 3 Sl av on ija Si bi nj Si b- I 1 /1 28 – – 71 10 1 5 8 6 23 1 24 13 5 2 1 1 Si b- I 5 /1 33 – – 67 9 2 8 3 7 19 1 33 8 7 3 Su bo ck a Su b- I 2 /1 43 – – 57 15 6 6 6 11 9 3 31 2 8 3 Su b- I 9 /1 51 – – 49 7 9 14 1 6 8 1 43 1 6 4 Ba no vi na Pe tr in ja Pt r- 1 89 + 3 8 10 2 4 3 31 6 28 2 6 3 5 Ko m ar ev o Ko m -1 85 – 3 13 28 12 9 4 16 2 18 8 3 G eologia C roatica 261Kurečić et al.: Mineral assemblage and provenance of the pliocene Viviparus beds from the area of Vukomeričke Gorice, Central Croatia while in sample Sub­I 8/1 its occurrence is uncertain. (Fig. 5b). Namely, chlorite has a diffraction maximum at a similar position (7 Å) to kaolinite, and the problem with determination occurs when it is present in small quantities. 4.2. Chemical composition of sediments The results of the chemical analysis of the major and trace ele­ ments are shown in Tables 4 and 5. Chemical analysis showed that the VB consist mostly of SiO2 (53.83–90,95 %), Al2O3 (3.81– Table 3. Quantitative mineral composition of bulk sample and semi-quantitative mineral composition of the <2 µm fraction of pelitic Viviparus beds samples from Vukomeričke Gorice and Slavonia, obtained by XRPD and Rock Jock software (EBERL, 2003). The quantitative composition is given in weight %. **** - dominant (60-100%), *** - abundant (30-60%), ** - considerable (10-30%), *- minor (1-10%), + - traces (< 1%). Locality Strezojevo Ključić Brdo Kravarsko Kravarsko Čakanec Vukomerić Sibinj Subocka Sample Str-II 2/1 KBr-I 8/1 Kra-I 1/1 Kra-I 5/1 Cak-I 11/1 Vuk-I 7/1 Sib-I 5/2 Sub-I 8/1 Quartz 16 12 16 14 21 8 14 21 Calcite 4 6 8 8 9 7 Dolomite 9 7 8 6 Plagioclase + 6 3 13 + K - feldspar + + Clays - total 80 88 63 68 51 75 79 79 Semi-quantitative mineral composition of the < 2 µm fraction Smectite *** **** *** ** *** *** *** *** Illite/Muscovite *** ** ** * ** * ** ** Kaolinite * * * * * * * * Chlorite ** ** +? Figure 5. Example for: a) XRPD patterns of the whole sample of pelitic sediment Cak-I 11/1 from the Čakanec locality in Vukomeričke Gorice and sample Sib-I 5/2 from Sibinj in Slavonia, showing that they consist of quartz, calcite, dolomite, smectite, kaolinite, illite, potassium feldspar and plagioclase; b) XRD patterns of the <2 µm fraction of sample Vuk-I 7/1 from Vukomerić in Vukomeričke Gorice, taken after the following treatments: air-dried sample; sample treated with ethylene glycol; sample heated to 400°C; sample heated to 550°C. The results obtained show that smectite, illite, kaolinite and chlorite are present in the clay mineral com- position. Legend: S – smectite; Kln – kaolinite; ill – illite; Qz – quartz; Pl – plagioclase; Kfs – potassium feldspar; Cal – calcite; Dol – dolomite. G eo lo gi a C ro at ic a 262 Geologia Croatica 74/3 Ta bl e 4. M aj or e le m en ts (% b y w ei gh t) co m po si tio n of b ul k se di m en ts (s an ds a nd p el iti c se di m en ts ) a nd in so lu bl e ro ck re si du e (* ) f ro m V uk om er ič ke G or ic e. C IA - ch em ic al in de x of a lte ra tio n, (N ES BI T & YO U N G , 1 98 2) a nd IC V - I nd ex o f Co m po si tio na l V ar ia bi lit y (C O X et a l., 1 99 5) . L O I - lo ss o n ig ni tio n. P el iti c se di m en ts a re m ar ke d by it al ic s. Lo ca lit y Sa m pl e Si O 2 A l 2O 3 Fe 2O 3 M gO Ca O N a 2 O K 2 O Ti O 2 P 2 O 5 M nO LO I Su m CI A IC V Si O 2/ K 2 O / A l 2O 3 A l 2O 3 Li pn ic a Li p- I 5 /1 * 80 .4 0 7. 68 2. 05 1. 30 1. 33 0. 81 1. 52 0. 43 0. 07 0. 01 4. 30 99 .9 3 58 .7 3 1. 37 10 .4 7 0. 20 Li p- I 1 0/ 1* 83 .4 8 6. 93 1. 86 0. 85 0. 78 0. 80 1. 42 0. 34 0. 06 0. 01 3. 40 99 .9 5 61 .8 7 1. 16 12 .0 5 0. 20 Li p- I 2 7/ 2* 62 .3 1 15 .2 5 6. 14 2. 04 1. 46 0. 75 2. 66 0. 79 0. 10 0. 12 8. 20 99 .8 3 69 .2 6 1. 12 4. 09 0. 17 Li p- I 2 8/ 1* 73 .9 9 10 .2 4 2. 82 1. 71 1. 66 0. 94 1. 87 0. 66 0. 07 0. 02 5. 90 99 .8 7 60 .8 5 1. 33 7. 23 0. 18 St re zo je vo St r- I 1 /1 74 .6 3 11 .3 9 4. 80 0. 58 0. 04 0. 27 1. 28 0. 44 0. 08 0. 06 6. 30 99 .9 0 85 .6 9. 0. 62 6. 55 0. 11 St r- I 1 /2 76 .7 8 10 .2 3 4. 36 0. 52 0. 04 0. 25 1. 16 0. 40 0. 07 0. 07 6. 00 99 .9 2 85 .4 7 0. 63 7. 51 0. 11 St r- I 2 /1 88 .6 6 5. 43 1. 48 0. 29 0. 06 0. 49 1. 21 0. 23 0. 03 0. 01 2. 10 99 .9 7 70 .9 3 0. 78 16 .3 3 0. 22 St r- I 4 /1 68 .4 7 13 .9 1 5. 63 0. 90 0. 03 0. 18 2. 13 0. 98 0. 05 0. 02 7. 50 99 .8 5 83 .9 7 0. 71 4. 92 0. 15 St r- II 2/ 1* 62 .0 9 18 .1 2 3. 97 1. 66 0. 61 0. 57 3. 04 0. 83 0. 08 0. 03 8. 80 99 .8 4 77 .2 5 0. 73 3. 43 0. 17 St r- II 3/ 1 86 .3 6 6. 55 1. 28 0. 43 0. 20 0. 17 1. 08 0. 78 0. 03 0. 02 2. 90 99 .8 9 78 .3 3 0. 72 13 .1 8 0. 16 St r- II 5/ 1 88 .9 6 4. 00 1. 73 0. 25 0. 31 0. 47 0. 84 0. 18 0. 05 1. 05 2. 10 99 .9 4 64 .0 4 1. 43 22 .2 4 0. 21 St r- II 7/ 1 84 .3 1 6. 98 2. 53 0. 50 0. 31 0. 80 1. 37 0. 39 0. 07 0. 06 2. 60 99 .9 5 67 .4 9 0. 98 12 .0 8 0. 20 Kl ju či ć br do KB r- I 1 /1 84 .2 1 7. 81 1. 66 0. 53 0. 29 0. 77 1. 55 0. 45 0. 06 0. 02 2. 60 99 .9 4 69 .2 3 0. 83 10 .7 8 0. 20 KB r- I 7 /1 71 .1 2 13 .6 8 3. 96 1. 00 0. 36 0. 76 2. 24 0. 78 0. 07 0. 05 5. 80 99 .8 5 75 .9 6. 0. 76 5. 20 0. 16 KB r- I 8 /1 57 .1 4 19 .6 9 5. 55 1. 72 0. 67 0. 39 2. 69 0. 84 0. 06 0. 05 11 .0 0 99 .8 2 80 .4 9 0. 70 2. 90 0. 14 KB r- I 1 1/ 1 78 .5 8 10 .2 2 2. 94 0. 83 0. 22 0. 90 1. 96 0. 50 0. 04 0. 03 3. 70 99 .9 1 71 .8 6 0. 85 7. 69 0. 19 Vu ko m er ić Vu k- I 1 /1 * 78 .9 5 9. 70 2. 89 0. 78 0. 38 0. 93 1. 84 0. 61 0. 08 0. 03 3. 70 99 .9 1 69 .2 7 0. 91 8. 14 0. 19 Vu k- I 7 /1 * 53 .8 3 20 .7 8 2. 58 3. 39 2. 68 0. 65 3. 87 0. 80 0. 06 0. 03 11 .1 0 99 .8 0 67 .2 2 1. 03 2. 59 0. 19 Vu k- I 5 /2 * 75 .1 4 10 .8 8 3. 38 0. 88 0. 44 0. 97 1. 98 0. 68 0. 09 0. 04 5. 40 99 .8 8 70 .5 6 0. 91 6. 91 0. 18 Vu k- I 1 0/ 1* 73 .6 5 11 .3 9 3. 81 1. 09 0. 72 0. 92 1. 98 0. 71 0. 14 0. 05 5. 40 99 .8 8 69 .6 4 0. 98 6. 47 0. 17 Pe tr av ec Pe t- I 1 /1 87 .5 6 5. 80 1. 99 0. 37 0. 28 0. 71 1. 21 0. 31 0. 05 0. 05 1. 60 99 .9 5 66 .0 1 0. 98 15 .1 0 0. 21 Pe t- I 2 /1 * 86 .5 0 5. 88 2. 22 0. 35 0. 23 0. 80 1. 28 0. 28 0. 07 0. 03 2. 30 99 .9 6 65 .3 3 0. 99 14 .7 1 0. 22 Pe t- I 9 /1 * 90 .9 5 3. 81 1. 72 0. 18 0. 18 0. 63 0. 96 0. 17 0. 05 0. 03 1. 30 99 .9 7 61 .3 2 1. 11 23 .8 7 0. 25 Pe t- I 1 0/ 2* 77 .2 2 7. 92 6. 47 0. 51 0. 46 0. 61 1. 42 0. 42 0. 10 0. 30 4. 50 99 .9 3 70 .1 1 1. 23 9. 75 0. 18 Ča ka ne c Ca k- I 7 /1 * 83 .2 4 8. 27 1. 87 0. 60 0. 28 0. 90 1. 64 0. 55 0. 06 0. 02 2. 50 99 .9 3 68 .7 2 0. 87 10 .0 7 0. 20 Ca k- I 1 1/ 1* 69 .2 7 14 .1 9 3. 78 1. 50 0. 83 0. 83 2. 45 0. 78 0. 09 0. 06 6. 10 99 .8 6 71 .9 7 0. 90 4. 88 0. 17 Ca k- I 1 7/ 1* 78 .6 1 10 .4 6 2. 45 0. 84 0. 41 0. 97 1. 97 0. 66 0. 09 0. 04 3. 40 99 .9 0 70 .0 4 0. 87 7. 52 0. 19 Ca k- I 2 4/ 1* 70 .0 1 12 .7 6 3. 16 1. 78 1. 53 0. 87 2. 24 0. 74 0. 09 0. 04 6. 60 99 .8 7 65 .7 8 1. 11 5. 49 0. 18 Kr av ar sk o Kr a- I 1 /1 * 63 .2 7 17 .2 7 4. 56 1. 69 0. 76 0. 70 2. 97 0. 91 0. 11 0. 09 7. 50 99 .8 3 75 .0 3 0. 82 3. 66 0. 17 Kr a- I 5 /1 * 59 .1 6 18 .5 4 3. 52 2. 38 1. 76 0. 56 3. 20 0. 90 0. 11 0. 02 9. 70 99 .8 3 70 .9 7 0. 92 3. 19 0. 17 Kr a- I 6 /1 * 59 .2 2 18 .3 7 4. 88 1. 97 1. 54 0. 51 2. 58 0. 91 0. 09 0. 23 9. 50 99 .8 2 74 .0 7 0. 87 3. 22 0. 14 Kr a- I 7 /1 * 59 .0 9 19 .2 8 4. 48 1. 53 0. 88 0. 49 2. 57 0. 85 0. 06 0. 03 10 .5 0 99 .8 3 78 .8 0 0. 68 3. 06 0. 13 O rle ko vi ć O rl- 1 81 .7 7 8. 80 2. 42 0. 60 0. 20 0. 79 1. 73 0. 51 0. 04 0. 04 3. 00 99 .9 2 71 .3 4 0. 83 9. 29 0. 20 Ba ši ća b rd o BB r- 1 84 .1 1 6. 92 2. 63 0. 39 0. 15 0. 21 1. 07 0. 80 0. 04 0. 06 3. 50 99 .8 9 79 .5 7 0. 80 12 .1 5 0. 15 G eologia C roatica 263Kurečić et al.: Mineral assemblage and provenance of the pliocene Viviparus beds from the area of Vukomeričke Gorice, Central Croatia 20.78 %) and minor contents of Fe2O3 (1.28–6.47 %), K2O (0.84– 3.87 %), MgO (0.25–2.38 %), CaO (0.04–2.68 %), TiO2 (0.18–0.98 %), Na2O (0.17­0.97 %), MnO (0.01­1.05 %) and P2O5 (0.04­0.14 %). In addition, Table 4 shows the data on the calculated values of the chemical index of alteration (CIA = [Al2O3/ (Al2O3+CaO*+Na2O+K2O)]x100, CaO* is the amount of CaO only in silicate minerals) (NESBIT & YOUNG, 1982) & Index of Compositional Variability (ICV=(Fe2O3+K2O+Na2O+CaO+ MgO+MnO+TiO2)/Al2O3) (COX et al., 1995). The CIA for sandy samples varies from 58.73–85.69, and 67.22–83.97 for pelitic sedi ments. The ICV for sandy samples varies from 0.62–1.37, while for pelitic sediments it is 0.68–1.16. 5. DISCUSSION 5.1. Modal composition and origin of the detritus 5.1.1. Composition of sand Analyses of the modal composition of the sandy detritus of the VB from the area of Vukomeričke Gorice showed that it was formed by the erosion of various magmatic, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks (Fig. 4; Tab. 1, Tab. 2). Among the magmatic rocks, basic ones were the most common in source rock compo­ sition and, to a lesser extent, neutral and acidic rocks. These rocks have been identified as a component of the Palaeogene conglo- merates and sandstones from Banovina (ŠEBEČIĆ, 1971; MAJER, 1983; PIKIJA, 1987a), which crop out on the surface southeast of Vukomeričke Gorice in the area of Banovina (HGI, 2009) (Fig. 2). Fragments of basic igneous rocks could have originated from Upper Cretaceous-Palaeogene basic effusions, which occur on the surface very close to the Vukomeričke Gorice area on the southern bank of the Kupa River (HGI, 2009), or from an ophio­ lite melange, as occurs today on the surface of Medvednica Mt. (HALAMIĆ et al., 1999; GORIČAN et al., 2005; LUGOVIĆ et al., 2007; LUŽAR-OBERITER et al., 2009; SLOVENEC & ŠEGVIĆ, 2019) (Fig. 2). Alternatively, fragments of the acid igneous rocks, apart from the Palaeogene clasts of Banovina, could have originated directly from the granite complex of Mo- slavačka Gora (CRNKO, 1990; CRNKO & VRAGOVIĆ, 1990, HGI, 2009; STARIJAŠ et al., 2010). Particles of metasedimentary rocks could have originated from Palaeozoic metamorphic rocks that crop out north of the study area of Vukomeričke Gorice on Medvednica Mt. (BELAK et al., 1995; HGI, 2009; MIŠUR, 2017). They also might have been derived from the Upper Palaeozoic metasedimentary rocks of Petrova Gora and Trgovska Gora in Banovina (ŠIKIĆ et al., 1978; ŠIKIĆ et al., 1990a; ŠIKIĆ et al., 1990b; BELAK et al., 1995; HGI, 2009; MIŠUR, 2017). Carbonate Table 5. Composition of trace elements (ppm) and their ratios of bulk sediments (sands and pelitic sediments) and insoluble rock residue (*) from Vukomeričke Gorice. Pelitic sediments are marked by italics. Locality Sample Th Sc La Zr Nb Y TiO2 Zr/TiO2 Nb/Y Lipnica Lip-I 5/1* 5.7 6 15.7 112.8 6.4 13.5 4300 0.026 0.474 Lip-I 10/1* 5.6 5 13.8 105.1 4.9 12.8 3400 0.031 0.383 Lip-I 27/2* 12.3 15 32.4 218 13.3 31.5 7900 0.028 0.422 Lip-I 28/1* 8.8 8 18.4 252.8 10.5 14.7 6600 0.038 0.714 Strezojevo Str-I 1/1 8.8 10 29 104.2 7.1 27 4400 0.024 0.263 Str-I 1/2 8 9 25.9 98.3 6.3 25.2 4000 0.025 0.25 Str-I 2/1* 4.8 3 10.8 86.3 3.7 10.4 2300 0.038 0.356 Str-I 4/1 11.8 16 35.9 313.6 15.2 35.8 9800 0.032 0.425 Str-II 2/1* 13 16 32.3 191.9 13.6 23.5 8300 0.023 0.579 Str-II 3/1 7.7 6 21 466 11.3 20.7 7800 0.059 0.546 Str-II 5/1 4 3 18.5 70.9 2.7 13.4 1800 0.039 0.201 Str-II 7/1 5.7 5 15.1 114.5 5.7 12.1 3900 0.029 0.471 Ključić Brdo KBr-I 1/1 7.3 6 31.6 153.3 6.6 28.1 4500 0.034 0.235 KBr-I 7/1 11.5 12 39.1 287.1 11.6 32.4 7800 0.037 0.358 KBr-I 8/1 14.7 17 23.6 168.5 13.3 22.1 8400 0.02 0.602 KBr-I 11/1 8 8 23 129.5 8 22.5 5000 0.026 0.356 Vukomerić Vuk-I 1/1* 7.5 7 21.4 191.3 10 18.1 6100 0.031 0.552 Vuk-I 7/1* 16.3 14 41 180.5 15.4 24.6 8000 0.023 0.626 Vuk-I 5/2* 8.7 8 22.4 227.8 11 19.8 6800 0.034 0.556 Vuk-I 10/1* 9.6 9 26.2 271.7 12.1 22.2 7100 0.038 0.545 Petravec Pet-I 1/1 5.4 4 16.6 108.7 4.9 13.1 3100 0.035 0.374 Pet-I 2/1* 4.5 4 11.4 86.6 4.3 11.7 2800 0.031 0.368 Pet-I 9/1* 3.6 2 9.8 66.8 2.6 8.6 1700 0.039 0.302 Pet-I 10/2* 7 7 20.5 139 6.8 21 4200 0.033 0.324 Čakanec Cak-I 7/1* 6.5 6 28.6 144.6 9.1 24.5 5500 0.026 0.371 Cak-I 11/1* 10.5 12 22 249.3 13.4 18.3 7800 0.032 0.732 Cak-I 17/1* 8.1 8 25.4 207.5 10.3 20.3 6600 0.031 0.507 Cak-I 24/1* 9.9 10 20.3 253.7 11.3 14.2 7400 0.034 0.796 Kravarsko Kra-I 1/1* 13.4 15 35.5 225.1 15 27.3 9100 0.025 0.549 Kra-I 5/1* 14.6 16 38.1 203.5 14.8 26.9 9000 0.023 0.55 Kra-I 6/1* 14 16 37.2 203.1 15.5 26.5 9100 0.022 0.585 Kra-I 7/1* 13.6 18 35.3 178.1 13.9 25 8500 0.021 0.556 Orleković Orl-1 7.5 7 25.4 148 7.6 24.5 5100 0.029 0.31 Bašića Brdo BBr-1 9.1 7 20.5 389.3 13.6 16.8 8000 0.049 0.81 G eo lo gi a C ro at ic a 264 Geologia Croatica 74/3 detritus possibly originated from the older Triassic carbonate rocks. Thus, the lithic fragments of recrystallized micrite lime­ stones resemble the Early Triassic limestones found in the sur­ rounding areas of Žumberak Mt., Banovina and Medvednica Mt., while the dolomite particles originate from the dolomites of the Middle and Upper Triassic, which occur in the same areas (ŠIKIĆ et al., 1978; ŠIKIĆ et al., 1990; HGI, 2009). The radiolarite frag­ ments that appear together with the lithic carbonate fragments do not have the microphysiographic characteristics of the radiola­ rites of Žumberak Mt., so they are assumed to be transported from the Banovina and/or Medvednica Mt. areas (GORIČAN et al., 2005; HALAMIĆ et al., 1999). The rounded lithic chert fragments could probably have undergone several phases of redeposition. The composition of the HMF, in which garnets predominate among the translucent heavy minerals, with abundant minerals from the epidote group, and also with regularly present amphi­ boles (Tab. 2), indicates that a significant part of the detritus was redeposited from the Early Miocene sediments. Such a mineral composition is characteristic for the Upper Miocene sediments, which form a large part of the infilling of the NCB. On the sur­ face, they occur on the edges of mountains in the north­western part of Croatia and in the Banovina region (ŠIMUNIĆ & ŠIMUNIĆ, 1987; KOVAČIĆ et al., 2004; KOVAČIĆ & GRIZELJ, 2006; HGI, 2009). The absence of garnets in heavy mineral as­ sociations from the Upper Miocene was recorded at the Bašića Brdo site in the area of Vukomeričke Gorice (Fig. 2). This is chara- cteristic of the youngest Upper Miocene sediments and was pre­ viously recorded in the north-western part of NCB in the area of Hrvatsko Zagorje (KOVAČIĆ & GRIZELJ, 2006). The signifi­ cant occurrence of Cr­spinel in the sands of the same locality has not yet been recorded in the Upper Miocene sands of the NCB. This important fact could possibly be related to the Upper Creta­ ceous-Palaeogene source rocks from the area of Banovina and the Medvednica or Žumberak Mts. (Fig. 3). In these deposits, LUŽAR OBERITER et al. (2019) identified the occurrence of Cr- spinel. The dominance of the chemically most resistant particles, such as quartz, quartzite and chert (occasionally well-rounded particles) support the interpretation that a significant part of the sand detritus in the VB originates from older sedimentary or metasedimentary rocks, i.e., that it has undergone more than one depositional cycle (Tab. 1; Fig. 4a-4c, 4h). The fact that relatively unstable carbonate lithic fragments were preserved together with the predominant siliciclastic detritus indicates a weak influence of modifying factors, which together with poor sediment sorting (KUREČIĆ, 2017) indicates a short transport distance, i.e., the local origin of the material. The uniform composition of the sand detritus in the entire study area and also in the vertical sequence of deposits indicates that there were no significant changes in the source area during the deposition of the VB in the area of Vukomeričke Gorice. Some significant compositional characte- ristics such as the high amount of garnets in the samples from the Strezojevo site (Tab. 2), are most likely due to the more or less large influence of local sources or are the result of the influence of modifying factors. These differences did not allow us to sepa­ rate the lower from the upper VB regarding mineral composition. The same conclusion was reached by PIKIJA (1987a), who did not detect any regularity in the lateral or vertical arrangement of the mineral groups within the VB. In contrast, the Quaternary sediments from the margins of the Vukomeričke Gorice area con­ tain an increased amount of well­rounded zircon and tourmaline grains compared to the mineralogical composition of the VB. The composition of the investigated Quaternary samples can be re­ lated to the composition of the sediment of the Kupa River, which was determined upstream of the Vukomeričke Gorice (KAST­ MÜLLER, 2005). Therefore, it seems likely that the mineralogi­ cal composition of the VB can be differentiated from Quaternary sediments. 5.1.2. Composition of pelitic sediments The pelites from the investigated VB consist mainly of quartz and clay minerals, in some cases they also contain carbonate mine rals and feldspar (Tab. 3). Quartz, feldspar and carbonate minerals are of detrital origin and are present in the coarser frac­ tions too. Pliocene pelitic sediments have a similar clay mineral composition as the Upper Miocene marly sediments (GRIZELJ et al., 2017). The appearance of smectite is usually associated with increased volcanic activity in the sedimentary area (CHAMLEY, 1989), however there is no other evidence of such an event in the studied sediments, nor has such activity been observed in the Pliocene deposits of the NCB. Therefore, the origin of smectite, the most abundant clay mineral in the analysed samples (Tab. 3; Fig. 5b), is probably related to the reworking of older sediments or volcanic material from older formations. The origin of illite/ muscovite, the second most common clay mineral, is most likely related to the weathering of schist and metapsammite or metapsammitic rocks which was determined by the analysis of lithic fragments and the LMF. Namely, illite/muscovite and chlo­ rite represent the typical terrigenous mineral species, which were formed directly from eroded intrusive and metamorphic rocks (CHAMLEY, 1989). The presence of chlorite in only a few sam­ ples as part of the clay mineral composition of pelitic sediments and the HMF of the silty­sandy fraction, could be an indicator of more intensive chemical weathering of the sediments to which this mineral is poorly resistant (CHAMLY, 1989; WEAVER, 1989). Kaolinite is present in all samples in small quantities. It forms from feldspars and micas in areas when precipitation is relatively high and where there was good drainage to ensure the leaching of cations (MITCHELL & SOGA, 2005). The studied sediments indicate a relatively warm and humid climate, as was the case during the Cernikian (MANDIC et al., 2015). Neverthe­ less, the composition of clay minerals in lake environments is mainly a reflection of the composition of the source area (WEAVER, 1989). 5.1.3. Origin of the detritus Considering the physiographic or mineralogical features of the detritus, it can be concluded that the main sources of the sand de­ tritus of the VB from Vukomeričke Gorice were the nearby areas of the Medvednica and Žumberak Mts and to a lesser extent Moslavačka gora Mt. The composition of the detritus indicates that part of the material most likely originated from the Banovina region, primarily from the Cretaceous­Palaeogene clastics. The results obtained support the hypothesis of extension of the Plio­ cene Lake Slavonia (NEUBAUER et al., 2015; MANDIC et al., 2015), according to which the investigated area of Vukomeričke Gorice represents the north­western edge of the lake. This means that most of the detritus from the southern sources was deposited further south and east of the studied area (Fig. 1). The Inner Di­ narides of Bosnia and Banovina might represent such southern source areas. The contribution of the southern sources was re­ corded in the detritus of the VB in Slavonia. The occurrence of pyroxene and Cr­spinel from Bosnia, (at the Sibinj site), indicate the south-north direction of palaeotransport (KOVAČIĆ et al., G eologia C roatica 265Kurečić et al.: Mineral assemblage and provenance of the pliocene Viviparus beds from the area of Vukomeričke Gorice, Central Croatia 2011) (Tab. 2). The increased content of pyroxene and/or Cr­spinel was also observed at the Komarevo and Petrinja sites in the Ba­ novina area (Tab. 2), so it additionally documents the south-north direction of palaeotransport or a nearly local origin (within Ba­ novina area). The obtained results on the local origin of the detritus de­ posited in the NCB area during the Pliocene indicate that a major change occurred regarding the source area during the transition from the Miocene to the Pliocene. Indeed, during the Late Mio­ cene, detritus of a uniform modal composition was deposited throughout the NCB area, which was derived from the Alps and the Western Carpathians (KOVAČIĆ & GRIZELJ, 2006; ŠIMUNIĆ & ŠIMUNIĆ, 1987; GRIZELJ et al., 2017). Such a change is most likely caused by basin inversion, which started in the SW part of the PBS at the end of the Miocene and was inten­ sified in the Pliocene and Quaternary (TOMLJENOVIĆ & CSONTOS, 2001; PAVELIĆ, 2001; VAN GELDER et al., 2015). Compression uplifted individual blocks along the basin rim or Figure 6. Cross-plots of major oxides (wt. %) against Al2O3 (wt. %) showing their correlations for sandy and pelitic Viviparus beds samples from the area of Vukomeričke Gorice. Data from Table 4. G eo lo gi a C ro at ic a 266 Geologia Croatica 74/3Geologia Croatica 74/2 within the basin, and their erosion resulted in the locally influ­ enced detritus composition of the sediments deposited in the sur­ rounding depressions of the NCB. 5.2. Chemical composition and origin of the detritus The relationship between chemical and mineral composition is shown using correlation diagrams in Fig 6. It can be seen that SiO2 has strong negative correlation with Al2O3 (Fig 6a), which can be interpreted as much of the SiO2 being represented by quartz and chert grains. Therefore, a further correlation was mainly made with Al2O3 which represents the association of cer­ tain elements within clay minerals. With the exception of Na2O (Fig 6b) the other oxides and LOI (loss on ignition) shown in the Fig. 6 have a positive correlation with Al2O3. Positive correlation of K2O with Al2O3 (Fig 6c) reflects its presence in micaceous minerals and K­Feldspar, while CaO, MgO, TiO2 and Fe2O3 (Fig. 6d-6g) are mostly associated with clay minerals. CaO and MgO have a strong positive correlation (Fig. 6h), which probably stems from their interrelationship in dolomite and in clay minerals as cations. The content of Na2O and CaO in silicate minerals is usu­ ally associated with plagioclase. Consequently, the negative cor­ relation of Na2O with Al2O3 and the weak correlation with SiO2 (Fig. 6i) probably reflects the depletion of Na2O suggesting chemi­ cal weathering or recycling of plagioclase. The discriminant functions defined by ROSER & KORSCH (1988) for distinguishing source rocks of clastic sediments on the basis of the content of certain macroelements confirmed the results of analyses of the modal composition of the detritus, according to which the latter originated predominantly from older siliciclastic sedimentary rocks and acidic and neutral magmatic rocks (Fig. 7). Geochemical analyses also showed that pelitic sediments have a more homogeneous chemical composition than the sandy sedi­ ments. They are usually grouped around the boundary of felsite igneous and quartz sedimentary rocks. Sandy material is distribu- ted in the fields of neutral and felsitic igneous rocks and quartz sediments (Fig. 7). The highest concentration of quartz in the sands is the probable reason for the movement of this group of samples towards the field of felsitic igneous and quartz sedimentary rocks. The SiO2 / Al2O3 ratio is a measure of the maturity of clastic sediments, and a measure of the presence of quartz and chert ver­ sus clay minerals and feldspars (POTTER, 1978; CULLERS, 2000). In the analysed samples, this ratio ranged from 2.59 to 23.87. High values of this ratio, as in the analysed sands and pelitic sediments (Tab. 4), indicate the chemical maturity of the VB from Vukomeričke Gorice which as expected, is higher for the sandy samples. This is consistent with the results of the analy­ sis of the modal composition of the same sediments. The K2O/ Al2O3 ratio is used as an indicator of the source composition of pelitic sediments. This ratio ranges from 0 to 0.3 and is charac­ teristic for clay minerals, while for feldspars it ranges from 0.3 to 0.9 (COX et al., 1995). Analysed pelitic samples have a K2O / Al2O3 ratio which averages 0.18 in the analysed pelitic sediments (Tab. 4), indicating older pelitic sediments as source rocks or pelitic detritus. The CIA index, as defined by NESBIT & YOUNG (1982), indicates medium to high intensity of chemical weathering in the source area (Tab. 4), and the same is indicated in a ternary diagram based on the ratios of Al2O3­(CaO + Na2O)­ K2O (Fig. 8). The samples from the area of Vukomeričke Gorice are grouped near the Al2O3­K2O line and follow the trend of granodiorite weathering. The ICV index defined by COX et al. (1995), measures the abundance of alumina in relation to the other cations in a rock or minerals with the elimination of quartz dilu­ tion. This index varies for the analysed pelitic sediments from 0.68–1.16 indicating that most of the sediments are composition­ ally mature and were likely dominated by recycling processes. However, several samples have an ICV> 1 (Tab. 4), suggesting the input of material only from rocks of the first sedimentary cy­ cle. Namely, according to COX et al. (1995), compositionally ma­ ture mudrocks have low values of ICV (<1) and are poor with nonclay silicates or rich in the kaolinite group of minerals. Such sediments are associated with tectonic quiescent areas or cratons (WEAVER, 1989) with multiple recycled sediments, but can also Figure 7. Provenance discriminant function diagram according to ROSER and KORSCH (1988) for differentiating the types of source rock showing that most of the sediments from the Viviparus beds of the Vukomeričke Gorice area origi- nate primarily from quartzose sedimentary rock, then from felsic igneous rock and to a lesser extent from intermediate igneous source rock. Data from Table 4. Legend: DF1 = 30,638TiO2/Al2O3 - 12,541Fe2O3/Al2O3 + 7,329MgO/Al2O3 + 12,031Na2O/Al2O3 + 35,402K2O/Al2O3 - 6,382; DF2 = 56,500TiO2/Al2O3 - 10,879Fe2O3/Al2O3 + 30,875MgO/Al2O3 - 5,404Na2O/Al2O3 + 11,112K2O/Al2O3 - 3,89. Figure 8. Al2O3-(CaO+Na2O)-K2O ternary plot with samples of the Viviparus beds from the area of Vukomeričke Gorice (according to NESBITT & YOUNG 1982; 1984). Our data are compared with the data for post-archaic Australian shale (PAAS) and with the composition of the upper crust (UC) (TAYLOR & McLENNAN, 1985), with a composition of North American shale (NASC) (GROMET et al., 1984) and with idealized mineral compositions of plagioclase, K-feldspar, kaolinite, muscovite, illite and smectite. Numbers 1 & 2 mark trends of changes in the composition of granodiorite (1) & granite (2) as a result of weathering (NESBITT & YOUNG 1984). Data from Table 4. G eologia C roatica 267Kurečić et al.: Mineral assemblage and provenance of the pliocene Viviparus beds from the area of Vukomeričke Gorice, Central Croatia be formed as a product of the intensive chemical weathering of materials within the first sedimentary cycle (BARSHAD, 1966). Compositionally immature mudrocks have high values of the ICV index (>1) and a high proportion of nonclay minerals or, are rich with smectites and illitic material. They are characteristic for the first sedimentary cycle deposits and tectonically active settings (COX et al., 1995 and references therein). Results of the trace element analysis (Tab. 5) show strong correlation with the mineral and petrographic composition of the sediment. Figure 9. shows that the major part of the analysed samples is from the rhyodacite dacite field and a smaller part from the trachyandesite field. Only a few samples are distributed over the andesite field. These results of the provenance analyses cor­ respond to the results of the discriminant diagram according to ROSER & KORSCH (1988) (Fig. 7). 5.2. Geotectonic setting of the source area Diagrams for determining the geotectonic position of the source areas based on the composition of the main detrital modes (Fig. 10) show that most of the sand detritus from the VB is of orogenic origin, i.e., it comes from a recycled orogen. The very high con­ tent of monocrystalline quartz and polycrystalline quartz parti­ cles together with fragments of older sedimentary rocks and low­ grade metamorphic rocks (metapsamites), suggests the origin of the sand detritus from the collision orogen (according to DICK­ INSON & SUCZEK, 1979). This interpretation is supported by the low concentration of feldspar and particles of volcanic origin. A much smaller number of samples indicates the origin of mate­ rial from the inner craton (Fig. 10). However, as the investigated area of Vukomeričke Gorice is located in the wider area sur­ rounded by high orogens such as the Dinarides and the Alps, it can be assumed that this material is also of orogenic origin, only it has been modified more. In addition, the chemical composition of the sandy and pelitic sediments from the VB indicates the oro­ genic origin of the material. Ternary diagrams based on the ratio of trace elements (Fig. 11) showed that the analysed sediments originated from the area of continental island arcs, to which mag­ matic arcs and recycled orogens are assigned as provenance types according to BHATIA & CROOK (1986). These results are con­ sistent with the results of KOVAČIĆ (2004) and GRIZELJ et al. (2017), who investigated Upper Miocene sands and pelitic sedi­ ments in the southwestern part of the Pannonian basin system, according to which most of this detritus originates from the re­ cycled orogen. Summarizing all data concerning the provenance, leads to the conclusion that the clastic debris of the VB originated in a tectonically complex and lithologically heterogeneous source area. The rocks, which were originally located at different geo­ tectonic positions, were weathered with moderate or high chemi­ cal and mechanical intensity. However, due to Cretaceous-Mio­ cene subduction and the continental collision of the European Plate and several smaller continental fragments from the south, the rocks formed at different geotectonic positions were brought into contact with each other and lifted to the surface, creating large mountain ranges around the PBS (ROYDEN, 1988; SCHMIT 2008). During the Late Miocene, weathering of newly uplifted orogens (mainly the Alps and Western Carpathians) led to the production of huge amounts of clastic detritus that infilled the southwestern part of the PBS (KOVAČIĆ & GRIZELJ, 2006). Figure 9. Nb/Y vs. Zr/TiO2 discrimination diagram according to WINCHESTER & FLOYD (1977) for sandy and pelitic Viviparus beds samples from the area of Vukomeričke Gorice compared to the plots of Upper Miocene (BBr-1) and Qua- ternary (Orl-1) samples. Data from Table 5. Figure 10. Tectonic discrimination diagrams (DICKINSON et al., 1983) for sandy Viviparus beds samples from Vukomeričke Gorice and Slavonia. Data from Table 1. Legend: Qzm=monocrystalline quartz; Qzt=monocrystalline+polycrystalline quartz; F=potassium feldspar+plagioclase; L=lithic particles; Lt=polycristalline quartz+other lithic particles. G eo lo gi a C ro at ic a 268 Geologia Croatica 74/3 Later, at the end of the Miocene and during the Pliocene, some blocks within the PBS itself were uplifted due to compression (TOMLJENOVIĆ & CSONTOS, 2001). This led to the erosion and redeposition of the Upper Miocene detritus of the Alpine­ Carpathian provenance, and also to the weathering of newly up­ lifted older rocks within the southwestern part of the PBS and to a lesser extent to the transport of material from the Inner Dinari­ des. All this material together forms the present detritus of the investigated VB deposits. 6. CONCLUSIONS The results of analyses of the chemical, mineralogical and petro­ graphic composition of the Pliocene Viviparus beds from Vukomeričke Gorice showed that: 1) The Viviparus beds are characterized by vertical and late- ral interweaving of relatively compositionally mature and tex- turally immature pelitic and sandy sediments. 2) Pelitic sediments consist mainly of quartz and smectite, and to a lesser extent of calcite, dolomite, feldspar, illite/musco­ vite and kaolinite, while chlorite is present in only a few samples. This composition of pelitic sediments is mainly of detrital origin, but is also partly the product of chemical weathering in relatively warm and humid climates. 3) The composition of the sand detritus is dominated by quartz and particles of highly resistant rock, which are formed by weathering of rock from a recycled orogen. 4) The majority of the sand detritus from the Viviparus beds is of orogenic origin, i.e., bulk of the detritus was derived from recycled orogen. 5) The source rocks of the detritus of the Viviparus beds were moderately to intensively chemically weathered, mostly Upper Miocene sediments of alpine origin. To a lesser extent Palaeogene clastics, Triassic limestones and dolomites were the source of de­ tritus, and some of the material also originated from older volca­ nic and low­grade metamorphic rocks. 6) Clastic detritus can also be of local origin. The most im­ portant sources were located in the area of the Medvednica and Žumberak Mts. A smaller amount of detritus was derived from the area of Moslavačka Gora Mt. and Banovina. 7) A small amount of the detritus of the Viviparus beds from Slavonia and Banovina was brought from the south and origi­ nated in the Inner Dinarides. 8) Differences in the composition of the clastic detritus of the underlying Upper Miocene sediments deposited in Lake Pannon and of the detritus of the Viviparus beds deposited in Lake Sla­ vonia are a consequence of the PBS inversion, which during the Pliocene led to uplift and erosion of the mountains in the SW part of the PBS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This paper represents a part of the doctoral thesis of Tomislav KUREČIĆ. The research was funded within the project of the Mini- stry of Science, Education and Sport of the Republic of Croatia: Basic Geological Map of the Republic of Croatia, 1:50.000 (Pro­ ject No.: 181-1811096-1093). This work has been also supported in part by Croatian Science Foundation under the project IP­2019­ 04-7042. 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