The Role of Sinistral Strike-Slip Faults in the Formation of the Structural Fabric of the Slavonian Mts. (Eastern Croatia)

Abstract

This paper presents a simplified evolution for the Slavonian Mts. structural fabric during the Neogene, emphasising the importance of the sinistral wrench faults. These faults were formed under the influence of dextral displacements along the faults stretching through the Drava and Sava. They caused the uplift and compression of the general area of the Slavonian Mts. These events were accompanied by folding, reverse faulting and counter-clockwise rotation of the uplifted structures, typical for the transpression model and wrench tectonic processes.