Fig. 2

Study area. a Regional geological setting showing the external zones, the central ophiolite zone (Dinaridic–Mirdita–Pindos ophiolites), the Internal zones (Pelagonian zone, Korabi zone, Drina-Ivanjica element) and the Vardar ophiolites. For details, e.g.: Aubouin 1973; Dimitrijević 1997; Karamata 2006). b1 Tectonic units and terranes of the central Balkan Peninsula in the sense of Karamata (2006). b2 Tectonic units of the central Balkan Peninsula according to Schmid et al. (2008) (from Schmid et al. 2008, modified). For detailed explanation see Schmid et al. (2008). c Palaeogeographic position of the Dinaridic Ophiolite Belt (DOB) as part of the Neotethyan Belt (modified after Frisch 1979; Missoni and Gawlick 2011a, b)