I. Haydoutov et S. Yanev, THE PROTOMOESIAN MICROCONTINENT OF THE BALKAN PENINSULA - A PERI-GONDWANALAND PIECE, Tectonophysics, 272(2-4), 1997, pp. 303-313
Based on differences in their pre-Palaeozoic and Palaeozoic developmen
t, the Protomoesian microcontinent is divided into two terranes: the B
alkan and the Moesian. A Precambrian-Cambrian ophiolite-island-arc ass
emblage, unconformably overlain by a Palaeozoic sequence, forms the fi
rst terrane. The pre-Palaeozoic basement of the Moesian terrane consis
ts of Proterozoic-Vendian metamorphics of continental origin. The diff
erences in the development of the Palaeozoic rocks are also significan
t reason for dividing the Balkan and the Moesian terrane. Numerous fea
tures of the Palaeozoic sediments (palaeoclimatologic, palaeobiogeogra
phic, palaeomagnetic) from both terranes, and the Pan-African affiliat
ions of the ophiolite-island-arc assemblage, identify the Protomoesian
microcontinent as a peri-Gondwanaland piece.