Tectonic Structure of the Island of Hvar (Southern Croatia)

Abstract

Structural deformation of the island of Hvar allows three tangentialtectonic phases to be determined: the Laramian (F I), the Pyrenean,( F II) and the Neotectonic phase (F III ). Preserved relics of Laramian and Pyrenean folds with intact structural elements, indicates that the Neotectonic orientation of structures (E-W) is a consequence of refolding of the older structural fabric, rather than horizontal rotation.