The Jelar Formation or Jelar breccia is a stratigraphic unit in Croatia. It is a coarse-grained carbonate-breccia of Paleogene age. The breccia was deposited syntectonically during the development of the Dinaride Thrust Belt. The clasts are Mesozoic in age.[1]

Jelar Formation
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryBreccia
Location
CountryCroatia

References

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  1. ^ Tari, Vlasta Kovačić; Mrinjek, Ervin (1994). "The Role of Palaeogene Clastics in the Tectonic Interpretation of Northern Dalmatia (Southern Croatia)". Geologia Croatica. 47 (1). Retrieved 24 March 2015.