Geology Of Hungary (regional Geology Reviews)
by Janós Haas /
2012 / English / PDF
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Hungary lies in the central part of the Pannonian Basin, surrounded
by the ranges of the Alps, Carpathians, and Dinarides. The geology
of the country can be summarized as a process whereby complicated
plate collision-type orogeny was followed by the formation of a
young basin in which a relatively complete sequence of basin infill
has been preserved. The handbook “Geology of Hungary” presents an
outline of the main features of the geology and geohistory of the
region in a single volume, illustrated by a great number of color
figures and photos for the benefit of foreign geoscientists
interested in this area. The volume follows the evolutionary
history of the major structural units prior to their juxtaposition
in the Tertiary and discusses the subsequent evolution of the
Pannonian Basin. Due to the geohistorical approach to this study it
was necessary to extend the scope of the discussion beyond the
present-day political boundaries of Hungary, to cover most of the
Pannonian region.
Hungary lies in the central part of the Pannonian Basin, surrounded
by the ranges of the Alps, Carpathians, and Dinarides. The geology
of the country can be summarized as a process whereby complicated
plate collision-type orogeny was followed by the formation of a
young basin in which a relatively complete sequence of basin infill
has been preserved. The handbook “Geology of Hungary” presents an
outline of the main features of the geology and geohistory of the
region in a single volume, illustrated by a great number of color
figures and photos for the benefit of foreign geoscientists
interested in this area. The volume follows the evolutionary
history of the major structural units prior to their juxtaposition
in the Tertiary and discusses the subsequent evolution of the
Pannonian Basin. Due to the geohistorical approach to this study it
was necessary to extend the scope of the discussion beyond the
present-day political boundaries of Hungary, to cover most of the
Pannonian region.