Geology of Hungary

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxii

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2. Geology and History of Evolution of the ALCAPA Mega-Unit

   • Tibor Szederkényi, Sándor Kovács, János Haas, András Nagymarosy

   Pages 1-102

3. Geology and History of Evolution of the Tisza Mega-Unit

   • Tibor Szederkényi, János Haas, András Nagymarosy, Géza Hámor

   Pages 103-148

4. Genesis and Evolution of the Pannonian Basin

   • János Haas, András Nagymarosy, Géza Hámor

   Pages 149-200

5. Quaternary Evolution

   • János Haas, Áron Jámbor

   Pages 201-213

6. Back Matter

   Pages 215-244

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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.

• Pannonian Basin
• geology of Hungary
• paleography
• regional geology
• stratigraphy
• tectonics

• Geological Research Group, Autohofs Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary

  Janós Haas