SUBJECT
Title
Geology of the Carpathian-Pannonian Region
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2
Recommended in
Semester 3
Typically offered in
Autumn semester
Course description
Aim of the course: introduction into the geological built-up and earth-history of the region. Presentation of the most important geological formations.
Main chapters of the course: Geological structure of the Carpathian-Pannonian Region; its major structural units; historical background of the regional research; Old Paleozoic formations; the Hercynian orogeny.
Alpine orogeny; Mesozoic formations; Cenozoic formations;
Quaternary rocks and other sediments; raw materials.
Readings
Compulsory literature:
- Haas J. (edit): Geology of Hungary, Springer, 2012 Recommended reading:
- Haas J. (edit): Geology of Hungary, Eötvös kiadó, 2001.