Clay mineralogy of red clay deposits from the central Carpathian Basin (Hungary): implications for Plio-Pleistocene chemical weathering and palaeoclimate

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

JÁNOS KOVÁCS¹ 

关键词: Palaeosol;    red clay;    loess;    Pliocene;    Pleistocene;    palaeoclimate;    East Central Europe;   

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey - TUBITAK

【 摘 要 】

Geochemical and mineralogical studies of palaeosols provide essential information for palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental interpretation of continental deposits and can present a proxy for palaeoclimate. Red clays in the central Carpathian Basin (Hungary) (Tengelic Red Clay Formation; Kerecsend Red Clay Formation), overlain by loess-palaeosol sequences, were studied. Results from geochemical climofunctions applied to Upper Pliocene–Lower Pleistocene red clays and palaeosols located in the Carpathian Basin, and clay mineralogy, indicate that the palaeoclimate was considerably more humid and warmer during the Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene in comparison to modern values.

【 授权许可】

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