Western Carpathians deposits near Slovakia-Hungary border (October 2-6, 2013)

5The second field trip organised by the SGA Student Chapter Prague in 2013 was aimed at Slovakia and Hungary. Purpose of this excur6sion was to get in touch with different geological settings than the Bohemian massif. Major part of Slovakia and the northern part of Hungary (Tokaj Mountains) are situated in the mountain range of Western Carpathians. This system evolved during the Alpine orogeny as the northern branch of the Alpine-Himalayan fold and thrust system called the Alpine belt.

SGA News no. 35

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