Slanic Tuff and associated Miocene evaporite deposits, Eastern Carpathians, Romania (original) (raw)

This study investigates Miocene calcalkaline tuffs and associated evaporite deposits in Eastern Carpathians, Romania, highlighting their stratigraphic importance for understanding climatic changes. The Green Stone Hill contains a sequence of marls, tuffs, gypsum, and shales, analyzed using XRD, with findings suggesting an age of 13.6±0.2Ma for the identified white tuff. The results indicate that these evaporitic formations occurred following the Mid Badenian climatic optimum due to sea-level changes and tectonic activity.