Pozsgai, E. (2016). Depositional environment of the Templomhegy Dolomite (Villány Hills) based on lithological and sedimentological observations. Modern Geográfia, 11(2), 1–17.
A new, artifical outcrop of the uppermost Middle Triassic sequence (Templomhegy Dolomite Member) in the Somssich Hill (Villány Hills, SW Hungary) was studied. From the Ladinian onwards the former uniform carbonate ramp was fragmented and switched to accumulation of siliciclastics. Based on field observations, polished and thin sections the facies of the Templomhegy Memberwas refined. Dolomites and dolomarls were deposited in subtidal environment. Pebbly sandstone and sandstone intercalations can be considered as channel deposits connected to the supratidal zone. Simple and complex claystone intercalations are determined as paleosols, indicating subaerial exposure. Calcretes, formed in soil profiles, confirm semi-arid conditions. Intraclastic dolomite in the uppermost part of the section reveals karstification under humid climate.
Keywords: carbonate ramp, facies, siliciclastic intercalations, Middle Triassic, Villány Hills