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Kál Basin: Pseudokarren on Sandstone

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The Kál Basin, located in the central part of Transdanubia, on the northern, mountainous shore of Lake Balaton (Balaton Highland), is one of the most spectacular landscapes of Hungary, a focal area of geological and geomorphological research for more than a century. Its sandstone was formed from the sand beaches of Lake Pannon during the Pliocene and the blockfields (felsenmeers) of the basin are also intriguing geomorphological sites. In addition to the geomorphic diversity, they are also valuable because they survived earth history almost unmodified. After the regression of the sea, on the surfaces of stone blocks a wealth of pseudokarren features began to emerge, adding further diversity to the landscape. The most common features on the horizontal block surfaces are kamenitzas, rinnen, grikes and pits, while pockets and solution notches occur on the walls of the blocks.

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Veress, M., Tóth, G. (2015). Kál Basin: Pseudokarren on Sandstone. In: Lóczy, D. (eds) Landscapes and Landforms of Hungary. World Geomorphological Landscapes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08997-3_10

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