Thermoanalytical study of Quaternary thermal lacustrine travertine occurrences in Hungary (Buda-Vár-hegy, Budakalász, Szomód-Les-hegy)

Abstract

Thermoanalytical (TA) analysis is not at all a frequently used method for studying travertine. Therefore the application of two TA techniques is presented for characterization of the Buda-Var-hegy (Castle Hill), Budakalasz and Szomod-Les-hegy Quaternary travertine occurrences in this paper. TA data give comparable results with those of oxygen and carbon stable isotope compositions and offer a new way to estimate the temperature of carbonate precipitation.