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Radiocarbon Dating of the Last Volcanic Eruptions of Ciomadul Volcano, Southeast Carpathians, Eastern-Central Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Sz Harangi ,
M Molnár ,
A P Vinkler ,
B Kiss ,
A J T Jull  and
A G Leonard
Sz Harangi*
Affiliation:
Department of Petrology and Geochemistry, Eötvös University, 1117 Budapest Pázmány sétány 1/C, Hungary
M Molnár
Affiliation:
Hertelendi Ede Laboratory of Environmental Studies, MTA ATOMKI, Debrecen, Hungary
A P Vinkler
Affiliation:
Department of Petrology and Geochemistry, Eötvös University, 1117 Budapest Pázmány sétány 1/C, Hungary
B Kiss
Affiliation:
Department of Petrology and Geochemistry, Eötvös University, 1117 Budapest Pázmány sétány 1/C, Hungary
A J T Jull
Affiliation:
NSF Arizona AMS Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1118 East Fourth St, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
A G Leonard
Affiliation:
NSF Arizona AMS Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1118 East Fourth St, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
*
Corresponding author. Email: szabolcs.harangi@geology.elte.hu.
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This paper provides new accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon age data for the last volcanic events in the Carpathian-Pannonian region of eastern-central Europe. The eruption ages were determined on charcoal fragments collected from pumiceous pyroclastic flow deposits at 2 localities of the Ciomadul Volcano. Two charcoal samples from the southeastern margin of the volcano (Bixad locality) set the date of the last volcanic eruption to 27,200 ± 260 yr BP (29,500 ± 260 cal BC). On the other hand, our data show that the Tusnad pyroclastic flow deposit, previously considered as representing the youngest volcanic rock of the region, erupted at ∼39,000 yr BP (∼41,300 cal BC). Thus, a period of dormancy more than 10,000 yr long might have elapsed between the 2 volcanic events. The different ages of the Tusnad and Bixad pyroclastic flow deposits are confirmed also by the geochemical data. The bulk pumices, groundmass glass, and the composition of the main mineral phases (plagioclase and amphibole) suggest eruption of slightly different magmas. Considering also the assumed long volcanic history (∼600 ka) of the Ciomadul, these data suggest that further detailed studies are necessary on this seemingly inactive volcano in order to evaluate the possible renewal of volcanic activity in the future.

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Soils and Sediments
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Radiocarbon , Volume 52 , Issue 3: 20th Int. Radiocarbon Conference Proceedings , 2010 , pp. 1498 - 1507
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Copyright © 2010 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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