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Geology of the North-eastern Part of the Mórágy Block
This new issue of the Regional Map Series of Hungary summarizes the geological and hydrogeological explorations devoted for the future disposal of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste from the Paks Nuclear Power Plant.
The book can be bought in the Library of the Geological Institute of Hungary (Budapest 1143 Stefánia út 14.).
New bilingvish books of popular science, “Magyarország földtani atlasza országjáróknak/Geological Atlas of Hungary for Tourists” and “Magyarország földtani atlasza országjáróknak/Geologischer Atlas von Ungarn für Touristen” has been published
The ”Geological Atlas of Hungary for Tourists” (editors: Tamás Budai and László Gyalog) has been published by the
Geological Institute of Hungary on the occasion of the International Year of Planet Earth.
The popular science book, 247 pages long, is richly illustrated by photos. Its appearance is similar to an atlas, and it consists of three parts. The first part gives a brief summary of the geological build-up of Hungary and the geological maps. This is followed by the geological map of Hungary on a scale of 1: 200 000. The third part of the book gives the description of some outstanding geological values of Hungary among which natural rock-forms, artificial exposures, caves and nature trails can be found. Travellers and tourists who are interested in geology can find them with the help of detailed sketch-maps; grids on the geological map also help them to locate these places. At the end of the book a list is given comprising the main data for caves (to which the public has free access), geological nature trails, medicinal baths, geological collections and mining memorials.
Bükkábrány
The book can be bought in the Library of the Geological Institute of Hungary (Budapest 1143 Stefánia út 14.). Price: 4.500 Fts.
Further information: Dr. Olga Piros (piros@mafi.hu), Dr. Tamás Budai (budai@mafi.hu).
The cover photo shows the „Sea of stones” at Szentbékálla.
Detail from the book: Bükkábrány; description of the locality of Miocene swamp cypresses excavated in the recent past.
Publication of recently prepared maps on the web 
Optimal possibilities of waste disposal (Environmental geological and geographical evaluation of Hungary from the point of view of waste disposal)
1:100 000 geological map of Hungary
For more about the map if click here !
Formats and price list of the geological map
Geological and engineer-geologial map of Budapest in scale 1:40 000
Hydrogeological map of Hungary 1:1 500 000
Metadata of the existing digital maps
THE NEWEST OF OUR PUBLICATIONS!!!
Szives, Ottilia (ed.), Csontos László, Bujtor László, Főzy, István: Aptian-Campanian ammonites of Hungary. Budapest, 2007. 187 p.
(Geologica Hungarica Series Palaeontologica 57)
Bárdossy, György: The Halimba bauxite deposit – A halimbai bauxit-előfordulás.
Budapest, 2007. 119 p. (A MÁFI alkalmi kiadványa 208; Special Papers of the Geological Institute of Hungary No. 2
Bibliography of Quaternary Research in Hungary 1708-2004 (in Hungarian)
Annual Report of the Geological Institute of Hungary, 2005 (2007)
Annual Report of the Geological Institute of Hungary, 2004 (2007)
Annual Report of the Geological Institute of Hungary, 2003 (2004)
Hungarian Geological Library
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Monday: 9-15
Tuesday: 9-15*
Wednesday: 9-15
Thursday: 9-15*
Friday: 9-15
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Hungarian Geological Database HunTÉKA database of the Librarys books
You can purchase publications of the Institute in the Map Store of the Hungarian Geological Library: 1143 BUDAPEST, Stefánia street 14.
Where to dispose?
Optimal possibilities of waste disposal in Hungary
To access the map database of the results of the project on optimal possibilities of waste disposal in Hungary, please click here.
Due to its large size the download can take some minutes!
If you would like to be familiar with the program of the final workshop in detail, please go to the News, Events, Meetings page!
The National Geological Museum of the Geological Institute of Hungary
The Museum is open for visitors, families and groups three days a week: on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
To see the short guide to the Museum, please click here!
The short guide to the Museum
Opening hours:
Thursday: 10-16
Saturday: 10-16
Sunday: 10-16
THE UNIFORM LEGEND SYSTEM OF GEOLOGICAL MAPS
L. Gyalog (editor) 1996: The legend of geological maps and the short description of Quaternaryunits.
L. Gyalog, T. Budai 2004: Suggestions for the litho-stratigraphic classification of the geological formations in Hungary
LITHO-STRATIGRAPHIC BASIC UNITS OF HUNGARY COMPILED BY THE HUNGARIAN STRATIGRAPHIC COMMITTEE
To display, please click here!
Lithostratigraphic units in alphabetic order.
The names of specifically geological ages are not always unambiguously used!
Geochronologic and chronostratigraphic terms approved by the Hungarian Stratigraphic Committee are presented in the report of Géza Császár.
IMAGEO
The ImaGeo system is a complex geological hardware and software system for field use
EuroGeoSurveys
