Project title: Paleomagnetism of the Upper Miocene volcanic rocks from the East Carpathians
Financed by: the Ministry of National Education, CNCS – UEFISCDI, project number PN-II-ID-PCE-2012-4-0177
Period: 09.01.2013 - 11.30.2016
Total approved budget : 925750.00 lei
Annual budget: 90850 lei (2013); 242853 lei (2014); 214246 lei (2015) 377801 lei (2016)
Team:
Project leader: Professor Dr. Cristian Panaiotu
Senior researchers:
Lecturer Dr. Cristian Necula
Lecturer Dr. Relu Roban
Lecturer Dr. Anca Dumitru
Post-doc:
Dr. Daniela Dimofte.
Summary :
This project proposes a paleomagnetic and rock magnetic study of the Upper Miocene volcanic rocks from the East Carpathians. At the end of the project, combining the new results with those already published, we expect to have new data about the Paleosecular variation (PSV) and Total-average geomagnetic field between 0.5 Ma and 10 Ma, in 1-2 Ma time-windows, at the latitude of 46°N. There are few studies about PSV at a global level which can cover such a long interval from a relative narrow region, which was not significant deformed by post-emplacement tectonic. The project will bring high quality data, which can be used to analyze the behavior of the geomagnetic field after 5 Ma. In particular we can test if the increase of PSV until 20 Ma proposed by McFadden et al. (1991) can be identified in our data set. The project will also improve our knowledge about the evolution of the East Carpathians volcanic range and its relations with the tectonic evolution of the Carpatho-Pannonian region during Late Miocene.
Expected results
1. Paleomagnetic and rock magnetic study of the Upper Miocene magmatic rocks from the East Carpathians.
2. Paleosecular Variation from lavas and Total Average Field between 0 -11 Ma at 46°N latitude.
3. Relative vertical axis tectonic rotation during Late Miocene in the Transylvanian Basin
4. An improve timing of volcanic activity corroborating magnetic polarity data with radio-isotopic dating.