A complex magmatic system beneath the Kissomlyó monogenetic volcano (western Pannonian Basin): evidence from mineral textures, zoning and chemistry

Kissomlyó is a small-volume Pliocene alkaline basaltic eruptive centre located in the monogenetic Little Hungarian Plain Volcanic Field (western Pannonian Basin). It consists of a sequence of pyroclastic and effusive eruptive units: early tuff ring (unit1), pillow and columnar jointed lava (unit2), spatter cone (unit3). The tuff ring sequence is overlain by a unit of lacustrine sediments which suggests a significant time gap in the volcanic activity between the tuff ring formation and the emplacement of the lava flow. High-resolution investigation of mineral textures, zoning and chemistry as well as whole-rock geochemical analyses were performed on stratigraphically controlled samples in order to characterize the magmas represented by the distinct eruptive units and to reveal the evolution of the deep magmatic system.