Kecskehát Limestone
| Kecskehát Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Pliensbachian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Tisza Unit |
| Overlies | Mecsek Coal Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Modified grain flow sediment; coarse-grained crinoidal limestone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Kecskemét |
| Country | Hungary |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Kecskehát caves |
The Kecskehát Limestone is a Jurassic geologic formation in Hungary. Indeterminate fossil Sauropod tracks have been reported from the formation. It is abundant on Illite and very little Kaolinite that indicates a change from the humid-subtropical climate of the Mecsek Coal Formation to the monsoon-like semi-arid climate of the Pliensbachian formations. The dominance of illite indicates a relatively fast erosion of the source area and a moderate input of terrigenous clastics relative to the underlying formations.