LITHOLOGICAL-STRATIGRAPHIC CRITERIA OF KARST ZONING OF THE MIOCENE SULFATE LAYER OF WESTERN UKRAINE
Journal: PROBLEMS OF GEOMORPHOLOGY AND PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF THE UKRANIAN CARPATHIANS AND ADJACENT AREAS
Year: 2024

The proposed karst regionalization (zoning) is a novel approach to identifying the unique characteristics of karst processes in specific areas. The sulphate karst of western Ukraine, linked to the Miocene evaporite basin at the junction of the East European Platform and the Pre-Carpathian Foredeep, is a prime example. The previous karst zoning schemes of the East European Plain classified the entire area of sulphate rocks distribution in the west of Ukraine as the Podilsko-Bukovinsky karst Area,