The Khmilnyk structural and tectonic unit and its geological and geophysical essence

• Date: 2025
• Main Authors: Yentin, Volodymyr, Gintov, Oleg, Guskov, Sergii, Mychak, Sergii, Pavliuk, Oleksandra, Zalizniak, Dina
• Format: Article
• Language: Ukrainian
• Published: S. Subbotin Institute of Geophysics of the NAS of Ukraine 2025
• Subjects: Ukrainian shield; Khmilnyk gravity minimum; leucogranite intrusion; three-dimensional density model; radon sources; uranium occurrences; alkaline gabbro-diabases; diamonds
• Online Access: https://journals.uran.ua/geofizicheskiy/article/view/329385
• Journal Title: Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal

The Khmilnyk structural and tectonic node is an extraordinary case for the Ukrainian Shield. It is located in its southwestern part (Berdychiv Uplift), at the intersection of three deep faults, and is a clearly manifested deep-penetrating section of the crystalline basement (thermoblast). Its condit...