THE GEOLOGICAL GROUNDS OF FORMATION OF KAMYANA MOGYLA, THE SANDSTONE BLOCKS HILL IN THE MOLOCHNA RIVER VALLEY (NORTHWARD OF MELITOPOL)

• Date: 2019
• Main Authors: Yesypovich, S.M., Tovstyuk, Z.M.
• Format: Article
• Language: Ukrainian
• Published: Institute of Geological Sciences, NAS of Ukraine 2019
• Subjects: Kamyana Mogyla; Molochansk sandstone; Orikh-Pavlograd District tectonic center; marine transgression; paleo-volcano; side paleo-volcano vent
• Online Access: http://geojournal.igs-nas.org.ua/article/view/177970
• Journal Title: Geological journal

The Molochansk sandstone hill is named Kamyana Mogyla and situated northward of Melitopol, on the right bank of the Molochna river. Our assumption is that the hill іs formed from the caldera of the side volcano vent which is situated southward of the hill. Specifically, the formation process had bee...