Recent studies on the Silurian of the western part of Ukraine

• Autorzy: Łuczyński P. , Skompski S. , Kozłowski W.

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DOI

10.1515/agp-2016-0014

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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The paper summarises the effects of recent studies carried out by a team from the Department of Historical and Regional Geology of the Faculty of Geology, University of Warsaw on the upper Silurian of Podolia (western part of Ukraine). The sedimentary history of the Silurian succession of Podolia is characterised by its cyclic pattern, with shallowing-upward cyclothems. In the traditional interpretation, the occurrence of stromatoporoid beds within each cyclothem marks the deepest (or most open-marine) sedimentary environment within the cycle. According to the results of recent studies, their occurrence is connected rather with a relatively shallow-water environment and with high energy phenomena. A substantial reinterpretation of the main sedimentary processes governing the deposition and facies distribution on the shelf is presented. Particularly, there are recognised and described high-energy sedimentary events repeatedly punctuating the generally calm sedimentation that prevailed in the lagoonal settings, some of which are interpreted as tsunami induced. Further perspectives for studies on the Silurian successions of Podolia are also discussed. The main problem is the precise correlation of particular sections that are scattered over vast distances and developed in similar facies associations.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Upper Silurian; Podolia; facies; stromatoporoid beds; sedimentary environments

PL

górny sylur; Podole; facja; warstwy stromatoporoidowe; środowiska sedymentacyjne

• Wydawca: Faculty of Geology of the University of Warsaw ; Komitet Nauk Geologicznych PAN
• Czasopismo: Acta Geologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 66, no. 3
• Strony: 281--297
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 88 poz., fot., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Łuczyński P.

• Faculty of Geology, University of Warsaw, Al. Żwirki i Wigury 93; PL-02-089 Warszawa, Poland

autor

Skompski S.

• Faculty of Geology, University of Warsaw, Al. Żwirki i Wigury 93; PL-02-089 Warszawa, Poland

autor

Kozłowski W.

• Faculty of Geology, University of Warsaw, Al. Żwirki i Wigury 93; PL-02-089 Warszawa, Poland

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The paper summarises the studies financed by the Polish Ministry of Higher Education and Science grants no. 2 P04D 075 29 and NN 307 013 237 and by the National Science Centre in Poland grant no. UMO-2012/05/B/ST10/00571.