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Geology & Geochemistry of Combustible Minerals No. 1 (201) 2026, 21–36
ISSN 0869-0774 (Print), ISSN 2786-8621 (Online)
https://doi.org/
Leonid KHOMYAKa, Milena BOHDANOVAb
Lviv Ivan Franko National University, Lviv, Ukraine
a e-mail: leonid.khomyak@lnu.edu.ua, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5944-9684
b e-mail: milena.bohdanova@lnu.edu.ua, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7850-4482
Abstract
In the technologically altered landscapes of residential areas of Lviv, there are areas with complex erosional and erosional-denudational relief, where information about the geological structure of the area can be obtained. The aim of the proposed study was to investigate the geological and geomorphological structure of the northern part of Snopkivsky Park, located near the ravine on Krymska Street. The objects of the study were deposits of the Cretaceous and Neogene periods, the groundwater horizon, and meso- and microforms of relief. The main objectives of the study were to determine the geological structure of the specified territory, to investigate the structure of the section and the lithological composition of Neogene deposits, their facies type, the hydrogeological conditions of groundwater occurrence, as well as the role of structural and lithological factors in the formation of the relief. Field geological and geomorphological methods allowed us to establish that the lower part of the ravine is covered with Upper Cretaceous marls, and the watershed spurs of the Lviv Plateau consist of Neogene deposits. The section of the Neogene system here is formed by three layers of constant stratigraphic sequence: I – sandy lithothamnion limestones (Baranivka layers), II – sands of the Mykolaiv layers with a large number of lithothamnion limestone fragments in the upper part, III – lithothamnion limestones of the Naraiv layers. Neogene thicknesses are disrupted by low‑amplitude faults with differential vertical displacements, imparting a block‑tectonic style. Enhanced fracturing and improved water permeability of rocks within areas of dynamic fault influence determined the locations of erosion relief forms and their development. These observations clarify the interplay of lithology, facies, and neotectonic segmentation in shaping erosional landforms on the Lviv Plateau.
Keywords
Badenian regional stage, lithothamnic limestone, structural and geomorphic analysis, facies
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Received: December 09, 2025
Accepted: February 27, 2026
Published: April 2026