Correlation between glacial valleys and аctive faults in Belarus

  • Michail Е. Komarovskiy Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Katherina V. Khilkevich Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

One of the most important regularities of the glacial valleys localization is their close connection with different­aged fault systems of the consolidated earth crust and platform cover which were active in Pleistocene and recent period. Valleys prefer faults of north­east, north­north­east and sublatitudinal directions amount consolidated earth crust disjunctives. Active platform faults, which were formed during the Early and Late Bailkalian, Caledonian, Hercynian and Neotectonic periods, are characterized by specific valley systems and special particularities of correlation, but more often they are localized within the Hercynian and the Early and Late Bailkalian fault systems. In general, valleys are associated with the faults of north­east and sublatitudinal directions. Active faults are the significant factor in localization of glacial valleys in Belarus. They also predetermined the main particularities of valleys morphology and geological structure.

Author Biographies

Michail Е. Komarovskiy, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (geology and mineralogy), docent; associate professor at the department of dynamics geology, faculty of geography

Katherina V. Khilkevich, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

assistant at the department of dynamics geology, faculty of geography

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Published
2019-01-19
Keywords: glacial valleys, active faults, Pleistocene, Belarus
How to Cite
KomarovskiyM. Е., & Khilkevich, K. V. (2019). Correlation between glacial valleys and аctive faults in Belarus. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Geography and Geology, 2, 106-117. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/geography/article/view/827
Issue
No 2 (2018): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Geography and Geology
Section
Geology

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