KARST FAILURES IN THE NORTHERN CASPIAN

  • Илья Головачев Астраханский Государственный университет

Аннотация

Annotation. There are small scattered karst areas in the Northern Caspian. They are
associated with the outcrops of ancient Late Paleozoic rocks, usually represented by strongly
dislocated Lower Permian gypsum in the cores of salt domes. In the article, the author gives a brief
overview of karst sinkholes located within the boundaries of these karst areas, based on the
analysis of various researchers' work and his own field data. These areas are mainly affected by
suffosion-karst and gravity-karst faults. The author not only describes the failures themselves, but
also indicates the causes of the failures. The oldest karst sinkhole, which has been monitored for
many years, is about 100 years old. Karst sinkholes pose a danger when developing karst areas, so
their economic and tourist-recreational development without taking into account the impact of karst
is unacceptable.

Опубликован
2021-12-25
Раздел
География