DISPLAYS OF KARST AND FORMING OF UNDERGROUND EMPTINESSES IN ARMENIAN HIGHLAND

Authors

  • V.R. Boynagryan Chair of Cartography and Geomorphology, YSU, Armenia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46991/PYSU:C/2015.49.3.031

Keywords:

Armenian highland, karst, caves, calcareous rocks

Abstract

Displays of karst in calcareous rocks and forming of underground emptinesses in effusive rocks of Armenian highlands have been examined in the article. Broad spreading limestone-dolomite rocks in the mountains of the Minor Caucasus, Armenian Eastern Taurus and Inside Taurus, their considerable dislocation and intensive partition of ranges by deep valleys assist in developing of karst in the highland. In effusive rocks the formation of underground emptinesses are only partially. A lot of emptinesses are formed in them as a result of cooling of lava flow and loss of gas.

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Published

2015-12-14

How to Cite

Boynagryan, V. (2015). DISPLAYS OF KARST AND FORMING OF UNDERGROUND EMPTINESSES IN ARMENIAN HIGHLAND. Proceedings of the YSU C: Geological and Geographical Sciences, 49(3 (238), 31–37. https://doi.org/10.46991/PYSU:C/2015.49.3.031

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 3 (238) (2015)

Section

Geography

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