geomorfГеоморфология и палеогеографияGeomorfologiya i Paleogeografiya2949-17892949-1797geomorf-2615Research ArticleНаучные сообщенияShort communicationsОсновные этапы развития и ступенчатость рельефа западной части Большого Кавказа и ПредкавказьяMain stages of relief evolution and topographic steps of the west Great Caucasus and adjacent foothillsВигинскийВ. А.ViginskyV. A.Краснодарский филиал НИИМоргеофизики ВМНПО СоюзморгеоРоссия19860911202202Геоморфология4453Copyright © Вигинский В.А., 20222022Вигинский В.А.Viginsky V.A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://geomorphology.igras.ru/jour/article/view/2615

5 main stages of relief-formation due to tectonics are distinguished: Paleocene – Eocene, Oligocene- Late Miocene, (Pre-Meotian), Late Miocene (Meotian) -Middle Pliocene, Late Pliocene-Pleistocene, and each stage being completed with formation of circum-mountain polygenetic planation surface and weathering crust formation. The crust formations analysis confirmed the idea that the planation process within the mountain part of the region took place in Middle Pliocene, Late and Middle Miocene, Eocene and before the Paleocene. The weathering crusts formations are correlated with regional topographic steps revealed by geomorphological analysis, lower steps being directly fixed by weathering crusts.

5 main stages of relief-formation due to tectonics are distinguished: Paleocene – Eocene, Oligocene- Late Miocene, (Pre-Meotian), Late Miocene (Meotian) -Middle Pliocene, Late Pliocene-Pleistocene, and each stage being completed with formation of circum-mountain polygenetic planation surface and weathering crust formation. The crust formations analysis confirmed the idea that the planation process within the mountain part of the region took place in Middle Pliocene, Late and Middle Miocene, Eocene and before the Paleocene. The weathering crusts formations are correlated with regional topographic steps revealed by geomorphological analysis, lower steps being directly fixed by weathering crusts.

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