Once more on the genesis of gypsic caves of Podolia

Abstract

The waters of local surface runoff played insignificant role in the caves formation in West Ukraine. This fact contradicts with "influent" conception, advocated by L. Jakucs and G. Mezosi. The author uphelds the "artesian" model of-A.B. Klimchouk, i.e. conception of caves formation due to underground water upwelling. At the same time he proves that some caves came to existence on the account of surface river water uptake.