Geology of Ukraine

plain in Europe

Chernozem ( ), also called black soil, black earth, dark earth, regur soil or black cotton soil, is a black-colored soil containing a high percentage of humus (4% to 16%) and high percentages of phosphorus and ammonia compounds. Chernozem is very fertile and can produce high agricultural yields with its high moisture-storage capacity. However, prolonged agricultural use of chernozems still require replenishment with fertilizers because they easily can get depleted of nutrients through continuous decrease in humus content. Chernozems are a Reference Soil Group of the World Reference Base for So

southwest shield of the East European craton

southern part of the East European Craton or Baltica

Tornquist Margin, Sorgenfrei–Tornquist (North) and Teisseyre–Tornquist (South), separates the Baltic Shield and Eastern European Platform from the North-West European Craton.

the east-west running rift in the Sarmatian Craton

regional landscape park in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine

Coal mining and consumption in Ukraine

tectonic zone in the Carpathian Mountains

zone in the Western Carpathians, with a very complex geological structure