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Stari Kodaky quarry as a geological heritage site and an object of scientific and educational geotourism in the Dnipro region

Y. Bodriaho¹, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7138-5855

І.Bieliaiev¹     https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7412-6692

¹Dnipro University of Technology, Dnipro, Ukraine

Coll.res.pap.nat.min.univ. 2025, 83:92–104

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https://doi.org/10.33271/crpnmu/83.092

ABSTRACT

Purpose. To determine the potential of the worked out Stari Kodaky quarry as a geological site and an object of educational and cognitive tourism.

The methods. The study is aimed at a comprehensive assessment of the Stari Kodaky quarry as a geological object by determining its petrological and tectonic characteristics. The research was conducted using an integrated approach that included field geological observations, GPS georeferencing of sampling points, and petrographic analysis of the collected samples, which was carried out using a polarizing microscope in transmitted light in order to determine the mineral composition and structural-textural characteristics of the rocks.

Findings. Within the quarry, a significant petrographic diversity of rocks has been identified, including gneisses, biotite plagiogranites, tonalites, pegmatitic granites, metasomatically altered granitoids, and hydrothermal formations. Petrographic analysis of the samples revealed structural and textural features reflecting a complex history of magmatism, metamorphism, and subsequent tectonic deformations. Manifestations of cataclasis, epidotization, sericitization, and chloritization were identified, indicating an active influence of hydrothermal and tectonic processes. Pegmatite veins were localized, demonstrating differentiation of the magmatic melt. Field observations made it possible to describe in detail the quarry morphology, degree of fracturing, and manifestations of exogenous processes.

The originality. The Stari Kodaky quarry is considered for the first time as an independent object of geological heritage and scientific-educational geotourism. The study establishes a systematic relationship between the petrological and structural characteristics of the quarry outcrops and the stages of formation of the Precambrian crystalline basement of the Middle Dnieper region, which makes it possible to interpret the sequence of geological processes within a single local object.

Practical implementation. The results of the study can be used for conducting field studies, educational practices, and creating scientific and educational geotourism routes, as well as for integrating the site into the geological heritage system of the region.

Keywords: geotourism, geological heritage, petrography, revitalization, granitoids, Ukrainian Crystalline Schield, Stari Kodaky.

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date of first submission of the article to the publication  – 10/01/2025
date of acceptance of the article for publication after review – 11/04/2025
date of publication – 12/29/2025