GEOLOGICAL LANDMARKS OF UKRAINE.  CHERNIVTSI REGION.


External Carpathians, Skyboviy Thrust

Putylya area, Ust-Putyla village. Right slope of Putyla River valley

48° 06′ N lat.; 25° 02′ E long.

Cliff. Square 0,1 hectare

Geomorphologic, stratigraphic.

The roadside cliff up to 25 m high looks like woman and composed of Middle Eocene (Vygodska Suite, 45 Ma) coarse-layered sandstones which are typical for the Skyboviy Nappe section. According to the legend once upon the time it was avaricious rich-woman who had been converted into the cliff since she had refused her charity to the beggar woman.

Ecological conditions are suitable.

Close to object there is motor way Vyzhnytsya-Putyla.

Legally the object is defined as local-rank geological landmark.

Sourсe: Geological Landmarks of Ukraine: In 3 volumes/V.P. Bezvynniy, S.V. Biletski, O.B. Bobrovetal.; V.l. Kalinin, D.S. Gurskiy, I.V. Antakova, Eds. — K.: DIA, 2006. — Volume I. — 320 p.