On the origin of the “Ikantalaka” landslide — the Balchik coast

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pp. 25-30
Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Acad. G. Bonchev St., Bl. 24
Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Acad. G. Bonchev St., Bl. 24
Abstract: 

The Ikantalaka landslide emerged in the beginning of the Karangatian transgression (Riss-Würm) under the effect of strong earthquakes. The greater part of it represented a submerged landslide, the evidence for this being the structure of the slided masses. The main factors for this were the local hydrogeological circumstances (a big gully mouthed the landslide from the plateau) and the local tectonic conditions (probably a fault existed in perpendicular direction to the coastline).
   The landslide body is built mainly of the aragonite clays of the Topola Formation (Sarmatian: Upper Bessarabian — Lower Hersonian, which are characterized by high sensitivity and susceptibility to softening. The zone, along which the sliding occurred, comprises the contacte between this Formation and the Euxinograd Formation embedded underneath (Sarmatian: Upper Karaganian — Middle Bessarabian). The latter is represented by diatomic clays, intercalated by thin clayey sand layers. Its surface is inclined at 3—4° towards the sea.

Д. Эвстатиев, Й. Эвлогиев. Происхождение оползня “Иканталака” (черноморский берег около г. Балчика). Оползень Иканталака возник в начале Карангатской трансгрессии (рисс-вюрм) в результате сильных землетрясений. Структура оползающих масс показывает, что его большая часть представлена затопленным оползнем. Основными факторами, которые привели к его становлению, были локальные гидрогеологические обстоятельства (по большому оврагу с плоскогорья в тело оползня поступала вода) и локальные тектонические условия (по всей вероятности здесь проходил разлом с простиранием, поперечным к простиранию береговой линии). Тело оползня сложено главным образом арагонитовыми глинами (сарматская свита Топола — верхний бессараб-нижний херсон). Эти глины отличаются высокой чувствительностью и легко поддаются размягчению. Зона, по которой осуществлялось скольжение, включает контакт между свитой Топола и подстилающей Эвксинградской свитой (сармат — верхний караган-средний бессараб). Эвксинградская свита сложена диатомовыми глинами, которые переслаиюваются тонкими глинистыми песками. Ee поверхность падает к морю под углом 3—4°.

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landslide, earthflow, seismo-gravitational phenomena, geodynamic, aragonite clay, diatomaceous clay

DOI: 
10.52321/GeolBalc.36.3-4.25

VOLUME 36 (3-4)/December 2007

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