Bug–Rosyn megablock
The Bug–Rosyn megablock is a structural unit of the Ukrainian Shield characterized by a complex geological structure and significant lithological diversity. It borders the Volyn, Podillian, and Inhul megablocks, which are separated by a system of deep-seated faults: the Brusyliv and Shpykiv faults in the west, the Obodniv fault in the south, the Yadlove–Trakhtemyriv deep fault in the east, and a marginal normal fault in the north.
The crust of the megablock exhibits a variable structure: the northern part is of a transitional type (40–45 km thick), while the southern part is of a femic type (50–60 km thick). Accordingly, the megablock is divided into the Kyiv–Fastiv and Haisyn segments, which differ in geological composition.
The northern segment is composed of formations of the Rosyn–Tykych series (Neoarchaean), the Tetiiv ultrametamorphic complex, and the Yurivka basic–ultrabasic complex. The southern segment contains the Dniester–Bug series (Eo- to Paleoarchaean) and the Haisyn ultrametamorphic complex.
The Dniester–Bug series consists of gneisses and crystalline schists (pyroxene, two-pyroxene, and amphibole–pyroxene varieties), often containing garnet, sillimanite, cordierite, and graphite, as well as amphibolites and calc-silicate rocks. These rocks are concentrated within the Tetiiv tectonic block and have an age of 2.7–2.58 billion years (based on zircon dating).
The Rosyn–Tykych series occurs within granitoids of the Zvenyhorod and Uman complexes. It is composed of gneisses, crystalline schists, and amphibolites, with an exposed thickness of up to 470 m. Its age is estimated at 2,580–2,620 million years (based on potassium–argon dating of amphibole).
In the areas of the Volodarka and Bila Tserkva magnetic anomalies, the Volodarka–Bila Tserkva unit has been identified. It includes quartzites (both ferruginous and non-ore-bearing), calc-silicate rocks, marbles, crystalline schists, and amphibolites. Its contacts with other series have not been clearly established, and its stratigraphic position remains debatable. In the current geological scheme, it is placed beneath the Rosyn–Tykych series. Ferruginous quartzites of this unit form local iron ore deposits.
Among the ultrametamorphic complexes, the following are distinguished: the Tetiiv complex (Neoarchaean), Zvenyhorod, Stavyshche, Haisyn, and Uman complexes (Palaeoproterozoic). The Tetiiv complex contains aplite–pegmatite granites, plagiogranites, granodiorites, and diorites with an age of 2,487–2,615 million years.
The Zvenyhorod Complex (2,140–2,065 Ma) is represented by granitoids and migmatites extending from Brusyliv to the Hirska Tykych River. These are synkinematic formations that developed from a Paleoproterozoic substrate. The Haisyn Complex includes pyroxene–amphibole migmatites, diorites, and granodiorites, likely derived from the Dniester–Bug series.
The Uman Complex (2.05–1.99 Ga) comprises biotite migmatites and anatectic granites, while the Stavyshche Complex consists of two-mica leucocratic granites. Their protoliths were rocks that had undergone amphibolite-facies metamorphism. The isotopic age of Uman-type granites and quartz diorites is approximately 2,055 Ma.
Among intrusive formations of the Bug–Rosyn megablock, peridotites, pyroxenites, hornblendites, amphibolites, and gabbronorites of the Yurivka Complex (2.58 Ga, Neoarchaean) are common. In the Paleoproterozoic, synkinematic intrusions of the Fastiv Complex formed (2.08 Ga), while in the Mesoproterozoic a dyke complex developed (diabases and gabbro-diabases).