1. Features of Geological Heritage and Development Value in Qinling Zhongnanshan World Geopark.
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Ying Yan, Yang Zhang, Wangtun Yang, and Wei Guo
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GEODIVERSITY - Abstract
The Qinling mountain chain is the highest mountain from the west to the east. The Qinling orogenic belt is a typical compound continental orogenic belt in the world. The Qinling mountain chain is not only a natural demarcation line dividing China into the southern and the northern part with different geography, climate, organisms and river systems, but also a culture boundary between cultures named Huanghe River in the north and the Changjiang River in the south. The Xi'an Qinling Zhongnanshan World Geopark is situated in the major portion of the collision juncture between the south and the north plates of China, which is also typical section of the Qingling orogenic belt. It has been paid a great attention for its long history of geological evolution, intensive tectonics, varieties of rocks, intact stratigraphy, frequent magmatic movements, varieties of metamorphic rocks and abundant geological heritage sites. This paper clarifies the Qinling Zhongnanshan World Geopark of the regional geological background from three aspects which are regional geological setting, evolution of regional geology and regional stratigraphy. With an integrated analysis and classification, the paper details main features of geological relics and geological remains of scientific significance in the geopark, on a base of conducting an investigation and system research for the geological relic resources of the world geopark. It is concluded that it has outstanding universal values in scientific research, Pedagogical potential, tourism and aesthetics. As stated above, the resources in Qinling Zhongnanshan are diverse and important to scientific research, tourism development and popular science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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