- 1602-2022Distribution of Granite Landforms in ChinaGranite is abundant across the Earth's surface. China stands out as one of the countries with the most extensive granite formations, which span an impressive 909,000 square kilometers, accounting for 10% of the nation's …
- 1103-2021GraniteGranite is a type of
landscape rocks that feature granite landforms. Belonging to the category of
magmatic rocks, granite is created when magma undergoes a process of
crystallization, condensation, and solidification,…
- 1003-2021Evolution Process of Granite Landforms
The
evolution process of granite landforms in the Geopark is generally divided into
six stages: embryonic, infancy, adolescent, mature, recession, and extinction
Embryonic
Stage
Under
the influence o…
- 2905-2020What is the UNESCO Global Geopark?The concept of
"geoparks" originated in the mid-1990s. In 2004, with the support of
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),
eight national geoparks of China and 17 members of the…
- 2603-2020Why is the UNESCO Global Geopark established?
The UNESCO Global Geopark
is the link between man and nature. Various kinds of geoheritage in it witness
the miraculous creation of nature for hundreds of millions of years, record
abundant physical information abo…
- 2603-2020Relationship between UNESCO Global Geoparks and Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage Sites
UNESCO Global Geoparks,
together with two other programmes under UNESCO, namely Biosphere Reserves and
World Heritage Sites, have formed an organic whole that promotes heritage,
which not only protects the diversit…
- 1703-2020Relationship between Earthquake and Fault
Fault is the occurrence of
substantial relative displacement of underground stratum along both sides of a
fracture surface or fracture zone. Tectonic earthquakes are often caused by
fault activities and are a manif…
- 2802-2020What Are Granite Landforms?The granite landform is
named after a type of rock. It can be formed in various climate zones and found
in orogenic belts across China and the rest of the world. It is dominated by
ridges and peaks, hoodoos , rock wal…
- 1802-2020The Three Main Types of Rocks on the EarthThe Earth boasts a diverse
array of rocks, which can be categorized according to their origin into three
main types: magmatic rocks, sedimentary rocks, and metamorphic rocks.
Magmatic Rocks：Magmatic rocks, also known
…
- 1903-2019Ore Mineral Resources of No. 3 Mine
Ore minerals are substances from which one or more useful metallic elements can be extracted industrially. it can be divided into nine zones in turn: the pegmatite zone featuring graphic textures, the fine-grain albit…
- 1903-2019Relationship between UNESCO Global Geoparks and China's Natural Protected Area System
According to the
Operational Guidelines for UNESCO Global Geopark, after a geopark becomes a
UNESCO Global Geopark, no additional restrictions will be imposed on it and its
economic activities won't be restricted. …
- 1903-2019UNESCO Global Geoparks in China
China is one of the
founding countries of the UNESCO Global Geopark, a major participant in
promoting the UNESCO International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme, and also
the first country in the world where geopar…
