Geological Heritage of the Anthropocene Epoch—A Conceptual Viewpoint

Ruban, Dmitry A.

doi:10.3390/heritage3010002

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“…Third, geological characteristics of geosites permit outlining their main features that can be assigned to geoheritage types. The classification by Ruban [22], which was updated later by the same author [23], is employed. A total of 18 types are distinguished, namely, stratigraphical, palaeontological, palaeogeographical, tectonic, cosmogenic, igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, geothermal, mineralogical, geochemical, geomorphological, engineering, geocryological, pedological, hydro(geo)logical, economical, and geohistorical types.…”

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New Marine Geoheritage from the Russian Altai

Gutak

Ruban

Yashalova

2021

JMSE

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Marine geoheritage comprises unique geological features of modern and ancient seas and oceans. The Russian Altai (southern Siberia) is a vast and geologically rich area, which was covered by a marginal sea of the Panthalassa Ocean in the Devonian. New geosites representing shallow- and deep-marine depositional environments and palaeoecosystems of submarine volcano slopes are proposed, namely, Melnichnye Sopki and Zavodskie Sopki. They are located near the town of Zmeinogorsk (Altai Region of the Russian Federation). These pieces of marine geoheritage are valuable on an international scale. Special geoconservation procedures are recommended to manage the proposed geosites efficiently. They can be included in a geopark, which is reasonable to create due to the concentration of geological and mining heritage in the study area.

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New Marine Geoheritage from the Russian Altai

Gutak

Ruban

Yashalova

2021

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“…The main part of the present study is geoheritage interpretation. First, all geomorphological, geological and geoarchaeological features identified are attributed to standard geoheritage types, according to the nomenclature proposed by Ruban (2010Ruban ( , 2020. Secondly, the uniqueness (heritage value) of these features is established; it can be local (area-restricted), regional (province-level), national (country-scale) or global (world rarity) (Ruban, 2010).…”

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Caves as geoheritage resource in remote desert areas: a preliminary evaluation of Djara Cave in the Western Desert of Egypt

Maksoud

Baghdadi²,

Ruban

2021

Geologos

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Caves are rare in northeast Africa and, thus, deserve attention as potential geoheritage objects (geosites). Assessment of Djara Cave and its vicinity (Western Desert, Egypt) has permitted to document unique features, such as the cave itself as a peculiar subsurface landform, speleothems providing data for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, rock art demonstrating elements of past landscapes, siliceous nodules weathered from Eocene limestones and a network of dry drainage channels indicative of wetter palaeoenvironments. These features are assigned to geomorphological, sedimentological and palaeogeographical types of geoheritage. Djara Cave and its vicinity are proposed as a geosite of national rank; it is vulnerable to anthropogenic stress and needs geoconservation measures and instalment of interpretative signs. This geosite is already popular among tourists, and can be used for further tourism development. More generally, the presence of caves in Egyptian desert areas makes possible the recognition of national speleological heritage that requires special country-level strategies of management.

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“…It can be local, regional, national, or global depending on the rarity of a given feature (Ruban, 2010). The dolostones are assigned to geoheritage types on the basis of the classification proposed by Ruban (2010, 2020). The most representative locality of the dolostones offering their most characteristic view is specified and proposed as a geosite.…”

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Quaternary lacustrine dolostones of Sahara: New geoheritage evidence from the Farafra Oasis (Egypt)

2021

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Oases of the Western Desert of Egypt host numerous geoheritage features. Field investigations in the Farafra Oasis have permitted to establish the presence of brown dolostones occurring in channels incised in the Upper Cretaceous rocks, on slopes of topographic highs, as fills of the karst features, and directly on wide depressions floor. Their origin is linked to carbonate deposition in a palaeolake that existed in the pluvial conditions of the Pleistocene. Such dolostones are rare on regional, national, and even global scales, and, thus, they constitute a high‐value geoheritage feature. The latter can be assigned to sedimentary, palaeogeographical, and stratigraphical geoheritage types. The most typical locality of these lacustrine dolostones is North Ain El‐Wadi that is proposed as a geosite. This new evidence extends the previous knowledge of the geoheritage of the Farafra Oasis. Although the main utility of the proposed geosite is scientific, this object can also be used for the purposes of geoeducation and geotourism in combination with the other geoheritage resources of the central part of the Western Desert of Egypt.

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Geological Heritage of the Anthropocene Epoch—A Conceptual Viewpoint

Cited by 20 publications

References 74 publications

New Marine Geoheritage from the Russian Altai

New Marine Geoheritage from the Russian Altai

Caves as geoheritage resource in remote desert areas: a preliminary evaluation of Djara Cave in the Western Desert of Egypt

Quaternary lacustrine dolostones of Sahara: New geoheritage evidence from the Farafra Oasis (Egypt)

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