Albert Einstein once said that "two things are infinite: the vastness of the universe and the stupidity of man", which is a sharp expression of human reverence for the natural world, but also with a strong sense of humility.
In the 19th century, people also discovered many natural landscapes and wonders that were full of the spirit of exploration in ancient and modern China and abroad, including many geological and landform wonders.
In the context of the earth, geological and geomorphological phenomena may only be a natural landscape, but what cannot be ignored is its deeper meaning, which can also better reflect the evolution history of the earth.
Today we're going to talk about the Volcano Geopark on the mainland, and how will the ancient natural wonders that erupt from the eruptions play out?
1. The Neogene period of the Earth's Cenozoic.
Speaking of Changle County, located in the eastern part of the mainland, there is indeed a kind of volcanic landscape that has landed into a landscape, and this happens to be roughly similar to the volcanic landform that the world is familiar with.
So where do we start, ancient volcanoes are just an episode of billions of years in the long years of the earth, and in this episode, the protagonist of the volcano must be the magma in the center of the earth.
In the process of the evolution of the earth, the emergence of volcanoes is ever-changing, which is also related to the extremely cold ice age of the Neogene period of the earth's Cenozoic era, when the earth experienced a stage of sudden temperature drops.
The Cenozoic Neogene period of the earth is in the last stage of the geological epoch, when the earth's temperature plummeted, and the overall temperature was 6-8 °C lower than that of modern times.
The area and circumference of the entire earth covered by glaciers are directly moving, and it is even more unbelievable that there are glaciers in the equatorial region, thus forming the natural landscape of "Ice Hockey Earth".
Although the Earth's temperature has the ability to recover in extreme environments, it cannot melt glaciers or turn the ice hockey earth into a normal Earth, and the earth seems to have been abandoned by time and space during this time.
It wasn't until the chill subsided that the earth revealed its original face, and it was no longer a frozen ice globe, but a planet full of life.
However, after those 10,000 years of glacial years, even the earth was left with a thousand holes, but these holes were gradually dissipated by natural rain, dew, wind and sun.
But there are also some places where some unique geological landforms have been formed under the carving of nature.
Changle County is such a unique geological landform, similar to the geomorphological structure of volcanic terrain, but this is different from the general volcanic landform.
2. More than 40 volcanoes erupted 18 million years ago.
An atmospheric eruption did occur here 18 million years ago, and geologists discovered this unknown wave of terrain while exploring the ground veins.
This time it was as if it was confirming the ideas of geologists, and at the same time announcing the geological activity of volcanic eruptions, which was almost ignored by the whole world.
Just like the Northern Lights, volcanic eruptions are not only a rare natural sight, but they also cannot be ignored because of the amazing power behind them.
But who would have thought how powerful this power would be?
This power can cause more than 40 volcanoes to erupt at the same time, and all 40 volcanoes erupt at different times, and the prosperity that emerges when this force erupts is fascinating.
These 40 volcanoes are also the main part of the volcanic mountain range in Changle County, and the volcanic group formed by these 40 volcanoes surrounds the large ancient crater, which is also the main part of the 40 volcanoes.
This ancient crater has also been exploited by geologists who have explored it, and after exploration, all signs show that it is authentic.
Geologists developed it as a national geopark to preserve all that remains of the volcano and to provide a new tourist experience for the public.
In addition to the ancient crater, geologists have also excavated many precious volcanic rocks, and some gems have been found in these rocks.
These gemstones are mainly sapphires, which are formed by quartz sacs during lava to form ores.
Under the influence of geothermal energy, these gems fell from the ore and disappeared into the earth with the roar of the volcanic eruption.
18 million years ago, this peaceful land began to produce anomalies, and it was these 40 volcanoes that first felt this anomaly, as if they were sensing something, and gradually became a little strange.
It is precisely because of the strangeness of these 40 volcanoes that the calm environment of this land begins to ripple.
But this ripple did not attract the attention of geologists, it seems that it is just a calm storm that will eventually calm down, but the truth is not so, in fact, this ripple is the prelude to an impending storm.
3. Sapphire mineral resources.
The volcanic rocks around the crater are columnar joints, which are associated with the rapid cooling of the hot lava, which is caused by the rapid shrinkage of the volume.
In the process of developing the volcanic park, geologists also analyzed the geological structure of the volcano, and the volcanic rocks with columnar joints are the best "living fossils".
They record the time when the lava flowed through the original volcanic lava, and the identification of such living fossils often has a certain reference significance for the geological activity of the original volcanic eruption, so geologists are very careful to identify it.
At the same time, many gemstones have also been found in the volcanic rocks on both sides of the Tanlu fault zone, mainly sapphires, which also play a certain role in modern building materials.
It was only squeezed to the surface by the earth in the Neogene period, and it was discovered by humans in modern society under the activity of the earth's crust, so it also has a certain tendency to appreciate in its value.
The hidden mineral wealth of the earth's depths, the earth's deepest treasure, was unleashed in a volcanic eruption 18 million years ago.
On the land to the east of Tanlu, there is also a place that can take advantage of the volcanic eruption caused by the Tanlu fault zone to produce huge mineral resources.
This is the jade mine in Liaoning, with the flow of magma from the volcanic eruption, it also brought jade minerals from the depths of the earth to the surface, bringing rich jade resources to mankind.
Of course, the Tanlu Fault Zone has also produced mineral resources in many other areas, such as Shandong, which is located in the eastern part of the mainland, which also benefits from the Tanlu Fault Zone, which has produced rich gold resources.
Geologists are also very open-minded when exploring the mineral resources in this area, and they believe that this geological phenomenon is closely related to human exploitation.
Therefore, in the process of exploration, we do not take the act of destroying the ore vein, but develop it on the basis of respecting nature, which is also a healthier development attitude.
epilogue
Geological science education not only promotes geological knowledge, but also promotes people's rational understanding of the protection, development and utilization of natural resources.
Through the exploration of geology and landforms, it can provide more choices for the development of tourism, and geological tourism can also become an emerging way of tourism.