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Geology's Significant Sites and their Contributions to Geoheritage
Geological Society, London, Special Publications
Geology's Significant Sites and their Contributions to Geoheritage
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Geological Society of London
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© 2023 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London. All rights reserved
© 2023 The Author(s)
ISBN electronic:
9781786206404
ISBN print:
9781786206008
Publication date:
July 12, 2024
This volume samples global geoheritage locales that impacted the history of geological understanding. From internationally celebrated sites to sacred indigenous areas, contributing authors celebrate a rich geological history and the preservation of Earth's geodiversity – providing cautionary tales of exceptional sites that were almost lost to future generations.
Table of Contents
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Encompassing geoheritage's multiple voices, multiple venues and multi-disciplinarityRenee M. Clary;Renee M. Clary1Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, PO Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Incorporating diverse voices in geoconservation in Portland, JamaicaEstefanía Salgado-Jauregui;Estefanía Salgado-Jauregui1Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Social legacy and geoheritage significance of the largely overlooked Catahoula Volcanic Ash of South TexasJuan L. González;Juan L. González1School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Science, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley – Edinburg Campus, Edinburg, Texas,USASearch for other works by this author on:James R. Hinthorne;James R. Hinthorne1School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Science, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley – Edinburg Campus, Edinburg, Texas,USASearch for other works by this author on:Russell K. Skowroneck;Russell K. Skowroneck2Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley – Edinburg Campus, Edinburg, Texas,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Using the geoheritage framework to explore the intersection of diverse legacies at Grand Caverns, Virginia, USAÁngel A. Garcia, Jr;Ángel A. Garcia, Jr1Department of Geology and Environmental Science, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22801,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The Great Valley of Virginia as place and time in American geoheritageEric J. Pyle;Eric J. Pyle1Department of Geology & Environmental Science, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The ‘Coal Measures’ of Grand Ledge, Michigan, USADanita S. Brandt;Danita S. Brandt1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The Burgess Shale lagerstätte at the Walcott Quarry, Yoho National Park, CanadaThomas B. Anderson;Thomas B. Anderson1Department of Geology, Sonoma State University, 1801 East Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park, CA 94928,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Trackways in the New Red Sandstone of the Connecticut River Valley, USA, the cradle of ichnologyJoanne BourgeoisJoanne Bourgeois1Department of Earth & Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98115,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The Town Creek locale of Jackson, Mississippi, USA: Charles Lyell (1797–1875), exemplary fossils and a subsurface volcanoRenee M. Clary;Renee M. Clary1Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, PO Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Three of North America's geoheritage sites and the lost 1863 exploration of Giovanni CapelliniMichela Contessi;Michela Contessi1Collezione di Geologia ‘Museo Giovanni Capellini’, Sistema Museale di Ateneo, Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna, Via Zamboni 63, 40126 Bologna,ItalySearch for other works by this author on:Anthony R. Fiorillo;Anthony R. Fiorillo2New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Albuquerque, NM,USASearch for other works by this author on:Federico FantiFederico Fanti3Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna, Via Zamboni 67, 40126 Bologna,ItalySearch for other works by this author on:
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The Milwaukee Formation (Givetian, Wisconsin): gone but not forgottenKenneth C. GassKenneth C. Gass1Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 West Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Geoheritage and geoconservation in the American Midwest: Silurian reefs of the Milwaukee–Chicago regionDonald G. Mikulic;Donald G. Mikulic1Weis Earth Science Museum, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Fox Valley Campus, Menasha, Wisconsin,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Chickies Rock, a striking promontory on the Susquehanna River: the early Cambrian type locality of the trace fossil Skolithos and a model site for structural analysisRoger D. K. Thomas;Roger D. K. Thomas1Department of Earth & Environment, Franklin & Marshall College, PO Box 3003, Lancaster, PA 17604,USASearch for other works by this author on:Elizabeth L. DriscollElizabeth L. Driscoll1Department of Earth & Environment, Franklin & Marshall College, PO Box 3003, Lancaster, PA 17604,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The Falls of the Ohio River: America's First Fossil BedM. Alan Goldstein;M. Alan Goldstein1Falls of the Ohio State Park, 201 W. Riverside Drive, Clarksville, Indiana 47129,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Mazon Creek fossils brought to you by coal, concretions and collectorsPatricia J. Coorough Burke;Patricia J. Coorough Burke1Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee,USASearch for other works by this author on:Paul S. Mayer;Paul S. Mayer2Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago,USASearch for other works by this author on:Victoria E. McCoyVictoria E. McCoy3University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Mississippi, USA's local landscapes: geoheritage value and educational benefits within college palaeontology classroomsRenee M. ClaryRenee M. Clary1Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, PO Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Charles Darwin's discovery of Devonian fossils in the Falkland Islands, 1833, and its controversial consequencesPhilip Stone;Philip Stone1British Geological Survey, The Lyell Centre, Edinburgh EH14 4AP,UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Signal Post Hill and Agua de la Zorra: two geological sites studied by Charles Darwin on the Beagle voyage and their contributions to geoheritageGordon R. ChancellorGordon R. Chancellor1‘The Old Manse’, 23 Hatherlow, Romiley, Stockport SK6 3DR,UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Acahualinca, Nicaragua, a scientifically significant site of ancient human footprints in the New WorldSpencer G. Lucas;Spencer G. Lucas1New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 1801 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Geoheritage in the making: the discovery and vulnerability of deep-sea hydrothermal ventsSuzanne OConnellSuzanne OConnell1Wesleyan University, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Middletown 06459,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The Early Jurassic sequence of Lyme Regis, Dorset, England and its place in the history of geology and palaeontologyTom SharpeTom Sharpe14 Abbey Mains Cottages, Haddington, East Lothian EH41 3SB,UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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The Volterra cliff in the mind of philosophers, savants and geologists (1282–1830)Stefano DominiciStefano Dominici1Museo di Storia Naturale, Università di Firenze, Via La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze,ItalySearch for other works by this author on:
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The Maastrichtian type area (Netherlands–Belgium): a synthesis of 250+ years of collecting and ongoing progress in Upper Cretaceous stratigraphy and palaeontologyJohn W. M. Jagt;John W. M. Jagt1Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, De Bosquetplein 6-7, 6211 KJ Maastricht,the NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:Elena A. Jagt-Yazykova;Elena A. Jagt-Yazykova4Uniwersytet Opolski, Katedra Biosystematyki, ul. Oleska 22, 45-052 Opole,PolandSearch for other works by this author on:
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A tale of two moraines and the discovery of Ice AgesGeir HestmarkGeir Hestmark1Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, CEES, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, PO Box 1066 Blindern, 0316 Oslo,NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:
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The ‘gigantic boulders’ of the Torino Hill (NW Italy): geohistorical significance and geoheritage valueLuca BaraleLuca Barale1CNR, Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, Torino,ItalySearch for other works by this author on:
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Bogdo–Baskunchak Nature Reserve as a geoheritage siteIvan P. VtorovIvan P. Vtorov1Department for the History of Geology, Geological Institute, RAS, Pyzhevsky 7-1, Moscow 119017,RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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The Potwar Siwaliks: an impressive Neogene record of terrestrial rocks and fossilsLawrence J. Flynn;Lawrence J. Flynn1Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Zhoukoudian: the birthplace of palaeoanthropology and the stimulus for Paleolithic archaeology in ChinaChengsheng SunChengsheng Sun1Department of the History of Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing,ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Indigenous knowledge of palaeontology in AfricaJulien Benoit;Julien Benoit1Evolutionary Studies Institute and School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050,South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Cameron R. Penn-Clarke;Cameron R. Penn-Clarke1Evolutionary Studies Institute and School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050,South Africa2Council for Geoscience, 3 Oos Street, Bellville, Cape Town 7550,South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Renée Rust;Renée Rust3African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha 6031,South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:David P. Groenewald;David P. Groenewald1Evolutionary Studies Institute and School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050,South Africa4Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici ICTA-ICP, Cerdanyola del Vallès 08193, Barcelona,SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Patricia Vickers-Rich;Patricia Vickers-Rich5School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Melbourne (Clayton), Victoria 3800,AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Charles W. HelmCharles W. Helm3African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha 6031,South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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The value of the Belingwe Greenstone Belt, Zimbabwe, as a national geoheritage siteForbes MugumbateForbes Mugumbate1Zimbabwe Geological Survey, Maufe Building, Corner Selous Avenue/5th Street, Box CY 210 Causeway, Harare,ZimbabweSearch for other works by this author on:
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The Mwesia Beds of northern Malawi in relation to the Tanganyika ProblemLouis L. Jacobs;Louis L. Jacobs2Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275,USASearch for other works by this author on:Dale A. WinklerDale A. Winkler2Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The Atlantic Jigsaw Puzzle and the geoheritage of AngolaLouis L. Jacobs;Louis L. Jacobs1Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275,USASearch for other works by this author on:Stefan Schröder;Stefan Schröder2Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester,UKSearch for other works by this author on:Anne S. Schulp;Anne S. Schulp7Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden,The Netherlands8Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Princetonlaan 8A, 3584 CB Utrecht,The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:Carlos Gaudari Silvano;Carlos Gaudari Silvano4Museu da Lourinhã, 2530-158 Lourinhã,Portugal5GEOBIOTEC, Department of Earth Sciences, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campus de Caparica, 2825-149 Caparica,PortugalSearch for other works by this author on:
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The Sea Point contact, Cape Town, South Africa: a geological site made famous by Charles Darwin's visitRussell H. Bailie;Russell H. Bailie1Department of Earth Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville, Cape Town, 7535, Western Cape,South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Musa Mhlanga;Musa Mhlanga1Department of Earth Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville, Cape Town, 7535, Western Cape,South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Jürgen ReinhardtJürgen Reinhardt1Department of Earth Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville, Cape Town, 7535, Western Cape,South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Wadi Al-Hitan or ‘Valley of Whales’ – an Eocene World Heritage Site in the Western Desert of EgyptPhilip D. GingerichPhilip D. Gingerich1Museum of Paleontology, Research Museum Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108-2228,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Selected Karoo geoheritage sites of palaeontological significance in South Africa and LesothoEmese M. Bordy;Emese M. Bordy1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7701,South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Roger M. H. Smith;Roger M. H. Smith2Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2000,South Africa3Iziko South African Museum, PO Box 61, Cape Town 8000,South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Jonah N. Choiniere;Jonah N. Choiniere2Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2000,South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:Bruce S. RubidgeBruce S. Rubidge2Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2000,South AfricaSearch for other works by this author on:
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The geoheritage of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania: providing geological answers to human origin questionsLindsay J. McHenry;Lindsay J. McHenry1Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3209 N. Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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