Ly Son-Sa Huynh geopark seeks for global status
VGP – Ly Son-Sa Huynh geopark, located in the central province of Quang Ngai, will be submitted to the UNESCO by November 2019 to be recognized as the UNESCO Global Geopark.
Ly Son-Sa Huynh geopark |
Head of Quang Ngai Province’s culture, sports and tourism Nguyen Minh Tri said that since January 2018, 11 mineral geological surveys, landscape geomorphologies,
The geopark will include 7,925ha of the Ly Son Marine Conservation site, 1,000ha of Ca Dam Nature Reserve and another 39,000ha of reserve in the west of Ba To district.
According to scientists, magma sample research and field examination showed the volcano erupted to create Quang Ngai sometime between 6.9 million and 9 million years ago.
Ly Son island witnessed at least three periods of volcanism with eruption areas from Ly Son to Phu Yen province and Phu Quy Island in Binh Thuan province.
Samples of metamorphic and igneous rocks found in QuangNgai are believed to have been formed from 250 million to 460 million years ago.
At least three complexes of metamorphic and igneous rock and 12 magma complexes helped create some areas in Quang Ngai (Ba To and Tra Bong districts).
By Thuy Dung