Types and spatial combinations of Danxia landform of Fangyan in Zhejiang Province

Autor: Longsheng Xu, Zhongxuan Li, Qing Zhu, Guangyao Zhu, Jie Ouyang, Honglin Wu, Jinbiao Yu, Lan Li, Yongqi Hu, Wen Lv, Chaogui Zheng, Guangsheng Zhang, Hua Peng, Riliang Zhou, Zhenrong Lv, Cheng Zhu, Yishun Zhong, Chang Hu
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Journal of Geographical Sciences. 19:631-640
ISSN: 1861-9568
1009-637X
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-009-0631-x
Popis: The prominent types of Danxia landform in Fangyan include enclosed valleys, mesas, peaks, stone columns and grooves etc. Their spatial combinations have regular configurations along the northwest-southeast direction: typical grooves and caves are located in the northwestern Wufengshuyuan mainly; abundant fresh collapsed stones may be observed in central Jimingfeng and Taohuafeng; stone drums and stone columns are in the southeastern Shiguliao particularly; enclosed valleys are encircling joints of peaks and plains from three directions east, west, and south. Their spatial combinations reflect that the developments of Danxia landform have undergone stages of geomorphic cyclical erosion in the form of weathering, collapse, transportation, sedimentation and other processes, together with the “sculpture” of external forces mainly as tectonic uplift. The picturesque Danxia landform began its formation at that point. Danxia landform developed mainly in the strata of Fangyan Formation (K1 f) caused by the alluvial fan-braided river phase of anterior fan in the late period of the Early Cretaceous. Regular patterns of weathering of stones and features of braided alluvial phase sediments may be verified by the analysis of three groups of experimental data. Danxia landform of Fangyan is a unique representative of the “adolescent” development type in the application of the World Natural Heritages status in China, by virtue of its outstanding universal aesthetic and scientific value.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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