Vredefort Dome Geopark

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08/12/2023

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/art-early-man-left-greatest-meteor-crater-earth-new-julian-roup/?trackingId=A9969me9F6sCidMnXlImpQ%3D%3D

20/11/2023

Geosite in Geopark Ries impact crater

Geotop des Monats
(Geosite of the month)

Januar 2023

Geotope Klosterberg

Geologische Botschaften aus der Tiefe

Der Rieskrater gehört zu den am besten erhaltenen und erforschten Einschlagskratern der Erde. Der Asteroiden-Einschlag vor rund 15 Millionen Jahren hatte einen grundlegenden, bis heute bestimmenden Einfluss auf das Landschaftsbild, die Beschaffenheit des Untergrunds und damit auch auf die Natur, die Besiedlungsgeschichte bis hin zur heutigen Bewirtschaftung der Flächen.

Wegen dieser Einmaligkeit entschloss sich die Region 2004 einen Geopark zu gründen, der nicht nur den Krater sowie den Äußeren Kraterrand umfasst, sondern auch die Flächen mit den heute noch erhaltenen Auswurfmassen. Als Instrument der nachhaltigen Regionalentwicklung hat der Geopark Ries e.V. die Aufgabe, zur Identitätsstiftung beizutragen und die Bedeutung des Erdgeschichtlichen Erbes zu vermitteln. Mit dem Qualitätssiegel „Nationaler Geopark“ seit 2006 und dem Anstreben des Labels „UNESCO Global Geopark (UGGp)“ verpflichtet sich die Region den vereinbarten Standards und Zielen, sowie deren ständigen Weiterentwicklung.

Im Erdaltertum – vor über 300 Millionen Jahren – kollidierten die Kontinentalplatten der beiden großen damaligen Landmassen Laurasia (nördlich) und Gondwana (südlich). Durch diese Kollision wurde das so genannte variszische Gebirge gebildet. Dieses Gebirge tritt in Mitteleuropa heute beispielsweise in Gestalt zahlreicher Mittelgebirge zutage, u.a. in den Vogesen, im Schwarzwald, im Harz oder auch im Erzgebirge. Vielerorts – auch in der Region um das Ries – wurde es jedoch von Sedimentschichten überlagert und ruht als kristallines Grundgebirge in mehreren hundert Metern Tiefe.

Mehr: https://www.dggv.de/gotm/geotope-klosterberg/

Foto: Langenmühle (Quelle: DGGV Geotop des Monats / Birzele, Geopark Ries e.V.)

02/11/2023

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25/09/2023

International Geodiversity Day 2023
UNESCO Global Geoparks host unique geological heritage sites of international significance! Some of these outstanding geological heritage sites in UNESCO Global Geoparks, are included among the 100 first IUGS Geological Heritage Sites, that mark important moments in Earth history and evolution.
The Global Geoparks Network celebrates the International Geodiversity Day 2023 promoting these exceptional sites in collaboration with IUGS and other international initiatives. Collaboration between all international initiatives involved with geoheritage and geodiversity can lead to their further appreciation, to their sustainable use as educational resources, and, most importantly, to their preservation for the good of society, for future generations, and for our Planet’s well-being.
The Global Geoparks Network encourages all 195 UNESCO Global Geoparks to participate in the celebration of the International Geodiversity Day 2023 and organize events with the involvement of their local communities, visitors and local schools!

25/09/2023

African Meteorites

الحمد لله الذي بنعمته تتم الصالحات
Les chercheurs de l’Université Ibn Zohr d’Agadir viennent d’éditer un livre qui offre une description complète sur les météorites de l’Afrique qui manquait dans le répertoire bibliographique mondiale. "African Meteorites" est le premier et unique livre dédié aux météorites de l’Afrique, édité par "Bentham Books", une division d'édition de livres de "Bentham Science".

12/09/2023

The new publication of the Global Geoparks Network :
Geoparks and Sustainability

In distribution at the 10th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks
At the Geoparks Fair / GGN Stand

You can download electronic version from the link:
https://globalgeoparksnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GEOPARKS_GOING_GREEN-2023.pdf

12/09/2023

The Geological Society of has published the March 2019 newsletter! Read it here➡️ https://bit.ly/2HBy9ns

EuroGeoSurveys European Commission European Commission - Development & Cooperation - EuropeAid BRGM Céline Andrien African Union Geologian tutkimuskeskus Instituto Geológico y Minero de España

07/09/2023

https://cag29gsaf.org/

29TH COLLOQUIUM OF AFRICAN GEOLOGY 26-29 SEPTEMBER 2023 | WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA Countdown Days Hours Minutes Seconds Circulars 29th Colloquium of African Geology First Circular 2023 Namibia 29th Colloquium of African Geology Second Circular Namibia Our Patron It is with great pleasure and honour that CA...

19/08/2023

Researchers have discovered a pattern where diamonds spew from deep beneath Earth's surface in huge, explosive volcanic eruptions.

19/08/2023

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/templates/jsp/_ux3/_acropolis/_pericles/pdf-viewer/web/viewer.html?file=/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/maps.14065

18/08/2023

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2023/08/11/geophysical-evidence-suggests-that-the-worlds-largest-impact-crater-is-buried-deep-beneath-australias-outback/?fbclid=IwAR0f4h5RG5rHqaJXedFqGLP7k0Z5LdIssWdz6UaEujkEuDTmHazZLW7mrpE_aem_AVOKi6dFyS-vht1Damo0oFoi0y71hHUWv1OWYqHUK_XRWEYJjU5AhqIl9JHAtJSLmkY&sh=5bfe3fc05d87

Geophysical data revealed a 520 kilometers-wide concentric structure buried beneath southern Australia, likely the trace of the world's largest impact crater.

14/08/2023

https://www.geoparktoolkit.org/

Welcome to the Geopark Management Toolkit Scroll Down This Toolkit has been developed under the auspices of the European Union Interreg-funded Atlantic Geoparks Project (2017-2020), a partnership of nine existing Geoparks, two aspiring Geoparks and a university located along the Atlantic seaboard of...

08/08/2023

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022JE007721

Can Archean Impact Structures Be Discovered? A Case Study From Earth's Largest, Most Deeply Eroded Impact Structure

15/05/2023

https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000384826

book

15/05/2023

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/geoscience-africa-new-survey-assess-challenges-and-foster-solutions

Based on human rights and fundamental freedoms, the 2005 Convention ultimately provides a new framework for informed, transparent and parti

02/01/2023

Happy New Year from the Ries Impact Crater Geopark

Global Geoparks Network

177 warm wishes for a happy New Year, for peace, love, solidarity, creativity, health, happiness, prosperity, networking and success!
Greetings with a view from Ries UNESCO Global Geopark in Germany, one of the youngest members in our Geoparks family!
The Global Geoparks Network

Ries UNESCO Global Geopark (Germany)
Most of the Ries UNESCO Global Geopark area lies in the state of Bavaria, with a smaller part in the state of Baden-Würtemberg comprising the Ries Crater, situated between the Swabian and Franconian Alb in southern Germany. The geopark covers an area of 1,749 km2 with around 162,500 inhabitants. Some 15 million years ago, a meteorite collided with Earth in this very place, leaving an impact crater that is the best-preserved meteorite crater in Europe and the most intensively studied impact structure among the nearly 200 known craters worldwide. Visitors can explore the Nördlinger Ries impact crater and learn about its geology and history by following nature trails which take hikers to scenic outlooks, on their own or on guided tours. Information centres and school programmes are also available. The geopark provides an intriguing insight into the Earth’s history through its unique natural landscape, cultural and culinary history.
Geopark Ries