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Volcano Lateral Section |
After more than 160,000 years, the sediment in the
lake has reached 100 meters deep. Since water in the
Maar lake is well protected by basalt rocks around,
sediments in the lake would record clearly the change of
climate and plants on earth. Therefore, the Maar Lake is
called as the living "Natural Year Book" of climate and
environment. From the sediment, people can study the
change and thriving of mankind and plants on earth,
providing scientific information for further
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Sketch of Geologic Section of Huguangyan |
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Because of this, the lake has attracted more and more
scientists from at home and abroad for investigation. Thes
include the famous geological scientists in China such as Yuan
Baoyin, Han Jiamao, Xiao Jule, Luo Xiangjun, Wang Wenyuan and
Chu Guoqiang as well as Professor J.F.W. Negendank from the
Geoscience Center of Germany. With more science investigations,
scientific value of the Maar lake has attracted world wide
attention. Huguangyan National Scenic Spot has been listed as
China Natural Science Fund 【49772173】，National
Nine-five-year-plan project【49894172】and International
Scientific Research Project for Euro-Asia Maar lake. |
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