Prudentópolis, located in the southeastern region of the state of Paraná, has a rich geodiversity, addressed in this article in19 geosites with relevant potential for the development of local ...geotourism. The survey and diagnostic about the geoheritage of Prudentópolis have placed as main factors that could favor the practice of geotourism: i) production of a map of geosites of scientific, didactic and cultural relevance; ii) visitation already exists in most places of interest, with infrastructure; iii) strength interaction between local communities and natural heritage, and; iv) easy access to geosites.
Research on geodiversity has been increasing in recent years, both internationally and in Brazil. This theme refers to the abiotic elements of the planet and has been the subject of studies since the ...1990s, having developed nationally in the early 2000s. This work analyzed the academic research on geodiversity and related themes carried out in Brazil from 2000 to 2021, through a systematic search and bibliometric research in libraries, institutional repositories, and digital collections of the 69 Brazilian Federal Universities (HEI) and in the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD). We searched the terms ‘geodiversity’, ‘geoconservation’, ‘geoconservationist/s’, ‘geotourism’, ‘geopark/s’, ‘geopatrimony’, ‘geosite/s’, and ‘geological heritage’. It was found 209 papers in 36 universities distributed in all regions of the country, with emphasis on the Northeast region, with 73 research in 9 institutions, followed by the Southeast region (65 papers in 12 HEIs), South (51 papers in 6 HEIs), Center-West (13 research in 6 HEIs) and North (7 publications in 4 HEIs). Regarding the number of papers, the Federal Universities of Minas Gerais (25), Pernambuco (20), Ceará (18) and Rio Grande do Sul (16) stand out, with the predominant being Dissertations (106), followed by Theses (57) and Final Papers (46). Written since 2003, there was a significant increase as of 2012, with 2016 standing out, and a decrease in 2020. Regarding the frequency of use of the keywords selected in the research, ‘geodiversity’ and ‘geoconservation’ prevailed. We highlight the master’s and doctoral courses in Geography, and undergraduate courses in Geology.
The geopark characteristics in selected sites located between Makhul and Khanuqa anticlines and Tigris River. Eight geosites in the study area are evaluated. The assessment and differentiation of the ...results in the research depended on two methods, Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis and Geosite Assessment Model Classification. The results were identical in the two methods as the highest score in the two methods for the third and eighth stations and the research was concluded. The application of the Geosite Assessment Model model to one station was explained, which is the first one, Al-Qusour station, in order to clarify how to apply it to the other stations. After the application of the Geosite Assessment Model model to all stations, the results were located in a Geosite Assessment Model matrix in order to know that each station will fall within a certain range. After completing the evaluation of the stations, all stations in the study area are suitable as geopark areas.
Having a national geoheritage inventory is essential to plan effective geoconservation strategies. Since 2017, the Geological Survey of Brazil (CPRM) has been carrying out a project aimed at the ...Inventory of the Brazilian Geological Heritage and defined state coordinations to propose indicative lists of potential geosites based mainly on the scientific value (SV) according to the GEOSSIT platform. For the state of São Paulo, which was the first in Brazil to have a systematic geoheritage inventory, with 137 geosites already defined, this study intends to analyze them to propose some criteria to select the ones to compound the national list. Fifty-seven geosites were chosen according to both SV (≥ 300, following the requirements of GEOSSIT) and representativeness within each geological framework (when SV < 300). We also evaluated the selected geosites in other national initiatives, such as SIGEP (nine geosites) and the Geoparks Project (five geosites). The GEOSSIT public lists show only three of the 57 geosites already registered, a low number considering that these registrations are relevant indicators for the national inventory. The geosites were also analyzed according to the main thematic classification (eight main thematic categories, with a large number in the petrology theme - 35.10%) and general geological context (73.70% in the Mantiqueira, Paraná, and Tocantins provinces and 26.30% in Emerged Phanerozoic Basins - Paraná, Bauru, and São Paulo), according to the parameters available on GEOSSIT. The sites were also evaluated according to typology, being 33 points, 22 areas, and two sections. Regarding the statutory setting, 30% are in fully protected areas, 36% in public or private areas with non-effective statutory protection (APAs, marine land, paleontological sites, etc.), and 34% comprise public or private areas with no protection.
Having a national geoheritage inventory is essential to plan effective geoconservation strategies. Since 2017, the Geological Survey of Brazil (CPRM) has been carrying out a project aimed at the ...Inventory of the Brazilian Geological Heritage and defined state coordinations to propose indicative lists of potential geosites based mainly on the scientific value (SV) according to the GEOSSIT platform. For the state of São Paulo, which was the first in Brazil to have a systematic geoheritage inventory, with 137 geosites already defined, this study intends to analyze them to propose some criteria to select the ones to compound the national list. Fifty-seven geosites were chosen according to both SV (≥ 300, following the requirements of GEOSSIT) and representativeness within each geological framework (when SV < 300). We also evaluated the selected geosites in other national initiatives, such as SIGEP (nine geosites) and the Geoparks Project (five geosites). The GEOSSIT public lists show only three of the 57 geosites already registered, a low number considering that these registrations are relevant indicators for the national inventory. The geosites were also analyzed according to the main thematic classification (eight main thematic categories, with a large number in the petrology theme - 35.10%) and general geological context (73.70% in the Mantiqueira, Paraná, and Tocantins provinces and 26.30% in Emerged Phanerozoic Basins - Paraná, Bauru, and São Paulo), according to the parameters available on GEOSSIT. The sites were also evaluated according to typology, being 33 points, 22 areas, and two sections. Regarding the statutory setting, 30% are in fully protected areas, 36% in public or private areas with non-effective statutory protection (APAs, marine land, paleontological sites, etc.), and 34% comprise public or private areas with no protection.
El creciente interés que está generando el patrimonio geológico pone de relieve la necesidad de evaluar su producción científica. Por ello, en el presente trabajo se ha realizado una revisión ...bibliográfica sobre dicha temática. Concretamente, la metodología empleada se ha sustentado en la búsqueda exhaustiva por palabras clave. Para los artículos españoles se han empleado las bases de datos bibliográficas del Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales del CSIC y Dialnet y para los publicados en revistas internacionales se han utilizado las bases de datos bibliográficas de Scopus, la Web of Science y Google Scholar. En el apartado de resultados se ofrece un análisis diacrónico de la producción científica, su origen académico, científico y espacial, los temas específicos abordados y las revistas que participan en la publicación y difusión de los conocimientos y avances sobre patrimonio. Los resultados se ofrecen de forma sintética, no sólo a partir de gráficos y tablas, sino también mediante el empleo de cartografía. Como conclusión destacable, conviene subrayar la consolidación de la investigación sobre el patrimonio geológico.
After the German geologist Emil Jakob Grosse concluded his work as head of the General Geological Commission of Colombia in April 1931, he lived and worked between Germany and Brazil, where his ...record has been largely unknown to the present date. In this contribution, we document some historical aspects of his life and briefly review Emil Grosse’s trajectory from Germany to Brazil. The oldest record of Emil Grosse in Brazil dates from August 20, 1936, when he worked at the “Fábrica mine” until 1939. The Fábrica mine contains an iron deposit located southeast of the São Francisco Craton in what is now known as Quadrilátero Ferrífero, within the municipality of Ouro Preto. Grosse worked in a hematite ore site located in a banded iron formation (BIF), but there is no record of him having worked in the coal deposits. Years after, in 1946, the Fábrica mine changed owners and name to Ferteco, a subsidiary of the German corporation Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau, with headquarters in Bochum, Germany, where Grosse possibly worked to validate the deposit. In the 1940s, Grosse lived between the steelworks town of Peine, Germany, and Belo Horizonte, Brazil. There is a record of his trip in the middle of the Second World War on October 26, 1942. In 1946, his work on the Fábrica mine was finally published in Volume XI (No. 62) of the Brazilian journal Mineração e Metalurgia. Later, on August 18, 1949, Grosse obtained his permanent visa through the mediation of the Brazilian Military Mission and the German control council. Finally, he settled in Würzburg, Germany, where in 1971, he died at the age of 91.
Mandro in Sahibganj District of Jharkhand State, India is known for its abundance of petrified wood and floral impressions from the Rajmahal Traps of Albian–Aptian age. This locality is among the 34 ...Geological Heritage Sites identified by the Geological Survey of India. The scientific importance of the site is vested in the intricate preservation of petrified wood and floral impressions in a single locality. The plants were transported by pyroclastic volcanic activity, and the tuff and crystal-laden pumice helped preserve the fossils, including upright tree stumps with intact root systems. Such an association of floral fossils with ignimbrite is of high scientific relevance and is one of its kind in India. At present, the Geoheritage Site, Mandro is compromised by the lack of legislative provisions guiding conservation of the site. Our study highlights bottlenecks in the development of the Geoheritage Site and suggests the formulation of an integrated–sustainable tourism circuit combining natural, anthropological, cultural and historical touristic components. We advocate operating the circuit through community participation, ensuring trust and capacity building among the local People. The circuit is an exclusively local tourism engine that could address socioeconomic disparities while developing as a hub for research and innovation across different disciplines. Paramount to these efforts is attaining Sustainable Development Goals and global recognition for the Geoheritage Site and the Circuit.
The recognition and valorization of geological heritage in Uruguay is an incipient and developing process. The International Union of Geological Sciences designated the deposits of amethysts of Los ...Catalanes Gemological District, in northern Uruguay, as one of the first 100 “Geological Heritage Sites” on October 22, 2022, in the Mineralogy category, the first in Uruguay. It is part of one of the most important continental flood volcanism episodes on Earth (end of Jurassic to Early Cretaceous). The Paraná igneous province, a dominant tholeiitic basaltic and scarce acidic province that extends into parts of Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay, contains amethyst and agate deposits of unique international significance because of frequent mega-geode concentration, enormous reserves, and gemstone quality of varied size and forms. Although quartz-filled geodic cavities are common in the southern Serra Geral Formation in Brazil (Ametista do Sul, Quaraí), the more intense purple amethysts in giant geode deposits are found in the Arapey Formation in the lower-middle basin of the Catalán Grande stream in Uruguay. This contributes to the empowerment and pride of the local population as well as raising awareness of the need for the conservation of part of this mineral resource. Further, there was a recent inventory assessment that contributed to the understanding of the real scientific value of this designation.
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