Giant Garnet Crystals in Wollastonite–Grossularite–Diopside-Bearing Marbles from Tamarispa (NE Sardinia, Italy): Geosite Potential, Conservation, and Evaluation as Part of a Regional Environmental Resource

Franceschelli, Marcello; Columbu, Stefano; Elter, Franco Marco; Cruciani, Gabriele

doi:10.1007/s12371-021-00622-3

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“…Franceschelli et al [49] have concentrated on a single geosite, which could be called a "petrologic/mineralogic geosite": in the territory near Tamarispa village (northeast Sardinia); they describe in detail stunning wollastonite-garnet-diopside-bearing marbles and illustrate mineralogical peculiarities such as the size of a rare garnet mineralization, represented by giant poikiloblastic garnet crystals up to 20 cm in diameter. The assessment of the geosite results in two main conclusions: it has a high scientific value (e.g., rarity of the garnets and representativeness of the petrological processes) and a major educational value, also being easily accessible for tourists.…”

Section: Geosite Assessmentmentioning

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“…Geosites can be related to a great deal of topics within the Earth science field. Thus, there are paleontologic [48], mineralogic [49], petrologic, volcanic [50][51][52], tectonic, igneous, mining [45], hydrogeologic, sedimentary, stratigraphic, and paleogeographic geosites. A special mention to the latter is Resources 2023, 12, 29 2 of 15 needed, given their complexity.…”

Section: Introduction 1geodiversity Geoheritage Geositesmentioning

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Geosite Assessment and Communication: A Review

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This work is aimed at reviewing the current state of the art in geosite selection, assessment, and communication. We first highlight the main papers that have defined paramount concepts such as geodiversity, geoheritage, and geosites. We then delve into the theoretical principles and guidelines that have been proposed over the last twenty years by researchers who have thoroughly illustrated how to individuate and assess geosites. In doing so, we illustrate notable field examples of applications of qualitative and quantitative assessments of geosites in places such as Serbia, India, Iceland, Ecuador, Sardinia (Italy), Egypt, Tasmania (Australia), and Brazil. The third part of this work is dedicated to illustrating a list (by no means exhaustive) of works that have tried to come up with innovative tools, strategies, and solutions to promote and communicate geosites. From our work, it appears that geosites can be extremely effective as fully fledged outreach tools capable of bridging the gap between Earth science and the lay public.

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Section: Introduction 1geodiversity Geoheritage Geositesmentioning

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Geosite Assessment and Communication: A Review

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“…Geodiversity involves elements which have geological, geomorphological, paleontological [1], petrological, volcanic [2][3][4], tectonic [5,6] mineralogical [7], stratigraphic, igneous [8], climate-related, and sedimentary relevance. Geoheritage, which involves elements of geodiversity, has been subject to discussion in several papers during the last 20 years e.g., [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] and has major scientific, cultural, and educational value, which makes it useful for popularization in Earth Science museums [18][19][20][21], and for protection in geoparks [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]; moreover, geoheritage can be instrumental for geotourism purposes [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44].…”

Section: Introduction 1geodiversity Geoheritage Geositesmentioning

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Advanced Technologies for Geosite Visualization and Valorization: A Review

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This review attempts to summarize contributions by authors who, in the last decade, have dedicated their efforts to making geoheritage accessible to the public. Geoheritage is composed of geosites, which are, nowadays, real milestones on which field-based geological education can be conducted. However, the COVID-19 pandemic in particular has made it clear that a new paradigm is needed; a series of tools must be introduced and increasingly used to make it possible for potential users, be they academics, students, or the lay public, to experience geosites from locations that can be thousands of kilometers away. All these have been achieved over time by a wide range of evolving techniques and advanced technologies such as GIS tools, virtual reality applications and further innovative technologies such as WebGIS platforms accompanied by appropriate navigation tools (VR headsets and thumbsticks). The viewers, in this way, are provided with a complete view of a virtual geosite, which enables visualizing its characteristics at different scales. VR technologies, especially, have revealed a high degree of satisfaction, based on feedback collected from VR geosite visualization events, both by scientists, students and the general public, and could be the forefront of geosite visualization and valorization in the near future.

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“…These are natural elements that reflect the geological heritage of a place [36][37][38][39] and are marked by a number of values. They can have paleontological [40], petrological, volcanic [41][42][43], tectonic [44,45] mineralogical [46], stratigraphic, igneous [47], climate-related, paleogeographic, petrographic [48], sedimentary and geomorphological relevance. They can be located in natural or artificial/anthropized areas.…”

Section: Introduction 1geoheritage and Geositesmentioning

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Geosites in the Gole della Breggia Geopark, Ticino, Southern Switzerland

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Pasquaré Mariotto,

Stockar

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This work is aimed at illustrating one of the most engaging geoparks in Europe, the Gole della Breggia Geopark. By following its geotrail, the visitors can observe a great deal of features that encompass a wide variety of sedimentary, stratigraphic, tectonic and paleogeographic processes. Its contents are popularized by a comprehensive geotrail that encompasses 23 geostops, enriched with explanatory panels, which enable viewers to gain an overall picture of the complex processes that led to the present-day configuration of the outcrops encountered in the geopark. We have selected five significative outcrops, which we have regarded as fully-fledged geosites, and which encompass the whole 170-million-year interval, from Early Jurassic to Late Miocene times, during which the rocks of the geopark were deposited and deformed. We have performed an assessment of the five geosites, using the most common criteria that can be applied for geosite evaluation. The results of the assessment show that the most valuable geosites are the Lombardian Maiolica, and the Limestone with Pelagic Bivalves. All five geosites, thanks to a QR code added to each figure along the text, can be viewed as virtual geosites (VGs), integrated by 360° videos.

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Giant Garnet Crystals in Wollastonite–Grossularite–Diopside-Bearing Marbles from Tamarispa (NE Sardinia, Italy): Geosite Potential, Conservation, and Evaluation as Part of a Regional Environmental Resource

Cited by 11 publications

References 38 publications

Geosite Assessment and Communication: A Review

Geosite Assessment and Communication: A Review

Advanced Technologies for Geosite Visualization and Valorization: A Review

Geosites in the Gole della Breggia Geopark, Ticino, Southern Switzerland

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