Carbonate Deposits on Sacheon Coast Designated as Natural Monument
'Sacheon Seonjeon-ri Cretaceous Branch Coating Fossil Site'
Carbonate growths (compounds formed by absorbing carbon dioxide into metal oxides or hydroxides) developed in the Mesozoic sedimentary layers along the coast of Seonjeon-ri, Sacheon, Gyeongnam, will be designated as a national cultural heritage.
On the 14th, the Cultural Heritage Administration announced the preliminary designation of the 'Seonjeon-ri Cretaceous Branch Coating Deposit in Sacheon' as a Natural Monument. Opinions from various sectors will be collected for a month, and the final designation will be decided after review by the Cultural Heritage Committee.
The carbonate growths concentrated in this deposit have a formation process similar to the already designated Natural Monuments such as the 'Yeongwol Mungok-ri Desiccation Structures and Stromatolites,' 'Ongjin Socheongdo Stromatolites and Bunbawi,' and 'Gyeongsan Daegu Catholic University Stromatolites,' but show significant differences in shape and formation environment. They grew into cylindrical structures using branches as nuclei. Generally, stromatolites grow upward from the sediment surface and have lithified laminae.
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The Cultural Heritage Administration stated, "Although carbonate deposits of similar forms are not uncommon in calcareous saturated lakes or rivers, the Seonjeon-ri terrain is notable for its large scale of development and well-preserved condition."
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