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Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark

Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark rather than just read about it. In short: Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark (Japanese: Mine秋吉台ジオパーク) is a geopark that covers the entire area of Mine City in Yamaguchi Prefecture, southern Japan. It was certified as a Japanese geopark in 2015 and is a UNESCO Global Geopark.

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Reference excerpt

Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark (Japanese: Mine秋吉台ジオパーク) is a geopark that covers the entire area of Mine City in Yamaguchi Prefecture, southern Japan. It was certified as a Japanese geopark in 2015 and is a UNESCO Global Geopark. Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park is situated within the geopark. Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark is a member of the Japanese Geoparks Network, and works with both the Global Geoparks Network and the Asia Pacific Geoparks Network.

Theme The theme of Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark is ”The history of the Earth and its life is still alive in the karst plateau; draw close to the Earth, and support one another".

Geology Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark uses the white/black/red system to describe the area's geological features to its visitors. White represents the limestone that makes up the Akiyoshidai karst plateau towards the north-east of the geopark. Karst formations can be seen in Akiyoshidai karst plateau, the largest karst plateau in Japan; these were once coral reefs that formed in the southern sea and were carried towards the continent on the oceanic plate 300 million years ago. The coral was added to the continental plate through accretion, where it became limestone over time. Underneath the karst plateau is Akiyoshidō Cave, one of the largest limestone caves in Japan that was formed as rainwater dissolved the limestone on the karst plateau and created an underground tunnel. This phenomenon created the karst landscape of Mine City. Black represents coal. Anthracite, a rare type of coal in Japan which does not emit much smoke when burned, formed 200 million years ago in the Ōmine area towards the west of the geopark. Coal mining was a prominent industry at the Ōmine Coalfield, which was the largest producer of anthracite in Japan in the 1960s. Red represents the copper of Naganobori Copper Mine in the Mitō area, towards the east of the geopark. The copper from this region was formed 100 million years ago when the limestone in the ground reacted with magma through volcanic activity. Excavations have revealed that Naganobori is the oldest copper mine in Japan and that the high-quality copper that was excavated in this area was used in the construction of the Great Buddha of Nara in 753.

Karstar

Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark Center "Karstar" is a tourist information center situated in Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau. The Geopark Center features a café, a free resting area, free Wi-Fi and mobile phone chargers. Visitors can speak to certified "Geoguides" at Karstar who provide information about the geopark and the activities that are on offer. The "Geoguides" also offer geotours of the area.

Sites Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark features 27 geosites, 14 cultural sites and 3 natural sites.

Geosites

The granitoid gneiss (orthogneiss) of Hirano The serpentinite of Hirano The basalt of Miyanobaba Mt Kanmuri Mt Kita Kaerimizu Mt Ryūgohō Chōjanishiki Quarry Ruins The chert of Kamisobara The sandstone of Ayagi The limestone block-containing mudstone of Higashi-Shibukura The pebbly mudstone of Tsunemori Momonoki Strip Mine Ruins The fossiliferous siltstone of Okubata The granite of Ofuku Naganobori Skarn Deposit (Strip Mine Ruins) The Great Rocks of Magura Akiyoshidō Cave Kagekiyodō Hole (Kagekiyodō Cave) Taishodō Cave Nakaodō Cave Ofukudō Cave Suijin Pond (Blue Pond) The hole of Shiramizu Pond (Spring Water) Beppu Benten Pond Mitō Waterfall The outcrop of the fault of a tectonic line in Saigatao, Mana Cultural sites

Naganobori Copper Mine Ruins Suebara Kiln Ruins The Buddha in the wall of Mt Rakan, Ishiyakata Aokage Silver Mine Ruins Arakawa Horizontal Mine Ruins Mine Inclined Mineshaft Ruins (Mugigawa) The lime kiln ruins of Ofuku Chōjaga Forest Yowara Uvala and Hamlet The doline fields of Kaerimizu Kinrei Shrine Suijin Park (Guardian god for breast milk) The terraced paddy fields of Ōishi Kuzuga Hole Natural sites

Mt Katsuragi Mt Hanao Nitanda Reservoir (Water Iris Field)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark

In research: Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Caves of Japan, Geoparks, Geoparks in Japan, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mine-Akiyoshidai Karst Plateau Geopark outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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