Geological treasures of Malaysia

H. D. Tjia (2010) Geological treasures of Malaysia. In: Geological heritage of Malaysia: geoheritage conservation (1997-2009). Institut Alam Sekitar dan Pembangunan (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, pp. 59-72. ISBN 9789675227370

Several geological treasures of Malaysia's are described: (a) landscape/morphological elements such as the Dulit Triangle, Sarawak, the Genting Kelang quartz ridge, Selangor, tower karst and caves with associated speleothems in many localities of the country, the circular basins of Sabah; (b) type sections and type localities of most stratigraphic units, angular unconformities such as fond at the Jengka pass, Pahang, and Tatau, Sarawak, sedimentological features comprising evidence for a Gondwana origin of the western domain of the Peninsula; localities of key fossils; structural evidence of textbook quality of folds, faults, and/or those demonstrating overprinting, the chaotic deposits of Sabah and those along the Bentong suture; (c) shoreline indicators representing Quaternary sea-stands in the form of abrasional, depositional and biogenic elements; and (d) certain unique phenomena. Of the latter are three treasures that need immediate attention: an essentially complete vertebrate fossil skeleton of a bear (?) in a limestone cave of the Kinta valley, calcareous beachrock with wind-stress features at Tanjung Balau, Johor, and the huge sole markings in the Crocker turbidites just outside the Kinabalu perimeter in Sabah.

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Several geological treasures of Malaysia's are described: (a) landscape/morphological elements such as the Dulit Triangle, Sarawak, the Genting Kelang quartz ridge, Selangor, tower karst and caves with associated speleothems in many localities of the country, the circular basins of Sabah; (b) type sections and type localities of most stratigraphic units, angular unconformities such as fond at the Jengka pass, Pahang, and Tatau, Sarawak, sedimentological features comprising evidence for a Gondwana origin of the western domain of the Peninsula; localities of key fossils; structural evidence of textbook quality of folds, faults, and/or those demonstrating overprinting, the chaotic deposits of Sabah and those along the Bentong suture; (c) shoreline indicators representing Quaternary sea-stands in the form of abrasional, depositional and biogenic elements; and (d) certain unique phenomena. Of the latter are three treasures that need immediate attention: an essentially complete vertebrate fossil skeleton of a bear (?) in a limestone cave of the Kinta valley, calcareous beachrock with wind-stress features at Tanjung Balau, Johor, and the huge sole markings in the Crocker turbidites just outside the Kinabalu perimeter in Sabah.

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Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43000 UPM Serdang, Malaysia. QE299.5 G345 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	earth sciences
AGROVOC Term:	geological history
AGROVOC Term:	natural resources
AGROVOC Term:	educational resources
AGROVOC Term:	resource management
AGROVOC Term:	geologists
AGROVOC Term:	sustainable agriculture
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Azariah Hashim
Date Deposited:	02 Dec 2024 08:27
Last Modified:	02 Dec 2024 08:27
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/996

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