Natural Rock Forms (National Taiwan University)

Type

Collection

Collection Identifier

c0016

Alternative Title

Occurrence of Rocks

Description

Contained in this archive is the complete photographic record of native Taiwanese rocks found island-wide. The geographical ranges covered include the Coastal Range in Eastern Taiwan, the Central Mountain Range, the Hsuehshan Mountain Range, the western foothill belt, the Hengchun Peninsula and other key geological regions. In parallel with the photography are detailed data records and GPS coordinates for every rock form, providing a clear picture of the diversity of rock strata and local geological history.

Size

478 (digital/metadata)

Language

Chinese 

Item Type

Still image 

Item Format

image/jpeg; image/tiff

Rights

link

Access Rights

Users can freely browse, access and download clearly marked material from this website according to regulations defined by intellectual property laws, for personal and non-commercial use only

Accrual Periodicity

Annual

Accrual Policy

Active

Custodial History

In response to the limitations of individual geological specimens in education and research use, which could easily cause fragmentation of the knowledge system, the Department of Geosciences at National Taiwan University has conducted island-wide and comprehensive field shooting of rock forms since 2007. Through the description and records of the actual field rock forms, a digital image database of all of Taiwan's rock forms has also been constructed.  

Audience

Researchers; the general public

Subject

Geology; rocks

Spatial Coverage

Taiwan

Dates Collection Accumulated

2007/2009 

Dates Items Created

2007/2009 

Collector

National Taiwan University Department of Geosciences

Owner

National Taiwan University Department of Geosciences

Is Located At

National Taiwan University Geological Specimens Hall

Is Accessed Via

link: http://nadm.gl.ntu.edu.tw/rocknet/

Super-Collection

Geology

Associated collection

Rocks (National Taiwan University)

Associated Publication

吳文雄、楊燦堯、劉聰桂(2005)。台灣的岩石。台北:遠足文化。