GEOLOGICAL FIELDTRIP GUIDEBOOK AT THE THREE GORGES REGION

¢ñINTRODUCTION(1) 1GEOLOGICAL OVERVIEW(2) 1.1Physical Geography(2) 1.2Research History(4) 1.3Internship Objectives, Tasks, and Requirements(8) 2REGIONAL GEOLOGY(10) 2.1Regional Strata and Palaeontology(10) 2.2Sedimentary Rocks and Sedimentation(49) 2.3Magmatic Rock and Magmatism(60) 2.4Metamorphic Rocks and Metamorphism(82) 2.5Geological Structure(99) ¢òFIELD TRIP ROUTE(117) 3ROUTE ONE: OBSERVING THE NEOPROTEROZOIC NANHUAIAN PERIOD STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE(118) 3.1Teaching Route(118) 3.2Teaching Tasks and Requirements(118) 3.3Route Information and Observing Points(119) 3.4Teaching Process and Precautions(125) 3.5Focused Study and Reflections(126) 4ROUTE TWO: OBSERVING THE SINIANª²CAMBRIAN STRATIGRAPHYAND PALEONTOLOGY(127) 4.1Teaching Route(127) 4.2Teaching Tasks and Requirements(127) 4.3Route Information and Observing Points(127) 4.4Teaching Process and Precautions(132) 4.5Focused Study and Reflections(133) 5ROUTE THREE: OBSERVING THE ORDOVICIAN DAPINGIAN STRATA AT HUANGHUACHANG, YICHANG(134) 5.1Teaching Route(134) 5.2Teaching Tasks and Requirements(134) 5.3Route Information and Observing Points(134) 5.4Teaching Process and Precautions(140) 5.5Focused Study and Reflections(141) 6ROUTE FOUR: OBSERVING THE UPPER ORDOVICIAN HIRNANTIAN GSSP IN WANGJIAWAN, YICHANG(142) 6.1Teaching Route(142) 6.2Teaching Tasks and Requirements(142) 6.3Route Information and Observing Points(142) 6.4Section Description and Fossil Collection(144) 6.5Teaching Process and Precautions(149) 6.6Focused Study and Reflections(150) 6.7More Information about the Hirnantian GSSP(150) 7ROUTE FIVE: OBSERVATION OF LATE ORDOVICIANª²PERMIAN STRATIGRAPHY AND PALEONTOLOGY(156) 7.1Teaching Route(156) 7.2Teaching Objectives and Requirements(156) 7.3Route Information and Observing Points(156) 7.4Teaching Process and Precautions(161) 7.5Focused Study and Reflections(162) 8ROUTE SIX: OBSERVATION OF PERMIAN STRATIGRAPHY AND PALEONTOLOGY IN LATE PALEOZOIC(163) 8.1Teaching Route(163) 8.2Teaching Tasks and Requirements(163) 8.3Route Information and Observing Points(163) 8.4Teaching Process and Precautions(168) 8.5Focused Study and Reflections(168) 9ROUTE SEVEN: OBSERVING MIDDLE TRIASSICª²MIDDLE JURASSIC STRATIGRAPHY(169) 9.1Teaching Route(169) 9.2Teaching Tasks and Requirements(169) 9.3Route Information and Observing Points(169) 9.4Teaching Process and Precautions(173) 9.5Focused Study and Reflections(174) 10ROUTE EIGHT: OBSERVING STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY AND CAMBRIAN ORDOVICIAN STRATA IN QINGJIANG, CHANGYANG(175) 10.1Teaching Route(175) 10.2Teaching Tasks and Requirements(175) 10.3Route Information and Observing Points(175) 10.4Teaching Process and Precautions(188) 10.5Focused Study and Reflections(189) 11ROUTE NINE: THE XIANNVSHAN FAULT AND RELATED STRUCTURE(190) 11.1Teaching Route(190) 11.2Teaching Tasks and Requirements(190) 11.3Route Information and Observing Points(190) 11.4Teaching Process and Precautions(194) 11.5Focused Study and Reflections(195) 12ROUTE TEN: THE QUATERNARY ROUTE (196) 12.1Teaching Route(196) 12.2Teaching Tasks and Requirements(196) 12.3Route Information and Observing Points(196) 12.4Teaching Process and Precautions(205) 12.5Focused Study and Reflections(205) ¢óASSESSMENT(207) 13ASSESSMENT OF TEACHING PROCEDURES AND PRACTICE PERFORMANCES(208) 13.1Objectives and Stage Division(208) 13.2Main Teaching Contents and Teaching Requirements(209) 13.3Performance Assessment(212) REFERENCES(213)