SURVEY ON TECTONIC GEOSITES Dear colleagues, A vital concern of TecTask is conservation of structural geology and tectonic heritage for research and education of future generations. We are therefore pursuing preservation of important sites (mostly against anthropogenic impacts) and would like to ask for your support in the following survey: We would greatly appreciate (10) suggestions of sites which you feel are of greatest interest to structural geology and tectonics. These can be sites you have visited, worked on, or you are familiar with through literature or other sources. The sites can be located in your own country or abroad. The following criteria may assist you in determining the value of a site: a) Major topics of the site and narratives b) Impact on geological interpretation c) Quality of exposure d) Abundance and dimension of similar structures e) Diversity of structures (variety of structures in the same area) f) Educational value (general public, undergraduate, graduate-research levels) g) Historical value h) Geographic location and accessibility (e.g. navigation to site, access restrictions, seasonal availability, and space available at site). This survey will help us to prepare a world-wide catalogue (database) of important structural geology and tectonics locations which will be available through the internet (see link). The database is intent to serve as public resource for research and educational purposes, and may support conservation activities of local earth scientists. Finally we would like to invite you to join the Geoheritage program and support protection of geological sites. Thank you for taking the time to participate in this survey! The TecTask Committee. 1st Site Suggestion Name of site: Description: Country (state): Nearest important town: Aproximate dimension of the site: single outcrop < 1 km2 1-5 km2 5-10 km2 >10 km2 Is this site protected? Yes No I don’t know Geological Unit (e.g. Pyrenees basement): Type of value: Regional (e.g. the Sardic unconformity) Thematic (e.g. perfect shear zones) Historical (e.g. the first boudin site of Lohest 1906) Structural records (and related, e.g. fault and slickensides): multiple selection possible Boudinage Faults and fractures Folds Foliations and lineations Gravity-controlled structures (e.g. diapirs) Igneous intrusion structures Impact structures Mineralised veins Plate tectonics Shear zones Thrusts and nappes Relationships: multiple selection possible Bedding/cleavage relations Polyphase tectonics Tectonics and magmatism Tectonics and metamorphism Tectonics and ore deposits Tectonics and sedimentation Tectonics and geomorphology Number 2 etc. Name: e-mail address: University lecturer/professor/researcher Undergraduate student Post-graduate student Not a professional in geosciences Are you involved in geoconservation?: Yes (please specify, open text) No If not, would you like to be?: Yes No Do you know of geoconservation activities in your country?: Yes, very well Yes, vaguely No