Cretaceous Rain Prints in Seodong-ri, Uiryeong

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.196

Category

자연지형

Era

중생대

Designated year

1968

Location

의령군, 경상남도— 경상남도 의령군 의령읍 서동리 316-3 등

Coordinates

35.319363, 128.257718

In Uiryeong is a rock beside the road, with rain prints on top. Many of these rain prints are laid upon each other. These are round, with diameter of 8-15 mm and depth of within 1 mm. This stratum with rain prints has been formed about 100 million years ago. At that time, because of a drought, the water level of the lake was so low that the soft sediment of the lake bottom was exposed. It rained hard once, and scars were left on the soft sediment when it dried again after the rain. Over time, sediments were piled up and cementation. These rain prints speak of the dry weather of those days. These are found in many places in the world but are not common, serving as historical data for natural research to analyze the environment of those days. Thus, the rock with rain prints on it is designated and conserved as a natural monument.

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