Ordovician Deposits and Topography of Stream Erosion of Gumunso, Taebaek

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.417

Category

자연지형

Era

고생대

Designated year

2000

Location

태백시, 강원특별자치도— 강원특별자치도 태백시 동점동 산 10-1 등

Coordinates

37.094704, 129.039111

Gumunso means a marsh with a grotto. This place lies in the middle of the waterway at the mouth of Hwangjicheon Stream. Limestone near Gumunso shows an accumulation structure and contains fossils of various organisms. Accordingly, this place shows the accumulation environment and biota in the latter part of the Paleozoic era. The waterway in the lower part of Hwangjicheon Stream, the waterway passing through the cave, is very valuable for studying the change of the waterway of a stream along with Hyeonnaecheon Stream. The accumulation environment and geological characteristics in Gumunso are very important for studying the ancient environment in the latter part of the Paleozoic era and are very valuable academically. Therefore, Gumunso and its topographic environment are designated and protected as a Natural Monument.

Location