New Pragian (Lower Devonian) fossils from the Courel Mountains Global UNESCO Geopark (Lugo, NW Spain) and its geological implications

Se presentan los primeros fósiles devónicos reconocidos en el sinclinorio del Sil (Lugo, NO de España), encontrados en rocas calcáreas incluidas en un contexto local cartografiado como pizarras ordovícicas, lo que sugiere la necesidad de abordar una investigación estructural y estratigráfica más detallada. El yacimiento paleontológico se vincula con calizas que contienen una acumulación excepcional de dacrioconáridos aparentemente monoespecífica, un grupo fósil que se reconoce por vez primera en Galicia. La identificación de Nowakia cf. acuaria (Richter) permite atribuir al Pragiense el afloramiento estudiado, y correlacionarlo tentativamente con la parte más alta de la Formación Salas en sus afloramientos del extremo oriental del sinclinorio, ya en la provincial de León. Una interpretación alternativa sería considerar a esta caliza como un olistolito en la base del olistostroma + flysch carbonífero de San Clodio. Atendiendo al interés científico de tipo paleontológico, estratigráfico y estructural, la localidad ha sido inscrita como nuevo Lugar de Interés Geológico del Geoparque Mundial de la UNESCO Montañas do Courel.For the first time, Devonian fossils are recognized in limestonesof the Sil synclinorium (Lugo, NW Spain). Within this tectonic structure, the outcrop was interpreted as belonging to Ordovician shales, although observation of Devonian strata recommended a more detailed stratigraphical and tectonic investigation of the area. The palaeontological site contains an exceptional accumulation of dacryoconarids, apparently monospecific (Nowakia cf. acuaria (Ritchter)), a group never recognized before in Galicia. This species allows the attribution of these limestones to the Pragian (Lower Devonian), which are roughly correlated with the upper part of the Salas Formation of the eastern end of the synclinorium, in León province. An alternative interpretation would be to consider this limestone block as an olistolith at the base of the Carboniferous olistostrome + flysch of San Clodio. Taking into consideration the palaeontological, stratigraphical and structural interest of the outcrop, it has been inscribed as a new Geosite of the Courel Mountains Global UNESCO Geopark.Depto. de Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y PaleontologíaFac. de Ciencias GeológicasTRUEGeoparque Montañas do CourelPlan Andaluz de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovaciónpu

Nuevos fósiles del Pragiense (Devónico Inferior) del Geoparque Mundial de la UNESCO Montañas do Courel (Lugo, NO de España) y sus implicaciones geológicas

Se presentan los primeros fósiles devónicos reconocidos en el sinclinorio del Sil (Lugo, NO de España), encontrados en rocas calcáreas incluidas en un contexto local cartografiado como pizarras ordovícicas, lo que sugiere la necesidad de abordar una investigación estructural y estratigráfica más detallada. El yacimiento paleontológico se vincula con calizas que contienen una acumulación excepcional de dacrioconáridos aparentemente monoespecífica, un grupo fósil que se reconoce por vez primera en Galicia. La identificación de Nowakia cf. acuaria (Richter) permite atribuir al Pragiense el afloramiento estudiado, y correlacionarlo tentativamente con la parte más alta de la Formación Salas en sus afloramientos del extremo oriental del sinclinorio, ya en la provincial de León. Una interpretación alternativa sería considerar a esta caliza como un olistolito en la base del olistostroma + flysch carbonífero de San Clodio. Atendiendo al interés científico de tipo paleontológico, estratigráfico y estructural, la localidad ha sido inscrita como nuevo Lugar de Interés Geológico del Geoparque Mundial de la UNESCO Montañas do Courel

Management of the Palaeozoic Palaeontological Heritage Associated With Metamorphic Bedrocks: Courel Mountains UNESCO Global Geopark (Spain)

The Spanish Courel Mountains UNESCO Global Geopark has strong educational and touristic resources despite limited preservation of Paleozoic invertebrate fossil assemblages within metamorphic rocks. The paleontological sites are managed by means of their inventory and integration in a Geographical Information System, the construction of virtual 3D fossil models, the creation of a fossil collection exhibition, the transport of large boulders with fossils to places such as tourist offices, and hiking trails to see ichnofossils. To enable geoconservation, the Palaeozoic paleontological sites are neither promoted nor frequently visited. Fossils found in the Geopark by paleontologists and fortuitously by local people or hikers are deposited and safeguarded in the Geological Museum and are available for eventual exhibition and paleontological studies

A GIS-supported Multidisciplinary Database for the Management of UNESCO Global Geoparks: the Courel Mountains Geopark (Spain)

[Abstract] The management of a UNESCO Global Geopark (UGGp) requires a vast wealth of miscellaneous scientific knowledge that can be successfully organised using a Geographical Information System (GIS). This paper presents a pragmatic GIS database to assist in the suitable governance of the Courel Mountains UGGp (2017) in Northwest Spain. The database is structured in 66 coverages compiled from public sources and previous works or produced through traditional mapping (combining fieldwork and photointerpretation) and GIS tools. The acquired data was later homogenised and validated by a multidisciplinary team and archived in independent coverages. Forty thematic maps illustrate the broad range of cartographic information included in the GIS database. Among them, 25 basic maps provide an overview of the UGGp and 15 new maps focus on crosscutting and technical issues. All maps illustrate the huge potential of GIS to create new resources combining coverages and adapting the legend according to their purpose and audience. The database facilitates the suitable publishing of consistent outputs (e.g., brochures, books, panels, webpages, web serves), as well as the elaboration of technical data to assist the park management. The database furnishes information on the design of education actions, touristic routes, activities and Geopark facilities. The GIS database is also a supportive tool for scientific research and provides the necessary knowledge to conduct geoconservation actions based on land use, geological hazards and the occurrence of natural and cultural heritages. Altogether, the GIS database constitutes a powerful instrument for policy-making, facilitating the identification and evaluation of alternative strategy plans.This work was developed in the framework of the Scientific Program of the Courel Mountains UGGp with the cooperation of tourism agents (A.M. Arza and A. López), roofing slate quarries (Pizarras de Villarbacú, Pizarras de Quiroga) and local people (M. Reinosa, G. Díaz, O. Álvarez). We are deeply grateful to J.R. Martínez Catalán (Universidad de Salamanca), A. Pérez-Alberti and J. Guitián (both from Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), J.R. Gutiérrez-Marco (ICOG, Universidad Complutense de Madrid/CSIC), J. Vegas (IGME-CSIC), L. González-Menéndez (IGME-CSIC), J.M. García Queijeiro (Universidade de Vigo), L. Santos and A. Grandal-D’Anglade (both from Universidade da Coruña) for their assistance supplying information involved in the database. We thank also E. de Boer for proofreading the article. DB is grant holder of Plan Andaluz de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación 2021, funded by Junta de Andalucí

The Courel Mountains UNESCO Global Geopark: An Amazing Geological History Extended Along 600 Million Years

[EN] The Courel Mountains UNESCO Global Geopark (2019) stands out in SW of Europe because of its geoheritage, its biodiversity and its cultural heritage, all of it considered of international interest. These aspects shape the local development economic and cultural improvement and development. The geoheritage is the result of three geological cycles since the Proterozoic, involving the Cadomian-Avalonian-Pan-African orogeny, the opening of the Rheic Ocean and the Variscan orogeny, and finally the Permian-Mesozoic continental expansion and the Alpine orogeny. The geological history of Courel Mountains is one of singular rocks, huge recumbent folds, valuable metallic mineralization, and invertebrate fossils preserved within metamorphic rocks. This long history is recorded in an exceptional Variscan basement that we can ravel thanks to the exhumation during the Alpine uplifting, when the present-day Courel Mountains were built.Peer reviewe

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[Correspondencia de Camilo Díaz Baliño] , 1917-1936

Mss. (algúns en fotocopia) autógrafo e mecanografiadoResumen: Correspondencia recibida por Camilo Díaz Baliño entre os anos 1917-1936 relacionada con asuntos persoais e laboraisBiblioteca de GaliciaForma de ingreso: Depósito. Fuente de ingreso: Díaz Pardo, Isaac. Fecha de ingreso: 2011. Propietario: Herdeiros de Isaac Díaz PardoDixitalización Telefónica-IDP 2012Contén : Cartas de: Manuel Abelenda (1 páx.) -- Cesar Alvarez (1 páx.) -- Carlos Amigo Collía (2 páxs.) -- Banco Hispano-Americano (2 páxs.) -- Alfonso Barreiro (3 páxs.) -- Eliseo Barros Gamallo (1 páx.),(2 páxs.) -- Ramón Beade (2 páxs.) -- Benito(2 páxs.) -- Fernando Blanco(1 páx.) -- José Bouzas y Cardama (1 páx.) -- Albino Bouzó Fernández (1 páx.),(2 páxs) -- José Cabada Vázquez (4 páxs.),(1 páx.),(1 páx.) --Salvador Cabeza (1 páx.) -- Antonio Carballa (1 páx.) -- Leandro y Euxenio Carré (2 páxs.) -- V. Carro (1 páx.) -- Santiago Casares (1 páx.) -- Alvaro Cebreiro (2 páxs.) -- Centro Gallego de Buenos Aires (1 páx.),(1 páx.) -- Compostela (2 páxs.) -- Manolo: Continental (2 páxs.) -- Coral de Ruada (1 páx.),(2 páxs.) -- Amando Cotarelo(1 páx.),(1 páx.) -- Eduardo Dorado Xaneiro (8 páx.) -- Círculo Mercantil e Idustrial: Ramón Fernández (1 páx.) --Virgilio Fernández(3 páxs.) -- Ramón Fernández Mato (2 páxs.) -- B. Ferreiro(1 páx.) -- Jenaro de la Fuente (1 páx.) -- Isaac Fraga: Espéctaculos Empresa Fraga (1 páx.),(1 páx.) -- Antonio Folgar Lema(1 páx.)--Alicio Garcitoral (1 páx.) -- Cándido González Raño (1 páx.) -- Daniel González Rodriguez (2 páxs.),(2 páxs.) -- Edurardo G.del Río (1 páx.) -- Hermanos Hernández (2 páxs.),(1 páx.),(1 páx.),(1 páx.) -- José Iglesias Sánchez (2 páxs.) -- Irmandades da Fala (1 páx.) -- José Silva? (2 páxs.) -- Arturo Longa (1 páx.) -- Casimiro López (1 páx.) -- Edmundo López (1 páx.),(1 páx.) -- Eduardo R. Losada y Rebellón (2 páx.) -- Carlos Maside (1 páx.) -- Enrique Mayer (1 páx.) -- Antonio Méndez Laserna (1 páx.) -- Anselmo Padín (1 páx.) -- Xavier Pardo (1 páx.) -- Partido Republicano Radical Socialista (1 páx.) -- Pérez Bustamante (1 páx.) -- Modesto Piñeiro (2 páxs.) -- Salustiano Portela (2 páxs.) -- José Seijo Rubio (2 páxs.) -- Suarez Picallo (2 páxs.) -- Luis Losada (1 páx), (1 páx.) -- Ricardo Valdés (2 páxs.),(2 páxs.),(2 páxs.),(1 páx.) -- A.Nilo Varela (1 páx.),(2 páxs.),(2 páxs.) -- Juan Varela de Limia (1 páx.) -- Victorino? Varela (1 páx.) -- Jesús Varela (3 páxs.) -- F.Vázquez Suarez (1 páx.) -- Santiago Vidal Gimeno (1 páx.) -- Pedro Vieitez (1 páx.) -- M. Villar (2 páxs.) -- Anónima (1 páx.) -- Anónima (1 páx.