Bashkortostan may be the first in Russia to receive gold nails

This question was discussed at the working meeting of Bachkortostan leader Rustem Khamitov and the international expert of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network, the consultant of the International Evaluation Center. Suren Gevinyan groundwater resources. his unit is supposed to specify a reference "gold nail". The so-called geological sections, which characterize most completely the segments of geological time. For example, the organisms found there, the plants remain markers to determine the age of the rocks in the world.

There are still no "golden nails" in Russia, but they may appear in the near future – and that is in Bashkortostan. The first "gold nail" of the country – for the lower border of the Sakmarian stage of the Permian system – may be the "Usolka" section in the Gafur region.

The section "Mechetlino" located in the geophone "Yangan-Tau" becomes "gold nail" for the lower limit of the Kungurian stage of the Permian system. According to scientists, it is interesting to note that there are more than 10 million years of geological history of the Earth concentrated at 12 meters. Yangan-Tau geophysics, also the first in Russia, can receive the international status of UNESCO.

– Geologically, the republic is interesting. This is noted by many specialists who have visited us, "said Rustem Khamitov – We would like to draw attention to our republic from the tourist community side through the Geoparks, organize flows of people who want to see the and we are confident that success will be.