Mud Volcano: Rare Natural Landscape in Xinjiang
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From: Mavlan/Yasin <MYasin@UniversalCare.com>
Chinese geological experts said recently while prospecting the mud volcano  in Dushanzi of  Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region that the mud volcano is a rare natural landscape in the world and it's more scarce for the erupting   volcanoes like this one in Xinjiang. They suggested that this valuable   tourism resource be developed at the earliest possible date.
This 945 meters high yellow hill is called mud volcano and mud-spurting hill   as well. There are four volcanic vents ranging between 30-40 cm in diameter,  with the small one as big as an egg and spurting magma  unceasingly at the  top of the hill. The magma is silvery gray and cold with a strong smell of   petroleum.    According to geological inspection, the mud volcano in Dushanzi was formed  about 2-3 million years ago. It has entered its late period of geological  action and is spurting in a way of intermission.

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