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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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