APPENDIX 1 TO THE SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE "YANGAN-TAU" GEOPARK CENTER FOR SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND TOURISM I. GEOLOGY AND LANDSCAPE 1.1 TERRITORY 1.1. List of geological sites Geological sites Paleontological sites 1. Mechetlino Section 1. Mechetlino Section 2. Bolshaya Luka Section 2. Bolshaya Luka Section 3. Yangantau Mountain 12. Yakhino Section 4. Lakly Section 10. Stone Gate on the Ai River 5. Kuselyarovo sulfur springs 16. Rock outcrops on the Ai River with fossils 6. Kurgazak Spring 18. Section near the village of Kuselyarovo with fossils 7. Lakly Cave 8. Arkaulovo Marsh 9. Urmantau Cave 10. Stone Gate on the Ai River 11. Idrisovo Cave 12. Yakhino Section 13. Ust-Kanda River Section 14. Novokaratavly River Section 15. Akhunovo Village Section 16. Rock outcrops on the Ai River with fossils 17. Sabakai-Tash Section 18.Section near the village of Kuselyarovo with fossils 19. Kutkantau Mountain 20. Kutkantau Springs 21.Caves in the Sabakai Rock no. Mineral Deposit Mineral resources 1 Meshchegarovskoe Fertilizer ore, lake lime 2 Pokorovskoe Fertilizer ore, lake lime 3 Kazyrbakskoe Brick and tile raw materials, clay 4 Makhmutovskoe Brick and tile raw materials, clay 5 Chebarkulskoe Brick and tile raw materials, clay loam 6 Yazgi-Yurtovskoe Brick and tile raw materials, clay loam 7 Elgildinskoe Brick and tile raw materials, silica sand 8 Lagerevskoe Brick and tile raw materials, silica sand 9 Novomukhametovskoe Brick and tile raw materials, silica sand 10 Yalan-Kulskoe Sand and gravel material 11 Anzyak Sand and gravel material 12 Kazayrbakskoe Limestone, carbonate for lime production, building stone 13 Yakhinskiy Building stone, limestone 14 Yunosovskiy Building stone, limestone 1 2. GEOLOGICAL DIVERSITY How many geological periods are present in your territory V – Vendian, RF – Riphean, D – Devonian, C – Carboniferous, P – Permian, Q – Quaternary 2.2. How many precisely identified types of rocks are present in your area? 1. Limestone. 2. Dolomite. 3. Sandstone. 4. Clay. 5. Aleurolite. 6. Mergel. 7. Slates. 8. Argillite. 9. Conglomerates. 10. Gravel. 11. Quartzite. 12. Quartzite sand. 2.3. How many clearly expressed geological or geomorphological elements of the relief are present in your territory? 1. Rock. 2. Rivers and valleys of rivers. 3. Lake. 4. Ravine. 5. Cave. 6. Mountain. 7.Facing of rocks. 8. Mineral spring. 9 Thermal source. 10. Oxbow lakes. 11. Hill. 12. Uval (long bald hill). 13. Karst sinkhole. Ancient depositional settings Current dynamics River valley (floodplain plain) Modern river network (morphology and Lakes dynamics) Marine and lagoonal sediments (limestones) Slope processes (landslides, rockfalls, etc.) Continental sediments Lake sediments Sources of mineral waters and thermal gases Others - Hercynian tectonics (folds, nappes) - geomorphological elements - mineral deposits - karst (endocarst, exokarst) 3. EXCURSION-EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY IN THE GEOPARK TERRITORY 3.1. The number of sites where excursion and educational activities are established (trails, information panels, or brochures / leaflets) Geotreks Geological sites “Hikes to Idrisovo and Lakly caves” 3. Yangantau Mountain 7. Lakly Cave 11. Idrisovo Cave 6. Kurgazak Spring 13. Section on the Ust-Kanda River “Hike to the Urmantau Cave” 3. Yangantau Mountain 1. Mechetlino Section 15. Section near the village of Akhunovo 9.Urmantau Cave Rafting no. 1. Rafting on the Yuryuzan River: Ak-shishma→ 3. Yangantau Mountain Chulpan Rafting no. 2. Rafting on the Yuryuzan River: Chulpan → 1. Mechetlino Section Akhunovo → Mechetlino 3. Yangantau Mountain 15. Section near the village of Akhunovo Rafting no. 3. Rafting on the Ai River: Kulmetovo → Sikiyaz 4. Lakly Section Tamak→ Lakly 7. Lakly Cave 16. Rock outcrops on the Ai River with fossils 10. Stone Gate on the Ai River Rafting no. 4. Rafting on the Ai River: Sikiyaz Tamak→ Lakly 4. Lakly Section 7. Lakly Cave 16. Rock outcrops on the Ai River with fossils 10. Stone Gate on the Ai River. 2 Auto Tour. “Yangan-Tau” Resort→ Kurgazak Spring→ Water 6. Kurgazak Spring mill → Salavat Yulaev Museum in the village of Maloyaz → 3. Yangantau Mountain Health Resort → “Yangan-Tau” Resort 14. Section on the Novokaratavly River Excursion route on the territory of "Yangan-tau" Resort 6. Kurgazak Spring 3. Yangantau Mountain Figure 1. Rafting along the Ai River. Photo from the archive of the Yangan-Tau" Resort. Information boards Geological sites village of Mechetlino 1. Mechetlino Section village of Yangan-Tau 3. Yangantau Mountain village of Komsomol 6. Kurgazak Spring village of Kuselyarovo 5. Kuselyarovo sulfur springs 18. Section near the village of Kuselyarovo with fossils village of Lakly 4. Lakly Section 7. Lakly Cave village of Arkaulovo 9. Arkaulovo Marsh village of Idrisovo 11. Idrisovo Cave village of Yakhino 12. Yakhino Section Brochure Geological sites “Yangan-Tau” Resort. Rafting!!! Hikes to caves!!! 7. Lakly Cave 11. Idrisovo Cave 8. Urmantau Cave “Yangan-Tau” Resort. 3.Yangantau-Mountain 6. Kurgazak Spring Kurgazak 6.Kurgazak Spring Sightseeing tour to the "Yangan-Tau" Resort and 3. Yangantau Mountain Salavat District 6. Kurgazak Spring “Land dear to my heart” 6. Kurgazak Spring 3 Figure 2. Kurgazak Spring. 3.2. Geological sites of 3.3. Geological sites of 3.4. Geological sites used for scientific significance educational significance geotourism 1. Mechetlino Section - 1. Mechetlino Section - Mechetlino Section - neostratotype neostratotype of the Kungurian neostratotype of the Kungurian of the Kungurian Stage (Permian), a Stage (Permian), a GSSP candidate Stage (Permian), a GSSP candidate GSSP candidate 2. Bolshaya Luka Section - 2. The Yangantau geothermal 2. Bolshaya Luka Section - stratotype of the Bashkirian Stage site is a geothermal source outside stratotype of the Bashkirian Stage (Carboniferous) the magmatism zone (Carboniferous) 3. The Yangantau geothermal 3. Lakly Section - section of 3. The Yangantau geothermal site is a geothermal source outside the Bashkirian Stage site is a geothermal source outside the magmatism zone (Carboniferous) the magmatism zone 4. Lakly Section - section of the 5. Kuselyarovo sulfur springs 4. Lakly Section - Bashkirian Bashkirian Stage (Carboniferous) Stage section (Carboniferous) 5. Kuselyarovo sulfur springs 6. Kurgazak Spring 5. Kuselyarovo sulfur springs 6. Kurgazak Spring 7. Lakly Cave – a cave in 6. Kurgazak Spring Bashkirian rocks (Carboniferous). The cave has bituminous dripstones. 7. Lakly Cave – a cave in 9. Urmantau Cave 7. Lakly Cave – a cave in Bashkirian rocks (Carboniferous). Bashkirian rocks (Carboniferous). The cave has bituminous The cave has bituminous dripstones. dripstones. 8. Arkaulovo Marsh 11. Idrisovo Cave- archaeological 9. Urmantau Cave natural monument 9. Urmantau Cave 16. Rock outcrops on the Ai 10. Stone Gate on the Ai River River with fossils 4 11. Idrisovo Cave- 17. Sabakai-Tash Section – 11. Idrisovo Cave- archaeological archaeological natural monument section of the Sakmarian Stage natural monument (Permian) on the Yuryuzan River 12. Yakhino Section - section 12. Yakhino Section of the of the Bashkirian Stage Bashkirian Stage (Carboniferous) (Carboniferous) 13. Ust-Kanda River Section- 16. Rock outcrops on the Ai section of the Bashkirian Stage River with fossils (Carboniferous) 14. Nov. Karatavly Section - 17. Sabakai-Tash Section - section of the Bashkirian Stage section of the Sakmarian Stage (Carboniferous) (Permian) on the Yuryuzan River 16. Rock outcrops on the Ai River with fossils 17. Sabakai-Tash Section 18.Section near the village of Kuselyarovo with fossils 19. Kutkantau Mountain 20. Kutkantau Springs 21.Caves in the Sabakai Rock Total: 21 Total: 10 Total: 12 3.2 . Non-geological sites used by the geopark (integrated into the operation of the geopark) Environmental heritage sites: Name Coordinates Important Bird Area (IBA) (Key ornithological territories (KOTR)) 55 º26’17.80”, 57 º44’48.80” BS-022, Ufa Plateau Arkaulovo Marsh 55 º25’52.25”, 57 º55’38.82” Lagerevo Marsh 55 º17’21.87”, 58 º 25’18.07” Kyzlartau Mountain 55 º25’46.45”, 57 º56’43.27” Idelbaev Marsh 55°23'01"N 57°48'31"E Kantun-Tau Mountain 55°15'54"N 58°10'36" The projected natural park "Yuryuzan" 55°03'17.90"N 58°09'39.14"E Turnaly forest-steppe 55°21'29"N 58°12'39"E Valley of the Ai River 55°34'38"N 58°29'14"E Cultural heritage sites Name Coordinates Idrisovo Cave Site 55°2'37"N 58°9'4"E Tashaulovo Site 55 30' 42'' N 57 42' 27''E Turnaly hillfort 55 21' 13'' N 58 16' 6''E Sabakai site and settlement 55°2'37"N 58°9'4"E Buranovo Cave Site 55º0′22.32” N 58º08′23,58” E Yang-Tau settlement 55°17'33.4"N 58°06'45.6"E Ishimbaevo burial site 54°55'58.0"N 58°00'13.3"E Lagerevo burial sites 55°14'55.1"N 58°27'20.3"E Grebnevaya Cave (Bolshoi Limonovskiy Ridge) 55°1'36"N 58°9'5"E Todor Boyadzhiev Cave 55°05'12.06” N 58º 11' 41,34”E 5 . Figure 3. Rock paintings in Idrisovo cave. Photo Z. Sadykova 6 Objects of intangible cultural heritage: Name and location Description and connection with Integration into the projected geopark: the geological heritage sites “Kuskandy” Cooperative, A visiting site of the geotours: Manufacturing of Bashkirian chest and Individual business of I.R. “Hikes to the Lakly and Idrisovo head ornaments; koumiss from mare’s and Ismagilov village of Alkino, Salavat Caves”, “In the footsteps of early goat's milk. Master classes on pottery, District. man”, In the footsteps of S.P. making clay products according to the Pallas”. pattern on local artifacts, with further sales in the territory of the geopark Figure 4. Master class on pottery. Photo Z. Sadykova Visiting the sites of the geotours: Sewing costumes of northeastern "Uzory Karatau" “Hike to the Urmantau Cave”, Bashkiria, embroidery techniques of the women’s co-operative, “Hiking in Urmantau Cave”, northeastern Bashkirs, making chest village of Akhunovo, “Permian Period”, “In search of ornaments, spinning wool and knitting Salavat District.