Unique five-thousand year old fossil reef found in Vietnam

Last update 16:00 | 04/04/2018

For the first time in Vietnam, specialists from the Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources have discovered a cemetery of fossilised coral reef more than 5,000 years old on Quang Ngai province’s Ly Son Island. The unprecedented and unique discovery opens up new interpretations of the earth dating back to 5,000 years ago.

The ancient coral reef complex called “Cemetery of coral” located in Ly Son Island District was found in January by the Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources.
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Unique coral reef found on Lý Sơn

vietnamnews Update: February, 07/2018 – 09:00

Tranquil: An Bình Islet of Lý Sơn Island, off the coast of Quảng Ngãi, is said to be an ideal site for eco-tourism. — VNS Photo Công Thành
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LÝ SƠN ISLANDS — Experts from the Việt Nam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources have found a unique complex of fossilised coral – believed to date from 4,000 to 6,000 years ago – on the coast of Lý Sơn Island, 30km off Quảng Ngãi Province mainland.

Dr Nguyễn Xuân Nam from the institute told Việt Nam News that a group of researchers and scientists found the population of palaeontological coral reefs over an area of 20,000sq.m extending 400 metres along the coast, northeast of the island. Tiếp tục đọc “Unique coral reef found on Lý Sơn”