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Jurassic Geoheritage and Geotourism Potential in the Spiti Valley of India: a Thing of the Past, Shielded for the Future

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The Tethyan sediments in the Spiti Valley deposited along the northern margin of Indian craton are rich in fossils and hold a key value in the stratigraphy of the Indian Himalaya and could become a vital geoheritage site. Such geological sites need to be preserved, making them available for our future generation geoscientists. The present study aims to document, analyze, and assess geologically frail sites, keeping in mind the existing and impending anthropological responses to such sites. The study also endorses the idea of sustainably managing the geologically important “geosites” as “Geoparks” and “Fossil parks” in the Spiti Valley and equally promoting social inclusion by appointing local community members as the guardians of these sites, thus generating an alternate revenue system through geotourism.

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We thank Franz T. Fürsich, Matthias Alberti, Jorg Habermann, and Valzamaa Fürsich (Germany) for motivating and accompanying in the field and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for financial support in the framework of their Research Group Linkage Programme. Furthermore, Shekhar Verma, Salil Agrawal, Ajit Kumar, Aruna Pandey, and Rajesh Singh Shekhawat (Jaipur) and Abha Singh (Lucknow) accompanied DKP in separate field sessions. Bhawani Singh Desai (Gandhinagar) accompanied SAB and KC in the field. The association of various field geologists in the field is greatly acknowledged

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The visit to the Spiti Valley was funded by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation through a Research Group Linkage Programme.

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    Ketan Chaskar, Suraj Bhosale, D. K. Pandey, Gaurav D. Chauhan, M. G. Thakkar & Subhash Bhandari

  2. Department of Geology, Shri R. R. Lalan College of Science and Commerce, Bhuj, 370001, India

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Chaskar, K., Bhosale, S., Pandey, D.K. et al. Jurassic Geoheritage and Geotourism Potential in the Spiti Valley of India: a Thing of the Past, Shielded for the Future. Geoheritage 15, 108 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-023-00875-0

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