Establishing the Lower-Middle Jurassic Boundary in the UNESCO Global Geopark Molina & Alto Tajo (Central Spain) by Antonio Goy, Soledad Ureta, Luis Carcavilla

“…The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of the Aalenian Stage (base of the Middle Jurassic), was established in Fuentelsaz (Central Spain) by the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) in 2000. This stratotype is one of the most important geosites of the Molina-Alto Tajo UNESCO Global Geopark. …”
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Amethyst Deposits of the Los Catalanes Gemological District (Artigas Department): The First Uruguayan IUGS Geological Heritage Site by César Goso, Mauricio Faraone

“…The International Union of Geological Sciences designated the deposits of amethysts of Los Catalanes Gemological District, in northern Uruguay, as one of the first 100 “Geological Heritage Sites” on October 22, 2022, in the Mineralogy category, the first in Uruguay. …”
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The Anthropocene Is More Than a Time Interval by Matthew Edgeworth, Andrew M. Bauer, Erle C. Ellis, Stanley C. Finney, Jacquelyn L. Gill, Philip L. Gibbard, Mark Maslin, Dorothy J. Merritts, Michael J. C. Walker

“…Abstract Following the recent rejection of a formal Anthropocene series/epoch by the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (SQS) of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), and its subsequent confirmation by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), the opportunity arises to reset the definition of the Anthropocene. …”
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