CENTRAL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MOEA

	Introduction
	Earlier Geologic Maps of Taiwan
	Geographic Setting
	General Geology And Geologic Provinces Of Taiwan
	Explanation Of Legend And Representation Of Geologic Data
	Eastern Central Range
	Western Central Range Backbone Ridges
	Western Foothills
	Eastern Coastal Range
	Geology Of The Hengchun Peninsula
	Major Geologic Features Of Taiwan
	Plate Tectonic Setting
	References

:::Geology Of The Hengchun Peninsula

Introduction	Stratigraphy	Major structural features	Geologic History

Introduction

The Hengchun Peninsula is the narrow southernmost segment of the Central Range that forms the southern tip of the island of Taiwan. This peninsula is underlain mainly by Miocene rocks and capped here and there with Plio-Pleistocene and Recent sediments. The submetamorphic Miocene argillite and slate series exposed to the north (Lushan Formation) gradually changes into non-metamorphosed Miocene rocks toward the south, the contact being gradational and not tectonic. These non-metamorphosed Miocene rocks are exposed over much of the Hengchun Peninsula, and constitute the main topic of this chapter.

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