Penghu Islands are surrounded by the seahave good conditions for the development of coral reefs. There are coral reefs of different sizes outside the seashores of each islet. However, when the sea temperaturesalinity change,when the coral is exposed out of the sea for a long time, it will die. After the dead coral reefs are broken by the windwaves, they are gradually transported around the isletsdeposited on the seabedformed by the cementation of calcium carbonate over the years. So, beach rock is a special beach landscape caused by biological deposits cemented by calcium carbonateseashore sediments of non-biological debris. Most of these rocks are distributed in the places where the islets have sandy beaches. The largest ones are seen on the north shore of Zhuwan, the east side of Beiliao,the south of Jibei Port. These beach rocks are mainly sandygranular. Except for a little basalt debris, they are mainly composed of silica sand, coral detritus, seashell fragmentsforaminifera shells, which are cemented by calcium carbonate. Residents often dig this rock out to build windbreaks for vegetable gardens. The specimens collected by this center are from Qitou Village, Paisha Township.
澎湖群島四面環海,具有珊瑚礁發育的良好條件,在各島的海濱外都長有數量大小不同的珊瑚礁,但當海水溫度、鹽度受到改變,或長期露出海水面時,珊瑚便會死亡。死亡的珊瑚礁遭受風浪打擊破碎後,逐漸被搬運到各島的四周,或沉積在海底,經年累月遭受碳酸鈣的膠結而形成。所以灘岩是一種由碳酸鈣膠結的生物堆積物,及非生物碎屑的海濱沉積物,所造成的特殊海灘景觀。這種岩石大部分分佈在各島有沙灘的地方,最具規模的有竹灣北岸、北寮東側、吉貝港南等地方。這些灘岩以砂、粒質為主,其組成除少數玄武岩碎屑外,以石英砂、珊瑚碎屑與貝殼碎片及有孔蟲介殼為主,再由碳酸鈣膠結黏固所形成。一般居民常挖掘它來圍築菜園的防風牆。本中心所收藏的標本採自白沙鄉岐頭村。
Penghu Islands are surrounded by the seahave good conditions for the development of coral reefs. There are coral reefs of different sizes outside the seashores of each islet. However, when the sea temperaturesalinity change,when the coral is exposed out of the sea for a long time, it will die. After the dead coral reefs are broken by the windwaves, they are gradually transported around the isletsdeposited on the seabedformed by the cementation of calcium carbonate over the years. So, beach rock is a special beach landscape caused by biological deposits cemented by calcium carbonateseashore sediments of non-biological debris. Most of these rocks are distributed in the places where the islets have sandy beaches. The largest ones are seen on the north shore of Zhuwan, the east side of Beiliao,the south of Jibei Port. These beach rocks are mainly sandygranular. Except for a little basalt debris, they are mainly composed of silica sand, coral detritus, seashell fragmentsforaminifera shells, which are cemented by calcium carbonate. Residents often dig this rock out to build windbreaks for vegetable gardens. The specimens collected by this center are from Qitou Village, Paisha Township.