1. What are the characteristics of "Devil's Eye"?
(1) red-eye fossa
On the periphery of Aiken spring, there are no animals and plants, which seems to be deserted. Even if animals accidentally approach the spring, they will flee in a hurry at the first time. Moreover, the outer ring of the "eye socket" is actually a swamp. Strangely, when I left my red eyes, it was full of green, and there were flocks of cattle and sheep.
The cause of extinction of life comes from red eyes. The spring water looks ordinary, but it brings out a lot of sulfur and iron ions from the ground, among which sulfur is seriously exceeding the standard. After long-term evaporation, the minerals in the spring water are deposited in the surrounding soil. Rocks soaked in lake water all the year round are also rich in sulfur and become extremely soft. The interaction of the three makes this place a forbidden area of life.
(2) the spewing volume is huge
From 20 10 to 10, scientists conducted a detailed investigation in Aiken Spring, and calculated that the maximum inflow of fresh water can reach 2000 to 3000 cubic meters per day. It is rare to see such a spewing spring. Like a demon who won't open his eyes. However, the reason of its unusually large flow needs further extensive scientific research.
(3) Geothermal resources hidden behind eyes
The spring water flowing from Aiken Spring winds through Aral grassland and finally flows into nearby Ga Schooler Lake. While people admire the spring water, few people pay attention to the rich geothermal resources here. Hot spring is the interaction between groundwater and surrounding media, forming a hot mineral water resource integrating heat, water and minerals. It is a kind of clean energy with huge reserves, which is very easy to exploit. The geothermal resources behind the "eye" of Aiken Hot Spring may be the golden key to truly open the "eye of the devil".
2. How is the "Devil's Eye" formed?
Geographically, Aiken Spring is located at the intersection of Kunlun Mountain and Altun Mountain. At the intersection, the slope of the foothills slows down, the velocity of the river slows down, and the water flow becomes dispersed. Because of this, a part of the river leaked into the ground, and the gravel and soil brought by the river began to form obvious accumulation at the foot of the mountain, like an open fan, which is often called a diluvial fan.
The topography of alluvial fans often brings spring water, which is caused by soil composition. In fan-shaped soil, the upper layer is mostly gravel and the lower layer is mostly clay. The former has large pores and water easily flows down. The latter has dense pores and weak water permeability. However, when surface water seeps into groundwater, the clay layer blocks the water flow from vertical decline to horizontal flow. This squeeze on the edge of the diluvial fan makes groundwater begin to gush out of the surface in the form of spring water.
Aiken spring is a typical spring eye formed by diluvial fan, and its most fundamental lies in crustal movement. However, after investigation, scientists found that Aiken Spring contains an unusually large amount of water, and even predicted that there was an underground river flowing out of Kunlun Mountain under its spring eye. Therefore, the formation of diluvial fan and underground river by crustal movement is the real reason for the formation of "devil's eye".
3. What other eyes of the earth are there in China?
(1) Eye of the Elf
Under the monster peak in Ganzi, Sichuan, there is a typical alpine lake with an area of about 4000 square meters. Because it looks like blue eyes, it is considered by the locals to be the wisdom eye of Ganesha.
Shenguaifeng is a famous local "Shenshan" with an altitude of 6 kilometers. It is the main peak of Shaluli Mountain in Hengduan Mountains, separating Jinsha River from Yalong River, and is known as "the first peak in Kangnan".
Unlike Aiken Spring, the Eye of the Devil, the valleys around the Eye of the Devil are criss-crossed, covered with shrubs and trees, and there are even periods when swamps are bubbling everywhere. This also makes the "Eye of the Elf Mountain God" full of aura.
(2) The Eye of Shushan
The Eye of Shushan started from the grass roots and was originally unknown. It was only one member of the lake group around Gongga Mountain. Later, he was brought into public view by photographers and gradually became famous. Especially the overhead view seems to contain infinite wisdom.
The Eye of Shushan is located in Gongga Mountain, Sichuan Province. From the center of the lake to the periphery, the gradually darkening blue and the crystal of the whole lake make the eye of Shushan shine with deep and mysterious light. And the surrounding brown land makes the eyes full of charm.
(3) the eye of the new moon
The Taklimakan Desert in China is regarded as extremely arid, but Yuli County has a paradise. The surrounding village of Rob is called the "Eye of the Crescent Moon". It is a relic of Tarim River, because the underground water level in this desert is very high, so that the "crescent eye" in low-lying land can be exposed to the ground and become a spring eye.
The change of the four seasons has changed the water level of the spring, forming a circle of blue marks, full of charm.
④ Eye of Ya Dan.
In the Qaidam Basin in China, there is a very broad Ya Dan landform. In some lake areas, Ya Dan landform is often submerged by water. In low-lying areas, all kinds of pools, large and small, appear and disappear constantly. This strange phenomenon of "living fast and dying fast" seems to be an "eye" bred by the earth, which sometimes appears and sometimes disappears.