VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – HO CHI MINH CITY

HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF GEOLOGY AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

REPORT OF FIELD TRIP

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL MAPPING

Supervisors Dr. Tran Anh Tu

Dr. Nguyen Huynh Thong

Authors Nguyễn Hoàng Thảo Ly - 1852561

Trần Kim Ngân - 1852606
Phạm Ngọc Phương Quỳnh -
1952952
Nguyễn Ngọc Thanh Tín - 1953023
January 30​th​ , 2021

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 LIST TO DO

LIST TO DO MEMBER TAKE NOTE

-Writing the report Nguyễn Hoàng Thảo Ly
1852561
-Preparing Trần Kim Ngân
-Printing maps, 1852606
-Checking out the tools
-Take note Phạm Ngọc Phương Quỳnh
1952952
-Take the photo Nguyễn Ngọc Thanh Tín
1953023

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Writing the report took an immense amount of work and it would not exist
without the invaluable support and assistance of our teachers and classmates.

Firstly, we would like to thank our supervisor Dr. Nguyen Huynh Thong,
and Dr. . Their expertise was invaluable in formulating the research questions
and methodology. Your insightful feedback pushed us to sharpen our thinking
and brought us work to a higher level. They not only persuade us when we
encounter difficulties but also provide counsel to us amid the subject and this
field trip.

Then, we would like to thank Bach Khoa university (HCMUT) and faculty
of Geology and Petroleum Engineering for supporting the necessary equipment
for us during the research and preparation of the report or the field trip from 25
to 28 January 2021.

We would like to acknowledge my colleagues from my internship for their

wonderful collaboration. We want to thank you for your patient support and for
all of the opportunities we were given to further my research.

Finally, we could not have completed this dissertation without the support
of our friends, and some anonymous, who supported and provided stimulating
discussions as well as happy distractions to rest my team's mind outside of
research.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE

CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INFORMATION OF FIELD TRIP

1.1 JOURNEY

1.2 GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS AND SOCIETY

1.3 GEOLOGICALLY RESEARCHING HISTORY

CHAPTER 2: CHARACTERISTICS OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY

2.1 GEOMORPHOLOGY

2.2 STRATIGRAPHY

2.3 IGNEOUS ROCK

2.4 STRUCTURE

2.5 RESOURCES

CONCLUSION

REFERENCE

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Table - figure
Table 1. Introduction to the schedule of the field trip
Figure 2. The line chart illustrates the distance and elevation of outcrops.

Figure 1. Make a connecting rod line of 10 points on Google Earth

Figure 2. The line chart illustrates the distance and elevation of outcrops.

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CHAPTER 1​ ​GENERAL INFORMATION OF FIELD TRIP
1.1 JOURNEY

Day 1 _ Jan 25th​ At the beginning of the field trip: we gather at A5 in

HCMUT campus 1
1. Long An lake
2. Dinh Quan Town
3. Bao Loc Andesite Mine

Day 2 _ Jan 26th​ 1. Bentonite Tam Bo Mine

2. Basalt Hung Vuong Mine
3. Dai Ninh Bridge
4. Pongour Waterfall
5. Prenn Waterfall

Day 3 _ Jan 27th​ 1. Golden Stream

2. Final Conclusion

Day 4 _ Jan 28​th At the end of the field trip: we come back to HCMUT
campus 1.

Table 1. Introduction to the schedule of the field trip

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 Figure 1. Make a connecting rod line of 10 points on Google Earth

Figure 2. The line chart illustrates the distance and elevation of outcrops.

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1.1.1 Description of the regional geology
Google Earth Pro is the essential application. We use that to exploit
outcrops’ information. Positioning outcrops include the position on the
surface-coordinates (X,Y,Z) and the height from the geoid.
Distance
No. Point xxxxxx mE yyyyyy mN Elevation (km) on
road
Campus 1 A2
1 681434.61 1191268.31 8m 0km
(HCMUT)
Campus 2 H2
2 697311.16 1203371.75 20m 25,5km
(HCMUT)
3 Long An Lake 695762.95 1212451.99 5m 30,7km
Tri An reservoir
4 716689.79 1228398.14 5m 62,2km
dam
5 Dinh Quan town 755909.79 1238420.60 144m 119km
6 Bao Loc city 809175.00 1280884.00 842m 197km
7 Pongour waterfall 201868.01 1293427.44 807m 267km
8 Prenn waterfall 224406.55 1314166.48 1127m 293km
9 Dalat city 223170.08 1321236.31 1515m 303km
Van Thanh village
10 218234.00 1322022.94 1498m 305km
Dalat
Table 2. Coordinates in Google Earth Pro (UTM, unit meter)

The table outlines the data of focuses in our whole field trip. We marked
Bach Khoa university campus 1 as the original point at the distance of 0
kilometers and the end point of Dalat city at approximately 300 kilometers from
HCMUT campus 1.
Along highway 20, there is an increase in elevation from campus 1 to Da
Lat city, at 8 and 1515 kilometers respectively.

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 To begin with, the four first locations are HCM city or nearly the space of
HCM city. The range of outcrops is less than 100 kilometers and their elevation
is a stable fluctuation. The outcrop of Long An lake and Tri An reservoir dam
has the same figure, 5 kilometers above mean sea level. HCMUT campus 2 is
higher at 20 kilometers.
The height reaches the peak of nearly 100 times compared to the original
point, that is Lam Dong Province. Besides, the altitude of Da Lat city is at the
top and twice as high as that of Bao Loc city at 842 meters.

1.1.2 Compare the theory to the reality

Depending on theory and information we found,

1.2 GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS, AND SOCIETY

1.2.1 Dong Nai
Dong Nai is a southeastern province of VietNam, with a region of nearly
5,894.73 km​2​, accounting for 1.76% of the country's areas. ​That is situated on
the economic hub of southern VietNam. ​Since 2019, Dong Nai province has a
population of 3,097 million, amounts of the urban and rural populations are
48.4% và 51.6%, respectively. It is also the most populous province in the
Southeast with more than 3 million people. Because of the young workforce and
potential development of economics, such as organic agriculture, poultry and
cattle, Dong Nai Province is a dreamland which is inverted and sponsored by
authority, and international corporations.
Dong Nai lies in the monsoon tropical zone and is affected by the
north-east and south-west monsoon. The average temperature is between 23.9
and 29.0°C, much lower than the standard level of tropical regions (26-30°C).
Favorable weather conditions are golden opportunities for the economic
development and social life of indigenous people. Dong Nai Provincial People's
Committee has licensed 41 quarries, mainly construction stone minerals,
including 32 construction quarries, six construction sand mines, two brick and
tile clay mines, one leveling material mine; the Ministry of Natural Resources
and Environment licensed six mines, including three paving stone quarries, two
Puzoland mines, one mineral water mine.

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1.2.2 Lam Dong Province:
Lam Dong is a mountainous province located in South Central Highland
Region, between geographic coordinates:
X = 11012 '- 12015' northern latitude
Y = 107015 '- 108045' E ° eastern longitude.
The area of Lam Dong province is 9764.8 km2, about 2.9% area of the
nation. Lam Dong is located entirely in the inland of Vietnam, without a
national border and national shoreline. According to climate classification, Lam
Dong province’s climate belongs to area No 4 of Central Highlands with
monsoon tropical climate. On the whole territory, due to complex terrain, it has
differences of height and cover rate of vegetation. However, Lam Dong has a
temperate climate, it is warm around the year and rarely changes yearly.
Economic growth (GRDP) 8.5% with the GRDP per capita 66.7 million
đồng (2.858USD/person/year). Economic structure: Agriculture forestry
seafood 44.4%; Industry – Construction 17.9%; Services 37.7%. The total
budget revenue within the province is 8,298 billion đồng (356 million USD).
Total export revenue is about 720 million USD. Tourist arrivals: in 2019:
7,160,000, of which international tourists accounting for 533,000.
Habits and customs are important factors creating the specific cultural
aspect of each ethnicity and local. Therefore, when mentioning the manners and
customs of ethnics in Lam Dong, firstly we should mention the manners and
customs of the indigenous ethnic minorities, then the Vietnamese thought they
have only settled in Lam Dong from the early twentieth century but the
population is the largest in Lam Dong at the present.
In addition to the three indigenous groups (the Co Ho, Ma, Chu Ru) and
the Viet, there are 40 other ethnic groups in Lam Dong in small numbers (only
around 15% of the total population of the province). They live equally,
alternatively in remote areas with the Viet and the indigenous groups in Lam
Dong.

1.3. GEOLOGICALLY RESEARCHING HISTORY (before and after 75)

Throughout the process of formation and development of the geological
industry in Vietnam, not only does this section witness overwhelming progress

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in mining and exploring potentially natural resources but also make a
contribution to modernizing as well as growing a prosperous nation.

1.3.1 Dong Nai Province

Before 1975, the geology of Dong Nai province was known as the survey
and exploration of sediments about marine generals. In 1929, F. Blodel focused
on Basalt and its weathering process. In 1937, E.Saurin separated the Cacni
fossils. In Ta Lai and Toaci fossils in Tri An and Cay Gao, Ancient Basalt
Quaternary, Ancient and young aluvium, etc. Later, There are monographs on
paleontology by H.Mansuy. In 1941, Ta Tran Tan 1968-1974,etc. These studies
have laid the foundation and prelude to the discoveries, after that researching on
geology and minerals of province following the period.
After 1975, together with the social and economic development
requirements of country, the Southern key economic region, the geology and
minerals of Dong Nai province was systematically researched, on all areas such
as stratigraphy, magma, tectonic, geomorphology, weathering crust,
hydrogeology and minerals,... The first general geological project was a
geological map of the South at 1/500,000 scale, written by Nguyen Xuan Bao
and Vietnamese geologists in 1980. A lot of mines, ores, groundwater were also
conducted, after that searching, exploration, and assessing at different levels.
All of those researches bring understanding about the geology and minerals of
Dong Nai province.

1.3.2 Lam Dong Province

In 1935, Geological Study of South Central, Southern and Eastern
Cambodia of Saurin was published together with the Indochinese geological
map set scale 1/500000. The author has divided the basic geological features of
stratigraphy, intrusive magma, eruption, neutral, acid, mafic, ..
In 1960, a dictionary of the Indochinese stratigraphy published by Saurin
marks the completion of the process of studying Vietnamese geology by French
geologists.
In the years 1954-1975, the aeronautical geophysics of 1/200000 were
conducted by the Americans over the South, some research works of Soviet
geologists synthesized documents on Indochinese geology.

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 After 1975, along with basic aspects, geological-mineral investigations in
Lam Dong province had been invested and developed significantly from two
sides : central and local. Period with history of geological mineral research of
the area is studied in a diverse and rich way
In the 1980s, the works of measuring and drawing geological maps at the
scale of 1/200000 nationwide, along with geological mapping, also established
geomorphological maps of the same scale.
The research works on the basis of geological documents at the scale of
1/500000 and 1/200000, but with different perspectives and perspectives have
explained the process of formation and development of geology, tectonic,
bio-mineralogy .

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