Educational Potential of Geoheritage: Textbook Localities from the Zagros and the Greater Caucasus

Geoheritage requires proper conservation and has significant importance for geoscience education at universities. Furthermore, its related potential needs to be evaluated. This study focuses on two textbook localities (these are parts of larger geosites) from the Cenozoic orogenic belts, namely Zagros Greater Caucasus. The novel, tentatively proposed approach aims general geological characteristics localities, identification principal teaching topics opportunities, semi-quantitative evaluation educational basis several objective criteria. Abmorghan anticline (Zagros, Iran) is suitable learning about regional Paleogene stratigraphy, carbonate platform evolution, karst. locality Skala monocline (Greater Caucasus, Russia) allows deposition in past tropical conditions structures explained. Both can used training student skills challenging their thinking. shows that geoeducational advanced moderate. established exploited by universities, although this focusing attention other geoheritage sites special marketing efforts.