潭溪山地质公园位于山东鲁中腹地、泰沂山脉交汇之地，主要以潭溪山园区的构造单面山体地貌和断崖、飞瀑、清泉、溶洞、裂谷、奇石地貌为特征。地质景观是以构造作用为主，与自然侵蚀共同作用形成的特殊景观，是地貌类型中的新类型，具有极强的美学观赏价值。

　　潭溪山在“喜马拉雅造山运动”过程中，于寒武系—奥陶系石灰岩地层中形成了一系列台阶状长崖、深切障谷等地形组合的“潭溪”地貌，峡谷幽深，怪石林立，飞瀑清泉，洞穴奇特，对研究新构造运动和裂谷的演化具有重要意义。

　　潭溪山特殊的构造部位和地层岩性条件，使园区水体和水动力作用极为发育，形成的瀑布、溪、泉和潭面，构成一道美丽的风景线。潭溪山的地理位置和地形地貌，又使园内保存和生长了大批具有泰沂山脉特征的树种，又可称为山东野外植物标本库。

　　根据统计，目前已开发的各类自然景观共有9种100余处，有山峰30余座，陡崖10余处，峡谷中保留了大量的地质遗迹，其中较为重要的有系统独特的地层、岩石、矿物旅游资源，典型特征的地质构造旅游资源、险峻秀丽的构造剥蚀地旅游资源、奇异多样的溶洞旅游资源、得天独厚的生态旅游资源及历史悠久的人文旅游资源。

　　一、高门洞

　　海拔：800米
　　位于出露地层中奥陶系灰岩，形成年代距今5亿年。
　　该段地层为垂直裂隙发育，长期受水流冲蚀而致，洞顶形成石花、石笋等奇观，统称“喀斯特地貌”。洞高37米，最宽处7米，已探明深度400余米，有“齐鲁门高第一洞”之说。
　　High-Door Cave
　　Altitude: 800 meters
　　The Cave is located in the middle Ordovician limestone of emergence stratums, and formed about 500 million years ago. The stratum belongs to vertical fractures development, which was caused by long-term water erosion. Wonderful sights, such as stone-flower and stalagmite, can be found everywhere inside the cave, collectively called Karst landform. The cave is 37 meters high by 7 meters at its widest point, and its proven depth is more than 400 meters. It is said to be The Cave with the Highest Door in Shandong.

 
　　二、火成岩侵入带
 

　　海拔：850米
　　火成岩或称岩浆岩，地壳里喷出的岩浆冷却成形的一种岩石。火成岩侵入带是地壳运动时期，大面积岩浆从地心向上涌出，侵入其他岩石层中，冷却后形成的带状岩石，有不透水的特性，其上部多有泉水生成。火成岩年代较其周边石灰岩石至少晚1亿年左右。
　　The Igneous Rock Invaded Zone
　　Altitude: 850 meters
　　The igneous rock, or the magmatic rock, is formed after the cooling of the magma erupted from the earth’s crust. During the period of crustal movement, large areas of magma gushed from the geocentric and intruded into other lithospheres. The Igneous Rock Invaded Zone is the banded rocks formed after the cooling of the magma. The rocks are impervious, usually with spring water above them. The igneous rocks were formed at least 100 million years later than the surrounding limestone.

 
　　三、下天桥
 

　　海拔：780米
　　位于出露地层中奥陶系灰岩，生成年代距今约5亿年。岩体周围垂直裂隙发育，常年经风蚀、流水等外力原因崩塌而成，据其形状命名“天桥”，是自然界难得一见之奇观。桥面据岩壁底部，内高50余米，外高70余米。与对面山顶另一处“天生石桥”合成“上下天桥”，“天桥仙境”为“古青州八景”之一。
　　The Lower Overbridge 
　　Altitude: 760 meters
　　The Lower Overbridge is located in the middle Ordovician limestone of emergence stratums, formed about 500 million years ago. The surrounding rocks belong to vertical fractures development, which were formed by the collapse caused by perennial wind erosion, running water and other external forces. It got the name Overbridge from its shape, and it is a rare wonder in the nature. The bridge is more than 50 meters high near the mountain side and 70 meters outside from the bottom rock. It and the other Natural Stonebridge are collectively known as The Upper and Lower Overbridges. The Overbridge Wonderland is one of The Eight Scenes of the Ancient Qingzhou.

 
　　四、昭阳洞

    海拔：790米
　　为岩溶洞穴代表遗迹，位于出露地层中奥陶系灰岩，形成年代距今5亿年。
该段地层为垂直裂隙发育，长期受水流冲蚀而致，洞内遍布石花、石笋等，此洞已探明长度800余米，洞口开阔，分上下2层，其命名与民间传说“昭阳太子寓居于此”有关，现洞口崖壁留有明清时代石碑记文。
　　The Zhaoyang Cave 
　　Altitude：790 meters
　　The Zhaoyang Cave is the representative site of karst caves, located in the middle Ordovician limestone of emergence stratums and formed about 500 million years ago.
　　The stratum belongs to vertical fractures development, which was caused by long-term water erosion. Wonderful sights, such as stone-flower and stalagmite, can be found everywhere inside the cave. The cave has a proven depth of more than 800 meters. The cave has two layers inside, and the entrance is in open space. Its name is related to the folklore The Crown Prince Zhaoyang Once Lived Here. There are texts engraved on rocks at the entrance, which were remains of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

 
　　五、甘露泉
 
　　海拔：770米
　　泉眼位于中奥陶系厚层状灰岩中，上侧为含水性较好的闪长玢岩，底层为不透水岩浆岩，当上层水流汇至岩浆岩层面后受阻，溢出岩体形成泉水，地质学称为“典型性接触下降泉”。水质偏碱性，富含锶、镁、钙等对人体有益的微量元素，此泉四季长流，水量涝不增、旱不减。其命名与古资料记载泉侧曾建有“甘露寺”有关。
　　The Sweet Dew Spring 
　　Altitude：770 meters
　　The mouth of the spring is located in the middle Ordovician thick-bedded limestone, the upper layer is the dioritic porphyrite with better aquosity, and the under layer is the impervious magmatic rock. When the upper water flows to the magmatic rocks, it will be hindered, then overflows through the rock cracks, and finally becomes spring water. It’s called Typicality Contact Gravity Springs in geology. The water quality is slightly Alkaline, rich in strontium, magnesium, calcium and other trace elements beneficial to human body. The spring flows perennially and the water never increases in waterlogging seasons nor decreases in drought seasons. It got the name because ancient materials recorded that a Sweet Dew Temple once was built near the side of the spring.

 
　　六、生命之源 
 
　　海拔：790米
　　成因：岩体周围垂直裂隙发育，后常年经风蚀、流水等外力作用崩塌而成，“生命之源”的命名与南线景观“生命之根”对应，印映自然界的阴阳之说。
　　The Source of Life  
　　Altitude: 790 meters
　　The rocks surrounding developed in vertical fracture, and then collapsed by perennial wind erosion, running water and other external forces. The name The Source of Life corresponds to the scenery The Root of Life on the south line, which reflects the Yin and Yang in the nature.

 
　　七、饮虎泉
 
　　海拔：750米
　　泉眼位于中奥陶系厚层状灰岩中，上侧为含水性较好的闪长玢岩，底层为不透水岩浆岩，当上层水流汇至岩浆岩层面后受阻，溢出岩体形成泉水，地质学称为“典型性接触下降泉”。水质偏碱性，富含锶、镁、钙等对人体有益的微量元素。传说此泉常有一只黑虎前来饮用，故取名“饮虎泉”。
　　The Drinking Tiger Spring 
　　Altitude：750 meters
　　The spring is located in the middle Ordovician thick-bedded limestone, the upper layer is the dioritic porphyrite with better aquosity, and the under layer is the impervious magmatic rock. When the upper water flows to the magmatic rocks, it will be hindered, then overflows through the rock cracks, and finally becomes spring water. It’s called “Typicality Contact Gravity Springs” in geology. The water quality is slightly Alkaline, rich in strontium, magnesium, calcium and other trace elements beneficial to human body. It’s named after a legend that a black tiger used to drink in the spring.

 
　　八、三教祠洞穴
 
　　海拔：800米
　　洞穴岩体周围垂直裂隙发育，因崩塌而成切面，上层岩石结构完整坚固，其下层岩石常年经风蚀、流水等外力将其掏空形成洞穴，古人利用其地形建立“三教祠”，供奉佛道儒仙圣。此种洞穴学名称之为“窟”，当地俗名“薄嵌”、“哈巴嵌”。
　　Three-Religions-Shrine Cave
　　Altitude：800 smeters
　　The surrounding rock mass of the cave have developed in vertical fracture and scarp slope was formed by collapse. The upper rock has complete and solid structure, and the next layer rock was hollowed by perennial external forces such as wind erosion and running water. The ancient people took advantage of the terrain to built The Three Religions Shrine.(It combines three traditional Chinese religions: Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism.) The scientific name of such caves is grotto and the local name is baoqian or habaqian, which mean shallow cave on the cliff.

 
　　九、美女洞 
 
　　海拔：810米
　　为高山溶洞的代表，形成年代距今5亿年以上。
　　根据形状和岩壁纹理，以及洞顶留有水流冲击形成的“石锅”、“石葡萄”等遗迹判断，洞穴成因：常年经流水冲刷形成。根据地质岩层断定，5亿年前此洞位于海平面以下，地壳运动时期，随造山运动抬升露出地面，是“沧海桑田”变迁的直接见证。洞内有地质沉积层一处，发现含有10万年前野猪、上亿年前软体动物等多种物种化石。
　　Pretty-Lady Cave 
　　Altitude: 810 meters
　　The Cave is the representative of mountain karst cave, formed more than 500 million years ago.
　　Judged by the cave shape, the texture on the palisades and the relics such as the “stone pot” and “stone grapes” on the ceiling of the cave, the cave is formed by perennial water erosion. According to the geological strata, the cave was under the sea level 500 million years ago. It came out of the ground with the orogenic movement and witnessed directly “the sea has changed into a mulberry orchard”. There is a neurotransmitter sedimentary in the cave, among which many species fossils were found, such as the wild boars 100 000 years ago and mollusks hundreds of millions of years ago.

 
　　十、龙凤台
  
　　海拔：790米
　　地质遗迹中“崩塌陡崖”的典型代表，成因为岩体周边垂直裂隙十分发育，后经外力崩塌后形成天然平台，根据其形状“一高一低”取名“龙凤台”，此处是潭溪山地质公园代表性地质遗迹之一。
　　The Dragon-and-Phoenix Platform 
　　Altitude: 790 meters
　　The platform is the typical representative of slide steep cliff of the geological relics. With well-developed vertical fracture around the rocks, it became a natural platform after the collapse caused by external forces. According to the location of “one upper, the other lower”, the platform got the name The Dragon-and-Phoenix Platform. The site is one of the representative geological relics in the Tanxi Mountain Geological Park.

　　十一、美女峰
 
　　海拔：860米
　　地质遗迹中“象形石”的代表景观，为奥陶系厚层灰岩经崩塌后留有巨石，又经数万年风蚀、雨水冲刷等外力形成“美女”状景观，与民间传说“美女望夫”有吻合之意。
　　Pretty-Lady Mountain 
　　Altitude: 860 meters
　　The Pretty-Lady Mountain is the representative landscape of hieroglyphic stone of the geological relics. A giant stone was left after the collapse of the thick-bedded Ordovician limestone, and then it formed the scene like a pretty lady under the action of external forces such as wind erosion, rain wash for tens of thousands of years, which coincides with the folklore “the pretty lady forever waiting her husband”.
 
　　十二、大裂谷 
 
　　海拔：450米—600米
　　地质遗迹中“崩塌陡崖”的典型代表，成因为岩体遇双向“X状”垂直裂隙发育，遇外力崩塌后形成，裂谷景观在山东境内山区较为罕见。潭溪山大裂谷全长600余米，垂直最高处200余米，裂谷最宽处50余米，最窄处仅1米。
　　Rift Valley 
　　Altitude: 450—600 meters
　　The Rift Valley is the typical representative of slide steep cliff of the geological relics. The rocks developed in two-way X-shape vertical fracture and the scene was formed after the rock collapse caused by external forces. The Rift Valley of Tanxi Mountain is relatively uncommon in the mountains of Shandong Province. It is more than 600 meters long, and the highest point is more than 200 meters. It is more than 50 meters at its widest point and only 1 meter at its narrowest.

 
　　十三、燧石条带
 
　　此种石质为中寒武纪代表石质，形成年代距今约4亿5千万年。燧石成分为硅类化合物，特制坚硬，古人曾用于取火。燧石面积过大时就结成条状镶嵌于岩石层中，故称为“燧石条带”，是地质教学上的重要实物。
　　The Flint Band
　　The stone is the representative of the middle Cambrian, formed about 450 million years ago. The flint is composed of silicon compounds, which is especially hard and was once used to make fire by ancient people. Once the flint has a vast area, it’ll form a band embedded in the rocks, thus it’s called The Flint Band. This is a significant material object for geology teaching.

 
　　十四、奥陶系—寒武系地质剖面
 
　　最具代表地质遗迹之一，由下及上分为：下寒武、中寒武、上寒武、下奥陶、中奥陶五层地质清晰的岩理结构，每层岩理均有其代表性岩石和所属时代的代表动、植物类化石，下寒武岩层形成距今4亿年前，最上层的中奥陶形成距今5亿5千万年，海拔高度从400米左右抬升至800米，时间跨越1亿5千万年，穿越此段地质剖面可称为“1亿5千万年的时空穿梭”。
　　The Ordovician - Cambrian Geological Section 
　　It’s one of the most representative geological relics, and the texture structure can be divided into five clear layers from bottom to top: the lower Cambrian, middle Cambrian, upper Cambrian, lower Ordovician and middle Ordovician. Each rock layer has its own representative rocks and fossils of animals and plants in their own times. The lower Cambrian was formed 400 million years ago. The middle Ordovician on top layer was formed 550 million years ago. The altitude increased from about 400 meters to 800 meters, and the time has passed 150 million years. Therefore, crossing this section can be called “the time travel of 150 million years”.

 
　　十五、生命之根 
 
　　海拔：550米
　　地质遗迹中“象形石”的代表景观，为奥陶系厚层灰岩经崩塌后留有巨石，又经数万年风蚀、雨水冲刷等外力形成“柱”状景观，象征男性特征故命名“生命之根”，与山顶“生命之源”对应。
　　The Root of Life 
　　Altitude: 550 meters
　　The Root of Life is the representative landscape of hieroglyphic stone of the geological relics. A giant stone was left after the collapse of the thick-bedded Ordovician limestone, and then it formed the scene like a pillar under the action of external forces such as wind erosion, rain wash for tens of thousands of years. The rock represents male genital organs, thus it is called The Root of Life, which corresponds to The Source of Life on the top of the mountain.