一、绪言台湾的地质调查和研究工作距今已有九十年的历史了,可是,大部分的调查研究是为了探寻煤、石油、天然气、硫黄、石灰岩等矿床,并且主要是集中在交通便利的台湾西部,其它地区虽然也曾进行过调查研究,但比起西部地区则还存在着一段差距。之所以如此,主要是因为那些地方交通不便、人烟稀少、地势险峻,并且还没有发现多少有经济价值的矿床等 I. INTRODUCTION Taiwan’s geological investigation and research work has been going on for 90 years now. However, most of the investigations and studies are aimed at exploring deposits of coal, oil, natural gas, sulfur and limestone, and are mainly concentrated in convenient transportation Of Taiwan’s western region. Although other regions have also conducted surveys and studies, there is still a gap compared to the western region. The reason for this is mainly due to the traffic inconveniences, sparsely populated, steep terrain in those areas and the lack of economic deposits