河(he)南小(xiao)秦嶺國(guo)家地質公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)位于河(he)南省西(xi)部邊(bian)陲,豫(yu)、秦晉(jin)三(san)省交界(jie)的(de)靈寶市(shi)(shi)境內。靈寶市(shi)(shi)自古以來(lai)就是通(tong)秦連(lian)晉(jin)、承(cheng)東啟西(xi)的(de)重要(yao)通(tong)道。公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)區域內氣(qi)候溫和、降水充足、地形復雜、植被(bei)類型豐富,垂(chui)直分帶明顯。公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)距三(san)門峽市(shi)(shi)53公(gong)(gong)(gong)里,距省會鄭(zheng)州(zhou)299公(gong)(gong)(gong)里,鐵路(lu)公(gong)(gong)(gong)路(lu)、水路(lu)兼備(bei),交通(tong)十分便利,具有獨特(te)的(de)區位優(you)勢。
河(he)南小秦(qin)嶺國(guo)家地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)曲(qu)園(yuan)(yuan)主要包括(kuo)河(he)南之(zhi)(zhi)巔——老鴉岔(cha)垴變(bian)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)棰雜巖眭花(hua)崗(gang)巖地(di)(di)(di)(di)貌園(yuan)(yuan)區(qu)(qu)、娘(niang)娘(niang)山(shan)流(liu)水地(di)(di)(di)(di)貌園(yuan)(yuan)區(qu)(qu)和(he)(he)黃(huang)河(he)濕地(di)(di)(di)(di)園(yuan)(yuan)區(qu)(qu),總面積為136.78平方公(gong)里。公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)區(qu)(qu)域經(jing)歷了長期多次的(de)(de)(de)地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)構造運動(dong),地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)遺(yi)跡資源豐(feng)富(fu),自然景(jing)觀(guan)(guan)優美(mei),加之(zhi)(zhi)悠久的(de)(de)(de)歷史文化遺(yi)留下大量(liang)珍貴(gui)的(de)(de)(de)人文遺(yi)跡概(gai)具典型性稀有(you)(you)性,井具有(you)(you)自然性、系統性、完整性和(he)(he)可保護性,共(gong)同構成(cheng)地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)幻園(yuan)(yuan)的(de)(de)(de)重要內涵(han)。河(he)南小秦(qin)嶺國(guo)家地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)景(jing)觀(guan)(guan)豐(feng)富(fu)多樣(yang),共(gong)有(you)(you)地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)剖面、地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)構造、古生物(wu)、礦物(wu)與礦床、地(di)(di)(di)(di)貌景(jing)觀(guan)(guan)、水體景(jing)觀(guan)(guan)、環境(jing)地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)遺(yi)跡等(deng)七大類。公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)內地(di)(di)(di)(di)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)遺(yi)跡資源珍貴(gui),良好地(di)(di)(di)(di)保存著娘(niang)娘(niang)山(shan)花(hua)崗(gang)巖剝蝕(shi)形成(cheng)的(de)(de)(de)峰叢地(di)(di)(di)(di)貌、流(liu)水地(di)(di)(di)(di)貌、水體景(jing)觀(guan)(guan),以及東部小秦(qin)嶺山(shan)體傾傲端元古宙太(tai)古宙上、下基底地(di)(di)(di)(di)層(ceng)層(ceng)序(xu)和(he)(he)變(bian)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)核雜巖形成(cheng)時(shi)期的(de)(de)(de)典型構造遺(yi)跡,極具美(mei)學價值和(he)(he)旅游開(kai)發(fa)價值。