1853 pictures found
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Wild horse near the Merrick butte. Monument valley national park. Arizona. USA.
© Antoine Lorgnier / Biosphoto
© Antoine Lorgnier / Biosphoto
Wild horse near the Merrick butte. Monument valley national park. Arizona. USA.
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Antelope Canyon. The Upper Antelope Canyon, 2 to 3 m wide and 400 m long, managed by the Navajo Indian tribe, Arizona, USA.
© Antoine Lorgnier / Biosphoto
© Antoine Lorgnier / Biosphoto
Antelope Canyon. The Upper Antelope Canyon, 2 to 3 m wide and 400 m long, managed by the Navajo Indian tribe, Arizona, USA.
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Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii) during basking in the morning, Arches national park, Utah, USA
© Tonči Maletic / Biosphoto
© Tonči Maletic / Biosphoto
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii) during basking in the morning, Arches national park, Utah, USA
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Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) emerging from its nest in an old sandstone wall, France
© Olivier Gutfreund / Biosphoto
© Olivier Gutfreund / Biosphoto
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) emerging from its nest in an old sandstone wall, France
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Puma (Puma concolor) leaping on a rocky ledge, USA
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Bristlecone pine multimillennial - Cedar Breaks NM Utah USA ; Older than 2000 years
Pines growing at very high altitude (3000 m) and can survive
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Bristlecone pine multimillennial - Cedar Breaks NM Utah USA ; Older than 2000 years
Pines growing at very high altitude (3000 m) and can survive more than 4500 years;they are generally observed in the combat zone, where no other species can survive extreme conditions, and their roots are slowly exposed by erosion over the centuries
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Blackjack pines and Hoodoos - Bryce Canyon NP Utah USA ; Amphiteatre
Deltaic sediments of Jurassic age (Claron Formation) of sandstone, dolomite
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Blackjack pines and Hoodoos - Bryce Canyon NP Utah USA ; Amphiteatre
Deltaic sediments of Jurassic age (Claron Formation) of sandstone, dolomite and marl colored by iron oxides and carved by erosion in an amphitheater of hoodoos (pinnacles) arches and bridgesThe reflected light (spectral) from sunrise sun enriched natural polychrome these high walls sometimes nearly 50 meters
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Dome Navajo sandstone - Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Utah ; Petrified wave
The Navajo Sandstone is from wind (petrified dunes) and date from the
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dome Navajo sandstone - Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Utah ; Petrified wave
The Navajo Sandstone is from wind (petrified dunes) and date from the early Jurassic (desert on the west side of Pangaea)
© Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
Eroded sandstone massif Jaizkibel Basque Country Spain
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Sunrise at Mesa Arch stone arch, Canyonlands National Park, near Moab, Utah, United States, North America
© Michael Rucker / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
© Michael Rucker / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
Sunrise at Mesa Arch stone arch, Canyonlands National Park, near Moab, Utah, United States, North America
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
The cave dwellings of Graufthal, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
The cave dwellings of Graufthal, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
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Landscape of the Tabernas Desert, Andalusia (Spain). An ancient
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Landscape of the Tabernas Desert, Andalusia (Spain). An ancient Miocene sedimentary basin (- 8Ma) at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. The arid climate of the Tabernas makes it Europe's only desert, expanding as a result of the increasing drought in southern Spain.
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Landscape of the Tabernas Desert, Andalusia (Spain). An ancient Miocene sedimentary basin (- 8Ma) at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. The arid climate
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Landscape of the Tabernas Desert, Andalusia (Spain). An ancient Miocene sedimentary basin (- 8Ma) at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. The arid climate of the Tabernas makes it Europe's only desert, expanding as a result of the increasing drought in southern Spain.
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Flysch in the Tabernas Desert, Andalusia (Spain). Barranco del infierno - Alternating sandstones and marls deposited in the Miocene ( - 8 Ma) in a
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Flysch in the Tabernas Desert, Andalusia (Spain). Barranco del infierno - Alternating sandstones and marls deposited in the Miocene ( - 8 Ma) in a sedimentary basin at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, then folded and straightened by recent tectonics. The arid climate of the Tabernas makes it Europe's only desert, expanding as a result of the increasing drought in southern Spain.
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Flysch in the Tabernas Desert, Andalusia (Spain). Barranco del
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Flysch in the Tabernas Desert, Andalusia (Spain). Barranco del infierno - Alternating sandstones and marls deposited in the Miocene ( - 8 Ma) in a sedimentary basin at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, then folded and straightened by recent tectonics. The arid climate of the Tabernas makes it Europe's only desert, expanding as a result of the increasing drought in southern Spain.
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Flysch in the Tabernas Desert, Andalusia (Spain). Barranco del infierno - Alternating sandstones and marls deposited in the Miocene ( - 8 Ma) in a
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Flysch in the Tabernas Desert, Andalusia (Spain). Barranco del infierno - Alternating sandstones and marls deposited in the Miocene ( - 8 Ma) in a sedimentary basin at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, then folded and straightened by recent tectonics. The arid climate of the Tabernas makes it Europe's only desert, expanding as a result of the increasing drought in southern Spain.
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Flysch in the Tabernas Desert, Andalusia (Spain). Barranco del infierno - Alternating sandstones and marls deposited in the Miocene ( - 8 Ma) in a
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Flysch in the Tabernas Desert, Andalusia (Spain). Barranco del infierno - Alternating sandstones and marls deposited in the Miocene ( - 8 Ma) in a sedimentary basin at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, then folded and straightened by recent tectonics. The arid climate of the Tabernas makes it Europe's only desert, expanding as a result of the increasing drought in southern Spain.
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Flysch in the Tabernas Desert, Andalusia (Spain). Alternating
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Flysch in the Tabernas Desert, Andalusia (Spain). Alternating sandstones and marls deposited in the Miocene (- 8 Ma) in a sedimentary basin at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, then folded and straightened by recent tectonics. The arid climate of the Tabernas makes it Europe's only desert, expanding as a result of the increasing drought in southern Spain.
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Flysch in the Tabernas Desert, Andalusia (Spain). Alternating
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Flysch in the Tabernas Desert, Andalusia (Spain). Alternating sandstones and marls deposited in the Miocene (- 8 Ma) in a sedimentary basin at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, then folded and straightened by recent tectonics. The arid climate of the Tabernas makes it Europe's only desert, expanding as a result of the increasing drought in southern Spain.
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Sandstone densely covered with lichens in Spain. Saxicolous
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Sandstone densely covered with lichens in Spain. Saxicolous crustaceous lichens - Malaga region, Andalusia
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Sandstone densely covered with lichens in Spain. Saxicolous crustaceous lichens - Malaga region, Andalusia
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Sandstone densely covered with lichens in Spain. Saxicolous crustaceous lichens - Malaga region, Andalusia
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The Old Man of Hoy, on the island Hoy, part of the Orkney Islands, Europe, Great Britain, Scotland Northern Isles, Orkney
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
The Old Man of Hoy, on the island Hoy, part of the Orkney Islands, Europe, Great Britain, Scotland Northern Isles, Orkney
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The Old Man of Hoy, on the island Hoy, part of the Orkney Islands,
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
The Old Man of Hoy, on the island Hoy, part of the Orkney Islands, Europe, Great Britain, Scotland Northern Isles, Orkney
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The Old Man of Hoy, on the island Hoy, part of the Orkney Islands,
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
The Old Man of Hoy, on the island Hoy, part of the Orkney Islands, Europe, Great Britain, Scotland Northern Isles, Orkney
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The Old Man of Hoy, on the island Hoy, part of the Orkney Islands, Europe, Great Britain, Scotland Northern Isles, Orkney
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
The Old Man of Hoy, on the island Hoy, part of the Orkney Islands, Europe, Great Britain, Scotland Northern Isles, Orkney
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Landscape of the Maures plain with sandstone slabs and umbrella pines in autumn, National Reserve protected site. Plot of land spared by fires in
© André Simon / Biosphoto
© André Simon / Biosphoto
Landscape of the Maures plain with sandstone slabs and umbrella pines in autumn, National Reserve protected site. Plot of land spared by fires in recent years, near Les Mayons, Var, France
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Ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus) observed on a sandstone slab in early summer, Plaine des Maures National Reserve, Var, France
© André Simon / Biosphoto
© André Simon / Biosphoto
Ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus) observed on a sandstone slab in early summer, Plaine des Maures National Reserve, Var, France
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Saxicolous foliose lichens Xanthoria aureola on black sandstone. Together with Caloplaca marina, Xanthoria aureola forms the yellow belt of rocks
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Saxicolous foliose lichens Xanthoria aureola on black sandstone. Together with Caloplaca marina, Xanthoria aureola forms the yellow belt of rocks rarely reached by waves in a rocky coastal environment - Jaizkibel Coastal Massif - Basque Country - Spain
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Dry algae on paramoudras (sandstone ball) hollows. Jaizkibel
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dry algae on paramoudras (sandstone ball) hollows. Jaizkibel coastal massif - Basque Country - Spain
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The paramoudras of Jaizkibel, on Spain's Basque Coast. Spectacular sandstone fossil concretions formed around the burrows of marine worms living
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The paramoudras of Jaizkibel, on Spain's Basque Coast. Spectacular sandstone fossil concretions formed around the burrows of marine worms living several hundred meters deep, 45 million years ago (Eocene) - These spheres or tubes are 20 to 40 cm in diameter and were originally flexible - The holes are the worms' galleries - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Basque Country - Spain
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The paramoudras of Jaizkibel, on Spain's Basque Coast.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The paramoudras of Jaizkibel, on Spain's Basque Coast. Spectacular sandstone fossil concretions formed around the burrows of marine worms living several hundred meters deep, 45 million years ago (Eocene) - These spheres or tubes are 20 to 40 cm in diameter and were originally flexible - The holes are the worms' galleries - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Basque Country - Spain
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The paramoudras of Jaizkibel, on Spain's Basque Coast. Spectacular sandstone fossil concretions formed around the burrows of marine worms living
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The paramoudras of Jaizkibel, on Spain's Basque Coast. Spectacular sandstone fossil concretions formed around the burrows of marine worms living several hundred meters deep, 45 million years ago (Eocene) - These spheres or tubes are 20 to 40 cm in diameter and were originally flexible - The holes are the worms' galleries - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Basque Country - Spain
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The paramoudras of Jaizkibel, on Spain's Basque Coast.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The paramoudras of Jaizkibel, on Spain's Basque Coast. Spectacular sandstone fossil concretions formed around the burrows of marine worms living several hundred meters deep, 45 million years ago (Eocene) - These spheres or tubes are 20 to 40 cm in diameter and were originally flexible - The holes are the worms' galleries - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Basque Country - Spain
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Polychrome graphics in the Jaizkibel sandstone on Spain's Basque Coast. Remarkable Eocene sandstone structures (geoforms) of partly biological origin
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Polychrome graphics in the Jaizkibel sandstone on Spain's Basque Coast. Remarkable Eocene sandstone structures (geoforms) of partly biological origin (fossilized biological activity) and uncovered by erosion - the yellow discs are "paramoudras", concretions around the burrows of deep-sea marine worms - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Spain
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Polychrome graphics in the Jaizkibel sandstone on Spain's Basque Coast. Remarkable Eocene sandstone structures (geoforms) of partly biological origin
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Polychrome graphics in the Jaizkibel sandstone on Spain's Basque Coast. Remarkable Eocene sandstone structures (geoforms) of partly biological origin (fossilized biological activity) and uncovered by erosion - the yellow discs are "paramoudras", concretions around the burrows of deep-sea marine worms - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Spain
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Natural honeycomb lace (Geoforms) in sandstone from Jaizkibel (Spanish Basque Country). Remarkable Eocene sandstone sculptures (geoforms) of partly
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Natural honeycomb lace (Geoforms) in sandstone from Jaizkibel (Spanish Basque Country). Remarkable Eocene sandstone sculptures (geoforms) of partly biological origin (fossil biological activities called Paramoudra, concretions around marine worm burrows) and uncovered then sculpted into honeycomb shapes by erosion - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Spain
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Natural lacework (geoforms) in Jaizkibel sandstone (Spanish Basque Country). Remarkable Eocene sandstone sculptures (geoforms) of partly biological
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Natural lacework (geoforms) in Jaizkibel sandstone (Spanish Basque Country). Remarkable Eocene sandstone sculptures (geoforms) of partly biological origin (fossilized biological activities known as Paramoudra, concretions around marine worm burrows) uncovered and sculpted into honeycomb shapes by erosion - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Spain
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Dentelles naturelles (Géoformes) dans les grès de Jaizkibel (Pays Basque espagnol). Remarquables sculptures de grès éocènes (géoformes) d'origine en
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dentelles naturelles (Géoformes) dans les grès de Jaizkibel (Pays Basque espagnol). Remarquables sculptures de grès éocènes (géoformes) d'origine en partie biologique (activités biologiques fossiles appelées Paramoudra, concrétions autour des terriers de vers marins) et mises à jour puis sculptées en nid d'abeille par l'érosion - Massif côtier de Jaizkibel - Espagne
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Dentelles naturelles (Géoformes) dans les grès de Jaizkibel (Pays
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dentelles naturelles (Géoformes) dans les grès de Jaizkibel (Pays Basque espagnol). Remarquables sculptures de grès éocènes (géoformes) d'origine en partie biologique (activités biologiques fossiles appelées Paramoudra, concrétions autour des terriers de vers marins) et mises à jour puis sculptées en nid d'abeille par l'érosion - Massif côtier de Jaizkibel - Espagne
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Playa de Gueirua on the Asturias coast in Spain. Low tide reveals
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Playa de Gueirua on the Asturias coast in Spain. Low tide reveals the remarkable polychrome strata of quartzite, sandstone and shale, deformed by tectonics and dating from the Paleozoic (Cambrian/Ordovician) - Asturias - Spain
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Playa de Gueirua on the Asturias coast in Spain. Low tide reveals
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Playa de Gueirua on the Asturias coast in Spain. Low tide reveals the remarkable polychrome strata of quartzite, sandstone and shale, deformed by tectonics and dating from the Paleozoic (Cambrian/Ordovician) - Asturias - Spain
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Plolychrome strata from the Baya del Silencio in Spain (Asturias). Spectacular straightened quartzite, sandstone and shale strata, deformed and bent
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Plolychrome strata from the Baya del Silencio in Spain (Asturias). Spectacular straightened quartzite, sandstone and shale strata, deformed and bent by tectonics, dating from the Paleozoic (Cambrian/Ordovician) - Baya del Silencio, Asturias, Spain
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Arches and goats near Playa del Silencio on the coast. Asturias -
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Arches and goats near Playa del Silencio on the coast. Asturias - Spain
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The famous Playa del Silencio on the Asturias coast in Spain. Famous bay on the Asturias coast, with remarkable geology - Spain
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The famous Playa del Silencio on the Asturias coast in Spain. Famous bay on the Asturias coast, with remarkable geology - Spain
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Plolychrome strata of the Baya del Silencio in Spain (Asturias). Spectacular straightened quartzite, sandstone and shale strata, deformed and bent by
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Plolychrome strata of the Baya del Silencio in Spain (Asturias). Spectacular straightened quartzite, sandstone and shale strata, deformed and bent by tectonics, dating from the Paleozoic (Cambrian/Ordovician) - Baya del Silencio, Asturias, Spain
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Plolychrome strata at Playa del Silencio, Spain (Asturias).
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Plolychrome strata at Playa del Silencio, Spain (Asturias). Remarkable tectonically straightened quartzite, sandstone and shale strata from the Paleozoic (Cambrian/Ordovician) - Baya del Silencio, Asturias, Spain
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Graphics on rocks at low tide. Geological strata and shells form natural tableaux at low tide - Playa del Silencio on the Asturias coast in Spain
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Graphics on rocks at low tide. Geological strata and shells form natural tableaux at low tide - Playa del Silencio on the Asturias coast in Spain
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The famous Playa del Silencio on Spain's Asturias coast. Low tide reveals the remarkable polychrome strata of quartzite, sandstone and shale,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The famous Playa del Silencio on Spain's Asturias coast. Low tide reveals the remarkable polychrome strata of quartzite, sandstone and shale, deformed by tectonics and dating from the Paleozoic (Cambrian/Ordovician) - Asturias - Spain
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The famous Playa del Silencio on Spain's Asturias coast. Low tide
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The famous Playa del Silencio on Spain's Asturias coast. Low tide reveals the remarkable polychrome strata of quartzite, sandstone and shale, deformed by tectonics and dating from the Paleozoic (Cambrian/Ordovician) - Asturias - Spain