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Granite arch of Port Blanc, emblem of the Côte Sauvage de Quiberon, Hercynian granite eroded by the sea, Brittany, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Granite arch of Port Blanc, emblem of the Côte Sauvage de Quiberon, Hercynian granite eroded by the sea, Brittany, France
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Indonesia, Java Island, East Java province, Kawah Ijen volcano, sulfur flames
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
Indonesia, Java Island, East Java province, Kawah Ijen volcano, sulfur flames
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Indonesia, Java Island, East Java province, Kawah Ijen volcano, sulfur flames
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
Indonesia, Java Island, East Java province, Kawah Ijen volcano, sulfur flames
© Duncan MacArthur / Biosphoto
The Old Man of Storr - Isle of Skye Hebrides Scotland
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Volcanic rocks on jade coloured waters of Lake Turkana Kenya ; It is the world's largest desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake.
© Martin Harvey / Biosphoto
© Martin Harvey / Biosphoto
Volcanic rocks on jade coloured waters of Lake Turkana Kenya ; It is the world's largest desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake.
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Pair of Chinstrap penguins Antarctic Peninsula
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Northern lights over Hvitserkur, a spectacular rock formation in Iceland.
© Giulio Ercolani / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
© Giulio Ercolani / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
Northern lights over Hvitserkur, a spectacular rock formation in Iceland.
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Green sulphurous lakes, Emerald Lakes in active volcanic Tongariro National Park, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
© Michael Rucker / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
© Michael Rucker / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
Green sulphurous lakes, Emerald Lakes in active volcanic Tongariro National Park, Manawatu-Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Peak of Kirkjufell with waterfall, Kirkjufell, Snæfellsnes peninsula, Iceland, Europe
© Robert Seitz / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
© Robert Seitz / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
Peak of Kirkjufell with waterfall, Kirkjufell, Snæfellsnes peninsula, Iceland, Europe
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Lherzolite in front of Lers pond in Ariège, Pyrenees, France.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lherzolite in front of Lers pond in Ariège, Pyrenees, France.
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The upper Bassiès valley in Ariège. Lac majeur, and Pla de la Fond, in June - Pyrenees mountains, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The upper Bassiès valley in Ariège. Lac majeur, and Pla de la Fond, in June - Pyrenees mountains, France
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Lake in the upper Bassiès valley in Ariège. Lichens in
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lake in the upper Bassiès valley in Ariège. Lichens in foreground: genus Umbilicaria - Lac du Pla de la Fond, June - Pyrenees Mountains, France
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Les Oulles du Diable, in the Valgaudemar. Narrow gorge carved out
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Les Oulles du Diable, in the Valgaudemar. Narrow gorge carved out by the Navette torrent, above La Chapelle-en- Valgaudemar - Hautes Alpes - France
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La cascade des Touzes, Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
© David Henrot / Biosphoto
© David Henrot / Biosphoto
La cascade des Touzes, Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
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La cascade des Touzes, Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
© David Henrot / Biosphoto
© David Henrot / Biosphoto
La cascade des Touzes, Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac, Aveyron, Occitanie, France
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Sunset on the Pink Granite Coast, Ploumanac'h, Perros-Guirec, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
© David Henrot / Biosphoto
© David Henrot / Biosphoto
Sunset on the Pink Granite Coast, Ploumanac'h, Perros-Guirec, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
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Ploumanac'h Lighthouse (Mean Ruz Lighthouse), Pink Granite Coast, jewel of the Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
© David Henrot / Biosphoto
© David Henrot / Biosphoto
Ploumanac'h Lighthouse (Mean Ruz Lighthouse), Pink Granite Coast, jewel of the Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
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Granite chaos in the Huelgoat forest, Finistère, Brittany, France
© David Henrot / Biosphoto
© David Henrot / Biosphoto
Granite chaos in the Huelgoat forest, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Granite chaos in the Huelgoat forest, Finistère, Brittany, France
© David Henrot / Biosphoto
© David Henrot / Biosphoto
Granite chaos in the Huelgoat forest, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Foliaceous lichens on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliaceous lichens on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa
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Foliaceous lichens and mosses on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Umbilicaria pustulata (=Lasallia pustulata) - sometimes abundant on
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliaceous lichens and mosses on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Umbilicaria pustulata (=Lasallia pustulata) - sometimes abundant on rocks, eaten in Canada as rock tripe.
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Foliaceous lichens on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Umbilicaria pustulata (=Lasallia pustulata) - sometimes abundant on rocks,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliaceous lichens on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Umbilicaria pustulata (=Lasallia pustulata) - sometimes abundant on rocks, eaten in Canada as rock tripe. The yellow foliaceous lichen with isidia is probably Xanthoparmelia conspersa.
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Taffoni in clear granite. Taffoni are caused by the amplification of geochemical and biochemical surface corrosion in initially slightly depressed or
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Taffoni in clear granite. Taffoni are caused by the amplification of geochemical and biochemical surface corrosion in initially slightly depressed or porous areas of crystalline rock. This alteration creates honeycomb-shaped alveoli on faces that are damp or exposed to sea spray.
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Serpentinite at Cap Corse. This rock forms at oceanic ridges where magma is altered by hydrothermal fluids. This alteration, which takes the form of
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Serpentinite at Cap Corse. This rock forms at oceanic ridges where magma is altered by hydrothermal fluids. This alteration, which takes the form of veinlets on the rock, corresponds to the serpentinization of mantle peridotites by hydration (transformation of the minerals olivine and pyroxene into serpentine by reaction with these fluids). Serpentinites are particularly common in ophiolites, as seen here on Cap Corse.
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Serpentinite outcrop at Cap Corse. This rock forms at oceanic ridges, where magma is altered by hydrothermal fluids. This alteration, which takes the
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Serpentinite outcrop at Cap Corse. This rock forms at oceanic ridges, where magma is altered by hydrothermal fluids. This alteration, which takes the form of veinlets on the rock, corresponds to the serpentinization of mantle peridotites by hydration (transformation of the minerals olivine and pyroxene into serpentine by reaction with these fluids). Serpentinites outcrop in ophiolites, as seen here at Cap Corse. (seafloor obduction)
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Roccella fuciformis on granite in southern Corsica. A
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Roccella fuciformis on granite in southern Corsica. A thermophilic saxicolous fruticose lichen of rocky overhangs. Some species of the Roccella genus are among the very few lichens to have been given a generic vernacular name in French for their dyeing properties: they are known as orseilles.
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Roccella tinctoria on granite at Roccapina (South Corsica). A thermophilic saxicolous fruticose lichen of rocky overhangs. Certain species of the
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Roccella tinctoria on granite at Roccapina (South Corsica). A thermophilic saxicolous fruticose lichen of rocky overhangs. Certain species of the Roccella genus are among the very few lichens to have been given a generic vernacular name in French for their dyeing properties: they are known as orseilles.
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Rock shelter in Chera, Corsica. This apparently ancient "oriu"
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Rock shelter in Chera, Corsica. This apparently ancient "oriu" (shepherd's shelter) is built under a huge granite boulder in the commune of Chera, South Corsica.
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Crustose lichen on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous crustose lichen Lepra (leucosora ?) (=Pertusaria leucosora)
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Crustose lichen on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous crustose lichen Lepra (leucosora ?) (=Pertusaria leucosora)
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Alignment of statue-menhirs at I Stantari. Cauria megalithic
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Alignment of statue-menhirs at I Stantari. Cauria megalithic site, located in the commune of Sartène in southern Corsica. The site was occupied from the Early Neolithic to the end of the Bronze Age. Some ten statue-menhirs can be seen in two alignments, on which reliefs (swords, belts, loincloths, faces, arms and hands) can be distinguished.
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Alignment of statue-menhirs at I Stantari. Cauria megalithic site, located in the commune of Sartène in southern Corsica. The site was occupied from
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Alignment of statue-menhirs at I Stantari. Cauria megalithic site, located in the commune of Sartène in southern Corsica. The site was occupied from the Early Neolithic to the end of the Bronze Age. Some ten statue-menhirs can be seen in two alignments, on which reliefs (swords, belts, loincloths, faces, arms and hands) can be distinguished.
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Alignment of statue-menhirs at I Stantari. Cauria megalithic site, located in the commune of Sartène in southern Corsica. The site was occupied from
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Alignment of statue-menhirs at I Stantari. Cauria megalithic site, located in the commune of Sartène in southern Corsica. The site was occupied from the Early Neolithic to the end of the Bronze Age. Some ten statue-menhirs can be seen in two alignments, on which reliefs (swords, belts, loincloths, faces, arms and hands) can be distinguished.
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Hundred-year-old olive trees in front of the Trinité hermitage, near Bonifacio. A famous site, built on a remarkable granite chaos. South Corsica
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Hundred-year-old olive trees in front of the Trinité hermitage, near Bonifacio. A famous site, built on a remarkable granite chaos. South Corsica
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The Gulf of Porto at dusk. The Pointe de Scandola forms the horizon - South Corsica
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The Gulf of Porto at dusk. The Pointe de Scandola forms the horizon - South Corsica
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The Gulf of Porto in a strong westerly wind. Porto marina and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The Gulf of Porto in a strong westerly wind. Porto marina and Genoese tower - South Corsica
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Gibbous moon and granite massif in Corsica. Tre Signore massif
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Gibbous moon and granite massif in Corsica. Tre Signore massif above Porto in southern Corsica
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Gibbous moon and granite massif in Corsica. Tre Signore massif above Porto in southern Corsica
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Gibbous moon and granite massif in Corsica. Tre Signore massif above Porto in southern Corsica
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Taffonized granite chaos on the Lavezzi islands in Corsica. Hercynian-age granodioriite, eroded into huge chaos and taffonized by marine erosion -
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Taffonized granite chaos on the Lavezzi islands in Corsica. Hercynian-age granodioriite, eroded into huge chaos and taffonized by marine erosion - Lavezzi islands - South Corsica
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Laricio pine forest in Corsica. Corsican pine, Pinus nigra var.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Laricio pine forest in Corsica. Corsican pine, Pinus nigra var. corsicana - Tavignano Territorial Forest - Upper Corsica
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Century-old Laricio pines in the Radulle waterfalls in Corsica.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Century-old Laricio pines in the Radulle waterfalls in Corsica. Corsican pine, Pinus nigra var. corsicana - Valdu Niellu forest - Radulle waterfalls area - Upper Golo Valley - Upper Corsica
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Hellébores de Corse (Helleborus argutifolius) et pins laricio dans les gorges de la Restonica en Corse.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Hellébores de Corse (Helleborus argutifolius) et pins laricio dans les gorges de la Restonica en Corse.
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The Golo to the Radulle waterfalls in Corsica. Valdu Niellu
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The Golo to the Radulle waterfalls in Corsica. Valdu Niellu forest - Radulle waterfalls area - Upper Golo Valley - Upper Corsica
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The Scala di San Regina in Corsica's Golo Valley. An ancient transhumance path carved out of granite in Upper Corsica
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The Scala di San Regina in Corsica's Golo Valley. An ancient transhumance path carved out of granite in Upper Corsica
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Dead incens juniper and granite chaos on Mont San Petru in
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Dead incens juniper and granite chaos on Mont San Petru in Corsica. Incens juniper (Juniperus thurifera)
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Stone giant in southern Corsica. Granite chaos sculpted and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Stone giant in southern Corsica. Granite chaos sculpted and taffonized by marine erosion, Pointe de Testa-Ventilegne near Figari, South Corsica.
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Stone giant in southern Corsica. Granite chaos sculpted and taffonized by marine erosion, Pointe de Testa-Ventilegne near Figari, South Corsica.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Stone giant in southern Corsica. Granite chaos sculpted and taffonized by marine erosion, Pointe de Testa-Ventilegne near Figari, South Corsica.