458 pictures found
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The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library)
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library) are formed of thin strata, dating from the Lias, of blue-grey limestone and softer, more eroded schistose marl, compressed and laminated and raised vertically by the Alpine orogeny - Valsenestre - Massif des Ecrins - Alpes
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The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library)
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library) are formed of thin strata, dating from the Lias, of blue-grey limestone and softer, more eroded schistose marl, compressed and laminated and raised vertically by the Alpine orogeny - Valsenestre - Massif des Ecrins - Alpes
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Palmieri fountain and washhouse, built in the 19th century beneath an impressive schist wall. The village is not very touristy, but it is nonetheless
© Hyacinthe Sambroni / Biosphoto
© Hyacinthe Sambroni / Biosphoto
Palmieri fountain and washhouse, built in the 19th century beneath an impressive schist wall. The village is not very touristy, but it is nonetheless a magical place with the look of a medieval film. Cannelle, Corse-du-Sud, France
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Carpet of lichens on coastal rocks in Galicia (Spain). The hypermumid maritime climate of the Galician coast is ideal for these fruticose lichens,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Carpet of lichens on coastal rocks in Galicia (Spain). The hypermumid maritime climate of the Galician coast is ideal for these fruticose lichens, which form veritable lawns on the rocks. Species: Ramalina siliquosa, characteristic of the humid maritime environment. Punta Nariga Cape - Province of A Coruña - Galicia - Spain
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Rochers couverts de lichens (Ramalina siliquosa) et phare en
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Rochers couverts de lichens (Ramalina siliquosa) et phare en Galice. Ramalina siliquosa est un lichen caractéristique des côtes rocheuses humides - Le phare de Punta Nariga est érigé à l'extrémité d'un promontoire exposé aux pluies abondantes de l’océan atlantique - Province de La Corogne - Galice - Espagne
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Lichens on a rocky coast in Galicia (Spain). Fruticose lichen:
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lichens on a rocky coast in Galicia (Spain). Fruticose lichen: Ramalina siliquosa, characteristic of a humid maritime environment - crustaceous lichen of the genus Pertusaria, no doubt.
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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 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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Crustacean lichens of the genus Rhizocarpon (geographicum) on quartzite. Vanoise National Park, Savoie, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Crustacean lichens of the genus Rhizocarpon (geographicum) on quartzite. Vanoise National Park, Savoie, France
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Rue de la pierre perdue, by Michel Rousseau, born in 1936, mason with the Compagnons du devoir, also worked in factories, he recovers bricks, tiles,
© Michel Gile / Biosphoto
© Michel Gile / Biosphoto
Rue de la pierre perdue, by Michel Rousseau, born in 1936, mason with the Compagnons du devoir, also worked in factories, he recovers bricks, tiles, slates and tiles, for objects he goes to bric-a-brac, he wants to denounce waste. Besse-sur-Braye, Sarthe, France
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Rue de la pierre perdue, by Michel Rousseau, born in 1936, mason with the Compagnons du devoir, also worked in factories, he recovers bricks, tiles,
© Michel Gile / Biosphoto
© Michel Gile / Biosphoto
Rue de la pierre perdue, by Michel Rousseau, born in 1936, mason with the Compagnons du devoir, also worked in factories, he recovers bricks, tiles, slates and tiles, for objects he goes to bric-a-brac, he wants to denounce waste. Besse-sur-Braye, Sarthe, France
© Michel Gile / Biosphoto
Rue de la pierre perdue, by Michel Rousseau, born in 1936, mason with the Compagnons du devoir, also worked in factories, he recovers bricks, tiles, slates and tiles, for objects he goes to bric-a-brac, he wants to denounce waste. Besse-sur-Braye, Sarthe, France
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Rue de la pierre perdue, by Michel Rousseau, born in 1936, mason with the Compagnons du devoir, also worked in factories, he recovers bricks, tiles,
© Michel Gile / Biosphoto
© Michel Gile / Biosphoto
Rue de la pierre perdue, by Michel Rousseau, born in 1936, mason with the Compagnons du devoir, also worked in factories, he recovers bricks, tiles, slates and tiles, for objects he goes to bric-a-brac, he wants to denounce waste. Besse-sur-Braye, Sarthe, France
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La Grand Pallière Neolithic tomb in the Cévennes. La Grand Pallière Neolithic necropolis, on the Cévennes heights at around 440m altitude in the
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
La Grand Pallière Neolithic tomb in the Cévennes. La Grand Pallière Neolithic necropolis, on the Cévennes heights at around 440m altitude in the Anduze region: central-chest mounds, dating from the late Neolithic to the Iron Age - Cévennes (Gard) - France
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The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library) are formed of thin strata, dating from the Lias, of blue-grey limestone and softer, more eroded schistose marl, compressed and laminated and raised vertically by the Alpine orogeny - Valsenestre - Massif des Ecrins - Alpes
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The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library) are formed of thin strata, dating from the Lias, of blue-grey limestone and softer, more eroded schistose marl, compressed and laminated and raised vertically by the Alpine orogeny - Valsenestre - Massif des Ecrins - Alpes
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The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library) are formed of thin strata, dating from the Lias, of blue-grey limestone and softer, more eroded schistose marl, compressed and laminated and raised vertically by the Alpine orogeny - Valsenestre - Massif des Ecrins - Alpes
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The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library)
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library) are formed of thin strata, dating from the Lias, of blue-grey limestone and softer, more eroded schistose marl, compressed and laminated and raised vertically by the Alpine orogeny - Valsenestre - Massif des Ecrins - Alpes
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The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library)
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library) are formed of thin strata, dating from the Lias, of blue-grey limestone and softer, more eroded schistose marl, compressed and laminated and raised vertically by the Alpine orogeny - Valsenestre - Massif des Ecrins - Alpes
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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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Mountain landscape in Scoresby Sound, Greenland, with icebergs drifting in the Ofjord at the foot of Grundtvigskirken.
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
Mountain landscape in Scoresby Sound, Greenland, with icebergs drifting in the Ofjord at the foot of Grundtvigskirken.
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Islet of metamorphic rock polished by the ancient movements of a glacier, Dahlbreen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
© Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
Islet of metamorphic rock polished by the ancient movements of a glacier, Dahlbreen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Marble lion's head covered in moss and various other plants, Fontaine de l'Intendance, Montpellier, Herault, France
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Labret in gneiss. Mali, Neolithic. 7 cm.
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Labret in gneiss. Mali, Neolithic. 7 cm.
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Spatula ax with long pointed heel. Gray quartzite. North Africa,
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Spatula ax with long pointed heel. Gray quartzite. North Africa, Neolithic. 20.5cm.
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Polished gneiss axe. North Africa, Neolithic. 5.2cm.
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Triangular polished ax in gneiss. Neolithic period. Sub-Saharan Africa. 4.2cm.
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Triangular polished ax in gneiss. Neolithic period. Sub-Saharan Africa. 4.2cm.
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Polished gneiss axe. North Africa, Neolithic. 6,5cm.
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Crustose lichen Xanthoria elegans on a quartzite wall, Saxicolous, nitrophilous, thermophilous and heliophilous species with mountainous tendencies,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Crustose lichen Xanthoria elegans on a quartzite wall, Saxicolous, nitrophilous, thermophilous and heliophilous species with mountainous tendencies, Grande Sassière Reserve, Vanoise, Savoie, France
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Crustose lichen Xanthoria elegans on a quartzite wall, Saxicolous, nitrophilous, thermophilous and heliophilous species with mountainous tendencies,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Crustose lichen Xanthoria elegans on a quartzite wall, Saxicolous, nitrophilous, thermophilous and heliophilous species with mountainous tendencies, Grande Sassière Reserve, Vanoise, Savoie, France
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Waterfall in the Clou valley. The Clou stream runs through very resistant quartzite. The Clou valley, located in the commune of
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Waterfall in the Clou valley. The Clou stream runs through very resistant quartzite. The Clou valley, located in the commune of Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, is listed as a "classified site" in the Savoie department. Alps, France
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Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The megalithic monument is cross shaped with
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The megalithic monument is cross shaped with a central ring of stones and was buildt between 2900 and 2600 BC. It is probably oriented towards the moon not the sun. Europe, Scotland, July
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Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The megalithic monument is cross shaped with
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The megalithic monument is cross shaped with a central ring of stones and was buildt between 2900 and 2600 BC. It is probably oriented towards the moon not the sun. Europe, Scotland, July
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Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The megalithic monument is cross shaped with
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The megalithic monument is cross shaped with a central ring of stones and was buildt between 2900 and 2600 BC. It is probably oriented towards the moon not the sun. Europe, Scotland, July
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Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The megalithic monument is cross shaped with
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The megalithic monument is cross shaped with a central ring of stones and was buildt between 2900 and 2600 BC. It is probably oriented towards the moon not the sun. Europe, Scotland, July
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Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The megalithic monument is cross shaped
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The megalithic monument is cross shaped with a central ring of stones and was buildt between 2900 and 2600 BC. It is probably oriented towards the moon not the sun. Europe, Scotland, July
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Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The megalithic monument is cross shaped with a central ring
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The megalithic monument is cross shaped with a central ring of stones and was buildt between 2900 and 2600 BC. It is probably oriented towards the moon not the sun. Europe, Scotland, July
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Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The megalithic monument is cross shaped with
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
© Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
Standing Stones of Callanish (Callanish 1) on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The megalithic monument is cross shaped with a central ring of stones and was buildt between 2900 and 2600 BC. It is probably oriented towards the moon not the sun. Europe, Scotland, June
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Worked marble beam, located in the submerged Nymphaeum of Emperor Claudius, near Punta Epitaffio , Marine Protected Area of Baia, Naples, Italy,
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Worked marble beam, located in the submerged Nymphaeum of Emperor Claudius, near Punta Epitaffio , Marine Protected Area of Baia, Naples, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea
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Rock-shield Lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on shale in the Cevennes, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Rock-shield Lichen (Xanthoparmelia conspersa) on shale in the Cevennes, France
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The Gardon de Sainte Croix in the Cévennes, very ancient
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The Gardon de Sainte Croix in the Cévennes, very ancient micaschists of Cambrian/Ordovician age deformed by Hercynian tectonics, Le Martinet, St Etienne Vallée Française, Cévennes, France
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The Gardon de Sainte Croix in the Cévennes, very ancient micaschists of Cambrian/Ordovician age deformed by Hercynian tectonics, Le Martinet, St
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The Gardon de Sainte Croix in the Cévennes, very ancient micaschists of Cambrian/Ordovician age deformed by Hercynian tectonics, Le Martinet, St Etienne Vallée Française, Cévennes, France
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The Gardon de Sainte Croix in the Cévennes, very ancient micaschists of Cambrian/Ordovician age deformed by Hercynian tectonics, Le Martinet, St
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The Gardon de Sainte Croix in the Cévennes, very ancient micaschists of Cambrian/Ordovician age deformed by Hercynian tectonics, Le Martinet, St Etienne Vallée Française, Cévennes, France
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The Gardon de Sainte Croix in the Cévennes, very ancient
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The Gardon de Sainte Croix in the Cévennes, very ancient micaschists of Cambrian/Ordovician age deformed by Hercynian tectonics, Le Martinet, St Etienne Vallée Française, Cévennes, France
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Cladonia lichens (white: Cladonia portentosa, green: Cladonia
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Cladonia lichens (white: Cladonia portentosa, green: Cladonia coniocraea), Polypodial and Capillary ferns, and various mosses on shale, Cevennes, France