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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
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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
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Hyssop-leaved mountain ironwort (Sideritis hyssopifolia), a plant used as a herbal tea by Spanish shepherds, who call it té de roca. In the
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Hyssop-leaved mountain ironwort (Sideritis hyssopifolia), a plant used as a herbal tea by Spanish shepherds, who call it té de roca. In the background, Pic De Gabedaille and Estaens lake. Aragonese Pyrenees. Spain
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Lac d'Estaens: in the background, Pic De Gabedaille (formed of red Permian sandstone) on the Spanish border ridge. In the distance, the south face of
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Lac d'Estaens: in the background, Pic De Gabedaille (formed of red Permian sandstone) on the Spanish border ridge. In the distance, the south face of Pic Acherito and Pic d'Ansabère, part of the Lescun cirque. Aragonese Pyrenees. Spain
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Waterfall tumbling down Permian red sandstone, Pyrenees National
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Waterfall tumbling down Permian red sandstone, Pyrenees National Park, Aspe Valley, Pyrénées Atlantiques, France
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Globe daisy (Globularia repens). Habitat: rocky outcrops, sunny scree: here on Permian red sandstone. Subalpine stage. Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Globe daisy (Globularia repens). Habitat: rocky outcrops, sunny scree: here on Permian red sandstone. Subalpine stage. Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain
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From the summit of Verticé d'Anayet, view of the Permian red sandstone of Pic El Porté and the Upper Devonian limestone of the border ridge,
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
From the summit of Verticé d'Anayet, view of the Permian red sandstone of Pic El Porté and the Upper Devonian limestone of the border ridge, Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain
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Hike to the Col d'Anayet amidst Permian red sandstone and volcanic rocks (andesites), Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Hike to the Col d'Anayet amidst Permian red sandstone and volcanic rocks (andesites), Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain
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Hike to Verticé d'Anayet: Permian red sandstone on andesite volcanic base, Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Hike to Verticé d'Anayet: Permian red sandstone on andesite volcanic base, Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain
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Pic du Midi d'Ossau reflected in the Lac d'Anayet: an ancient volcano dating from the Permian period (280 Ma). Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Pic du Midi d'Ossau reflected in the Lac d'Anayet: an ancient volcano dating from the Permian period (280 Ma). Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain
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Hike towards the Vertice d'Anayet, an anticline formed by Permian red sandstone resting on andesite volcanic rock. Pyrenees, Aragon, Spain
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Hike towards the Vertice d'Anayet, an anticline formed by Permian red sandstone resting on andesite volcanic rock. Pyrenees, Aragon, Spain
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Rio Martin Natural Park: contact zone between red Triassic sandstones and yellowish limestones from the late Carboniferous, Teruel Province, Spain
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
Rio Martin Natural Park: contact zone between red Triassic sandstones and yellowish limestones from the late Carboniferous, Teruel Province, Spain
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Micaschists on the banks of the Gardon de Sainte Croix. Very
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Micaschists on the banks of the Gardon de Sainte Croix. Very ancient Cambrian/Ordovician micaschists deformed by Hercynian tectonics - Le Martinet - St Etienne Vallée Française - Cévennes - France
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Waterfall and micaschists on the banks of the Gardon de Sainte Croix. Very ancient Cambrian/Ordovician micaschists deformed by Hercynian tectonics -
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Waterfall and micaschists on the banks of the Gardon de Sainte Croix. Very ancient Cambrian/Ordovician micaschists deformed by Hercynian tectonics - Le Martinet - St Etienne Vallée Française - Cévennes - France
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Waterfall and micaschists on the banks of the Gardon de Sainte
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Waterfall and micaschists on the banks of the Gardon de Sainte Croix. Very ancient Cambrian/Ordovician micaschists deformed by Hercynian tectonics - Le Martinet - St Etienne Vallée Française - Cévennes - France
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Scyphocrinus elegans. Upper Silurian (420 million years). Morocco. Plate 60 cm in diameter. - Blouet brothers
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Scyphocrinus elegans. Upper Silurian (420 million years). Morocco. Plate 60 cm in diameter. - Blouet brothers collection
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Trilobite seen from below, with legs (390 million years). Germany. Bundenbach, Germany. - Blouet
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Trilobite seen from below, with legs (390 million years). Germany. Bundenbach, Germany. - Blouet brothers collection
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The Gardon de Sainte Croix in the Cevennes, Very old Cambrian/Ordovician micaschists deformed by Hercynian tectonics, Le Martinet, St Etienne Vallée
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The Gardon de Sainte Croix in the Cevennes, Very old Cambrian/Ordovician micaschists deformed by Hercynian tectonics, Le Martinet, St Etienne Vallée Française, Cévennes, France
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The Gardon de Sainte Croix in the Cevennes, Very old
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The Gardon de Sainte Croix in the Cevennes, Very old Cambrian/Ordovician micaschists deformed by Hercynian tectonics, Le Martinet, St Etienne Vallée Française, Cévennes, France
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From the Peña Foratata, view of the Permian red sandstone from the Peña Collarada to the Anayet (ancient volcano), Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
© Georges Lopez / Biosphoto
From the Peña Foratata, view of the Permian red sandstone from the Peña Collarada to the Anayet (ancient volcano), Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain
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Trunk of tree horsetail (Calamites) fossilised in Carboniferous sandstone, planted with maritime pine. Diameter 30 cm - length 3 metres - Calamites
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Trunk of tree horsetail (Calamites) fossilised in Carboniferous sandstone, planted with maritime pine. Diameter 30 cm - length 3 metres - Calamites is a genus of fossil plants of the Sphenophyta group, close to horsetails. Like horsetails, Calamites has articulated stems and sometimes reduced, whorled leaves. The genus lived in the Carboniferous period between 360 and 300 Ma (millions of years ago), Grand Combe, Gard, France
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Foliose lichens (Xanthoparmelia stenophylla) on red pelites, Gorges de Daluis, Southern Alps, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliose lichens (Xanthoparmelia stenophylla) on red pelites, Gorges de Daluis, Southern Alps, 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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Permian pelites in the Daluis Gorges, Alpes Maritimes, France. Permian pelites aged 250 Ma: clays of volcanic and detrital origin were oxidised under
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Permian pelites in the Daluis Gorges, Alpes Maritimes, France. Permian pelites aged 250 Ma: clays of volcanic and detrital origin were oxidised under a tropical climate and slowly transformed into rocks, over a thickness of 1000 metres. Daluis Gorges, Dôme du Barrot
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Permian pelites in the Daluis Gorges, Alpes Maritimes, France.
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Permian pelites in the Daluis Gorges, Alpes Maritimes, France. Permian pelites aged 250 Ma: clays of volcanic and detrital origin were oxidised under a tropical climate and slowly transformed into rocks, over a thickness of 1000 metres. Daluis Gorges, Dôme du Barrot
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Snails (Solatopupa cianensis) on Permian pelites of the Gorges du Cians, Alpes Maritimes, France. Endemic species of the Gorges du Cians and Daluis,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Snails (Solatopupa cianensis) on Permian pelites of the Gorges du Cians, Alpes Maritimes, France. Endemic species of the Gorges du Cians and Daluis, Dôme du Barrot
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Permian pelites of the Cians Gorges, Alpes Maritimes, France.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Permian pelites of the Cians Gorges, Alpes Maritimes, France. Permian pelites aged 250 Ma: clays of volcanic and detrital origin were oxidised under a tropical climate and slowly transformed into rocks, over a thickness of 1000 metres. Gorges du Cians, Dôme du Barrot
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Mudcracks in the Permian pelites of the Cians Gorges, Alpes Maritimes, France. Permian pelites aged 250 Ma: clays of volcanic and detrital origin
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Mudcracks in the Permian pelites of the Cians Gorges, Alpes Maritimes, France. Permian pelites aged 250 Ma: clays of volcanic and detrital origin were oxidised under a tropical climate and slowly transformed into rocks, over a thickness of 1000 metres. Mudcracks were formed on the surface of sedimentation lagoons during dry periods in a tropical climate. Gorges du Cians, Dôme du Barrot
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Permian pelites of the Cians Gorges, Alpes Maritimes, France. Permian pelites aged 250 Ma: clays of volcanic and detrital origin were oxidised under
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Permian pelites of the Cians Gorges, Alpes Maritimes, France. Permian pelites aged 250 Ma: clays of volcanic and detrital origin were oxidised under a tropical climate and slowly transformed into rocks, over a thickness of 1000 metres. Gorges du Cians, Dôme du Barrot
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Mudcracks in the Permian pelites of the Cians Gorges, Alpes Maritimes, France. Permian pelites aged 250 Ma: clays of volcanic and detrital origin
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Mudcracks in the Permian pelites of the Cians Gorges, Alpes Maritimes, France. Permian pelites aged 250 Ma: clays of volcanic and detrital origin were oxidised under a tropical climate and slowly transformed into rocks, over a thickness of 1000 metres. Mudcracks were formed on the surface of sedimentation lagoons during dry periods in a tropical climate. Gorges du Cians, Dôme du Barrot
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Graphics in grey-blue shales from the Brioverian period in Brittany. Brioverian shale in the cove of Ty Marc, Saint Nic, Bay of Douarnenez,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Graphics in grey-blue shales from the Brioverian period in Brittany. Brioverian shale in the cove of Ty Marc, Saint Nic, Bay of Douarnenez, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Graphics in grey-blue shales from the Brioverian period in
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Graphics in grey-blue shales from the Brioverian period in Brittany. Brioverian shale in the cove of Ty Marc, Saint Nic, Bay of Douarnenez, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Graphics in grey-blue shales from the Brioverian period in
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Graphics in grey-blue shales from the Brioverian period in Brittany. Brioverian shale in the cove of Ty Marc, Saint Nic, Bay of Douarnenez, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Graphics in grey-blue shales from the Brioverian period in Brittany. Brioverian shale in the cove of Ty Marc, Saint Nic, Bay of Douarnenez,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Graphics in grey-blue shales from the Brioverian period in Brittany. Brioverian shale in the cove of Ty Marc, Saint Nic, Bay of Douarnenez, Finistère, Brittany, France
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Quarry for the extraction of porphyry wheels in the Esterel Massif. Site exploited until the 18th century - Protected massif of volcanic origin
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Quarry for the extraction of porphyry wheels in the Esterel Massif. Site exploited until the 18th century - Protected massif of volcanic origin dating from the Permian (primary era) and formed of rhyolites (porphyry) with brilliant colours under the setting sun. Var, France
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The Blavet gorges, a famous site in the Esterel Massif. A protected massif of volcanic origin dating from the Permian period (primary era) and formed
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The Blavet gorges, a famous site in the Esterel Massif. A protected massif of volcanic origin dating from the Permian period (primary era) and formed of rhyolites (porphyry) with brilliant colours under the setting sun. Var, France
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The creeks of Cap Dramont, in the Esterel Massif. A small
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The creeks of Cap Dramont, in the Esterel Massif. A small classified and protected massif created by a volcanic activity dating from the Permian (primary era) and formed by rhyolites (porphyries) with brilliant colours under the setting sun. Var, France