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Imaggeo On Monday: Hidden treasures into the earth

Matteo Del Soldato August 22, 2022

Hidden treasures into the earth. Credit: Matteo Del Soldato (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Since the Iron age, the Apennine Ligurian mountains were exploited by several mines of manganese, flint and copper. All of them are now abandoned and preserve an amazing environment. They are saving archeological mining heritage and concealing deepest earth ‘s secrets. Photo by Matteo Del Soldato, as described on imaggeo.egu.eu. Imaggeo is the EGU’s online open access geosciences imag ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Marble quarry west of Alicante, Spain

Christoph Mayr August 15, 2022

Marble quarry west of Alicante, Spain. Credit: Christoph Mayr (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The largest marble quarry in Europe is located at Monte Coto next to Pinoso in the Spanish Alicante province. Here an Eocene limestone named “Crema Marfil” is exploited on a large scale. Photo by Christoph Mayr, as described on imaggeo.egu.eu. Imaggeo is the EGU’s online open access geosciences image repository. All geoscientists (and others) can submit their photographs ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Works of art – works of muck

Irene Marzolff August 8, 2022

Works of art - works of muck. Credit: Irene Marzolff (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Dung cakes made from buffalo manure are artfully piled up in a village in Madhya Pradesh. Used as fuel for cooking fires, they are a sustainable energy source in rural areas of India, but add to air pollution by biomass burning. Photo by Irene Marzolff, as described on imaggeo.egu.eu. Imaggeo is the EGU’s online open access geosciences image repository. All geoscientists (and others) ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Beech leaves on burned ground

Gabriel Sigmund August 1, 2022

Beech leaves don't burn. Credit: Gabriel Sigmund (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

A charred pine cone lies on the ground of a mixed beech-pine forest following a forest fire in the Rax-Schneeberg region of Austria in 2021. The charred pine cone and litter are surrounded by unburned yellow beech leaves that fell to the ground after the surface fire. Pyrogenic carbon such as the charred pine cone can remain stable in the environment for extended periods of time and can affect bio ...[Read More]