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Imaggeo On Monday: Crete- Diplono Petris (Διπλόνο Πέτρις)

Wolfgang Fraedrich November 2, 2020

Crete: Diplono Petris (Διπλόνο Πέτρις) . Credit: Wolfgang Fraedrich (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Diplono Petris near Agios Pavlos in the south of Crete island is one of Europe’s most impressive folded rock formations. The rock strata document an alternation of different limestone layers in the pindos top of the Cretan ceiling pile. These sediments, once deposited in a deeper ocean basin of the Pindos Ocean, were deformed in the course of Alpine fold tectonics, triggered by the Northern ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Tertiary Flying Saucers

Bernardo Cesare March 2, 2020

Polarized light photomicrograph of a thin section of a fossiliferous limestone from Lake Garda, Italy: Tertiary Flying Saucers. Credit: Bernardo Cesare (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Besides for the purposes of documenting my research, I like to take photos of rocks under the microscope also because of their aesthetic appeal. It’s an hidden, marvelous world. These flying-saucer-looking objects are in fact the fossil skeletons of a Nummulites (the larger) and a Discocyclina (the one on top left), both belong to the phylum of Foraminifera. These single-celled organisms occupyied ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Through the hole

Laura Roberts-Artal April 4, 2016

Through the hole . Credit: Juliane Krenz (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The Gunung Mulu National Park is an area so geologically remarkable and home to such incredibly diverse fauna and flora it has been declared a World Heritage Area. Located on the island of Borneo, the park is famous for its over 100 different palm species and 3500 other plant types. Geologically speaking, a trip though the varied landscapes will be rewarded with views of deep gorges and hidden va ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Salted Moon

Laura Roberts-Artal November 3, 2014

The eerie landscape depicted in our Imaggeo on Mondays image, is brought to you by Donatella Spano (University of Sassari, Italy). This picture was taken at Mammoth Hot Springs, one of the largest hot spring areas at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States on August 10, 2010. Mammoth Hot Springs is divided into two sections, the Lower Terrace and the Upper Terrace Loops. The photo below ...[Read More]