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[deleted] t1_jbyopyf wrote

Whenever I see them I'm forced to wonder at the violence that created such beauty. The right side makes it clear these are uplift peaks, the craggy look says they are fairly young geologically. This is in the top 5 of places I want to go. And spending an afternoon watching the light on then change as the Sun drops sounds line a perfect use of time.

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joeclarkestudio OP t1_jbypddc wrote

Definitely the best use of time. The way they change with the light is spectacular

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pieter3d t1_jc10chv wrote

They're actually dolomitized sponge reefs that grew around a volcanic core (a setting similar to the Bahamas today, but then with sponges instead of corals), mostly from the Triassic and Jurassic. The entire tectonic plate they're on got squashed between Europe and Africa, causing it to be uplifted, but without deforming it.

You're basically looking at what the seafloor looked like ~150 million years ago.

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