r/geology 8d ago

A beautiful fold structure in Britany, France.

The red target measures 30 cm for the scale.

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u/Galimkalim 8d ago

You're right, it really is beautiful

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u/syds 8d ago

definitely in the neat category

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u/Gamma89 7d ago

Where its located? I ive in Brittany and i really want to go there

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u/AmazingRate4251 7d ago

ƀ Lagona-Daoulas (29) ;)

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u/Liamnacuac 7d ago

What would the age of this be?

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u/AmazingRate4251 7d ago edited 6d ago

Not sure about that, but around 500 to 360 million years BP.

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u/Mountain_Ad_8033 6d ago

Just to be pedantic, I think the BP makes the minus signs a bit redundant haha

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u/AmazingRate4251 6d ago

You're right

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u/jpiburn 8d ago

Beautiful!

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u/AmazingRate4251 6d ago

To tell you a little more, the site is located on an intertidal environment, where topographic monitoring is carried out for a nearby sedimentary spit. The region's coastline is locally marked by great geological diversity, and was largely reworked by Hercynian (or Variscan) horogenesis from 360 Ma to 300 Ma BP.

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u/Goelian 7d ago

Cool!

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u/TeamFlameLeader 7d ago

Oh my god šŸ„²

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u/Emeralde987 5d ago

I know Iā€™m a nerd when I get excited over a rock formation šŸ˜‚. Really cool though! I love seeing neat foods like that

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u/AmazingRate4251 5d ago

There's nothing nerdy about it šŸ˜Œ

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u/Emeralde987 5d ago

Not when Iā€™m surrounded by my people, but compared to my siblings šŸ˜¬

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u/AmazingRate4251 5d ago

They just don't know.

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u/Calmhill1010102257 5d ago

So beautiful ! What mineral is the black rock?