Geological Trail - Beja, Portugal
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N 38° 00.760 W 007° 51.358
29S E 600427 N 4207837
An open air rock and mineral display in the main public park of Beja
Waymark Code: WMFMQD
Location: Beja, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/04/2012
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This 200 meters long trail offers the visitor a 1000 million years trip through some of the most characteristic geology of the region.
The different rock types that outcrop in this region, the contained wealth of each rock type and the potential for further economic growth from each of the rock types are in focus here.
The trail has been laid out so that each meter the visitor walks corresponds to 5 million years in Earth History.
The trail has been dotted with some of the best geological samples from this region. The samples have been cut so the internal structure of each lithology is clearly seen and in most cases the cut face has also been polished.
Where fossils are characteristic of a certain lithology, these are clearly marked and exemplified so the visitor can identify them easily.
The trail is accompanied by boards explaining the local geology of each geological era, outcrop locations with maps, photos of samples and a clear, concise and easy to follow explanation that can be understood by all.
Note: description inspired in the text of the Earthcache existent on the spot - (
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