Megabreccia (Volcanites and volcanoclastites)

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Title
Megabreccia (Volcanites and volcanoclastites)
Description
Among the fragments forming it, it is even possible to find pieces of the ancient continental crust, also shattered by the explosion, such as the so-called Lake Shale, rocks recognisable by their silvery glow and characteristic foliation.
Lithology
breccia
Related to event
Collapse of the Caldera
Older named age
Permian
Numeric age
280 My
Item sets
Geologic units

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Items with "Geosite element: Megabreccia (Volcanites and volcanoclastites)"
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Prato Sesia GEOSITE