Plagiogranite in diabase dykes
Light plagiogranite areas coexist with gray diabase dykes at the lower boundary of the sheeted dyke complex.
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Light plagiogranite areas coexist with gray diabase dykes at the lower boundary of the sheeted dyke complex.
On the Lemita-Fini road, you can see the light plagiogranite body in gabbro.
Platania — a well-known forest area in the Solea Valley, near the road from Kakopetria to Troodos. Tent places are located among tall trees, in the mountain air…
Wehrlite here consists mainly of olivine and large crystals of clinopyroxene with inclusions of other minerals.
In this exposure, large clinopyroxene crystals form a dense mesh that includes small olivine crystals.
Seismograph turns the Earth’s vibrations into a record — seismogram. The device can catch movement that is too weak for a person.
An ordinary fox inhabits both natural and man-made landscapes in the district.
In a relatively short section are chalks and flint rocks Lefkara, and above — Rainfall and reef limestones.
The limestone north of Mitsero is rich in the remains of bivalve and gastropod mollusks, algae and corals.
Hill Crown — A typical cut of Late Miocene reef limestones.