Coastal alluvial fan of Montserrat (Ebro Basin, undeformed cover)

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The "core" of the massif of Montserrat is constituted by around 1000 m of massive conglomerates. This imposing mass rudites corresponds to the proximal facies of a coastal alluvial fan that flows into the Ebro Basin during the Eocene. Three It should be noted aspects:

1. It is a paradigmatic example in the world that allows fine depositional sequences in an alluvial fan.
2. On a geomorphological feature the impressive forms (monoliths, cliffs...).
3. It is a place of special historical significance, cultural and spiritual in Catalonia.