Montjuïc hill (Valencia trough)

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Montjuïc  is one of the few outcrops of the Miocene record of Barcelona semi graven.  Corresponds to a coastal  alluvial fan that had the source area in the range of Collserola.
The main bulk of the alluvial fan are detrital material, but the transgressions of the Mediterranean left some very interesting marine wedges. In the port area of goods, a cut that spectacular to watch the entire sequence.
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Petrologia i diagènesi en sediments de l'Oligocè superior i del Miocè inferior i mitjà de la Depressió del Vallès i del Pla de Barcelona. Evolució de l'àrea font i dinàmica dels fluids

Miocene vertebrate site of Can Mata dump (Margin of the Valencia Trough, Vallès-Penedès depression)

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The dump of Can Mata is a very important palaeontological site. Including, at the moment, a succession of one hundred points containing micro and macro-vertebrate, spread over about 300 m of stratigraphic series. Comprises a interval of time of more than one million years.
This deposit was discovered from the redevelopment of a landfill. Successive excavations as they advanced the works have allowed to extract tens of thousands of fossils. Their study provides a unique opportunity to investigate Aragonian terrestrial ecosystems in south-western Europe. Of all the findings, highlights a new species of ape, the Pierolapithecus catalaunicus.

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Los vertebrados fósiles del Abocador de Can Mata (els Hostalets de Pierola, l’Anoia, Cataluña), una sucesión de localidades del Aragoniense superior (MN6 y MN7+8) de la cuenca del Vallès-Penedès. Campañas 2002-2003, 2004 y 2005.

 

Closa de Sant Dalmai Volcano (Margin of the Valencia Trough, La Selva depression)

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La Crosa de Sant Dalmai is a phreatomagmatic Quaternary volcano. It is perfectly preserved and has a high scientific and educational value. It should be noted the large crater, 1200 m in diameter, 225 m and maximum depth of 75, and the surface covered by material projected from 6 km2.
The cone is composed of fragments of basalt, granite and metamorphic rocks as a result of the different types of violent explosive eruptions that formed. Attached to the north lip, is a small volcano outlining which corresponds to a strombolian late phase.
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