A fallen giant sleeps (La Bourboule, France)
by Marc Hässig
What remains of a cataclysmic eruption 3 Ma ago, whose contours are still not clearly defined today, which projected ryolitic pumice ignimbrite over an area 100 km². Today the waters flowing here, rich in chlorinated sodium bicarbonates and highly arsenical as well as radioactive, treats respiratory and dermatological diseases of both young and old.
Taken on 22
July
2009
Submitted on 14 February 2019
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- Earth Magnetism & Rock Physics (331)
- Energy, Resources and the Environment (247)
- Field (2552)
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- Hydrological Sciences (547)
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- Europe (3216)
- Western Europe (636)
- France (134)
- Exact location (2.6963 E, 45.5813 N)
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Credit: Marc Hässig (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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