Pillow Basalts of Zerli
The Dark Soul of Val Graveglia: The Basalt Outcrop of Zerli
At the junction leading to Zerli, in the municipality of Ne, the rock tells an ancient story. Not far from Cava Molana, a basalt outcrop rises from the ground like a dark scar in the mountainside, a silent witness to remote geological eras. Easily accessible, it has become a regular destination for geological field surveys, where students and enthusiasts can closely observe the compact structure and fine texture of a rock formed by the cooling of ancient lava flows. Here, the Ligurian landscape turns into an open-air classroom, and every fracture, every chromatic variation, becomes a clue to a volcanic past that still shapes the identity of the territory.
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