El Diapiro / The diapir by Cosme..D..Churruca

Photography • Landscape • posted on Jul 20, 2007

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Poza de la Sal · Burgos Province · Spain This formation looks like stone, but is mainly salt rock. A diapir, from Greek diapeirein,"to pierce through" is an intrusion caused by buoyancy and pressure differentials. Diapirs may include igneous structures, but are more commonly applied to non-igneous, relatively cold materials, such as salt domes and mud diapirs; diapirism is thought to occur on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn. A diapir is any relatively mobile mass that intrudes into preexisting strata.(from Wikipedia) This one is the biggest in Europe and as you see is quite photogenic. Many thanks for your visit and comments

Comments (54)

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charpix

10:58PM | Fri, 20 July 2007

Such awesome colors!

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annie5

11:49PM | Fri, 20 July 2007

Magnific scene..excellent lighting and colors! Thanks for your informations :)

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Hendesse

12:32AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Wow...Cosme, what a fantastic shot. Beautiful and very impressive landscape, perfectly captured. The colours and mood are wonderful. I like it very much!!

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lizzibell

3:32AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Beautiful view...

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oscilis

5:17AM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Fantastically magical scene and description. This could be a marvellous illustration from a children's book.

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cameraobscura2

12:15PM | Sat, 21 July 2007

You live in a most wonderful place and I admit to telling you, that I envy your world. Thank you for sharing. egmont

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RobyHermida

12:38PM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Hermoso trabajo mi amigo, el rojo que hay aquí le da un sabor maravilloso a la foto…. Cosme como encontras tantos lugares espectaculares?? ;O)

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Onslow

1:58PM | Sat, 21 July 2007

Excellent capture of this interesting rock form :)

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mark.spooner

2:22PM | Sat, 21 July 2007

A lovely capture, great light and colour!

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tofi

10:04PM | Sat, 21 July 2007

This seems like a perfect paradise! Such beautiful colours and tones, the way the earth magically, yet naturally forms geologically. A very interesting explanation as well--thank you! Always nice to learn something new. This reminds me of a fairy-tale land.... once upon a time in a far away land.... this is surreal, I can't tell you how much I'd love to be there right now, running through the open spaces. A magnificent capture, absolutely perfect!

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Rob2753

9:22AM | Sun, 22 July 2007

A wonderful composition and the atmosphere and lighting really add to the mystery and beauty of this place, congratulations on your recent award very well deserved your photography is truly excellent !

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