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Aside from its geology, La Garrotxa Volcanic Field also boasts many sites of great natural and cultural or historical interest, several of which are described in this chapter (Fig. 6.1).
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Said of the plants or vegetation that, albeit rare today, were much commoner in past eras.
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Tossols: these rounded formations consist of ‘blisters in the basalt lava flow from the volcano Croscat produced when the lava crossed an area of marshy land. The heat of the lava (1000 °C) evaporated the water and the steam that was generated penetrated the lava and deformed and then broke its partially solidified crust. The resulting mounds are covered by fragments of basalt.
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Tresserras, M., Oliver, X., Planagumà, L. (2017). Cultural and Natural Sites. In: Martí, J., Planagumà, L. (eds) La Garrotxa Volcanic Field of Northeast Spain. Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42080-6_6
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