ROUTE 2 WAYPOINT 2

 Waypoint 2: To know the geology of the village through its' constructions (Map Route 2)

The residents have used the surrounding rocks for construction.

Located on the corner of Calle Peña and Calle del Mirador de la Peña, we can do what in geology we colloquially call "typology", that is, we can see the "walls" of the houses, which often (especially in rural areas) were made using the rocks of the village. Specifically here we can see in the lower part a block of rudists formed essentially by Hippurite. However if we look more in the wall we can see some blocks where the rudists are clearly observed as Radiolites. 

1) Block containing Biradiolites angulosus, where we can see the folding of the external lamellae.

2) Block with rudists very altered by surface water with dissolution processes. It is possible to appreciate some specimens of Radiolites sauvagesi

3) Block containing abundant Radiolites sauvagesi, although in inverted position but where the shape of the shell is very well appreciated.

This rock is called tuff and although it is a limestone it is completely different from the others, it has so little to do with the others that it is "current" (it may be several centuries old, but compared to the 70 million years of the rest it can be considered current) and if we look with a magnifying glass we can see what looks like plant stems.

4) Calcareous tuff block, of almost present age (tens to hundreds of years old) due to limestone precipitation around plants.