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Munții Metaliferi
Metaliferi Mountains (; ), meaning Ore Mountains, are in the Carpathian Mountain Range and are a division of the Apuseni Mountains. Peaks The highest peak is , with an elevation of . The range also includes the '' Detunatele'', a pair of basalt peaks with columnar jointing which are two of the most beautiful peaks in the Apuseni Mountains. The Roșia Poieni copper mine and several communities are in the area. Lakes There are several lakes nestled within the Metaliferi Mountains. Five of them are located near Roșia Montană: *Lacul Mare has a surface area of and a maximum depth of ; it is located at an altitude of and was built in 1908. *Țarinii Lake has a surface area of and a maximum depth of ; it is located at an altitude of and was built in 1900. *Anghel Lake has a surface area of and a maximum depth of ; it is located at an altitude of , behind a long dam. *Brazi Lake has a surface area of and a maximum depth of ; it is located at an altitude of , behind a long da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apuseni In Romania
The Apuseni Mountains (, "Western Mountains"; , "Transylvanian Mountains") are a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians. The highest peak is the Bihor Peak at . The Apuseni Mountains have about 400 caves. Geography The Apuseni Mountains do not present an uninterrupted chain of mountains, but possess many low and easy passes towards the Crișana and the Pannonian Plain. Going from south to north the principal groups are: the Munții Metaliferi ("Ore Mountains") with the basaltic masses of the Detunata () near Abrud; the Bihor Mountains, with numerous caverns, with the highest peak the Bihorul (); to the east of this group are the Muntele Mare (highest peak ), to the southwest of Cluj-Napoca; the northernmost chain is the Seș and Meseș Mountains. Boundaries *To the north: the Barcău River. *To the south: the Mureș River. *To the east: the Transylvanian Plateau. *To the west: the Crișana plains. Subdivisions *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpathian Mountain Range
The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians () are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central Europe and Southeast Europe. Roughly long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals at and the Scandinavian Mountains at . The highest peaks in the Carpathians are in the Tatra Mountains, exceeding , closely followed by those in the Southern Carpathians in Romania, exceeding . The range stretches from the Western Carpathians in Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland, clockwise through the Eastern Carpathians in Ukraine and Romania, to the Southern Carpathians in Romania and Serbia.About the Carpathians – Carpathian Heritage Society [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apuseni Mountains
The Apuseni Mountains (, "Western Mountains"; , "Transylvanian Mountains") are a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians. The highest peak is the Bihor Peak at . The Apuseni Mountains have about 400 caves. Geography The Apuseni Mountains do not present an uninterrupted chain of mountains, but possess many low and easy passes towards the Crișana and the Pannonian Plain. Going from south to north the principal groups are: the Munții Metaliferi ("Ore Mountains") with the basaltic masses of the Detunata () near Abrud; the Bihor Mountains, with numerous caverns, with the highest peak the Bihorul (); to the east of this group are the Muntele Mare (highest peak ), to the southwest of Cluj-Napoca; the northernmost chain is the Seș and Meseș Mountains. Boundaries *To the north: the Barcău River. *To the south: the Mureș River. *To the east: the Transylvanian Plateau. *To the west: the Crișana plains. Subdivisions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detunatele
Detunatele is a site of columnar jointing in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. ''Detunatele'' means lightning striken. The hexagonal columns are made of basalt and are tall on two peaks: Detunata Goală and Detunata Flocoasă (Barren Detunata and Shaggy Detunata). The two peaks are located in the Metaliferi Mountains and are a tourist attraction. They are apart. The formations are shaped like humps and there are stories and legends associated with them. They are considered to be two of the most beautiful peaks in the Apuseni Mountains. References Columnar basalts Geology of Romania Geography of Alba County Tourist attractions in Alba County {{Alba-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basalt
Basalt (; ) is an aphanite, aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the planetary surface, surface of a terrestrial planet, rocky planet or natural satellite, moon. More than 90% of all volcanic rock on Earth is basalt. Rapid-cooling, fine-grained basalt is chemically equivalent to slow-cooling, coarse-grained gabbro. The eruption of basalt lava is observed by geologists at about 20 volcanoes per year. Basalt is also an important rock type on other planetary bodies in the Solar System. For example, the bulk of the plains of volcanism on Venus, Venus, which cover ~80% of the surface, are basaltic; the lunar mare, lunar maria are plains of flood-basaltic lava flows; and basalt is a common rock on the surface of Mars. Molten basalt lava has a low viscosity due to its relatively low silica content (between 45% and 52%), resulting in rapidly moving lava flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columnar Jointing
Columnar jointing is a geological structure where sets of intersecting closely spaced fractures, referred to as Joint (geology), joints, result in the formation of a regular array of polygonal Prism (geometry), prisms, or columns. Columnar jointing occurs in many types of igneous rocks (e.g. basalt, andesite, rhyolite), and forms as the rock cools and contracts. Columnar jointing can occur in cooling lava flows and ashflow tuffs (ignimbrites), as well as in some shallow intrusions. Columnar jointing also occurs rarely in sedimentary rocks, due to a combination of Solution_(chemistry), dissolution and Precipitation_(chemistry), reprecipitation of interstitial minerals (often quartz or cryptocrystalline silica) by hot, hydrothermal fluids and the expansion and contraction of the rock unit, both resulting from the presence of a nearby Igneous intrusion, magmatic intrusion. The columns can vary from 3 meters to a few centimeters in diameter, and can be as much as 30 meters tall. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adevărul
(; meaning "The Truth", formerly spelled ''Adevĕrul'') is a Romanian daily newspaper, based in Bucharest. Founded in Iași, in 1871, and reestablished in 1888, in Bucharest, it was the main left-wing press venue to be published during the Kingdom of Romania, Romanian Kingdom's existence, adopting an independent pro-Democracy, democratic position, advocating Land reform in Romania, land reform, and demanding universal suffrage. Under its successive editors Alexandru Beldiman and Constantin Mille, it became noted for its virulent criticism of King of Romania, King Carol I of Romania, Carol I. This stance developed into a Republicanism, republican and Socialism, socialist agenda, which made clash with the Kingdom's authorities on several occasions. As innovative publications which set up several local and international records during the early 20th century, and its sister daily ''Dimineața'' competed for the top position with the right-wing ''Universul'' before and throughout the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roșia Poieni Copper Mine
The Roșia Poieni copper mine is a large open pit copper mine in the centre of Romania's Transylvania region, northwest of Alba Iulia and north of the capital Bucharest. Geographically the mine is located in the Apuseni Mountains, south of the Arieș River in Lupșa commune. The Roșia Poieni deposit was developed between the 1950s and 1970s within the Abrud–Mușca–Bucium area (the Golden Quadrilateral) from the Metaliferi ('Ore') Mountains, part of the Apuseni Mountains. , the mine produced around 11,000 tonnes of copper a year and the mineral deposit represented 65% of the total copper reserves in Romania. The mine is owned by CupruMin, a state-owned company. The basin has a runoff river, which flows down into the valley where the village of Geamăna once was and infamously flooded it sometime in the late 1970s with toxic sludge. The flooded village is located at . Location and access Access to the site is made through a south-west industrial haul road from Cornii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roșia Montană
Roșia Montană (, "Roșia of the Mountains"; ; , ; ) is a Commune in Romania, commune of Alba County in the Apuseni Mountains of western Transylvania, Romania. It is located in the Valea Roșiei, through which the small river Roșia Montană (river), Roșia Montană flows. The commune is composed of sixteen villages: Bălmoșești, Blidești, Bunta, Cărpiniș (''Abrudkerpenyes''), Coasta Henții, Corna (''Szarvaspatak''), Curături, Dăroaia, Gârda-Bărbulești, Gura Roșiei (''Verespataktorka''), Iacobești, Ignățești, Roșia Montană, Șoal, Țarina, and Vârtop (''Vartop''). The rich mineral resources of the area have been exploited since Roman Empire, Roman times or before. The state-run gold mine closed in late 2006 in advance of Romania's Accession of Romania to the European Union, accession to the European Union. Gabriel Resources of Canada Roșia Montană Project, plan to open a new mine. 2013 Romanian protests against the Roșia Montană Project, This has caused con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divisions Of The Carpathians
Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system. Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya System that stretches from western Europe all the way to southern Asia, and are further divided into "provinces" and "subprovinces". The last level of the division, i.e. the actual mountain ranges and basins, is usually classified as "units". The main divisions are shown in the map on the right. To generalize, there are three major provinces (regions): Western Carpathians, Eastern Carpathians, and the Southern Carpathians. Naming conventions The division is largely (with many exceptions) undisputed at the lowest level (except for the Ukrainian part), but various divisions are given for the higher levels, especially for the penultimate level. A geomorphological division has been used as much as the data was available; other new physioge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lakes Of Romania
This is a list of lakes of Romania. Notable lakes include Lake Sfânta Ana, the only crater lake in Romania, and Lake Razelm, the largest liman in the country. Major natural lakes Glacial lakes In volcanic craters Karstic lakes Behind natural dams In depressions On river banks On river-maritime banks Lagoons In river valleys In Danube Delta Major reservoirs Major mountain lakes Other (minor) mountain lakes Other lakes * Lake Sărat: "Sărat" = "Salty"; at its bottom is still a crust of salt. Near Brăila. A small beach. * Lake Someșu Rece: it is located in Cluj County See also * List of lakes in Bucharest * Ocna Sibiului mine#Lakes of the salt mine References External links * Paul Decei, ''Lacuri de munte'', Editura Sport–Turism, 1981 * Anuarul 2004 al Institutului Naţional de Statistică {{Romania topics * Romania Lakes A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacerta Bilineata
The western green lizard (''Lacerta bilineata'') is a lizard of the family Lacertidae. Etymology The genus name ''Lacerta'' and the species name ''bilineata'' are Latin words respectively meaning “lizard” and “with two lines”, with reference to the pale lines present on the flanks of the young individuals. Subspecies * '' Lacerta bilineata bilineata'' Daudin, 1802 (in Spain, France, Switzerland and Germany) * '' Lacerta bilineata chloronota'' Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1810 (in southern Italy and Sicily) * '' Lacerta bilineata chlorosecunda'' Taddei, 1950 (in southeastern Italy) * '' Lacerta bilineata fejervaryi'' Vasvary, 1926 (in Italy from Tuscany up to Naples) Distribution It is native in Andorra, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Guernsey and Jersey in the Channel Isles. and introduced into the United States. There are also introduced colonies on the south coast of the U.K, notably around Poole Bay in Dorset. Description ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
