Abijatta-Shalla National Park
At the lakes in the Ethiopian Rift Valley: Lake Abiatta, Lake Shalla, Lake Langano and Lake Ziway
Tag: rift
Nechisar National Park and Dorze
Lakes, zebras and woven huts East African Rift in Ethiopia
Basalt columns at Panská skála
A picture-book example of basalt columns near Kamenický Šenov (Czech Republic)
Masada
At the ancient fortress overlooking the Dead Sea (Israel)
Dead Sea and Madaba
Splashing in salt water, the gorge in the Wadi Mujib reserve and Byzantine mosaics (Jordan)
Dana
An old village above a gorge, bizarre sandstone cliffs and gnarled juniper trees in southern Jordan
Iceland
On the Ring Road through Iceland, with the trek from Landmannalaugar to Skogarfoss and other hikes
Rocks and minerals around Oldoinyo Lengai and Lake Natron
Oldoinyo Lengai (expedition report 2003 with further explanations and references) is well known for its strange lavas: natrocarbonatite is only found here, and at the same time it is the only active carbonatite volcano in the world. But the silicate rocks that make up most of the volcano are also unique, such as combeite nephelinite … Continue reading “Rocks and minerals around Oldoinyo Lengai and Lake Natron”
Annapurna Cirquit
Trek (3 weeks) around the Annapurna Massif (Annapurna Cirquit) and up to Annapurna Base Camp (Nepal)
Expedition to Oldoinyo Lengai
Fieldwork for my diploma thesis at the World’s only active carbonatite volcano