Granitic Forms in the Monte Pindo Massif

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The granite of Monte Pindo was formed in the interior of the Earth, about 20 kilometers deep, about 305 million years ago, being exposed on the surface approximately 200 million years ago, when Galicia was part of the mega continent of Pangaea.

At the top there are numerous pious and anthropomorphic forms, such as the Giant of the Mine, in Chan de Lourenzo, where there was formerly a tungsten exploitation. The presence of these numerous figures, formed by erosion, led many to begin to baptize this area as the “Olympus of the Celts”. The Geological and Mining Institute of Spain itself, after declaring this area a Site of Geological Interest, defines it as an “authentic open-air museum” given the great variety of shapes it hides.

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