Points of interest

Plateaus – other geotopes
Nappes of Gonia

On the hills around Gonia village almost the entire geological structure of Crete is represented. The rocks appear in clusters, one above the other, forming what are called nappes in geology. You can observe this phenomenon from above, 1.5km behind Gonies. You can see the following rocks from bottom up: ophiolithic rocks (O) with burgundy and green elements, lavas of the Arvi napper and clay sediments of the Vatos napper (V).
Next to an old windmill there are rocks of Pindos as follows: sandstone and clay flysch with radiolarites, platy limestone and red cherts (Pr). The boundary between the rocks of Pindus and the deeper rocks of Tripoli is a distinct rift.
The flysch of the Tripoli zone reaches the first col of the mountain. This is where the limestones of Tripoli begin. A dirt road reaches the plateau of Evdomos that was formed by the faults of the rocks of Tripoli.

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