At the site “Tambakaria”, north of Mytilene, there is a characteristic appearance of lake sediments, aged 1.8-5 million years. Lake sediments occur all along the eastern coast of Lesvos from the area of Kratigos to Tokmakia. The layers of sediments can be...
In the area of Lambou Myloi, the impressive thrust of the tectonic cover of the ophiolitic rocks, about 150 million years old, appears, on top of the metamorphic rocks of the background of Lesvos. Ophiolites are a group of igneous rocks created by the eruption of...
The bare summit of Olympus opens a window into the geological history of Lesvos and reveals one of the most impressive images of Lesvos, a tectonic window. But how was this impressive geosite of Lesvos created? Intense forces in the earth’s interior 120-160...
An important geological structure appears in the area of Kryfti, which is typical for the way the rocks are formed and gives evidence for the contribution of rift tectonics to the North Aegean. In the area there are impressive images of tectonic mixtures (mélange),...
