Banditskie Gory 1
by metik-sergey
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In the Banditskie gory (Bandits Mountains) near Sazan settlement of Belyaevsky rayon. Tops and slopes of these mountains are covered with heaps of Middle Jurassic-Eocene light-gray, grayish-white, sometimes pinkish-gray mesh (perforated) quartzitic conglomerates and quartzitic sandstone. In the lower slopes there are fragments of reddish-brown quartz sandstones in the limonite cement. Ridges are covered with goldilocks-fescue-feather steppe grass. The mountains are inhabited by fox, badger, steppe polecat, pika and eagles. (A. Chibilev). At 11.55 a. m., on 12th of June 2012.
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Text by Steve Smith.
