Volx rocks
Stéphane Legal 2024-08-28T15:21:45+01:00Located at the eastern end of the Luberon, the Volx Rocks appear to be a homogeneous rock formation. In reality, they are made up of limestone blocks cemented together. They witness the activity of the Moyenne Durance Fault approximately 30 million years ago. Location: Volx (04) Site type : geological formation Parking The Volx Rocks correspond to a large anticlinal fold (an arched fold), which exposes the ancient rocks that outcrop further east in the Grand Luberon. This anticlinal structure is highly eroded in its center and is carved by two large valleys, Sarzen and Margaridètes, which reveal its marly core. Erosion here is spectacular, with intense gullying in the soft marls. The Fontamaurri stream (source of the Fontaines) emerges at the contact with [...]


