Rupnica Explained

Rupnica is an outcrop of columnar-jointed rhyolite in Croatia.[1] It lies in the southwest of Voćin. The site used to be a quarry but is now a natural heritage. On 14 October 1948 Rupnica was declared the first natural heritage site of Croatia.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Order and disorder in columnar joints of Rupnica Geosite (Papuk Geopark); in 4th Croatian Geological Congress Abstracts . Croatian Geological Institute . Balen . D. . Radonic . G. . Pavic . G. . 2010 . Zagreb . 137–138 . 978-953-6907-23-6.

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