LANDSCAPE AREA P_ FORCELLA—SERRALUNGA MOUNTAIN AND BUSSENTO RIVER Included Geosites Id_denomination Imp. Id_denomination Imp. Id_denomination Imp. 118_Morigerati canyon M 126_ Perali's breccias S 134_Sapri-Prianchetta S of Tortorella fault 119_Caves of Bussento- F-C 127_Tortorella fault S 135_Sapri-Torre of S WWF Oasi Mezzanotte cliff 120_Bussento River S 128_Sanza - Fornetani S 136_Sapri- Ruotolo S Springs marine spring 121_Varve lacustrine of S 129_Sanza - Fornetani S 137_Sapri -Ceraso S Caselle in Pittari canyon Mountain 122_Caselle in Pittari's S 130_I Pozzacchi- 13 S 138_Sapri - Fortino- S landslide fistole springs marine terrace 123_Sant Michele S 131_ Fistole canyon S 139_Bauxitic red clay S Mountain' fault of Torre Villammare 124_Tortorella canyon S 132_ Sapri- Mucchie S 140_Bauxitic red clay - S Cordici 125_Casaletto canyon S 133_Sapri- Timpone S 141_Serritello canyon S M=Main F= Focal C= Complementary S= Secondary Legend Landscape area National Park MAIN GEOSITE 49_river karst canyons of Laurino 50_river karst canyons of Piaggine Ubication Altitude Accessibility Fruition Nation - ITALY 220 m. s.l. Region - CAMPANIA feet X trackway Province - SALERNO Distance car X recreation X NATIONAL PARK boat restaurant 35 Km. from Municipality - MORIGE- National Park other exposition RATI office INTEREST (1= primary - 2 = secondary) GEOLOGICAL SCIENTIFIC OTHER Rare (conservation Structural Mineralogical experimentation) 1 Didactical 2 Stratigrafical Hydrogeological 2 Popularization Hikers/trecking Geomorphological 1 Paleontological Rappresentative Archeological Sedimentological Karsic 1 Mondial/European 2 Naturalistic 2 Paleoenviromental Paleobiological National/Local Historical/religious Cartography of Main Geosite DESCRIPTION In this landscape area outcrop all the carbonate formations of Albuno Cervati Pollino Unit from the Tri- assic to the Middle Miocene. Within Forcella Serralungo Mountain - Bussento landscape 24 individuals geosites were surveyed, which can be incorporated into two categories, one related to epigean and hypo- gean karst processes, the other related to morphostructural and stratigraphy interest. Regarding the first category we have: the canyon of Morigerati (main geosite) and the other canyons of Serretiello, of Totorella, of Casaletto and of Fornetani; Bussento river, the only river of Italy with the underground way for interactions between river and groundwater (example cave “Orsivacco”); springs “i Pozzacchi”; Ruo- tolo of underwater spring and ancient karst system connected to it (Cave Ruotolo); springs “Fornetani”; Oasis of Morigerati spectacular karst cave on the Bussento river (Focal and complementary geosite). The cavity has, near the portals, a morphology such as a gorge at the bottom that, at the top it tends to widen. Today you can enter the cavity, although for a short distance, through a prepared path. A wooden bridge can even bypass the river and to visit a fossil branch that is developed for than 50 metres. The cave has, in his first 100 meters of the path, a trend similar to that which can be found in a shallow gorge. The cave is home to colonies of bats. The geosites of stratigraphic and structural interest are: Torre Villammare and Cordici examples of Mio- cene transgression on bauxitic red clays; Fortino, marine terrace with a macrofossils tyrrhenian bench; Ceraso Mountain, an example of slope in polyfasic recession; Sapri cliff of “Torre di Mezzanotte”; Sapri -Timpone, outcrop of Sapri’s breccia and the Miocenic bauxitic red clay; Sapri-Mucchie, mid- Pleistocene marine transgression on the continental deposits of alluvial fan facies; Sapri-Prianchetta, an example of reverse fault (Cretaceous limestones on Miocene flysch); “Cava dei Perali” example of bordier fault; St. Michael Mountain slope fault; Caselle in Pittari, outcrop of lacustrine varv and example of landslide ("Sackung "of the valley). Geosite 118_ Morigerati canyon Geosite 119_ Morigerati Oasi WWF- spring Geosite 119_ Caves of Bussento- WWF Oasi Geosite 119_ Caves of Bussento- WWF Oasi Geosite 119_ Caves of Bussento- WWF Oasi Geosite 119_ Caves of Bussento- WWF Oasi .