LANDSCAPE AREA L_ PISCIOTTA Included Geosites Id_denomination Imp. Id_denomination Imp. Id_denomination Imp. 84_ Rizzico's landslide M 86_Pisciotta S 88_Olistolite of S. Ni- S cola 85_Punta Telegrafo F 87_Earth pyramids of S 89_Liguridi Unit of S Castelluccio Catona M=Main F= Focal C= Complementary S= Secondary Legend Landscape area National Park MAIN GEOSITE 84_ Rizzico's landslide Ubication Altitude Accessibility Fruition Nation - ITALY 200 m. s.l. Region - CAMPANIA feet X trackway Province - SALERNO Distance car recreation NATIONAL PARK boat restaurant 300 Km. from Municipality - PISCIOTTA National Park other exposition office INTEREST (1= primary - 2 = secondary) GEOLOGICAL SCIENTIFIC OTHER Rare (conservation Structural Mineralogical experimentation) 1 Didactical 2 Stratigrafical Hydrogeological Popularization Hikers/trecking Geomorphological 1 Paleontological Rappresentative Archeological Sedimentological Karsic Mondial/European Naturalistic Paleoenviromental Paleobiological National/Local 2 Historical/religious Cartography of Main Geosite DESCRIPTION In the landscape area Pisciotta autcrops the arenaceous-conglomeratic succession of Group of Cilento in discordance with the formations of North-Calabrian Unit (calcareous-marly-pelitic). Within Pisciotta landscape 6 individuals geological sites were surveyed: the main geosite is Rizzico Frana, an example of educational and scientific landslide in flysch soils. There are in addition strati- graphic geosites interests: the Series type of Ascea formation and his paleo environmental significance of Punta Telegarfo; the historic village of Pisciotta with outcrop of basal conglomerates with clasts of lime- stone of Torrent Bruca formation; the pyramids of land (Castelluccio); Olistoliti to Inoceramus in Torrent Bruca formation (S. Nicholas); the outcropping of clastic limestone lithofacies of Liguride Unit about 50 millions years ago (Catona). Geosite 84_ Rizzioco landslide Geosite 84_ Rizzioco landslide Geosite 85_ Punta of Telegraf– outcrop of Ascea formation Geosite 85_ Punta of Telegraf– outcrop of Ascea formation Geosite 85_ Punta of Telegraf– outcrop of Ascea formation .
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