Photo of the Month - by Janka: Red Porphyry from Rochlitz - Actually a Volcanic Tuff

Photo of the Month (October 2015)

Red porphyry from Rochlitz - actually a volcanic tuff - is still mined and can be admired in many buildings in Saxony, Germany. (Photo: Janka)

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