Geology and Minerals

Berca Mud Volcanoes

The Berca Mud Volcanoes (Romanian: Noroioși de la Pâclele Mici) is a geological and botanical reservation located in Scorțoasa commune close to Berca in Buzău County in Romania. Its most spectacular feature is the mud volcanoes, small volcano-shaped structures typically a few metres high caused by the eruption of mud and natural gases.

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See also

• ▸Gufa volcanic field
• ▸Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
• ▸1257 Samalas eruption

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