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Craggy peaks rising behind gentle green alpine pastures: the contrasts couldn't be greater than in the unique landscape of the Dolomites. At sunset, a strong orange-red is added, as if the mountains were on fire; Burning Dolomites is the name given to this intense alpenglow. The French geologist Déodat de Dolomieu (1750-1801) gave the Dolomites their name and also clarified where this mysterious glow comes from - namely from the high magnesium content in the rock.
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