The Loire and its dazzling geology
Alex Maltman shares some geological vignettes of a regal river.
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Alex Maltman
Alex Maltman is emeritus professor of Earth sciences at Aberystwyth University, in Wales, UK, and the author of Vineyards, Rocks and Soils: A Wine Lover’s Guide to Geology (Oxford, 2018).
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