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Usuishi / 臼石 Traditional Cache

Hidden : 10/19/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Usuishi is a natural monument located in Sakuho, Nagano.


That stone is a hard sandstone with depression mortar-hole of about 80 cm.
This depression was made ​​by the rotation action of gravel that has flowed and erosion of long by water.
This rock is sedimentary rocks of Mesozoic Cretaceous (140 million years from 70 million years ago).

There is rain fall legend from ancient times at Usuishi.
Because the fact that it had rained, it is said that wishes come true.

I placed cache in a location that it is possible to see the Usuishi.
Cache size is micro.
Please bring your pen.

----- japanese

臼石は、水による長い間の侵食と流れ込んだ礫の回転作用によって作られた約80センチメートルの臼穴式くぼみを持つ硬砂岩です。
この岩は中生代白亜紀(1億4千万年から7千万年前)の堆積岩です。
臼石は佐久穂町の天然記念物に指定されています。

この臼石は雨乞いの伝説から願いが叶う伝説があります。

キャッシュは臼石を見ることができる場所に設置しました。
マイクロサイズです。
ペンをお持ちください。

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