Those umbrella/pinecone things

[Linda]

Back to pinecones, i think Claudette has a good composite in this one



Magmatic rock.

Here is some from northern Portugal



May also indicate formations like this



This one is Penido de Lexim, found north of Lisbon in Portugal



Note the 3 pronged finial on the bottom of the nymph's bay, the green part, which i believe is the mouth of the Tagus river, in which you will find Lisbon. It is very similar to the finial to the left in the pic above. I think it stands for the nearby indications of ancient tectonic activity, which caused the fault line at that location to be opened and create the river mouth. It has since filled with silt and is no longer as open a rift as it once was.