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Brigitte Wimberger
October 30, 2025
Hiking
The valley consists of numerous spherical rock formations scattered across a vast steppe landscape.
Layers of clay and sand, polymictic quartz sands with glauconite, and interlayers of clay and spherical sand nodules. It's no wonder it's called the Valley of Stone Spheres:
The area is home to a scattering of spherical mineral formations, nodules.
The origin story of the strange spherical stones of the Mangghistau region includes a legend of enemy warriors who, thanks to the prayers of the local population, transformed into large, round stones.
Layers of clay and sand, polymictic quartz sands with glauconite, and interlayers of clay and spherical sand nodules. It's no wonder it's called the Valley of Stone Spheres:
The area is home to a scattering of spherical mineral formations, nodules.
The origin story of the strange spherical stones of the Mangghistau region includes a legend of enemy warriors who, thanks to the prayers of the local population, transformed into large, round stones.
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Elevation 120 m