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Spent a 5 day weekend circlng the various coulee formations related to the Ice Age Floods which exposed the basalt formations in their many twisted formations, and then 'painted' by lichens to highlight the sun and shade.
Cliffs at the mountain Reynisfjall, where it meets the sea, are made up of columnar basalt. These cliffs line the edge of the balck sand beach, Reynisfjara;, near the village of Vík í Mýrdal in southern Iceland.
Otherwise known as Moses Coulee thought to be an even earlier Ice Age flood era that eroded the Basalt Formations of the Grande Ronde Lava Flow era millions of years ago.
Towering Basalt Columns at Reynisfjara, South Iceland. My late Aunt always said this photo reminded her of NYC's skyscrapers.
Sulla spiaggia nera di Reynisfjara, vicino al villaggio di Vík í Mýrdal, la scogliera rivela uno degli esempi più affascinanti di colonne basaltiche. Migliaia di anni fa, una colata di lava si raffreddò lentamente: contraendosi, la roccia si fratturò in modo naturale formando prismi quasi perfettamente esagonali. Questo mosaico geometrico non è opera dell’uomo, ma della fisica del raffreddamento del basalto — un equilibrio spontaneo tra calore, tensione e materia che il tempo ha scolpito davanti all’Atlantico.
Adesso la spiaggia è quasi completamente assente, a causa delle mareggiate eccezionali di qualche settimana fa
Buona giornata
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Columnar basalt is a really cool thing. I was watching the Central Washington Univ productions of Nick on the Rocks (geology videos of Washington state that are long enough to be educational but short enough not to tax short attention spans) and learned some new things about columnar basalts. It cools from the top to the bottom, and shrinks and fractures. The really fractured stuff at the top usually gets eroded or swept away, so what you see is the middle portion of these formations.
This photo was taken from a pullout maybe less than 1/4 mile from the US 26 turnoff onto OR 19. These basalts are called the Picture Gorge Basalts. Like the Picture Gorge Ignimbrite (tuff and other volcanic mishmash), these basalts make nice marker beds for geologists.
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Winter transforms volcanic basalt into a frozen cathedral, where delicate icicles and layers of snow soften the geometric symmetry of the rock columns. The contrast between the dark volcanic stone and the pristine white ice reveals nature’s remarkable ability to sculpt ever-changing landscapes.
My wife loves volcanic rocks, basalt columns in particular hence why we were here. I do like the monotone colours in this shot and following the paths that each line of water makes down the hexagon shaped rocks to the steam below.
Even if Basalt Delta, at first glances, seems rather safe, once you fell in a 5 deep block hole of lava, you reconsider it.
A microscale diorama of a Minecraft Basalt Delta Biome
A few indications on what represent what:
- The blocks in reddish brown represent the ancien debris (Would have been better in dark brown but the 1x1 tile in that color are crazy expensive)
- The blocks in dark bluish gray represent the Basalt
- The blocks in black represent the Blackstone
- The blocks in orange represent the magma blocks
- The blocks in trans-orange represent the lava.
Please note that each full block are accurate and as I did the back - because it'll be displayed in a con - it was more painful.
Hope you like it :)
Mythische Basaltsäulen
• Der Giant’s Causeway ist vor ungefähr 60 Millionen Jahre nach einem Vulkanausbruch während des Abkühlungsprozesses von Lava entstanden. Er gehört zum UNESCO Weltkulturerbe.
• The Giant's Causeway originated about 60 million years ago after a volcanic eruption during the lava cooling process. He is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Goodbye to this scenic stretch of the Columbia - it was a very memorable part of our trip.
Thanks to all who generously commented on this series of scenes; I appreciate your interest and support.
columnar basalt at Frenchman's coulee WA
This is a blend of 3 exposures, 1 for the sky, 1 for the rocks, and 1 "transition" which helped even out the blend area.
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Sunset over Lighthouse Beach, Bunbury, Western Australia. This location has basalt rocks which funnel the incoming swell. Rain clouds provided some interesting tones as the sun set.
Nikon D800 & Nikkor 16-35mm, Lee 1.2 GND filter. PP in PS CC using Nik Software and luminosity masks.
The ancient remnants of volcanic activity along the eastern shore of Lake Superior. A vein of what appeared to be quartz was found in this basalt near Lutsen, Minnesota.
Stone arch on the side of Mount Clemens overlooking the Nile river valley.
Taken with a Sony A5100, Rokinon 14mm 2.8 lens. 2 images stitched in Lightroom, processed in Lightroom and Photoshop CC.
The 30m high basalt pillars are of volcanic origin. The cooling magma was first hardening into hexagonal, pentagonal prisms. Then the erosion set in and started to chip away on the sides of the pillars. This way more and more space was created between the pillars and they achieved their rounded forms and now look more like cylinders.
Szent György-hegy, Kisapáti, Hungary
At Reynishverfi Beach, near Vik, Iceland. Iceland's volcanic history has resulted in many instances of these columnar formations.
A little more clarity this time. Meteorite impacts and basaltic lava flows (dark patches), clearly visible, I believe older than the earth.
, in the Valley of Fires - 125 square miles of lava flow from the Little Black Peak, a mere 5000 years ago.
Detail of Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavik Iceland showing the exterior facade which is reminiscent of the basalt columns found in Iceland.
Stuðlagil Canyon can be found in East Iceland in the Glacier Valley called Jökuldalur. With the largest number of basalt rock columns in Iceland and a stunning blue glacier river to contrast, Stuðlagil is one of Iceland's hidden gems.
The Crooked River winding through the lower gorge at Smith Rock State Park, Oregon.
Basalt walls, desert brush, and the muted colors of late autumn frame the river as it cuts through the canyon, with Smith Rock formations rising in the distance. A quiet, overcast morning in one of the most dramatic landscapes in Central Oregon.
Vik, Iceland.
The beach in Vic in southeastern Iceland is known for its black beach, basalt columns and the weird rock formation that sticks out of the sea called Reynisdrangar. The area is also known for its rainfall and strong winds. Indeed, Vic is the wettest place in Iceland.
The first day I was there I could not take photos because the wind was so strong that it easily could have toppled over my camera gear and me ;-) I returned to Vic a few days later and the conditions were drastically improved but there was still very cold wind and rain.
Tech Info:
Nikon D800E, AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR2, Lee 0.6 GND filter.
Post-processed in Lr 5.7 and Ps CS6.
Circuito Truful-Truful
Parque Nacional Conguillio
IX Region de La Araucania
Chile
After a night of heavy rain and hail, i was glad that weather conditions improved a little the next day. That allowed us to go out and make some photos.
We went east in the first place, that was in order to shot in the green lagoon, place that was closer to the lodge, but because of the rain and cold in that area we had to return to the entrance of the park where things were not so bad.
I really enjoyed the trail surrounded by forests, waterfalls and volcanic remains over the black basaltic sand. As a man of geology, scenes like these make me feel in my field. Love the fact that landscape photography and geology go so well together.
Have a great week ahead my friends.