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Hier sieht man das für die Hochrhön typische Basaltgestein, das auf den tertiären Vulkanismus hinweist.
Flood basalt layering along Snake River Rd. and Snake River, a few miles S of Asotin, Asotin Co., WA, 24 Jun 2023.
d58182a. These units appear to be separate flows with a sharp margin between them … except that the vesicular bit continues for a small distance above the contact !!
The road to Dug Bar, leaving the Imnaha River basin and into the Hell's Canyon section of the Snake River, the border between the states of Oregon and Idaho, USA.
July 4, 2018 - A view of the Reynisfjara (black sand) Beach adjacent to the Dyrhólaey Nature Reserve. Vik, Iceland.
Gerðuberg
Gerðuberg is a spectacular basalt cliff on the southern coast of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in West Iceland. The cliff is famous for its remarkably symmetrical hexagonal basalt columns, formed when lava cooled and contracted thousands of years ago. Rising in orderly vertical formations, Gerðuberg is considered one of Iceland’s finest examples of columnar basalt and is a popular stop for photographers and geology enthusiasts.
Snæfellsnes Peninsula Often called "Iceland in Miniature," the Snæfellsnes Peninsula is one of the country's most diverse regions, featuring volcanoes, glaciers, lava fields, black-sand beaches, fishing villages, waterfalls, dramatic cliffs, and rugged coastlines. Dominating the peninsula is Snæfellsjökull, the glacier-capped volcano made famous by Jules Verne's novel Journey to the Center of the Earth. The peninsula is widely regarded as one of Iceland’s most scenic destinations due to the variety of landscapes concentrated in a relatively small area.