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Rusting reminds us
It is right to fade away
Be one with the Tao.
Submittal for the Mar 22, 2021 Macro Monday’s theme “Rust”.
Why a "miner's castle" you may ask. Mining has been a major industry in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. There are cities with names like Copper Harbor or Iron Mountain. Iron ore freighters have dominated shipping traffic on the Great Lakes in past years. Today many of the mines have played out; others continue with low yield ore, still shipped by freighter.
In 2006, there was a second "tower", making it look more like a castle. That pillar collapsed due to erosion, leaving the Miner's Castle with only one tower.
This picture is taken from a pathway in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore that leads to the observation deck in the previous picture (shown again in the first comment below).
For a change , instead of capturing an identifiable rusted object like a screw or a nail, I decided to take a more abstract photo . Chose a small section of a very rusted iron plate.
Another new effort was that instead of reaching out for my Nikon DSLR , i decided to use my mobile phone attached with a micro lens . This allowed me to take this photo with the lens just a centimeter away from the rusted plate.
With so many photos of craters and valleys of Mars being taken by Perseverance rover , I decided that this kind of mimics that.
Both this plate and Mars have a thing in common - the red iron oxide also called rust.
Taken at the boat graveyard in Fleetwood Lancashire.
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MM Redux 2018
Imperfection, All Natural, Decay, Colorful, Defining Beauty.
Rainbow Canyon is a deep ravine carved in the variegated shales of the Cretaceous Cloverly and Jurassic Morrison Formations in Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin east of the old Kane townsite. The Cloverly and Morrison Formations are famous for dinosaur fossils. The rim of the “canyon” is formed by resistant iron-cemented sandstones and hematite that make up the “Rusty Beds” member of the Cloverly. (Some geologists have called the “Rusty beds” the Sykes Mountain Formation.) On the horizon are outcrops of the Cretaceous strata above the Cloverly.
A low-key image of some delicious red alaea salt, taken for today's Macro Mondays' theme 'Condiments'.
Red alaea salt, also known as Hawaiian red salt, is an unrefined sea salt that has been mixed with alaea, an iron-oxide-rich volcanic clay that gives the salt its characteristic colour.
……A metal pot used as a plant pot holder in the garden - probably modern but made to look old? We bought it in a reclaim/antique shop in Mullion in Cornwall a few years ago and as it has a nice bit of rust that fitted the theme for Macro Monday nicely I thought. Always a ponder how to get the best comp' to include most if not all the subject in the frame whilst staying in focus! I did my best!! HMM & have a great week, Alan:-)
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Rainbow Canyon is a deep ravine carved in the variegated shale of the Cretaceous Cloverly and Jurassic Morrison Formations in Wyoming’s Bighorn basin east of the old Kane townsite. The Cloverly and Morrison Formations are famous for dinosaur fossils. The rim of the “canyon” is formed by resistant iron-cemented sandstones and hematite that make up the “Rusty Beds” member of the Cloverly. (Some geologists have called the “Rusty beds” the Sykes Mountain Formation.) On the horizon from left to right are the Bighorn Mountains, Cretaceous strata above the Cloverly and the Bighorn Basin.
The Rainbow Vista lies under wispy clouds on this beautiful late afternoon in The Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. The Vista parking lot is on the right side of the photo and the heart of the vista in the center. 15 photos were used in the merge for this pan.
Early morning light bathes the west side of Ponta das Contendas on Terceira, in the Azores, Portugal.The Farol das Contendas (lighthouse) can be seen in the distance. On the eastside of the horizon, the Iihéu das Cabras can be seen. That island is the erosional remnant of a tuff cone built by a submarine volcanic vent. Along the beach in the foreground, a basalt flow can be seen just about at beach level. Erosion of the basalt creates a rocky black beach. Overlying the black basalt is a thick bed of basaltic scoria and lapilli tuff. The red color comes from the alteration of iron bearing minerals in the tuff.
The Lighthouse at Ponta das Contendas started operation in 1934. Located on the southeastern coast of the Terceira, Its tower rises 13 meters high (42 feet). Ilhéu das Cabras (Goat Island) can be seen on the far horizon. The island is the remnant of a offshore volcano (tuff cone).
Reference: academic.oup.com/view-large/figure/10125479/154-2-393-fig...
Just north of Henderson Mountain in the New World Mining District is reddish colored Fisher Mountain. The mountain is formed by a complex intrusion called the Fisher Stock. It is made up of a network of felsic intrusions and breccia bodies emplaced in phases. The gold-copper deposits on Fisher Mountain are located along the margins of the stock and are associated with the skarn around the intrusive or replacements of the intrusive rock. The skarn was formed by contact metamorphism which is localized metamorphism resulting from the heat of the igneous intrusion. Oxidation of iron bearing minerals is responsible for the red hues so visible on the mountain.
It's been tested with time. It was built to be used and appreciated. As seasons come and go, the rusting hook awaits its user.
~ 1 inch iron hook seasoned and beautified with time
Oklahoma has a lot of shale, this outcrop is bland blueish gray but if you amp up the color saturation the iron oxide and other minerals will pop out, then a few more tweaks to make it all pop.
Hoodoos rise above the floor of Paton’s Hole near Leavitt Reservoir in Big Horn County Wyoming. The colorful hills in the “Hole” and around it are made up of beds of the Cretaceous Cloverly Formation. The Sykes Mountain Member or “Rusty Beds” lie at the top of the Cloverly Formation. Currently the reservoir has been drained and a new dam is planned. This area may be partially inundated when the lake is refilled behind the new dam.
In places such as this one the Bighorn Canyon’s walls are red. Close inspection of the cliff face near the two alcoves in the center of the photo reveals the true color of the limestone as seen in the areas where rocks have fallen off. The red color on the Mississippian Madison Limestone is a stain of iron oxide. Rain water running through the red shale in the overlying Pennsylvanian Amsden formation picks up the iron oxide and then deposits it on the underlying limestone as it runs down the cliff face.
The boundary between the Ansden Formation and the Madison Limestone is an erosional surface. In other words, after it was deposited, the limestone was exposed on the surface and subject to erosion before the overlying shales were deposited. Geologist call such a surface an unconformity
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The Cheltenham Badlands are located in Caledon, Ontario on the south east side of Olde Base Line Road, between Creditview and Chinguacousy Roads. The site occupies an area of approximately 0.4 square kilometers and features exposed and highly eroded Queenston Shale. The Cheltenham Badlands are a significant educational site due to the readily visible geologic processes and the red color and the unique topography of the exposed shale makes this a popular tourist site. The site is a Provincial Earth Sciences Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI) since it is considered as one of the best examples of "badlands topography" in Ontario.
A hoodoo rises above Paton’s Hole near Leavitt Reservoir in Big Horn County Wyoming. The colorful hills in the “Hole” and around it are made up of beds of the Cretaceous Cloverly Formation. The Sykes Mountain Member or “Rusty Beds” lie at the top of the Cloverly Formation. The gray hills on the horizon are the Cretaceous Thermopolis, Mowry and Frontier Formations which are composed mostly of shale with some sandstone interbeds. Currently the reservoir has been drained and a new dam is planned. This area may be partially inundated when the lake is refilled behind the new dam.
Soil and sediments sits on lapilli tuff which in turn lies above a basalt flows near Pontas das Contendas on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal. On the right side of the photo is the lateral edge of a basalt flow. It pinches out into the surrounding ash/cinder deposits. The red colors comes from alteration of iron bearing minerals in the basaltic rock.
This canyon in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada formed along a SW - NE trending strike slip fault (“Rainbow Vista” Fault or the “Mouse’s Tank” fault per Aydin & Deng, 2013, Stanford University). The fault coincides with the paved road in ths photo.
Reference:https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:pm733tn8209/VoF%20Field%20Guide%202012.pdf
The colorful hills in the “Hole” and around it are made up of beds of the Cretaceous Cloverly Formation. The Sykes Mountain Member or “Rusty Beds” lie at the top of the Cloverly Formation. The gray hills on the horizon are the Cretaceous Thermopolis, Mowry and Frontier Formations which are composed mostly of shale with some sandstone interbeds. Currently the reservoir has been drained and a new dam is planned. This area may be partially inundated when the lake is refilled behind the new dam.
With the wind blowing up a gale, there was nothing else for it but to hunker down and ride it out. In our case, we went down to the wind swept beach to watch a spectacular sunset. When the sun finally dipped out of sight below the horizon, I turned around and saw the last of it's afterglow above the red earth of Prince Edward Island's shoreline.
Thinking of Flickr friends on British Columbia's coast tonight as they endure a double weather bomb.
Pockets of botryoidal nodules of chalcedony that have been stained by iron and manganese oxides lie in erosional ‘pockets’ within Paton’s Hole near Leavitt Reservoir in Big Horn County Wyoming. When cut these nodules are gray to white inside and have faint banding. The colorful hills in the “Hole” and around it are made up of beds of the Cretaceous Cloverly Formation. The Sykes Mountain Member or “Rusty Beds” lie at the top of the Cloverly Formation. The gray hills on the horizon are the Cretaceous Thermopolis, Mowry and Frontier Formations which are composed mostly of shale with some sandstone interbeds. Currently the reservoir has been drained and a new dam is planned. This area may be partially inundated when the lake is refilled behind the new dam.
On the outskirts of Havre, Montana are these two old, rotting cars that look like they have been parked there for many years. I finally had the courage to photograph them.
There are a lot of old, rusting cars like this scattered all over Montana. I do like photographing them. These in particular had a spirit about them.
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In places such as this one, the Bighorn Canyon’s walls are red. Close inspection of the cliff face near the two alcoves in the center of the photo reveals the true color of the limestone as seen in the areas where rocks have fallen off. The red color on the Mississippian Madison Limestone is a stain of iron oxide. Rain water running through the red shale in the overlying Pennsylvanian Amsden Formation picks up the iron oxide and then deposits it on the underlying limestone as it runs down the cliff face.
The boundary between the Amsden Formation and the Madison Limestone is an erosional surface. In other words, after it was deposited, the limestone was exposed on the surface and subject to erosion before the overlying shales were deposited. Geologist call such a surface an unconformity
Sedona, Coconino National Forest, Arizona, USA
Sedona is a city of about 10,000 people within the Coconino National Forest. It is famous for its array of red sandstone formations.
Sedona is located just at the base of the Mogollon Rim, an escarpment that runs east-west through the middle of Arizona and defines the boundary between the Colorado Plateau to the north, and the Basin and Range to the south. The Mogollon Rim is about 200 miles long, and ranges between 2000 and 3000 feet in height.
In the Sedona region, erosion has gradually eaten away at the rim, moving it northward a distance of about four miles and leaving behind spectacular and picturesque canyons and buttes. The deep red color for which Sedona is famous is due to the presence of hematite (iron oxide, i,e. rust) that stains the sandstone of the Schnebly Hill and Hermit Shale layers.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedona,_Arizona
www.arizonaruins.com/sedona/sedona_geology.html
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Forest of Japanese Cedar on Terceida, Azores. I was taken to this spot by Juca, my Azorean Photo Guide. Beautiful spot.
A iron oxide rich siltstone bed near the contact of the Lower Cretaceous Sykes Mountain Formation and Thermopolis Shale east of the Causeway on US 14A near Kane, Wyoming.
A scoria cone near Ponta das Contendas is being mined for agreggate. The cone is part of the Cinco Picos Caldera system on the southeastern side of Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal. The red colors comes from alteration of iron bearing minerals in the basaltic scoria and ash.
Reference: academic.oup.com/view-large/figure/10125479/154-2-393-fig...
Bentonitic clay concretions that measured between 6” and 10” across were found in a layer of the Lower Cretaceous Thermopolis Shale east of the Causeway on US 14A near Kane, Wyoming. Many of them had iron oxide stains. Most of the oxides were distributed in circular bands as seen here. Beneath the weathered surface the concretions are encased in black, organic rich, fissile shale.