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Death Valley, California, USA
Death Valley National Park is one of many units within the National Park service established because of its underlying geologic theme. Death Valley NP is renowned world-wide for its exposed, complex, unique tectonics and diverse geologic resources. Contained within its boundaries is a diverse rock record stretching throughout most of geologic time. From 1.8 billion-year-old metamorphic rocks exposed in the Black mountains, to recent playa sediments deposited in the valley basins, Death Valley possesses a superb geologic record. Paramount to understanding Death Valley’s geology is realizing that it is an ongoing dynamic process. Wind, water, and plate tectonics are still hard at work shaping the park on a day-to-day basis.
Death Valley is currently building a rock collection of the park’s stratigraphy. The following list of geologic formations and corresponding ages represents what has been collected in the park and are available for viewing at our curatorial facility. 41 formations are listed with a number correlating them to the original reference used to describe and locate them. Based on research, 61 formations are known to exist in the park. Those missing 20 formations have not yet been added to our Stratigraphy Collection. It should be noted that 3 formations have been given unofficial names: Warm Spring Granite, Skidoo Granite, and Strozzi’s Ranch Rhyolite.
Mikrovalto, Kamvounia mountains, potamia stream, Kozani, Macedonia, Greece.
The whole area consists of sandstone rocks, which over the centuries have formed special geological formations.
This pipe plug is a part of the underground plumbing system of a long extinct Volcano, revealed by erosion, more pipes from the same system are visible in the back. Interestingly, the lava raising up is not mixed thoroughly and composed two distinct types, one dark, the other light. These pipes feed a large volcano, most likely a cone like stratovolcano. The red sandstone of the Comb Ridge monocline stretches across the background.
Had a great day traveling across I-70, especially that part through my home state of Utah. Definitely got a little exercise as I made several stops and hiked to areas I wanted to photograph from. Took over 150 pictures to day. I'll post a few more some other time. Still sorting and deciding which I like best.
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The Trotternish Landslip seen from The Quiraing on the Isle of Skye, with a couple of walkers on the ridge for scale. In geological terms the Trotternish landslip on Skye is recent, occurring around 11,000 to 15,000 years ago and part of it is still moving to this day! Enjoy!
An dark capture on the edge of the loch near Ardtur with the layers of three mountain ridges in the horizon and some wonderful trees on the shoreline. Fences run all across the bay towards the sandy parts of the Loch Linnhe shore.
Captured on a new stretch of highway while driving home to Lancaster from our summer at Chautauqua. There was no place to stop so I took a chance, shot blind and used "Sports mode". Seemed to work well. (Car hood is in the lower right).
Although a classic view, I really enjoyed taking the image and worth climbing over the fence for! :P
Whilst I was here taking photographs my sister and mum were at the visitor centre in Lulworth and when we later met up they told me a few geology facts. The archway would have originally been a cave that was eroded away over time. Geologists predict that over time, the roof of Durdle Door will be eroded away, leaving just a stack. There are several other limestone stacks along the coast. Although considering that Durdle Door was formed about 140 million years ago I'm guessing that neither us or any near decedents will ever see this.
It makes you realise that we are only here for the shortest blip and for most of the time this beach has been on the earth it hasn't seen humans.....
This is a section of rock rising up on the shore of Lake George in Killarney Provincial Park. The colors, textures and shapes combined with the reflection in the water simply mesmerized me. It is a tapestry of history layered and exposed over time by the elements of nature.
One of the wonders of this Earth. Totally worth the 14 mile rugged 4x4 trail and the rain, sleet and hail we endured while hiking down.
Creede Colorado USA
These are the top 500 feet (152 m) of Sedona, Arizona's Pointed Dome, elevation 5499 ft (1676 m), and its companion spire Queen Victoria, elev. 5402 ft (1647 m)—features near the bottom of a descending ridge that separates Bear Wallow Canyon (and Schnebly Hill Road) on its south from Casner Canyon on its north. The helicopter from which I took this photo at 3:36 PM on January 24, 2023 was above Bear Wallow Canyon, north of Schnebly Hill Road—0.43 mi (0.69 km) south of Pointed Dome.
A land of hoodoos, spires, petrified wood and unique shaped geological features. A place to wander among the stark beauty and find the unusual.
The greenhouse at the spanische Terrassen in the Planten un Blomen botanic gardens in Hamurg, Germany.
Hikers and nature lovers stepping into a surreal painting of fascinating geological formations. Shot with a Canon EOS 700D from one of South Sinai's canyons.
The Swedish west coast was shaped by glaciers, which left behind smooth rock surfaces and large rounded boulders. Geology at its best!
The immediate thought is .. where's it gone?
Here's how it came to be .. with a rather nice picture too!
This is a different crop of that same rock in Killarney Provincial Park. I am finally finding some time to go through the rest of my summer images from our camping trip. I think I would like to try this one printed on canvas for myself.