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Mount Errigal is a 751-metre (2,464 ft) mountain near Gweedore in County Donegal, Ireland. As you can see here, Errigal is well known for the pinkish glow of its quartzite in the setting sun, and was was voted Ireland's Most Iconic Mountain.
Bow Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow. It is composed of Quartzite, a metamorphic rock which was originally quartz sandstone.
This rock is part of the Cullen Quartzite formation which is seen along the coast between Buckie and Cullen. The formation is some 2,400m thick and dates from the Neoproterozoic Era, 1,000 to 541 million years ago.
Bow Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow. It is composed of Quartzite, a metamorphic rock which was originally quartz sandstone.
This rock is part of the Cullen Quartzite formation which is seen along the coast between Buckie and Cullen. The formation is some 2,400m thick and dates from the Neoproterozoic Era, 1,000 to 541 million years ago.
Bow Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow. It is composed of Quartzite, a metamorphic rock which was originally quartz sandstone.
This rock is part of the Cullen Quartzite formation which is seen along the coast between Buckie and Cullen. The formation is some 2,400m thick and dates from the Neoproterozoic Era, 1,000 to 541 million years ago.
This is Britain's most northerly mountain over 2500 feet - Beinn Spionnaidh. In fact it maybe the most northerly mountain full stop. This is the view from neighbouring Cranstackie, which as you can see has a fair coating of loose quartzite boulders. Bienn Spionnaidh is worse in that almost the entire east slope almost down to the shores of Loch Eriboll (the sea loch on the right of this picture) right up to the summit is covered in quartzite. These boulders are rough, they rock and move about, they are like soap when wet and like sandpaper when dry. In other words, Beiinn Spionniadh looks quite gently and rolling, but its actually hard work. However, as they say, nothing worthwhile is easy! When combined with Cranstackie on a day like this was, it's a grand day out with amazing views over Loch Eriboll, the A'Mhoine penisula, to Ben Hope and Ben Loyal towasrds the east; to the north west is the Kyle of Durness, Faraid Head and north west to Cape Wrath; to the south is Foinaven, and to the west are the epic beaches of Sandwood Bay and Oldshoremore. In short it's brilliant and I would be back up there tomorrow if I could.
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The colors of Killarney Provincial Park Ontario. Great fall colors against the white quartzite mountains.
The D&I crosses over the magnificent Sioux Falls on a girder bridge built by the Great Northern in 1919. The rock foundations you see here are made of Sioux quartzite, a type of rock native to the three corners of South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa. Significant quartzite mining took place around the falls in the 19th Century. The D&I continues to be a major shipper of quartzite from the LG Everist quarries in Dell Rapids.
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Bow Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow. It is composed of Quartzite, a metamorphic rock which was originally quartz sandstone.
This rock is part of the Cullen Quartzite formation which is seen along the coast between Buckie and Cullen. The formation is some 2,400m thick and dates from the Neoproterozoic Era, 1,000 to 541 million years ago.
Yosemite Nationalpark, so ziemlich genau vor 26 Jahren.
Nach dem Ranger-Talk sind wird noch eine Weile geblieben, hier oben an diesem spektakulären Aussichtspunkt. Während unterhalb die Wasser des Navada-Fall ohne Unterlass in die Tiefe donnern, geht im Hintergrund der Vollmond über der Sierra Nevada auf.
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Yosemite National Park, almost exactly 26 years ago.
After the ranger talk, we stayed a while up here at this spectacular viewpoint. While the waters of Nevada Falls thundered into the depths below without ceasing, the full moon rose over the Sierra Nevada in the background.
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Transported by wind more than 183 million years ago, tiny grains of quartzite sand covered much of what we now call Utah. These sand dunes, up to 2,500 feet thick, eventually were cemented into stone. Burnt orange to creamy white in color, Navajo sandstone, the predominant rock in the park, is what remains of the ancient desert sand sea. Over time, water has cut and shaped the sandstone to form canyons. Approximately 1.4 million years ago, and as recently as 27,000 years ago, nearby cinder cones erupted, causing lava to flow down these canyons, filling them with basalt. This redirected ancient waterways, eventually carving new canyons.
The quartzite sandstone pillars of Zhangiajie National Park in blue morning light, UNESCO World Heritage,Tianzhan, Wulingyuan Hunnan Province, China. There was thick air pollution throughout eastern China during my trip there, which obscured many of the landscape features and sucked the colour from distant landscapes, but, as in this case, also added atmosphere to an early morning image. This scenery provided inspiration for the movie Avatar.
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Bow Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow. It is composed of Quartzite, a metamorphic rock which was originally quartz sandstone.
This rock is part of the Cullen Quartzite formation which is seen along the coast between Buckie and Cullen. The formation is some 2,400m thick and dates from the Neoproterozoic Era, 1,000 to 541 million years ago.
An auto repair shop makes homage to the history of camels in the Quartzite, AZ area. In the 1850's the US Army experimented with the use of camels for transportation of good in the desert. While the camels performed well, the mule drivers were unhappy with the encroachment of these animals on their domain. When the Civil War broke out, the camel experiment was discontinued but their legend lives on.
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Flying South over North Odgen Utah we admire the rock cliffs of the Wasatch Range. Prominent is the light gray band of tintic quartzite a 530 million year (Ma) old cambrian formation. Just below is the Farmington Canyon Canyon Complex (dark grey), a precambrian metamorphic deposit. This rock was metamorphosed about 2,6 billion years ago from protolithic crust between 2.8 and 3,6 billion years (2,800 to 3,600 Ma) old. The gap of about two billion years represents a substantial unconformity over nearly half the earth's existence with no apparent geological activity in this area.
These formations stretch along the Wasatch front for 30 miles or so. Sometimes the sequence is duplicated because of thrust faulting during the Sevier orogeny (100-80Ma ago).
Bow Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow. It is composed of Quartzite, a metamorphic rock which was originally quartz sandstone.
This rock is part of the Cullen Quartzite formation which is seen along the coast between Buckie and Cullen. The formation is some 2,400m thick and dates from the Neoproterozoic Era, 1,000 to 541 million years ago.
The Stiperstones is a distinctive hill in the county of Shropshire, and is a quartzite ridge formed some 480 million years ago. During the last Ice Age the summit stood out above the glaciers and was subject to constant freezing and thawing which shattered the quartzite into a mass of jumbled scree surrounding several residual rocky tors. One of them is pictured here. At 1,759 ft above sea level it is the second-highest hill in the county, surpassed only by Brown Clee Hill (1,772 ft). Stiperstones' five-mile summit ridge is crowned by several rugged, jagged outcrops of rock silhouetted against the sky. The area around the Stiperstones was associated with lead-mining for hundreds of years with its heyday being in the 19th century. But all the mines closed long ago.
Bow Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow. It is composed of Quartzite, a metamorphic rock which was originally quartz sandstone.
This rock is part of the Cullen Quartzite formation which is seen along the coast between Buckie and Cullen. The formation is some 2,400m thick and dates from the Neoproterozoic Era, 1,000 to 541 million years ago.
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park has been noted for its otherworldly appearance since ancient times, and the landscape has served as the backdrop for works of art across the centuries. Within the scenic area can be found more than 3,000 quartzite sandstone columns, carved by water and wind erosion across millions of years.
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Approaching the summit after ascending via the excellent stalkers' path in Coire Lair. This was the last photo I took that day as it shortly started raining, the clouds came down and we trudged over the three summits with no views.
This mountain is in the Moine Thrust Zone, where layers of Precambrian Torridonian sandstone (foreground and right) and Cambrian quartzite (the summit and the col further along) have got folded over each other rather like a rucked-up carpet.
The Oquirrh Mountains above Tooele are pictured in the background. There are several parts of Stansbury Island that would be very challenging to reach. This appeared to be among the worst. If this rock formation is named I've been unable so far to discover what that name is.
Tintic quartzite, rising up from the lake, makes a perfect viewing ground to survey avian activity on nearby Egg Island. It's also a beautiful place to catch a sunset.
Sandstone, quartzite, sky, in Coire Mhic Fhearchair, Beinn Eighe, Torridon, Highlands.
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Errigal, situated in Gweedore, Is part of the “Seven Sisters” chain of mountains and is the highest in Donegal. Errigal is known for its pinkish glow during sunsets due to its quartzite.
The view as I left the St. Marys Campround just at sunrise headed to Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana. Even in the early light one can see the gleaming white of quartzite which is interbedded with the grayish green argillite and silttite. These beds in the top top of the mountain are called the Appekunny Formation and overly tan dolomites and limestone of the Altyn Formation which make up the lower visible rocks on the mountain. Both rock units are Middle Proterozoic in age (with the Altyn being the oldest (1.6 billion years to 1.3 billion years old) of the Proterozoic rocks in Glacier.
"An inselberg or monadnock (named after Mount Monadnock in southwestern New Hampshire) is an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain."
O vale do rio Olo, a montante das Fisgas de Ermelo, no Parque Natural do Alvão, exibe uma paisagem marcada por encostas cobertas de pinheiros e vegetação autóctone em tons outonais. O rio Olo, que se origina nas serranias próximas a Lamas de Olo, percorre 36 km até desaguar no rio Tâmega, atravessando áreas com formações rochosas graníticas e quartzíticas. Esta região é notável pelas suas cascatas, onde o Olo apresenta uma das maiores quedas de água da Europa, com um desnível superior a 250 metros ao longo de 1,5 km. A biodiversidade local e o interesse geológico contribuem para a importância desta área, assim como os vestígios do uso histórico das águas do Olo para moinhos e a pesca de espécies como truta e barbo. As serras do Marão e Alvão formam o pano de fundo, complementando a beleza natural deste ambiente.
The valley of the River Olo, upstream of the Fisgas de Ermelo, in the Alvão Natural Park, displays a landscape marked by pine-covered slopes and autochthonous vegetation in autumn tones. The River Olo, which originates in the mountains near Lamas de Olo, runs for 36 km until it flows into the River Tâmega, crossing areas with granite and quartzite rock formations. This region is notable for its waterfalls, where the Olo has one of the largest waterfalls in Europe, with a drop of more than 250 meters over 1.5 km. The local biodiversity and geological interest contribute to the importance of this area, as do the traces of the historical use of the waters of the Olo for mills and the fishing of species such as trout and barbel. The Marão and Alvão mountains form the backdrop, complementing the natural beauty of this environment.
Cambrian quartzite beside the Mountain Trail in Beinn Eighe NNR. The "pipes", a little under 1 cm in diameter, are fossils of worm burrows from about 500 million years ago, here seen in cross section.
The quartzite was originally laid down as sandstone but metamorphosed by heat and pressure deep under the Earth's surface, losing the "grain" of the sandstone but not, in this instance, the fossils. A similar process is responsible for turning limestone into marble and, while chemically different, quartzite and marble can look quite similar, especially when the former doesn't contain fossils.
Very little plant life grows where quartzite is exposed as, being largely pure silicon dioxide, it doesn't break down to useful nutrients when it weathers, resulting in large areas of greyish-white exposed rock and scree, as illustrated on a large scale on Beinn Eighe itself, Foinaven and a number of other mountains in Scotland.
Robber Den, Ardrishaig. The inclusion of the type of rock over which the water flows is for my benefit - the underlying geology on this hill is deceptively complex, with schist, phyllites, metadolerite and quartzite all making an appearance, it will be interesting to see how it alters the flora later in the year.
The view across Coire Lair to Beinn Liath Mhor from Fuar Tholl in North West Scotland. The juxtaposition of the dark Torridonian sandstone and the pale quartzite scree is characteristic of this part of the Highalnds.
Lichens growing on Baraboo quartzite, Devil's Lake State Park, Wisconsin. Colonies of this type of lichen tend to coalesce into larger colonies when they collide.
The quartzite is a deep red and the lichens are gray-green.
Bow Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow. It is composed of Quartzite, a metamorphic rock which was originally quartz sandstone.
This rock is part of the Cullen Quartzite formation which is seen along the coast between Buckie and Cullen. The formation is some 2,400m thick and dates from the Neoproterozoic Era, 1,000 to 541 million years ago.
Os Passadiços do Cerro da Candosa, em Vila Nova do Ceira (Góis), oferecem um percurso pedestre seguro pelas encostas do vale do Rio Ceira, afluente do Mondego. Com cerca de 600 metros e 450 degraus, a estrutura de madeira serpenteia pelas fragas quartzíticas de 440 milhões de anos, resultado da transformação de areias marinhas. A iniciativa, promovida pela Junta de Freguesia e pelo município, visa revitalizar a região após os incêndios de 2017, permitindo o acesso a miradouros com vistas panorâmicas sobre o rio, a malha rural de Vila Nova do Ceira, e a Serra da Lousã. O percurso culmina no desfiladeiro conhecido como Cabril ou Portas do Ceira, um canhão fluvial com escarpas íngremes e vegetação exuberante. A intervenção integra-se numa estratégia de turismo sustentável, valorizando o património natural e promovendo a observação de aves e a interpretação ambiental nesta área de biodiversidade mediterrânica.
The Cerro da Candosa footbridges, in Vila Nova do Ceira (Góis), offer a safe pedestrian route along the slopes of the Ceira River valley, a tributary of the Mondego. With about 600 meters and 450 steps, the wooden structure winds through the 440 million year old quartzite cliffs, the result of the transformation of marine sands. The initiative, promoted by the Parish Council and the municipality, aims to revitalize the region after the 2017 fires, allowing access to viewpoints with panoramic views of the river, the rural network of Vila Nova do Ceira, and the Serra da Lousã. The route culminates in the gorge known as Cabril or Portas do Ceira, a river canyon with steep cliffs and lush vegetation. The intervention is part of a sustainable tourism strategy, valuing the natural heritage and promoting bird watching and environmental interpretation in this area of Mediterranean biodiversity.
Minutes before sunrise, first light strikes the stunning escarpment along the eastern face of the Snowy Range and reflects in the beautiful calm waters of Lake Marie, in the Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming.
I've been fascinated from afar with the Snowy Range for quite a few years now, but hadn't made it there until we took an extra day and headed that way last month after fighting the crowds in Rocky Mountain National Park for a couple of days.
What we found in this part of the Medicine Bow was even more awesome than I'd hoped. It's one of those places that's actually very accessible, but has the appealing, uncrowded feel and wonder of a far more remote location. A great trail system (that I need to explore much further) weaves among and between the stunning alpine lakes, meadows and rockfalls nestled beneath the soaring cliffs and quartzite mountains.
And speaking of quartzite, I'm not sure I've ever seen so much in one place. The Snowy Range is aptly named, not just because it gets a lot of snow in winter, but also because there is so much quartz in its exposed rocks that it appears almost snow-capped year round in many lighting conditions. Beneath the higher peaks, boulder fields of bright quartz blends scatter here and there among blue waters, firs and autumn-toned undergrowth. A beautiful and fascinating place.
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