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Geologically Cool

Some cool geologic wowities, images gathered over the years...

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Petrified Sand Dunes
Petrified Sand Dunes		 Not something you see every day
Not something you see every day		 The Wave
The Wave		 Complicated dune patterns
Complicated dune patterns
Weaver's Needle
Weaver's Needle		 Distinguished from Weaver's Needle by gaping hole and short stubby appearance
Distinguished from Weaver's Needle by gaping hole and short stubby appearance		 Spade rock
Spade rock		 Giant white sand pedestal
Giant white sand pedestal
Balancing boulder (with some help) in Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs
Balancing boulder (with some help) in Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs		 Haystack Rock on the Oregon shore
Haystack Rock on the Oregon shore		 SP Crater - cinder cone crater near Flagstaff AZ
SP Crater - cinder cone crater near Flagstaff AZ		 Petrified alien
Petrified alien
Another alien encounter posing as a rockpile
Another alien encounter posing as a rockpile		 Stony monument in the McDowell Mtns north of Phoenix
Stony monument in the McDowell Mtns north of Phoenix		 Pigeon-holed rocks
Pigeon-holed rocks		 Cross-bedding
Cross-bedding
Slickenrock formed by ancient earthquake faulting
Slickenrock formed by ancient earthquake faulting		 Folded metamorphic rock in the Grand Canyon
Folded metamorphic rock in the Grand Canyon		 Rim of Crater Lake in Oregon
Rim of Crater Lake in Oregon		 Rim of Crater Lake 2
Rim of Crater Lake 2
Breccia on Peralta Trail, Superstition Wilderness
Breccia on Peralta Trail, Superstition Wilderness		 Pure white gpsum dunes in White Sands NM
Pure white gpsum dunes in White Sands NM		 Wind-carved Ripples
Wind-carved Ripples		 Weathered (skeleton) rock
Weathered (skeleton) rock
Swirly cliff
Swirly cliff		 Weather ribs 2
Weather ribs 2		 More petrified sand dunes
More petrified sand dunes		 Extruded lava at top of SP Crater
Extruded lava at top of SP Crater
The Wave 2
The Wave 2		 Cooled lava
Cooled lava		 Twisted volcanic slag
Twisted volcanic slag		 Uneven weathering pattern
Uneven weathering pattern
Magma doing a 180
Magma doing a 180		 Cinder cone next door
Cinder cone next door		 Volcanic bomb
Volcanic "bomb"		 70,000 year old lava flow at the base of the crater
70,000 year old lava flow at the base of the crater
Lava tube near Flagstaff AZ
Lava tube near Flagstaff AZ		 Textured lava frozen in place
Textured lava frozen in place		 Multifaceted boulder near my foot
Multifaceted boulder near my foot		 Closeup of the surface
Closeup of the surface
The swirls have eyes
The swirls have eyes		 Marble Canyon and the Colorado River
Marble Canyon and the Colorado River		 Painted desert layer (Chinle Formation) near Vermillion Cliffs of southern Utah
Painted desert layer (Chinle Formation) near Vermillion Cliffs of southern Utah		 Sandstone ripples in Coyote Buttes BLM
Sandstone ripples in Coyote Buttes BLM
Striped hills
Striped hills		 Colored swirly rock
Colored swirly rock		 Petrified Sand Dunes
Petrified Sand Dunes		 Non-complicated dune patterns
Non-complicated dune patterns
Swirl sandstone pattern
Swirl sandstone pattern		 Effect of water
Effect of water		 More swirly cliffs
More swirly cliffs		 Sandstone patterns
Sandstone patterns
Quicksand crevice
Quicksand crevice		 Swirly bits 1
Swirly bits 1		 A walk among the swirlies (Tom's shot)
A walk among the swirlies (Tom's shot)		 Differential erosion pattern
Differential erosion pattern
Cross-bedding in sandstone
Cross-bedding in sandstone		 More swirly bits
More swirly bits		 Delicate swirlies
Delicate swirlies		 Iron-rich rocks
Iron-rich rocks
Slot canyon in Buckskin Gulch Utah
Slot canyon in Buckskin Gulch Utah		 Panorama south towards Zion National Park
Panorama south towards Zion National Park		 Dust cloud from rockfall above Watchman Trail
Dust cloud from rockfall above Watchman Trail		 Talus slopes in desert
Talus slopes in desert
Talus slope face-on
Talus slope face-on		 Talus slope close-up
Talus slope close-up		 Cross-bedded ash between two horizontal deposition layers
Cross-bedded ash between two horizontal deposition layers		 Breccia near Horse Mesa in Superstition Wilderness
Breccia near Horse Mesa in Superstition Wilderness
Pop art rock
Pop art rock		 River-deposited rocks
River-deposited rocks		 More rocks in stoney mailslots
More rocks in stoney mailslots		 Balanced rock 1
Balanced rock 1
Balanced rock 2
Balanced rock 2		 Balanced rock 3
Balanced rock 3		 Rock spire
Rock spire		 Geology expressing itself
Geology expressing itself
Ash deposits in Superstition caldera
Ash deposits in Superstition caldera		 Rock patterns
Rock patterns		 Alien rock
Alien rock		 Walk-in amethyst geode
Walk-in amethyst geode
Huge fern fossil
Huge fern fossil		 Geologically confused
Geologically confused		 Puzzle pieces
Puzzle pieces		 Double arch
Double arch
Totem Pole close up
Totem Pole close up		 Eye Arch from a different angle
Eye Arch from a different angle		 Moccasin Arch
Moccasin Arch		 'Hole in the Roof' arch (OK, I made that up)
'Hole in the Roof' arch (OK, I made that up)
Anvil formation (made that up too)
Anvil formation (made that up too)		 Great Sand Dunes NM flanked by the Sangre De Cristo Mountains 1
Great Sand Dunes NM flanked by the Sangre De Cristo Mountains 1		 Painted Desert overlook 2
Painted Desert overlook 2		 Painted Desert overlook 3
Painted Desert overlook 3
Blue Mesa overlook 1
Blue Mesa overlook 1		 Badlands view 2
Badlands view 2		 Stoned log in it's natural habitat
Stoned log in it's natural habitat		 Blue Mesa sunset
Blue Mesa sunset
Reflections
Reflections		 Reflections too
Reflections too		 Where you go for timeout if you fail the breathalizer
Where you go for timeout if you fail the breathalizer		 Rainbow Arch
Rainbow Arch
Mudcrack cast
Mudcrack cast		 Inclusions in Hermit Shale
Inclusions in Hermit Shale		 Fossilized fern in Hermit Shale
Fossilized fern in Hermit Shale		 Mudcrack cast too
Mudcrack cast too
Fossilized plant in Hermit Shale
Fossilized plant in Hermit Shale		 Fossil? in Hermit Shale
Fossil? in Hermit Shale		 Fossilized tracks? in Hermit Shale
Fossilized tracks? in Hermit Shale		 Rock within a rock
Rock within a rock
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Milan Vogrin11-Oct-2007 07:08
Great shots and presentation!v
RALPH ELDRIDGE21-Sep-2007 11:15
You have brought together a fine collection. All of the images are great geologic views, but most are really good photographs, as well.
The latest, FULL MOON RISING, is one of the best. But 3 others stand out because of the combination of composition and lighting: WEAVER'S NEEDLE, CINDER CONE NEXT DOOR & DUST CLOUD......WATCHMAN TRAIL.
Hodero23-Aug-2007 07:39
This is one fantastic gallery !!
V.
Pawel Kazmierczyk24-Jun-2007 08:28
great gallery -photogpraphically cool too. V
Guest 12-May-2007 17:50
Nice Gallery!

Derek
tglass11-May-2007 06:42
Inspirational gallery. Makes me want to head out to AZ again.
edwina beaumont08-Feb-2007 10:50
these are wonderful shots, I just love rocks
Dave Beedon04-Feb-2007 06:42
Nice gallery---geology turns me on. The Coyote Buttes stuff is mind-boggling!
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