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Some of jacob's pretty geology pictures. I like taking pictures of pretty places. April 20, 2014. This is a concept/ phenomenon I find really cool. As mountain ranges grow by near- or far-field plate convergence, the added weight of the range flexes the earth’s crust downwards, analogous to placing a heavy weight in the center … Continue reading →. 8220;Granite” and spheroidal weathering. April 18, 2014. April 17, 2014. Mojave wildflowers and tors. April 17, 2014. Faulted tuffs, Nevada. April 17, 2014.
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Mt. Bailey, Oregon Cascades | geology desktop images
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Some of jacob's pretty geology pictures. Owl Canyon, Mojave Desert. Faulted tuffs, Nevada →. Mt Bailey, Oregon Cascades. December 12, 2013. Here are links to the image for different desktop resolutions (by aspect ratio), pictures open in a new window:. I like taking pictures of pretty places. View all posts by kayakphd →. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Owl Canyon, Mojave Desert. Faulted tuffs, Nevada →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public).
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Mojave wildflowers and tors | geology desktop images
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Some of jacob's pretty geology pictures. Faulted tuffs, Nevada. Rule of Vs →. Mojave wildflowers and tors. April 17, 2014. The soil-mantled tors can support just enough vegetation to look pretty. Especially so for a week or two in early spring when the wildflowers are in full bloom. Even more- the Calico fault, one of the major players in the Mojave part of the East California Shear Zone, is at the base of the ridge in the upper-right part of the picture. I like taking pictures of pretty places.
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Some of jacob's pretty geology pictures. Newer posts →. September 22, 2013. Figured it would be good to start this off with one of my favorite photos. Here’s a fault propagation fold from the western Naryn Basin in the wonderful central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan. Here are links to the image for different desktop resolutions (by aspect ratio), pictures open in a new window:. Newer posts →. 8220;Granite” and spheroidal weathering. Mojave wildflowers and tors. Faulted tuffs, Nevada.
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“Granite” and spheroidal weathering | geology desktop images
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Some of jacob's pretty geology pictures. Basin inversion →. 8220;Granite” and spheroidal weathering. April 18, 2014. And the bedrock tor I promised. Of course if I. Wanted to post a good photo of spheroidal weathering, I should make a trip to the Alabama Hills or Joshua Tree but that’s hard to find time to do while finishing up a Ph.D. Guess I’ll start saving my pennies for that Joshua Tree trip now…. I like taking pictures of pretty places. View all posts by kayakphd →. Basin inversion →.
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Faulted tuffs, Nevada | geology desktop images
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Some of jacob's pretty geology pictures. Mt Bailey, Oregon Cascades. Mojave wildflowers and tors →. Faulted tuffs, Nevada. April 17, 2014. I’m not saying where this location is exactly, because it’s a popular spot for undergraduate/ graduate mapping exercises. Keep the students on their toes. Here are links to the image for different desktop resolutions (by aspect ratio), link opens in a new window:. I like taking pictures of pretty places. View all posts by kayakphd →. Mt Bailey, Oregon Cascades.
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Some of jacob's pretty geology pictures. I thought it might be fun to sort through my collection of geology photographs and share them for people to use as their desktop background. I’ll post new photos every few weeks, and include a little bit of background on what’s going on in the picture. For more geology-related pictures, contact info, and other stuff, click. Or on the link in the menu above to visit my website. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public).
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Rule of Vs | geology desktop images
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Some of jacob's pretty geology pictures. Mojave wildflowers and tors. 8220;Granite” and spheroidal weathering →. April 17, 2014. Here’s a photo from the Valley of Fire, Nevada, showing the “V” shapes that have formed in these dipping sandstones. The late afternoon December sunlight really helps illuminate the “V”s. Yes, pun intended. Here are links to the image for different desktop resolutions (by aspect ratio), pictures open in a new window:. I like taking pictures of pretty places.
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Owl Canyon, Mojave Desert | geology desktop images
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Some of jacob's pretty geology pictures. Mt Bailey, Oregon Cascades →. Owl Canyon, Mojave Desert. December 12, 2013. This photo shows deformed Miocene and earlier lacustrine deposits, conglomerates, and air-fall tuffs deposited in a supra-detachment basin, capped by Quaternary alluvial fan deposits. The deformation history here is quite complex- how many different structures can you find? Here are links to the image for different desktop resolutions (by aspect ratio), pictures open in a new window:.