Geology

[Cliff Hilbert]

A new thread for members to post their photos of geology. Both of these are along a highway in eastern Utah where I was killing some time until the Arches Park opened up. I actually had the first one enlarged and framed and it really looks nice. Let's see some more pictures of the interesting geologic formations in the world.

 

[Jack Dawe]

Pancake Rocks, New Zealand.

 

[sparker1]

A new thread for members to post their photos of geology. Both of these are along a highway in western Utah where I was killing some time until the Arches Park opened up. I actually had the first one enlarged and framed and it really looks nice. Let's see some more pictures of the interesting geologic formations in the world. View attachment 44502View attachment 44501

Oh my, two-thirds of my stuff is geology. Where to start?

 

[Cliff Hilbert]

Oh my, two-thirds of my stuff is geology. Where to start?

Anywhere, Stan. Stan, it was your shots of Utah at 3:47 today that made me think of this, so put some pictures up.

 

[Win]

Living in Utah, I'm surrounded by geology. I love that it's active, we see have constant changes, maybe just a little sand sliding down hill.

Coyote Buttes North, The Wave, with my wife waving.

 

[sparker1]

This shows a few layers. Canyonlands N P, Utah

 

[Cliff Hilbert]

Did you ever wonder how the different layers were formed on mountainsides like this, how many millions of years it took to form those layers? I wonder, but I'm too lazy to study the geology behind it. This was taken on Hwy. 550 north of Durango.

 

[hammer]

Even in relatively drab Indiana, there are reminders of ancient geology.

 

[Cliff Hilbert]

Mike, the second picture is really interesting with the colors and shapes but what is it of, the side of a hill, the bottom of a stream?

 

[hammer]

Mike, the second picture is really interesting with the colors and shapes but what is it of, the side of a hill, the bottom of a stream?

It was all carved from ice-age glaciers, and the ensuing ersosion over 20,000 years. The canyon goes on for a bit, and there's even hiking in the stream bed. Hope that this helps !

 

[joayne]

Very cool!

 

[Cliff Hilbert]

It was all carved from ice-age glaciers, and the ensuing ersosion over 20,000 years. The canyon goes on for a bit, and there's even hiking in the stream bed. Hope that this helps !

Yep, that explains it, thanks. It's a very neat photo.

 

[joayne]

It helps to give us viewers a bit of information with the images..
it’s valuable information

 

[sparker1]

Arrow Canyon, Nevada. I was there to check out rock art, but found these uplifted pieces of earth's crust to be interesting.

 

[Cliff Hilbert]

Arrow Canyon, Nevada. I was there to check out rock art, but found these uplifted pieces of earth's crust to be interesting.
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The ground is truly lifted up, probably millions of years ago. Really interesting.

 

[sparker1]

The ground is truly lifted up, probably millions of years ago. Really interesting.

There are several examples of uplift there, plus a lot of cool petroglyphs.

 

[sparker1]

Much of the western landscape was shaped by volcanic activity, much of it millions of years ago. Evidence left behind includes cones, craters, calderas, lava tubes, etc. When excessive magma was pushed up through a cone or vent that was too small to accommodate the mass, something had to give. The results were varied and unpredictable, but often a "plug" was left behind, and the surrounding area eroded over time. Exposed plugs can be found in many places where volcanoes were present. Some geologists think that Devil's Tower is such a plug, but others disagree. One generally accepted volcanic plug is located in NW New Mexico, on the Navajo reservation. It is called Shiprock, due to its shape, and is sacred to the Navajo. After passing it many times during the day, I made a special effort to see it at sunrise.

 

[Cliff Hilbert]

I've heard of Shiprock but never seen it. Good info, Stan.

 

[Redlegrangerone]

79 million year old ancient sea bed layers, uplifted by the Indian Sub-continent crashing into Asia. Pang Tham, Thailand.

 

[Redlegrangerone]

Sometimes the geology tries to follow you home. Chunk of limestone seabed, that tumbled down the hillside in the rainy season. Pang Tham, Thailand