view gallery |  Kings Canyon - Northern Territory, Australia
in Places of Geologic Significance Kings Canyon in Watarrka National Park is a spiritual place to the Luritja people. posted by: netdust location: Northern Territory, Australia date approved: 12/10/2014 last visited: 7/22/2017 |
view gallery |  Kata Tjuta (Mount Olga) - Northern Territory, Australia
in Places of Geologic Significance Kata Tjuta had a similar formation process as Uluru 16 miles away, and is equally impressing. posted by: netdust location: Northern Territory, Australia date approved: 12/10/2014 last visited: 7/22/2017 |
view gallery |  Þingvellir Tectonic Plates - Þingvellir, Iceland
in Places of Geologic Significance The North American and European tectonic plates are spreading apart here in Iceland. One of only two places in the world where the effects of two plates drifting apart can be observed. posted by: Metro2 location: Iceland date approved: 12/2/2014 last visited: 2/20/2019 |
view gallery |  Basalt Columns and Am Buachaille - Staffa, Scotland, UK
in Places of Geologic Significance The Isle of Staffa has a multitude of mainly hexagonal basalt columns of vulcanic origin, an ensemble of which creates the small offshore island of Am Buachaille. posted by: netdust location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 11/28/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Heath Canyon - Wrightwood, CA
in Places of Geologic Significance A nearby Landslide created a small canyon where green crystals, actinolite, can be found. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 11/26/2014 last visited: 11/26/2014 |
view gallery |  Devil's Punchbowl - Pearblossom, CA
in Places of Geologic Significance A County Park, that used to be the intersection of two plate boundaries. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 11/26/2014 last visited: 9/22/2019 |
view gallery |  Elizabeth Lake - Lake Hughes, CA
in Places of Geologic Significance A lake along the San Andreas Fault. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 11/26/2014 last visited: 11/26/2014 |
view gallery |  Altschlossfelsen - Eppenbrunn/Germany
in Places of Geologic Significance The Altschlossfelsen lie on the northeastern foothills of the 406 m high Brechenberg. posted by: KaPsTeam location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany date approved: 11/23/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Potomac River and Catoctin Mountain at Point of Rocks, MD
in Places of Geologic Significance At this location complex geological forces allowed the Potomac River to cut through the Catoctin Mountain, and the rock from this area was used to form the walls of the C&O Canal and the bed of the railroad tracks of the B&O Railroad. posted by: NorStar location: Maryland date approved: 11/12/2014 last visited: 7/6/2013 |
view gallery |  The Burren - County Clare, Ireland
in Places of Geologic Significance The Burren (Irish: Boireann, meaning "great rock") is a karst landscape in County Clare, Ireland. The area is well known for excellent examples of limestone pavement. posted by: Noe1 location: Munster, Ireland date approved: 11/5/2014 last visited: 10/5/2017 |
view gallery |  Sete Cidades Crater Lakes - Portugal
in Places of Geologic Significance Fantastic view of twin lakes, one blue in color, the other colored green. posted by: 2Hanweb location: Arquipélago dos Açores, Portugal date approved: 10/27/2014 last visited: 6/13/2017 |
view gallery |  San Andreas Fault Limestone Formation - Frazier Park, CA
in Places of Geologic Significance On top, there's limestone and on the bottom there is sandstone. What separates them both is the San Andreas Fault. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 10/25/2014 last visited: 10/25/2014 |
view gallery |  Pravrídlo / Primeval Spring - Teplice (North Bohemia)
in Places of Geologic Significance The depicted pyramid covers original shaft of principal source of healing thermal water in Teplice spa - Pravrídlo (Primeval Spring) and its close proximity is also small free source of this water... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Ústecký kraj, Czechia date approved: 10/24/2014 last visited: 11/10/2021 |
view gallery |  Salt Marsh - Cape Cod National Seashore - Eastham, MA
in Places of Geologic Significance A kattle pond that is now filled with salt water. Located behind the Salt Pond Visitor Center. The Visitors Center is located at the corner of Nauset Road and Route 6 in Eastham, MA. posted by: Lat34North location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/21/2014 last visited: 9/28/2017 |
view gallery |  Findling in Buchholz
in Places of Geologic Significance Findling am Rande der Buchholzer Fußgängerzone posted by: Bubi68 location: Niedersachsen, Germany date approved: 10/6/2014 last visited: 10/5/2020 |
view gallery |  Black Butte - Siskiyou County, California, USA
in Places of Geologic Significance Black Butte is a cluster of overlapping dacite lava domes in a butte, a parasitic satellite cone of Mount Shasta. It is located directly adjacent to Interstate 5 at milepost 742 between the city of Mount Shasta and Weed, California. posted by: DougK location: California date approved: 10/4/2014 last visited: 10/16/2014 |
view gallery |  Potholes - Rivière Outardes, Qc,Canada - Marmites
in Places of Geologic Significance Les marmites dans le lit de la Rivière Outardes.
Potholes in the dried riverbed of the Outardes River which is in the town of the same name, in French. posted by: VE2YWS location: Québec, Canada date approved: 9/29/2014 last visited: 10/12/2014 |
view gallery |  Le mont Royal - Montréal, Québec
in Places of Geologic Significance le mont Royal est une colline dans la ville de Montréal (Québec) / mount Royal is a hill in the city of Montreal (Quebec) posted by: oiseau_ca location: Québec, Canada date approved: 9/29/2014 last visited: 4/27/2022 |
view gallery |  Der Gesteinslehrpfad - Salzgitter - Gebhardshagen, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
in Places of Geologic Significance Willkommen in Gebhardshagen. Welcome to Gebhardshagen. posted by: kishin location: Niedersachsen, Germany date approved: 9/23/2014 last visited: 10/18/2017 |
view gallery |  Mississippi Petrified Forest -- nr Flora MS
in Places of Geologic Significance The Mississippi Petrified forest is a National Natural Landmark located in rural MS near the tiny town of Flora MS posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Mississippi date approved: 9/22/2014 last visited: 9/22/2014 |
view gallery |  Continental Divide, Rabbit Ears Pass - Grand County, Colorado
in Places of Geologic Significance The Continental Divide (also called the Great Divide or Continental Divide of the Americas) determines whether water flows to the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean. posted by: Outspoken1 location: Colorado date approved: 9/22/2014 last visited: 6/10/2017 |
view gallery |  Edinburgh Castle Rock - Edinburgh, Scotland
in Places of Geologic Significance Edinburgh castle was built on top of a vulcanic plug. posted by: netdust location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 9/22/2014 last visited: 12/20/2021 |
view gallery |  Jardin des Glaciers / Seashell Deposits
in Places of Geologic Significance This seashell deposit—the largest of its kind in the world—is located 80 metres above the current sea level. posted by: davidb1957 location: Québec, Canada date approved: 9/15/2014 last visited: 10/17/2015 |
view gallery |  Eroded outcrops on Dvorák' Trail / Erozní útvary na Dvorákove stezce - Kralupy nad Vltavou (Central Bohemia)
in Places of Geologic Significance Depicted beautiful example of erosion of sandstone and arcose outcrops you can find along the touristic footpath called Dvorákova stezka (Dvorák' Trail) in Vltava river valley close to town Kralupy nad Vltavou. posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia date approved: 9/14/2014 last visited: 4/23/2018 |
view gallery |  DIABASE ROCK FORMATION
in Places of Geologic Significance DIABASE, also called Dolerite, is fine to medium grained, dark gray to black intrusive igneous rock. posted by: davidb1957 location: Québec, Canada date approved: 9/14/2014 last visited: 8/8/2018 |
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