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Places of Geologic Significance
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Description:
A category in which to place interesting rock, sand, soil formations and deformations which have been created by natural (not human) forces.
Expanded Description:
Geology is the science and study of the solid matter of a celestial body (in this case the Earth), its composition, structure, physical properties, history and the processes that shape it. Waymarks in this category should exhibit one or more geologic processes (processes which either build up or tear down rocks/sand/or soil).

Most interesting rock formations are either a result of two geologic processes, erosion or volcanism but there are others such as meteorite craters, and earthquake related deformation to name just a few.
Instructions for Posting a Places of Geologic Significance Waymark:
(Requirements updated 10-May-2012 to require an explanation of geologic significance in the description. Existing waymarks are grandfathered.)

The waymarks in this category should be examples of interesting rock, sand, or soil formations. An explanation of the geologic significance of the location must be included in the description.

Geologically interesting features which are already covered under another category will be denied. These include Caves, Glaciers, Mountain Summits, Natural Arches, active volcanoes and Rock and Mineral Displays. As other more specific geologic categories are created they will become off-limits for this category, existing waymarks notwithstanding.

In the interest of environmental and civic responsibility, the following is a guideline.

Waymarks on public land which is already opened to the public and managed for visits to the location of waymark do not need approval from the land's management. Waymarks on public land which is unimproved for visitors, but otherwise open to unrestricted access by the public are also accepted. Waymarks on private land will be accepted if access is open to the public and this access is documented via a web site. Waymarks on private or otherwise restricted land will be accepted as long as the place of interest can be viewed from unrestricted public land (for example, road right of way).

If the category managers have any doubt as to the right of public access to the waymark, it will be deleted. Using web site references to build your case is encouraged.

Also, collecting and removal of any kind of sample from the site is strenuously discouraged.

A photo of the formation taken by the waymarker must be uploaded and used as the waymark page photo.
Instructions for Visiting a Waymark in this Category:
No specific requirements, just have fun visiting the waymark.
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  • Requires a high clearance vehicle to visit.
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Places of Geologic SignificanceColorado Plateau - Grand Staircase

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The Grand Staircase of the Colorado Plateau starts at the Grand Canyon and proceeds northward and upward 6,000 feet in a series of steps to the Pink Cliffs above Bryce Canyon.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Utah

date approved: 5/6/2013

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceDevils Golf Course - Death Valley National Park, CA, USA

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The marker at the Devils Golf Course indicate that these strange formations are actually a large salt pan that is constantly changing. It is located in Death Valley National Park in California.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Chasing Blue Sky

location: California

date approved: 4/9/2013

last visited: 4/5/2013

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Places of Geologic SignificanceBohlenwand - 07318 Saalfeld - Thüringen - Deutschland

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Der berühmte Saalfelder Bohlen! Exiting Bohlen near Saalfeld!

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member *Team Krombaer*

location: Thüringen, Germany

date approved: 3/12/2013

last visited: 3/12/2013

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Places of Geologic SignificanceMiner's Castle - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore -MI

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A 42 mile stretch of lakeshore along Lake Superior in the Upper Penisula of Michigan. Miner's Castle is on focal point of the cliffs and sand dunes.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member nomadwillie

location: Michigan

date approved: 3/1/2013

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceMono Craters

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This Inyo National Forest sign explaining the significance of volcanic activity in the vicinity of Mono Lake is located in a turnout on the southeast side of California Highway 158 about 1.1 miles southwest of the junction with US Highway 395.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: California

date approved: 2/26/2013

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceVolcanoes of the Never Summer Mountains

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This interpretive sign about the Never Summer Mountains is located in a turnout on the southwest side of Trail Ridge Road (US Highway 34) a short distance southwest of the Alpine Visitor Center of Rocky Mountain National Park.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Colorado

date approved: 2/7/2013

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceGlacial Cirque

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You can get a close-up view of this glacial cirque from the observation deck at the Alpine Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park near the high point of Trail Ridge Road (US Highway 34).

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz

location: Colorado

date approved: 2/7/2013

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceLayer Cake Hill - Kelowna, BC

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Seemingly unique in the world, this volcanic mountain shows unique layering of a type that has not been seen anywhere else.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member BK-Hunters

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 2/7/2013

last visited: 4/1/2013

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Places of Geologic SignificanceWriting-on-Stone Provincial Park - Alberta, Canada

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Writing-on-Stone is an area of sandstone formations and hoodoos on the north side of the Milk River Valley in southern Alberta. Natives gathered here for centuries and left pictographs and petroglyphs as witness to their presence.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member BK-Hunters

location: Alberta, Canada

date approved: 2/5/2013

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceThe Pinnacles, near Columbia, Missouri

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The Pinnacles are an eroded ridgeline, created by two parallel streams, the Silver Fork Creek and the Kelly Creek. The Pinnacle Youth Park which contains the Pinnacles is located approx. 14 miles north of Interstate 70, just off Hwy 63.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member deverojm

location: Missouri

date approved: 2/4/2013

last visited: 6/8/2012

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Places of Geologic SignificanceMorrison Formation - Morrison, CO

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This is one of the best scientifically interpreted and easy to walk areas of the Morrison Formation.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1

location: Colorado

date approved: 2/2/2013

last visited: 2/17/2013

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Places of Geologic SignificanceTower Rock, also known as the Grand Tower. Wittenberg, Missouri

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Tower Rock is a rock formation and landmark island in the Mississippi River, in Perry County, Missouri, near the town of Wittenberg, Missouri, and across the river from Grand Tower, Illinois.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member deverojm

location: Missouri

date approved: 2/2/2013

last visited: 8/17/2012

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Places of Geologic SignificanceTeufelsschlucht, Irrel, Germany

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Bizzare Felsenlandschaft mit engen Schluchten und interessanten Felsformationen / a weird rock scenery, with deep columns and curios rock formations - the devil's gorge

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member cacherella on tour

location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

date approved: 1/27/2013

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificancePorphyrfächer - Lk. Sächs. Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sachsen, D

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Der einzigartige Porphyrfächer im Tharandter Wald.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Tharandter

location: Sachsen, Germany

date approved: 1/9/2013

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceTodra Gorge, Tinerhir, Atlas Mountains, Morocco

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A breathtaking part of the Atlas Mountains

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member g300td

location: Morocco

date approved: 1/3/2013

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceGeologische Wand Kampmannbrücke, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen

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The outcrop Geologische Wand Kampmannbrücke

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member g300td

location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

date approved: 1/2/2013

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceKaser Steinstuben - Lk. Rottal-Inn, Bayern, D

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Ein Blockstrom an den Kaser Steinstuben.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Tharandter

location: Bayern, Germany

date approved: 12/30/2012

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceRock Edge - Oxford, England

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The rocks and fossils revelead in this disused quarry tell a fascinating story of what Oxford and the surrounding area was like 155 million years ago.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member SUp3rFM & Cruella

location: Southern England, United Kingdom

date approved: 12/29/2012

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceCastil de Tierra, Bardenas Reales, Navarra

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A geologically interesting area in Navarra, Spain.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member g300td

location: Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain

date approved: 12/23/2012

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceBasaltbruch Ascherhübel - Lk. Sächs. Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sachsen, D

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Der Basaltbruch am Ascherhübel im Tharandter Wald.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Tharandter

location: Sachsen, Germany

date approved: 12/8/2012

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceMøns Klint - Borre, Møn, Denmark

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The gleaming white chalk cliffs at Møns Klint, rise 420 ft (128m) above the Baltic Sea, in southeast Denmark. The cliffs were created about 5000 years ago when centuries of calcareous deposits of seashells were lifted from the ocean floor.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Chasing Blue Sky

location: Denmark

date approved: 12/6/2012

last visited: 10/16/2012

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Places of Geologic SignificanceDevil's Bridge Gorges - Rhône-Alpes, France

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The Devil's Bridge Gorges in the Valley of the Dranse de Morzine.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Tharandter

location: Rhône-Alpes, France

date approved: 12/6/2012

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceAlofa'aga blowholes, Samoa

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The Alofa’aga blowholes, also known as the Taga Blowholes, are one of the best examples of blowholes in the world.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member The Spindoctors

location: Samoa

date approved: 12/6/2012

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceBryce Canyon, Utah

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Bryce Canyon National Park is in Utah.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Queens Blessing

location: Utah

date approved: 11/22/2012

last visited: 12/5/2012

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Places of Geologic SignificanceStrudeltopf - Zscherregrund, Lk. Sächs. Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sachsen, D

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Der Strudeltopf im Zscherregrund.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Tharandter

location: Sachsen, Germany

date approved: 11/22/2012

last visited: never

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