view gallery |  White Bluff - Demopolis
in Places of Geologic Significance Historic limestone bluff along the Tombigbee River in Demopolis, Alabama.
posted by: BruceS location: Alabama date listed: 11/20/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Laacher Lake: Mofette
in Places of Geologic Significance This Waymark leads you to the carbon dioxide (CO2) springs along the Laacher Lake bank. posted by: tonayo location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany date listed: 11/19/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Laacher Lake: Cinder Cone
in Places of Geologic Significance This Waymark leads you to the small peninsula "Jägerspitze" the most eastern part of a Basalt cinder cone. posted by: tonayo location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany date listed: 11/19/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Le Puits d'enfer - Chateau d'Olonne, France
in Places of Geologic Significance [FR] Le Puits d'Enfer est une faille rocheuse en bord de mer à Château d'Olonne.
[ENG] The Puits d'Enfer (the Well of Hell) is a deep rift on the coast at Château d'Olonne. posted by: Chris777 location: France date listed: 11/18/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Laacher Lake: Basalt lava flow
in Places of Geologic Significance This Waymark leads you to the basalt lava flow of the "Lorenzfelsen" near the Laacher Lake. posted by: tonayo location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany date listed: 11/18/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
in Places of Geologic Significance Geysers, Hot Springs, and Mud-pots, Oh My! posted by: Big B Bob location: Wyoming date listed: 11/13/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Great Sand Dunes National Park - Mosca, Colorado
in Places of Geologic Significance One of the most unique National Parks in the US. Once you hike to the top of High Dune you will understand the meaning of "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back". posted by: Big B Bob location: Colorado date listed: 11/13/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park - Arizona/Utah
in Places of Geologic Significance One of the most majestic and most photographed points on earth. posted by: Big B Bob location: Arizona date listed: 11/13/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Kiama Little Blowhole, Kiama, NSW, Australia
in Places of Geologic Significance There is a lookout and parking for this blowhole, a main attraction for the township of Kiama. posted by: Queens Blessing location: New South Wales, Australia date listed: 11/2/2009 last visited: 11/3/2009 |
view gallery |  Forgotten Roses (Tenerife, Spain)
in Places of Geologic Significance Most objects of interest in the Parque Nacional del Teide are appreciated with information boards. These two stone roses unfortunately not. posted by: tonayo location: Islas Canarias, Spain date listed: 11/2/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Bombo Headland Quarry Geological Site, Australia
in Places of Geologic Significance The basalt columns at this site are an internationally recognised geological phenomena. posted by: Queens Blessing location: New South Wales, Australia date listed: 11/2/2009 last visited: 11/2/2009 |
view gallery |  Moab Fault
in Places of Geologic Significance The Moab Fault, near Moab, Utah, USA is a well exposed and much studied geological fault. posted by: linkys location: Utah date listed: 11/1/2009 last visited: 7/21/2008 |
view gallery |  Cap de Creus
in Places of Geologic Significance This is a unique place to observe and study metamorphic and magmatic rocks (schists, migmatites and pegmatites) and their structures, especially shear zones and folds. They are exposed in an outstanding landscape. posted by: ElenaDruguet location: Spain date listed: 10/14/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Gran Cratere La Fossa Fumaroles - Vulcano Island (Aeolian Islands)
in Places of Geologic Significance Do you want see a part of Hell? Visit the great fumarole field on the top of the Gran Cratere of the Fossa on Vulcano Island, one of famous Eolian Islands near to Sicily... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Sicilia, Italy date listed: 10/1/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Falls over a Lava Flow. Tongariro National Park. New Zealand.
in Places of Geologic Significance The Taranaki Falls tumble over the edge of a large lava flow that erupted from the volcano of Mt Ruapehu 15,000 years ago. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date listed: 9/13/2009 last visited: 9/13/2009 |
view gallery |  Desarrollo y evolución de cataratas (Iguazú)
in Places of Geologic Significance Este lugar único es el resultado de la conjunción de factores litológicos, tectónicos y erosivos. This unique place is the result of the combination of factors lithologic, tectonic and erosion. posted by: monticola location: Argentina date listed: 9/8/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Sideling Hill near Hancock MD
in Places of Geologic Significance When Interstate 68 was built in western Maryland, a cut through Sideling Hill exposed 810 feet of rock strata. Visitors can see and learn more about this geological formation at the rest stop near Hancock, Maryland. posted by: akern.geo location: Maryland date listed: 8/31/2009 last visited: 10/3/2009 |
view gallery |  The Mighty Mountains of Kernersville!
in Places of Geologic Significance A highly accessible suburban geological "Mountain" adventure using local rocks to examine the tectonic history of the region. posted by: PWRadio location: North Carolina date listed: 8/25/2009 last visited: 9/10/2009 |
view gallery |  Jack's Blowhole
in Places of Geologic Significance A sinkhole with tidal water rushing through it some 200 metres from the ocean. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date listed: 8/23/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Niagara Whirlpool - north of Niagara Falls, Ontario
in Places of Geologic Significance The Niagara whirlpool was formed by erosion as the Niagara Falls works its way up the Niagara River towards Lake Erie. posted by: Lightnin Bug location: Ontario, Canada date listed: 8/22/2009 last visited: 10/12/2009 |
view gallery |  Formación de evaporitas (Mar Muerto, Jordania)
in Places of Geologic Significance La formación de rocas sedimentarias químicas en acción en "Amman Tourist Beach". The deposit of sedimentary rock chemical in action in "Amman Tourist Beach". posted by: monticola location: Jordan date listed: 7/28/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Warren Dunes - Warren Dunes Michigan State Park
in Places of Geologic Significance Tower Hill at Warren Dunes State Park rises 240-260 feet above Lake Michigan posted by: cldisme location: Michigan date listed: 7/26/2009 last visited: 9/1/2009 |
view gallery |  Desierto de Wadi Rum (Jordania)
in Places of Geologic Significance En los alrededores de las coordenadas publicadas podemos apreciar numerosas formas típicas del modelado en clima árido. In the vicinity of the coordinates published we can see many ways typical of the arid climate modeling.
posted by: monticola location: Jordan date listed: 7/18/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Basaltic Dike at Rodderberg Volcano (Bonn, Germany)
in Places of Geologic Significance A Basaltic Dike at Rodderberg Volcano near Bonn, Germany. posted by: tonayo location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany date listed: 7/18/2009 last visited: 10/11/2009 |
view gallery |  Cascadia Subduction Zone--Oregon Coast
in Places of Geologic Significance The Cascadia Subduction Zone is one of the largest active faults in North America. posted by: Queens Blessing location: Oregon date listed: 7/13/2009 last visited: 7/14/2009 |
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