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Places of Geologic SignificanceValle de la Luna - La Paz, Bolivia

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[EN] The Valle de la Luna is a municipal protected area and geological formation of the city of La Paz. [FR] La Valle de la Luna est une zone protégée municipale et une formation géologique de la ville de La Paz

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin

location: Bolivia

date approved: 3/11/2023

last visited: 3/10/2023

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Places of Geologic SignificanceSeven-Layer Sediment Cake from the Cretaceous Era - San Diego, CA

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A sign of geological significance at Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego, California.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote

location: California

date approved: 3/6/2023

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic Significance"Over a Billion Years of Geologic History" -- MacDonald Pass, US 12 west of Helena MT USA

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Over a billion years of Montana's geological history can be seen from this pullout on US 12 -- if you know what to look for

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Montana

date approved: 1/26/2023

last visited: 1/30/2023

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Places of Geologic SignificanceThousand Palms Oasis Preserve - Thousand Palms, CA

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An oasis in the desert caused by the San Andreas Fault and groundwater in Thousand Palms, California.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote

location: California

date approved: 1/18/2023

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceBerrocal de Campofrío

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Afloramiento granítico en el que se aprecia con gran claridad los procesos de alteración de los granitos, responsables de la formación de berrocales.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 2garzasdefuego

location: Andalucía, Spain

date approved: 12/5/2022

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceCharnela de Sinclinal en Aracena

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En este lugar aflora un pliegue de tipo sinclinal en el que se ve con mucha claridad la charnela.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 2garzasdefuego

location: Andalucía, Spain

date approved: 12/5/2022

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceCanteras de Mármol de Fuenteheridos

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Canteras de mármol de gran interés, ya abandonadas, en la que son visibles algunas evidencias del proceso kárstico.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 2garzasdefuego

location: Andalucía, Spain

date approved: 12/5/2022

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificancePilow-lavas de Cumbres de Enmedio

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Corte vertical del terreno que muestra el perfil de las lavas almohadilladas o piloww-lavas.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 2garzasdefuego

location: Andalucía, Spain

date approved: 12/5/2022

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceCharnela de Anticlinal en Valverde del Camino

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Afloramiento de un anticlinal, en el que se puede apreciar en tres dimensiones la charnela del pliegue.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 2garzasdefuego

location: Andalucía, Spain

date approved: 12/5/2022

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceFinger Rock -- Yukon-Koyukuk Borough, AK USA

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The granite outcrop (tor) known today as Finger Rock has been an important landmark in the Arctic tundra for thousands of years. Finger Rock is in the center of a ring of many tors, now known as Finger Mountain (even though its not a mountain).

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 11/30/2022

last visited: 3/1/2023

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Places of Geologic SignificanceIllgraben - Leuk, VS, Switzerland

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The Illgraben valley is one of the most geologically unstable regions of Switzerland.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member fi67

location: Valais, Switzerland

date approved: 11/28/2022

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificancePow Wow Rock — Surrey, BC

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Erratics dot the landscape across the northern half of North America indicating the extent of the glaciation periods where massive ice sheets covered these regions. Pow Wow Rock is one erratic where it has been designated heritage.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop

location: British Columbia, Canada

date approved: 11/23/2022

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceThe Mountain Rocks - Palm Springs, CA

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One of many historical markers at the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs, California.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote

location: California

date approved: 11/20/2022

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceBuntsandstein, Gerolstein, RLP, Germany

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Buntsandstein Felsengruppe Red sandstone rock group

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Tillba

location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

date approved: 11/11/2022

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceUshuaia, Fin del Mundo (Argentina)

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Ushuaia es la ciudad más austral del mundo, capital de la provincia de Tierra del Fuego. Su nombre proviene de la lengua Yámana y significa “bahía que mira hacia el poniente”.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member GURUGU

location: Argentina

date approved: 10/29/2022

last visited: 11/2/2022

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Places of Geologic SignificanceSeltenbachschlucht - Klingenberg, Germany

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Seltenbachschlucht Nach den Unwetterschäden im Frühjahr trifft es uns bereits zum zweiten Mal in diesem Jahr, daß die Seltenbachschlucht aus Sicherheitsgründen gesperrt werden muss.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Maragul

location: Bayern, Germany

date approved: 10/8/2022

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceDrumheller Hoodoos - Drumheller, AB

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[EN] The hoodoos are 16 kilometers southeast of Drumheller on Highway 10. [FR] Les hoodoos se trouvent à 16 kilomètres au sud-est de Drumheller, sur la route 10.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin

location: Alberta, Canada

date approved: 9/15/2022

last visited: 1/19/2023

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Places of Geologic SignificanceCalanques de Piana - Corse - France

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Situé entre Calvi et Ajaccio sur la côte Ouest de la Corse, ce site naturel exceptionnel est inscrit depuis 1983 au patrimoine mondial de l’humanité tout comme le golfe de Porto et la réserve de Scandola.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine

location: Corse, France

date approved: 5/16/2022

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceLes Orgues - Ille-sur-Têt (Pyrénées-Orientales), France

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[FR] Les Orgues d'Ille-sur-Têt sont des cheminées de fée résultent de l'érosion de roches sédimentaires vieilles de quatre millions d'années. [EN] An exceptional landscape of astonishing natural structures: the "fairy chimneys".

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache

location: Occitanie, France

date approved: 5/16/2022

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceRaukar near Langhammars - Gotland, Sweden

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The limestone pillars called raukar are found in the Baltic Sea area on the shores of Gotland and Öland and in northern Norway. Some particularly fine specimens can be found at Langhammars in northern Gotland.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member FamilieFrohne

location: Gotland, Sweden

date approved: 5/5/2022

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceLittle Sahara State Park - Waynoka, OK

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Sand Dunes in Oklahoma? Little Sahara State Park is centered on this geologic oddity - south of Waynoka, Oklahoma.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member The Snowdog

location: Oklahoma

date approved: 4/11/2022

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificancePena Corneira - Leiro, Ourense, España

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The Sierra de Pena Corneira is a mountain range in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula , located in the Galician province of Orense , in Spain . It has the status of a Natural Monument .

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ariberna

location: Galicia, Spain

date approved: 4/3/2022

last visited: 4/4/2022

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Places of Geologic Significanceestratigrafía arqueológica - Ourense, Galicia, España

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different sediments here

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ariberna

location: Galicia, Spain

date approved: 3/20/2022

last visited: 3/20/2022

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Places of Geologic SignificanceWalls of Jericho - Estillfork, Alabama

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Located on the Tennessee and Alabama Border.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose

location: Tennessee

date approved: 1/15/2022

last visited: never

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Places of Geologic SignificanceLes taffoni de Cucuruzzu - Levie - France

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Sur le chemin pour découvrir le site de Cucuruzzu et les cateddu du Capula, un paysage extraordinaire de chaos granitique fait d'immenses rochers sculptés par le vent et la pluie.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine

location: Corse, France

date approved: 12/17/2021

last visited: never

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