view gallery |  Valle de la Luna - La Paz, Bolivia
in Places of Geologic Significance [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: pmaupin location: Bolivia date approved: 3/11/2023 last visited: 3/10/2023 |
view gallery |  Seven-Layer Sediment Cake from the Cretaceous Era - San Diego, CA
in Places of Geologic Significance A sign of geological significance at Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego, California. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/6/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  "Over a Billion Years of Geologic History" -- MacDonald Pass, US 12 west of Helena MT USA
in Places of Geologic Significance 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: Benchmark Blasterz location: Montana date approved: 1/26/2023 last visited: 1/30/2023 |
view gallery |  Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve - Thousand Palms, CA
in Places of Geologic Significance An oasis in the desert caused by the San Andreas Fault and groundwater in Thousand Palms, California. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 1/18/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Berrocal de Campofrío
in Places of Geologic Significance 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: 2garzasdefuego location: Andalucía, Spain date approved: 12/5/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Charnela de Sinclinal en Aracena
in Places of Geologic Significance En este lugar aflora un pliegue de tipo sinclinal en el que se ve con mucha claridad la charnela. posted by: 2garzasdefuego location: Andalucía, Spain date approved: 12/5/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Canteras de Mármol de Fuenteheridos
in Places of Geologic Significance Canteras de mármol de gran interés, ya abandonadas, en la que son visibles algunas evidencias del proceso kárstico. posted by: 2garzasdefuego location: Andalucía, Spain date approved: 12/5/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Pilow-lavas de Cumbres de Enmedio
in Places of Geologic Significance Corte vertical del terreno que muestra el perfil de las lavas almohadilladas o piloww-lavas. posted by: 2garzasdefuego location: Andalucía, Spain date approved: 12/5/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Charnela de Anticlinal en Valverde del Camino
in Places of Geologic Significance Afloramiento de un anticlinal, en el que se puede apreciar en tres dimensiones la charnela del pliegue. posted by: 2garzasdefuego location: Andalucía, Spain date approved: 12/5/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Finger Rock -- Yukon-Koyukuk Borough, AK USA
in Places of Geologic Significance 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: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 11/30/2022 last visited: 3/1/2023 |
view gallery |  Illgraben - Leuk, VS, Switzerland
in Places of Geologic Significance The Illgraben valley is one of the most geologically unstable regions of Switzerland. posted by: fi67 location: Valais, Switzerland date approved: 11/28/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Pow Wow Rock — Surrey, BC
in Places of Geologic Significance 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: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 11/23/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Mountain Rocks - Palm Springs, CA
in Places of Geologic Significance One of many historical markers at the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs, California. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 11/20/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Buntsandstein, Gerolstein, RLP, Germany
in Places of Geologic Significance Buntsandstein Felsengruppe
Red sandstone rock group posted by: Tillba location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany date approved: 11/11/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Ushuaia, Fin del Mundo (Argentina)
in Places of Geologic Significance 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: GURUGU location: Argentina date approved: 10/29/2022 last visited: 11/2/2022 |
view gallery |  Seltenbachschlucht - Klingenberg, Germany
in Places of Geologic Significance 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: Maragul location: Bayern, Germany date approved: 10/8/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Drumheller Hoodoos - Drumheller, AB
in Places of Geologic Significance [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: pmaupin location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 9/15/2022 last visited: 1/19/2023 |
view gallery |  Calanques de Piana - Corse - France
in Places of Geologic Significance 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: Alfouine location: Corse, France date approved: 5/16/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Les Orgues - Ille-sur-Têt (Pyrénées-Orientales), France
in Places of Geologic Significance [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: RakeInTheCache location: Occitanie, France date approved: 5/16/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Raukar near Langhammars - Gotland, Sweden
in Places of Geologic Significance 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: FamilieFrohne location: Gotland, Sweden date approved: 5/5/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Little Sahara State Park - Waynoka, OK
in Places of Geologic Significance Sand Dunes in Oklahoma? Little Sahara State Park is centered on this geologic oddity - south of Waynoka, Oklahoma. posted by: The Snowdog location: Oklahoma date approved: 4/11/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Pena Corneira - Leiro, Ourense, España
in Places of Geologic Significance 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: Ariberna location: Galicia, Spain date approved: 4/3/2022 last visited: 4/4/2022 |
view gallery |  estratigrafía arqueológica - Ourense, Galicia, España
in Places of Geologic Significance different sediments here posted by: Ariberna location: Galicia, Spain date approved: 3/20/2022 last visited: 3/20/2022 |
view gallery |  Walls of Jericho - Estillfork, Alabama
in Places of Geologic Significance Located on the Tennessee and Alabama Border. posted by: flyingmoose location: Tennessee date approved: 1/15/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Les taffoni de Cucuruzzu - Levie - France
in Places of Geologic Significance 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: Alfouine location: Corse, France date approved: 12/17/2021 last visited: never |
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