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: 2/13/2015 |
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: never |
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: 11/7/2014 |
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: never |
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: never |
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: 1/26/2015 |
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: 6/10/2012 |
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: never |
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: 9/26/2014 |
view gallery |  Godbout's Alluvial Fan
in Places of Geologic Significance An alluvial fan is a triangle-shaped deposit of gravel, sand, and even smaller pieces of sediment, such as silt. This sediment is called alluvium. posted by: davidb1957 location: Québec, Canada date approved: 9/14/2014 last visited: 9/28/2014 |
view gallery |  Monte Pilar - Póvoa de Lanhoso, Portugal
in Places of Geologic Significance The Pillar Mountain is an extrusion that due to their granitic lithologic characteristics, resisted the erosion over time, this huge granitic monolith is considered the largest in the Iberian Peninsula. posted by: razalas location: Braga, Portugal date approved: 9/11/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Rainbow Bridge -- Rainbow Bridge National Monument, UT
in Places of Geologic Significance The amazing Rainbow Bridge has been carved over millions of years by water and time, on display at the Rainbow Bridge National Monument. The waymark coordinates are for the closest public viewing area. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Utah date approved: 8/28/2014 last visited: 8/29/2014 |
view gallery |  Geologischer Aufschluss „Am laufenden Stein“
in Places of Geologic Significance At "Am laufenden Stein" near the railway station in Dillenburg, you can nicely see the layer sequence of an iron ore deposit in greenstone. posted by: Eibacher Kuckuck location: Hessen, Germany date approved: 8/17/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Thurston Lava Tube - Volcano, HI
in Places of Geologic Significance The Thurston Lava Tube is one of the most visited places in the park. posted by: bluesnote location: Hawaii date approved: 8/5/2014 last visited: 11/25/2013 |
view gallery |  Marmorbruch Unica - Villmar, Hessen, Germany
in Places of Geologic Significance The Unica quarry in Villmar allows a unique three-dimensional insight into the structure of a Stromatopore reef from the Devonian posted by: Eibacher Kuckuck location: Hessen, Germany date approved: 8/4/2014 last visited: 8/18/2014 |
view gallery |  Nau dos Corvos and Limestone Pavement
in Places of Geologic Significance Off Cape imposes the Nau dos Corvos. Some consider this a true rock business card Peniche. It is a rock formation where poisam gulls and crows. posted by: Felipe White location: Leiria, Portugal date approved: 7/31/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Port Royal Tufa - Belle Vernon, PA
in Places of Geologic Significance In Cedar Creek Park there is a fast-growing outdoor stalactite, one of the few in the United States. posted by: Go Boilers! location: Pennsylvania date approved: 6/20/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Big Pine Creek Pillar - Hocking County, Ohio
in Places of Geologic Significance Big Pine Creek Pillar is found in Hocking State Forest. It is 27 feet high, 3 feet wide and 14 feet long. posted by: buffalohiker location: Ohio date approved: 5/2/2014 last visited: 4/22/2014 |
view gallery |  Ash Cave Falls - Hocking Hills State Park
in Places of Geologic Significance A 700 foot horseshoe-shaped sandstone cave. The middle layer of the Blackhand has been weathered while the more resistant upper and lower zones have remained intact. posted by: buffalohiker location: Ohio date approved: 5/1/2014 last visited: 4/22/2014 |
view gallery |  Brown Canyon Rock Waves
in Places of Geologic Significance Rocks forming an S-curve next to a waterfall. posted by: Phydux location: Arizona date approved: 4/19/2014 last visited: 5/10/2014 |
view gallery |  Volcano Steam Vents - Volcano, HI
in Places of Geologic Significance This is part of an earthcache in Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park. posted by: bluesnote location: Hawaii date approved: 3/23/2014 last visited: 3/5/2015 |
view gallery |  South Point Complex - South Point, HI
in Places of Geologic Significance Welcome to the most southern point in the U.S. posted by: bluesnote location: Hawaii date approved: 3/23/2014 last visited: 3/23/2014 |
view gallery |  Posidionienschiefergrube - Bad Schönborn, Germany
in Places of Geologic Significance Bei der Posidonienschiefergrube handelt es sich um ein Naturdenkmal mit aufgeschlossenem Gestein aus dem Unterjura. / This former mine is a natural monument now for Posidonia Shale, a Lower Jurassic geological formation. posted by: DieCacherGirls location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany date approved: 3/14/2014 last visited: 4/13/2015 |
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