detachment folding, kyrgyzstan
One of the benefits of being a field geologist is the landscapes and processes that you get immersed in. Since geology is such a visual science, the second best way to experience or re-examine these landscapes is through photography. Of course, it’s no substitute for actually being there, but it’s close. Feel free to share these images, or contact me using the form below for higher to full-resolution (up to 10- 24 megapixel, depending on the camera I used at the time) versions for use in geology classes or elsewhere. All I ask is a short acknowledgement when/ where you use the image(s).
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GLACIAL
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- calving face, aialik glacier
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- striations, kenai
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- glacial outwash, denali
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- glacial bedrock morphology wonderland, california
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- lateral and recessional moraines, california
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- glacial outwash, denali
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- striations, california sierra
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
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- san andreas fault, carrizo plain
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- striations on the calico fault, mojave desert
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- shear zone in carbonate, california
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- mm-scale kink bands, california
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- sub-vertical fault, mojave
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- detached fold hinges, high strain shear zone, california
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- fish lake valley fault, california
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- fault-propagation fold with deformed strath, kyrgyzstan
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- 1911 kemin earthquake rupture, kyrgyzstan
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- plunging anticline, mojave
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- basement-cored reverse faulting, kyrgyzstan
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- 1872 owens valley rupture
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- fault-propagation fold, kyrgyzstan
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- detachment folding, kyrgyzstan
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- barstow syncline
ARID LANDFORMS
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- mud cracks and alluvial fans, death valley
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- bar and swale topography
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- bajada and inselberg
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- soil deflation, santa cruz island
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- pavement, california
IGNEOUS
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- rhyolite summit ridge, mt bailey
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- caldera, mt mazama
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- granite and aplite dike, california
DEPOSITIONAL
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- sediment supply > capacity
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- fluvial terrace and lacustrine sediments
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- paleozoic ripples
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- fluvial sandstone, death valley
OTHER
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- marine terraces, santa cruz island
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- sea stacks and inclined mudstone, california
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- bishop tuff, meandering stream, fluvial terraces, white mountains, weather
jacob selander 