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
- glacial bedrock morphology wonderland, california
- striations, kenai
- glacial outwash, denali
- lateral and recessional moraines, california
- glacial outwash, denali
- striations, california sierra
- calving face, aialik glacier
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
- barstow syncline
- 1911 kemin earthquake rupture, kyrgyzstan
- fault-propagation fold, kyrgyzstan
- plunging anticline, mojave
- detached fold hinges, high strain shear zone, california
- mm-scale kink bands, california
- fish lake valley fault, california
- basement-cored reverse faulting, kyrgyzstan
- striations on the calico fault, mojave desert
- 1872 owens valley rupture
- san andreas fault, carrizo plain
- detachment folding, kyrgyzstan
- sub-vertical fault, mojave
- shear zone in carbonate, california
- fault-propagation fold with deformed strath, kyrgyzstan
ARID LANDFORMS
- soil deflation, santa cruz island
- bar and swale topography
- bajada and inselberg
- mud cracks and alluvial fans, death valley
- pavement, california
IGNEOUS
- caldera, mt mazama
- granite and aplite dike, california
- rhyolite summit ridge, mt bailey
DEPOSITIONAL
- sediment supply > capacity
- paleozoic ripples
- fluvial terrace and lacustrine sediments
- fluvial sandstone, death valley
OTHER
- sea stacks and inclined mudstone, california
- bishop tuff, meandering stream, fluvial terraces, white mountains, weather
- marine terraces, santa cruz island