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