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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- glacial outwash, denali
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- striations, california sierra
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- striations, kenai
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- glacial outwash, denali
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- calving face, aialik glacier
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- glacial bedrock morphology wonderland, california
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
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- basement-cored reverse faulting, kyrgyzstan
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- fault-propagation fold, kyrgyzstan
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- shear zone in carbonate, california
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- san andreas fault, carrizo plain
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- striations on the calico fault, mojave desert
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- fish lake valley fault, california
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- fault-propagation fold with deformed strath, 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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- detachment folding, kyrgyzstan
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- mm-scale kink bands, california
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- plunging anticline, mojave
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- barstow syncline
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- sub-vertical fault, mojave
ARID LANDFORMS
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- pavement, california
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- bar and swale topography
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- soil deflation, santa cruz island
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- bajada and inselberg
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- mud cracks and alluvial fans, death valley
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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- 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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- bishop tuff, meandering stream, fluvial terraces, white mountains, weather
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- sea stacks and inclined mudstone, california
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- marine terraces, santa cruz island
