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