Mt. St. Helens, WA

Mt. St. Helens stratovolcano, Washington, as seen from the Oregon Coast Range (250610-51E)
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Pillow basalt of the accreted Eocene Crescent Formation (Siletzia), Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington (250610-11)
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Waves breaking on headland, Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington (2506099-31)
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Waves breaking on coastal headland, Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington (250609-28)
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Pillow basalt of the accreted Eocene Crescent Formation (Siletzia), Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington (250609-23)
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Pillow basalt of the accreted Eocene Crescent Formation (Siletzia), Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington (250609-20)
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Pillow basalt of the accreted Eocene Crescent Formation (Siletzia), Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington (250609-15)
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Pillow basalt of the accreted Eocene Crescent Formation (Siletzia), Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington (250609-14)
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Pillow basalt of the accreted Eocene Crescent Formation (Siletzia), Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington (250609-5)
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Mt. Rainier stratovolcano, from Carlyon Beach, southern Puget Sound, Washington (250608-82E)
Download ImageGrande Ronde Basalt in quarry, OR

Quarry exposing flows of the Grande Ronde Basalt of the Columbia River Basalt Group, St. Helens, Oregon (250608-17)
Download ImageDipping Miocene strata

Dipping non-folded beds of Miocene siltstone of the Monterey Fm, California. Photo accompanies IP2408-5881, which looks like a fold but is just a different view.(IP2408-5883)
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Dipping non-folded beds of Miocene siltstone of the Monterey Fm, California. An example of issues with apparent dip. See photo IP2408-5883 to see a different angle.(IP2408-5881)
Download ImageSmall normal faults and tilted bedding

Small normal faults and tilted bedding in Miocene Monterey Formation, Santa Barbara, California. Photo is about 1 meter across the. bottom. (IP2503-7723.
Download ImageReclaimed land, SF Bay, CA

Aerial view of reclaimed land at Redwood Shores, California, prone to liquefaction, on the west side of San Francisco Bay, (240808-67)
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Aerial view northward of Mississippi River and former channel along the Arkansas (left) and Mississippi border near Greenville, Mississippi. State line follows the former channel. (220611-48)
Download ImageGlacial cirque, Montana

Hikers and glacial cirque at Upper Grinnell Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana. Bedrock consists of mostly Proterozoic Helena Dolomite of the Belt Supergroup. (090718-91)
Download ImageWestern and High Cascade Volcanoes, Oregon

Aerial view of Spencer Butte and the Three Sisters of the High Cascade Volcanoes, Oregon (230129-52)
Download ImageWestern and High Cascade Volcanoes, Oregon

Aerial view eastward over ridges of the western Cascades to the High Cascade Volcanoes, Oregon (230129-46)
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Aerial view northward along the Cascades Arc. Three Sisters in the foreground, Mts Jefferson, Hood, Adams, and St. Helens in the background (230129-38)
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Aerial view northward along the Cascades Arc. Three Sisters, Mt. Bachelor, and Broken Top in the foreground, Mts Jefferson, Hood, Adams, and St. Helens in the background (230129-32)
Download ImageCastle Crags and Mt. Shasta, Calfornia

Aerial view north-northeastward over Castle Crags to Mt. Shasta California. Castle Crags are Cretaceous granitic rock; Mt. Shasta is a Holocene stratovolcano of the Cascade Range (230910-199)
Download ImageHayward fault, California

Aerial view southward along the east side of San Francisco Bay, including the cities of San Lorenzo and Hayward. The Hayward fault runs along the base of the hills.
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