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Salton Sea, California

Aerial view of Salton Sea, with the approximate locations of the southern San Andreas and Imperial faults. Note how right-lateral slip on the two en-echelon faults drive extension between them. (100128-85e)

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View north to Salton Sea, CA

Aerial view of the Salton Sea and Imperial Valley of California, view northward. The San Andreas takes a right step when it reaches the Salton Sea; transfer of the strain from one part of the fault to the other has caused the area between to be pulled apart. That area is now filled in by the Salton Sea. (100128-85)

Glacially carved granitic rock.

Glacially carved granite–British Columbia, Canada (Image ID#141019-49f)

Granitic monolith, British Columbia, (vertical)

The Stawamus Chief is a granite dome near Squamish in British Columbia, Canada. Towering over 2,300, it is often claimed to be the second largest granite monolith in the world. (Image ID# 141019-14)

Shannon Falls

Shannon Falls, near the bottom of its 1,100 ft drop, near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. (Image ID# 141019-18lrf)

Crater Lake caldera, Oregon (Pan)

Crater Lake caldera and Wizard Island as seen from The Watchman. Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. (Image ID# 141012-38)

Welded pumice, Crater Lake, Oregon

Pumice welded onto top of Cleetwood rhyolite flow at Cleetwood Cove. Note how the base of the pumice is red from oxidation and forms a ledge due to it’s rigidity. (Image ID# 141012-15)

Phantom Ship in Crater Lake, Oregon

Phantom Ship, the oldest rocks in the Crater Lake, caldera, Oregon. (Image ID# 30-11233)

Pumice Deposit

Pumice deposit at Crater Lake in Oregon. Differently colored pumice from differences in iron-oxide content (Image ID# 5d-8638)

Salt-covered playa, southern Oregon

Polygonal cracks in salt deposits at Lake Abert in Central Oregon. (Image ID# 140620-102)

Birds along briney creek, Lake Abert, Oregon

Due to the high salinity and alkali content, Lake Albert is uninhabitable for fish. However, this environment is perfect for brine shrimp and as a result, the lake provides an excellent habitat for a variety of shore birds. (Image ID# 140621-103)

cross-cutting relations in canyon wall

Cross-cutting relations in canyon wall on west side of Panamint Valley in SE California –part of Death Valley National Park. (Image ID#rainbowunconf-noteslr)

cross-cutting relations (pan)

Cross-cutting relations in canyon wall on west side of Panamint Valley in SE California –part of Death Valley National Park. (Image ID# pan-rainbowunconf)

Sawtooth Peak

Sawtooth Peak (right) capped by Columbia River Basalt. Beneath it is granite of the Wallow Batholith –and off to the left, are the bedded rocks of the Martin Bridge Limestone. (Image ID# 140713-43s)

Wallowa Mountains, Oregon

The Wallowa Mountains rise along a fault zone just south of the town of Joseph, Oregon. (Image ID# 100624-15lr)

Mudcracks and Ripple Marks

Mudcracks (left) and ripple marks (right) in rock of the Belt Supergroup. (Image ID# belt-sedsrs-pic)

Proterozoic stromatolite (vertical)

Proterozoic Helena Formation stromatolite. (Image ID# 090717-33)

Earthquake Damage, New Zealand

A home left balancing on the edge of a cliff after the cliff failed during an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. Note the Exposed basalt-filled channel and the shipping containers along the highway to mitigate further sliding or rockfall 140127-28)

Granite intruding Gneiss

1.4 billion year old granite intruding 1.7 billion year old gneiss. (Image ID# ig-23)

Glacial Cirques, Colorado

Ice-sculpted Upper Glacier Gorge, a glacial cirque in Colorado. This photo shows a tarn, two cirques and two aretes. The peak on the left, the Spearhead, is the end of one arete, the other is the sunlit ridge in the right background. (Image ID# 140809-94)