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Hogback Ridges near Mora, New Mexico
Aerial view of hogback ridges near Mora, New Mexico. Rock is Pennsylvanian through Cretaceous (west, left to east, right) (171218-45)
Download ImageHogback Ridges near Mora, New Mexico
Aerial view of hogback ridges near Mora, New Mexico. (171218-43)
Download ImageRidges of Bandelier Tuff, New Mexico
Aerial view of Bandelier Welded Tuff, Los Alamos, New Mexico. Erosion has carved valleys into the tuff, which remains as ridges. (171218-40)
Download ImageLos Alamos and Bandelier Tuff, NM
Aerial view of Los Alamos and east edge of Jemez Mountains, New Mexico. Low ridges are capped by Bandelier Welded Tuff. (171218-38)
Download ImageJemez Mtns and Valles Caldera, NM
Aerial view of Jemez Mountains and Valles Caldera, northern New Mexico. Canyons are rimmed by Bandelier Welded Tuff. (171218-34)
Download ImageSandstone cliff and fallen rocks, Nevada
Cliff of Jurassic Aztec Sandstone and fallen blocks. Note the different degrees of coating by desert varnish on different surfaces. Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. 171217-53.
Download ImageSandstone cliff and fallen rocks, Nevada
Cliff of Jurassic Aztec Sandstone and fallen blocks. Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. 171217-51.
Download ImageLanminated sandstone, Nevada
Laminated, wind-deposited Jurassic Aztec Sandstone, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. (171217-50)
Download ImageLanminated sandstone, Nevada (Vertical)
Laminated, wind-deposited Jurassic Aztec Sandstone, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. (171217-49)
Download ImageWind-deposited sandstone, Nevada (Vertical)
Wind-deposited Jurassic Aztec Sandstone with parting lineations, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. (171217-40)
Download ImageWind-deposited sandstone, Nevada
Wind-deposited Jurassic Aztec Sandstone with parting lineations, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. (171217-38) red, aeolian
Download ImageWind-deposited sandstone, NV (Vertical)
Wind-deposited Jurassic Aztec Sandstone with parting lineations, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. (171217-36) red, aeolian
Download ImageWind-deposited sandstone, Nevada
Wind-deposited Jurassic Aztec Sandstone with parting lineations, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. (171217-35) red, aeolian
Download ImageLanminated sandstone, Nevada
Laminated, wind-deposited Jurassic Aztec Sandstone, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. (171217-32)
Download ImageCross-bedded sandstone, Nevada
Cross-bedded, wind-deposited Jurassic Aztec Sandstone, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. (171217-30)
Download ImageAngular unconformity, Nevada
Angular unconformity: flat-lying Quaternary alluvial deposits overlying tilted Mesozoic rock. Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. (171217-2)
Download ImageDesert wash, Death Valley, CA
Desert wash and sunset, Death Valley National Park, California (171216-56f)
Download ImageMultiple fault surfaces with breccia, slickenlines
Multiple fault surfaces with chemical alteration, breccia and, slickenlines in dolomite. Note beding on left side of photo. Mojave Desert, California (171216-23)
Download ImageMultiple fault surfaces (vertical)
Multiple fault surfaces with chemical alteration, breccia and, slickenlines in dolomite. Note beding on left side of photo. Mojave Desert, California (171216-22)
Download ImageFault surface with horizontal slickenlines
Fault surface with horizontal slickenlines, Mojave Desert, California. (171215-46)
Download Imagefault surface (vertical)
Fault surface with horizontal slickenlines and chattermarks suggestive of right-lateral, strike-slip, Mojave Desert, California. (171215-43)
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