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Weathering pits and pothole in granite. (vertical)
Weathering pits and water-filled pothole in granite, Stone Mountain, Georgia. (5D-2860)
Download ImageGraded bed, sandstone and shale
Graded bed, sandstone and shale. About 2 inches from bottom to top. (5D-2450)
Download ImageSkolithos tubes in quartzite
Skolithos tubes in Cambrian quartzite, Mojave Desert. The rock unit is the Zabriskie Quartzite; bedding dips to the left, Skolithos, which are vertical worm(?) burrows are perpendicular to bedding. Photo is about 1.5 meters across. (5D-1306)
Download ImageHand samples of dolostone (dolomite)
Hand specimens of dolostone (dolomite). (5D-2825)
Download ImageBalanced rocks (vertical)
Balanced rocks on coastline, San Francisco Bay, California. (5D-2489)
Download ImageDeath Valley salt pan (vertical)
Salt flats of Death Valley National Park, California. The polygons are formed by precipitation of new salt in shrinkage cracks. (5D-1241)
Download ImageOffset stream channel in Carrizo Plain
Stream channel offset right-laterally by the San Andreas fault at Wallace Creek in the Carrizo Plain. (5D-1394)
Download ImageTilted beds of conglomerate, SE California.
Tilted beds of conglomerate, SE California. (5D-1276)
Download ImageArray of solar panels, California
Array of photovoltaic panels, Mojave Desert California (5D-0370)
Download ImageOffset stream channel in Carrizo Plain
Stream channel offset right-laterally by the San Andreas fault at Wallace Creek in the Carrizo Plain. (5D-11396)
Download ImageArray of solar panels, California
Array of photovoltaic panels and sun, Mojave Desert California (5D-0373)
Download ImageFault creep and sidewalk, CA (vertical)
Sidewalk offset and bent by creep on Calaveras fault, Hollister, California (5D-0321)
Download ImageTurbidites
Turbidites-with alternating beds of sandstone and shale- near Pacifica, California (5481)
Download ImageOil storage at refinery, CA
Aerial view of oil storage at refinery, California. (5D-0313)
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Oil storage at refinery, CA
Aerial view of oil storage at refinery, California. (5D-0311)
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Meander on Sacramento River Delta, CA
Aerial view of meander on Sacramento River Delta, California. (5D-0190)
Download ImageWind turbines near Altamont Pass, CA
Aerial view of wind turbines near Altamont Pass, CA (5D-0200)
Download ImageMeander on Sacramento River Delta, CA
Aerial view of meander on Sacramento River Delta, California. (5D-0187)
Download ImageTurbidites (vertical)
Turbidites-with alternating beds of sandstone and shale- near Pacifica, California (5479)
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