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Chief Mountain Klippe, Montana
Chief Mountain, a klippe of Proterozoic rock of the Belt Supergroup (Altyn Formation) emplaced by the Lewis Thrust over Cretaceous rock (outcrops just above the trees), Glacier National Park, Montana. Note also the structurally higher thrust just over halfway up the mountain. (090711-7)
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Chief Mountain, a klippe of Proterozoic rock of the Belt Supergroup (Altyn Formation) emplaced by the Lewis Thrust over Cretaceous rock (outcrops just above the trees), Glacier National Park, Montana. Note also the structurally higher thrust just over halfway up the mountain. (090711-6)
Download ImageChief Mountain Klippe, Montana
Chief Mountain, a klippe of Proterozoic rock of the Belt Supergroup (Altyn Formation) emplaced by the Lewis Thrust over Cretaceous rock (outcrops just above the trees), Glacier National Park, Montana. Note also the structurally higher thrust just over halfway up the mountain. (090711-5)
Download ImageMt. McConnell and McConnell Thrust (Pan)
Mts. McConnell (left) and Yamnuska (right) and McConnell Thrust, Alberta. View towards the north. (090709-12)
Download ImageLeft-stepping left-lateral shear fractures
Left-stepping left-lateral strike-slip fault in sandstone and siltstone– and quartz-filled pull-apart (rhombochasm) in the stepover zone. Note the horsetail fractures and mineralization at the bottom of the photo (4512-60)
Download ImageDelaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania (Vertical)
Aerial view northward of Delaware Water Gap, New Jersey-Pennsylvania, and plunging folds of Paleozoic rock of the Appalachian Valley and Ridge Province. The state border follows the Delaware River. (New Jersey lies on the north and east side.) West-dipping rocks in the gap are Silurian Shawangunk Quartzite. (IP1018-2) zig-zag
Download ImageDelaware Water Gap, NJ-PA border
Aerial view northward of Delaware Water Gap, New Jersey-Pennsylvania, and plunging folds of Paleozoic rock of the Appalachian Valley and Ridge Province. The state border follows the Delaware River (New Jersey lies on the north and east side). West-dipping rocks in the gap are Silurian Shawangunk Quartzite. (IP1018-1) zig-zag
Download ImageSeattle, Washington and Puget Sound
Aerial view of drumlins in Seattle with Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains in the background. (210224-202)
Download Image210224-201
Aerial view of drumlins in Seattle. Lake Washington ship canal connects Lake Union (foreground) with Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains in the background. (210224-201)
Download ImageMt. Baker and N. Cascades, WA
Aerial view of Mount Baker and the north Cascades, Washington (210224-186)
Download ImageMt. Baker and N. Cascades, WA (vertical)
Aerial view of Mount Baker and the north Cascades, Washington (210224-179)
Download ImageMt. Baker and N. Cascades, WA
Aerial view of Mount Baker and the north Cascades, Washington (210224-176)
Download ImageAvalanche tracks, North Cascades, WA
Aerial view of avalanche tracks, North Cascades, Washington (210224-174)
Download ImageGlaciated peaks and valleys of the N Cascades, WA
Aerial view of glaciated peaks and valleys of the North Cascades, WA (210224-165)
Download ImageGlaciated peaks of the North Cascades, WA
Aerial view of glaciated peaks of the North Cascades, WA (210224-164)
Download ImageLake Chelan, Washington
Aerial view of northwest end of Lake Chelan and glaciated North Cascades, Washington (210224-162) glacial erosion
Download ImageLake Chelan, Washington
Aerial view of Lake Chelan and glaciated North Cascades, Washington (210224-161)
Download ImageLake Chelan, Washington (vertical)
Aerial view of Lake Chelan and glaciated North Cascades, Washington (210224-159)
Download ImageBanks Lake and Grand Coulee, WA
Aerial view of Banks Lake and Grand Coulee –part of Washington’s Channeled Scablands. Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River in the background. (210224-150)
Download ImageGrand Coulee Dam and Lake Roosevelt, WA
Aerial view of Grand Coulee Dam and Lake Roosevelt on the Columbia River, Washington (210224-144)
Download ImageColumbia River, N Washington
Aerial view of confluence of Spokane (right) and Columbia Rivers (Lake Roosevelt), northern Washington. (210224-140)
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