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Melange. Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
Blocks of a wide range of lithologies (sandstone, limestone -the two square ones in lower left– granitic rock, volcanics) in melange zone, showing typical asymmetric “shear” fabric, likely formed by deposition in an olisostrome. Crretaceous Pacific Rim Complex, Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, Canada. (200203-42)
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Blocks of a wide range of lithologies (sandstone, limestone, granitic rock, volcanics) in melange zone, showing typical asymmetric “shear” fabric, likely formed by deposition in an olisostrome. Crretaceous Pacific Rim Complex, Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, Canada. (200203-40)
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Blocks of a wide range of lithologies (sandstone, limestone, granitic rock, volcanics) in melange zone, showing typical asymmetric “shear” fabric, likely formed by deposition in an olisostrome. Crretaceous Pacific Rim Complex, Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, Canada. (200203-39)
Download ImageSandstone clast in melange, BC, Canada
Sandstone clast in melange -not its asymmetry with respect to the scaly mudstone. West Coast Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. (200203-34)
Download ImageScaly foliation in mudstone-matrix melange
Scaly foliation in mudstone-matrix melange, Pacific Rim Complex, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Likely an olisostrome. (200203-33)
Download ImageGlacial striations and Mt. Stuart, WA (vertical)
Glacial striations on bedrock; granitic rock of Mt. Stuart in background, Washington (4NC-45)
Download ImageMt. Shasta at sunset, California
Aerial view of Mt. Shasta, a Cascades stratovolcano in northern California. (191006-54)
Download ImageEl Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California
Aerial view of Cretaceous granitic rock of El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California (191006-44)
Download ImageHalf Dome, Yosemite National Park, California
Aerial view of glacially scoured Cretaceous granitic rock of Half Dome and area, Yosemite National Park, California (191006-42)
Download ImageGlaciated landscape, Sierra Nevada, California
Aerial view of glaciated landscape, including horns, aretes, cirques, tarns, and U-shaped valleys, Sierra Nevada, California (191006-36)
Download ImageMono Craters, California (vertical)
Aerial view of the rhyolitic Mono Craters, California –Mono Lake in background. (191006-32)
Download ImageMono Craters, California
Aerial view of the rhyolitic Mono Craters, California –Mono Lake in background. (191006-31)
Download ImageFault-controlled mountain front (vertical)
Aerial view of the western, fault-controlled, front of the Inyo Mountains, California (191006-24)
Download ImageFault-controlled mountain front
Aerial view of the western, fault-controlled, front of the Inyo Mountains, California (191006-22)
Download ImageKeystone Thrust fault, Nevada (vertical)
Aerial view of the Keystone Thrust fault, emplacing Cambrian Bonanza King Formation over Jurassic Aztec Sandstone, Nevada. View northward (191006-10)
Download ImageKeystone Thrust fault, Nevada
Aerial view of the Keystone Thrust fault, emplacing Cambrian Bonanza King Formation over Jurassic Aztec Sandstone, Nevada. View northward. (191006-8)
Download ImageKeystone Thrust fault, Nevada
Aerial view of the Keystone Thrust fault, emplacing Cambrian Bonanza King Formation (vegetated) over cliffs of Jurassic Aztec Sandstone, Nevada. View northward. (191006-4)
Download ImageChannelization in Houston, Texas (vertical)
Aerial view of channelization for flood control in Houston, Texas (191022-91)
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Aerial view of channelization for flood control in Houston, Texas (191022-89)
Download ImageDistributary channels on delta, Texas Gulf Coast
Aerial view of sediment in distributary channels on delta, Texas Gulf Coast (191022-75)
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