Metamorphic Gallery

backstage magazine johnjamesaudubon shoulderpain edings some-remain
cgmfindings: Metamorphic Owl Cold-painted Bronze Franz Bergman Austria, early 1900’s Visit our Arch
A deeper lookLurking beneath all the more recent layers of rocks that drape our continents are their
Crumia latifolia: On dry, exposed metamorphic rock in Yosemite National Park, California; June 7, 20
Geology and Nomenclature: Why some names kick assI always appreciate a clever name or at least one t
Sorted GarnetsThis is kinda neat. This is a pile of sand-sized grains of garnets, originally from Ne
Along a ridge of metamorphic rock in Saguaro National Park, Arizona.
A jumble of metamorphic rock along Molino Creek, Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona.
johnmuirism:some neat rocks
Meet the Manhattan SchistHave you ever noticed that the high-rise buildings in New York City cluster
vlkphoto:Garnet AmphiboliteExhibited at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC.
School of eels in garnet.These surface reaching etch pits reveal where the metamorphic fluids of its
veggeologist:Garnets- an index mineral for metamorphic rocks. Check out those big ones in the bottom
jeanpolfus:The Mesna River above Lillehammer, Norway.Look at the well exposed, polished outcrop in t
Mount WoodringResembling a human profile staring enigmatically up into the sky, this peak in the Gra
THE MANPUPUNER FORMATIONSIn Mansi their name means “little mountain of the gods”, but they are also
The deformation in the Grand CanyonThese are the same two units I showed in the last post moving up
jimologist:Silicified magnesian limestone of the Silkstone formation in Ipswich dates from the Eocen
geologyedinburgh:LlanfairPG blueschist in Anglesey, Wales. The folds were wonderful. 
Scandinavian CrustThis is an absolutely spectacular shot of several stages of crust formation from K
The Damara MountainsLocated in the deserts of Namibia is a fold belt of mountains that records the f
just-call-me-adventurous:Maine, USALook at the vertical foliation on those rocks - metamorphic rocks
Deformed DikesI have a long-running hypothesis that I’ve spoken of here before, and that is th
luna-and-mars:Guess what I’m up to? :DTaking petrology this semester, which means lots of thin
What a lovely garnetThe beautiful green grossular (calcium rich) garnet known as Tsavorite is only f
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