Orogeny Gallery

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Failed Rift ArmsA continental rift is described as the zone of crustal deformation that occurs when
Harpers Ferry and the 1859 raidOn this date, October 16th, 1859, the city and river crossing feature
Scandinavian CaledonidesMountain belts are a source of all sorts of exciting and significant fossil
CurrentThis gigantic slab of rippled sandstone is found in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (also named
THE HERCYNIAN OROGENY: The Dawn of PangaeaOnce upon a time… in the lower Paleozoic (say before aroun
Cévennes National Park, FranceThese are the headwaters of a river in the south of France, the Chasse
Plants Bathed In FireWe recently posted an article about plant remains being preserved within fine g
The Great Glen FaultIt is difficult to look at Scotland from above without noticing a major geologic
Garden of the Gods Natural LandmarkThis striking photograph shows just some of the delightful outcro
Whipstock HillThis spectacular road cut is found in Vermont near the boundary with New York. The roc
Meet a thrust faultThrust faults are the key feature that helps build mountain ranges. Whether you a
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
Caledonian foldYesterday I showed off a rock from West Greenland, illustrating my hypothesis that ev
Meet the Adelaide Rift ComplexBetween 870 and 500 million years ago as the supercontinent Rodinia wa
Folded and warpedThese sedimentary rocks in the southern Australian outback date from the latest Pre
just-call-me-adventurous:Maine, USALook at the vertical foliation on those rocks - metamorphic rocks
The Avalon TerraneIt’s rather remarkable that right now, a person in Poland is standing on a s
Ancient mountain rootsThese wonderful striped and tilted metamorphosed sediments in the Damara mount
mapsontheweb:Geology of Black Hills, South Dakota.The Black Hills are the easternmost block of the L
2022: The West MacDonnell Ranges, as photographed with new Mavic 2 Pro drone from Honeymoon Gap. Str
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