Showing posts with label geology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label geology. Show all posts

Monday, December 23, 2019

Philippines



Marble Products in RomblonPhilippines.


Sweden



Rixö red granite quarry in Lysekil, Sweden


UK



Craigleith, an island in Scotland, composed of essexite


UK



The East Tower of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. The contrast between the refurbished copper installed in 2010 and the green color of the original 1894 copper is clearly seen.


Russia



Columnar basalt at Cape Stolbchaty, Russia


USA



The most famous colored diamond, the Hope Diamond


Wednesday, October 16, 2019

USA



Grand Prismatic Spring and Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park


Friday, October 11, 2019

Mars



Mackinac Island


Mars



This picture was taken by the Viking Lander 1 on February 11, 1978 on Sol 556. The large rock just left of the center is about two meters wide. This rock was named "Big Joe" by the Viking scientists. The top of the rock is covered with red soil. Those portions of the rock not covered are similar in color to basaltic rocks on Earth. Therefore, this may be a fragment of a lava flow that was ejected by an impact crater. 


Mars



THEMIS close-up view of ejecta from 17-km diameter crater at 21°S, 285°E. Note prominent rampart.