What the prof sees when they've asked you to find the stratigraphic facing direction.4yr ⋅ TruthintheBones ⋅ r/geology
I thought this was a really interesting image of drainage basins to major rivers in Africa!2yr ⋅ XJGeoSci ⋅ r/geology
Hi everyone! This is a 3D rendered elevation I have made of a geological map of Japan from 1953. I thought you'd like to see it.2yr ⋅ TheItinerarium ⋅ r/geology
I love in Nova Scotia and found this on the beach. Wife says it's lava but I'm not so sure. If it actually is lava though, how did it get here in Nova Scotia?1yr ⋅ Steve_the_sequel ⋅ r/geology
Hi everyone! I wanted to share with you this 3D rendered elevation I have made based on a geological map of Gran Canaria from 1968. I hope you like it.3yr ⋅ TheItinerarium ⋅ r/geology
Found this cool feature while hiking in southern California! What do you guys call this?3mo ⋅ Naturallyjifted ⋅ r/geology
Can someone explain why the desert in Cali comes to a point/triangle shape in between the northern-most transverse range and southern-most part of the Sierras?9mo ⋅ Low-Listen-1731 ⋅ r/geology
A boulder up in the San Gabriel Mountains. The tumultuous forces of nature created some remarkable patterns. Is it gneiss or schist?2yr ⋅ darkpyschicforce ⋅ r/geology
#ThinSectionThursday. Thin section I made by hand of a brittle shear zone in experimentally deformed Carrara Marble.4yr ⋅ RockSquisher ⋅ r/geology
I bought this sample online because I thought it was funny, but I never did any research. This isn't a dangerous mineral to have around or anything, is it?1yr ⋅ Apprehensive-Way-132 ⋅ r/geology
My birthday gift came a little later than I would have liked but it was much worth the wait! It is 12.88 carats of untreated Louisiana opal!4yr ⋅ trod95912 ⋅ r/geology
Sat alone in a room weighing wet rocks for 2 hours with kit older than me.. apparently this is what I signed up for3yr ⋅ geoboiii ⋅ r/geology
A already cut open geode that my mom bought for me. It looks really fricking awesome.3yr ⋅ The_Fluffy_Riachu ⋅ r/geology
I’m a geologist first, graphic designer second, and thought the world needed more visually appealing geology tees... yay or nay?5yr ⋅ spaceC8 ⋅ r/geology
This is the baby I did bring home with me. Loc: Gujarat, India. Or as your cool kids call, Deccan traps.3yr ⋅ rubberrider ⋅ r/geology
Hi everyone! I have recently finished this 3D render of an old geological map of Kerguelen Islands from 1970. I hope you find it interesting.3yr ⋅ TheItinerarium ⋅ r/geology
Digital drawing of a gabbro thin section from the Wadi Qutabah Layered Mafic Complex in Yemen3yr ⋅ bbundles13 ⋅ r/geology
Generally love chatting to my drillers but this was a headscratcher5yr ⋅ mutinyonthebeagle ⋅ r/geology
Can someone explain this to me? Found on Oregon coast... it’s brittle but hard af at the same time... I’ve seen similar shaped old rocks with fossils but this is much different1yr ⋅ cactish666 ⋅ r/geology
A cluster of faults on one of many roadcuts between Price, UT and Spanish Fork, UT2mo ⋅ one_world_trade ⋅ r/geology
Why did this rock get one “line” going the other way? Alberta in a guys yard. Keys for scale.1yr ⋅ exotics ⋅ r/geology
New to geology. Is the large, light colored, top layer ancient ocean sediment or maybe all of it? Sedona AZ.2yr ⋅ mtndewtime ⋅ r/geology
Notice the ripples/serrations on the right-most bank of this bend in the Colorado river in Austin, TX. Is there a name for this effect? Assuming it has to do with the turbulent flow of water as it rounded the bend before eroding the middle part1yr ⋅ thelentil ⋅ r/geology
Muscovite dominated, garnet bearing schist with some lovely metamorphic microtextures [XPL]3yr ⋅ DannyStubbs ⋅ r/geology
colder times : the earth 20.000 years ago. a map I made, I hope you find it interesting :)1yr ⋅ mydriase ⋅ r/geology
Here is a different part of the Muscovite-Garnet schist thin section I posted last week3yr ⋅ DannyStubbs ⋅ r/geology
All these layers are tilted but the mesa is very flat, why is that? Kodachrome Utah.1yr ⋅ sponger60 ⋅ r/geology
ELI5 please what is going on with Susquehanna River looking like it is cutting through high lands?1yr ⋅ Webfarer ⋅ r/geology
Boudins – the term comes from the French word for ‘sausage’ – are fragments of original layers that have been stretched and segmented. They develop in layers that are stronger and more resistant to deformation than the surrounding rocks. This geological process is called Boudinage.2yr ⋅ Ihaveaquestion5564 ⋅ r/geology
What is the cause of this indentation? Seen on the north loop hike to get to the summit of Mount Charleston, NV.1yr ⋅ ignaciolasvegas ⋅ r/geology
[OC] Came across this while mapping in the field and had a nice 5 minute meltdown trying to figure out how it formed.11mo ⋅ AGneissGeologist ⋅ r/geology
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Mountain of God in the Maasai language. Natrocarbonatite lava makes for rich grasslands, and a wildebeest nursery. Gregory Rift, south of Lake Natron within the Arusha Region of Tanzania.4yr ⋅ tallyrand ⋅ r/geology
Anyone want to appreciate this strata with me? (Mt Chimborazo region, Ecuador)5yr ⋅ karasmaticc ⋅ r/geology
One of the many features carved by water in The Niagara Gorge (Where Niagara Falls Once Was)3yr ⋅ KavensWorld ⋅ r/geology
Saw this guy in the Colorado Rockies. No clue how or what it is but I thought it was cool enough to show you guys.4yr ⋅ PapaQsHoodoo ⋅ r/geology
Can anyone help me? This was seeping into a creek in WNC. There are no buildings or pipes nearby. What could it be? I am posting here because I think it’s iron oxidation seeping out.1yr ⋅ No-Acadia-8223 ⋅ r/geology
Need help identifying, found along a creek, appears to be solid rock, kinda looks like a fossil1yr ⋅ Apprehensive-Rip-615 ⋅ r/geology
Update: Two years back I found this stone in Flam Norway, it is pretty heavy (229-239g) it’s black, doesn’t shine with UV and doesn’t burn like coal.1yr ⋅ BigFurryBoy07 ⋅ r/geology
A week ago I read about the Decade Volcanoes, and found it interesting. So I made a map to present each of these 17 volcanoes spread on all continents ! Hope you enjoy1yr ⋅ mydriase ⋅ r/geology
Exposed and uplifted ancient Permian reef at Guadalupe Mountains National Park4yr ⋅ acefire117 ⋅ r/geology
Came across this near a river. Is it a usual sedimentary rock? I have very limited knowledge on rocks.1yr ⋅ wtfwtfwtfff_ ⋅ r/geology
found something strange, Scotland split in half with a (sort of) straight line. Why is that ?2yr ⋅ joeri_2001 ⋅ r/geology
