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Quartz arenite of the Tuscarora Formation (Silurian-age) exposed in a road cut through the Hanging Rock Anticline, West Virginia.
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West Virginia, Corridor H. Can you find fault in this GigaPan? See also: gigapan.com/gigapans/111249 gigapan.com/gigapans/98672
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The Massanutten Sandstone is a Silurian-aged quartz arenite that crops out in the center of the greater Shenandoah Valley. It is resistant to erosion, and holds up the ridges of the Massanutten mountain system. To explore the outcrop this was collected from, click here: gigapan.com/gigapans/113759 Image...
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Close up of some of the breccia cemented by manganese and iron oxide cements. Image brought to you by the Mid-Atlantic Geo-Image Collection (M.A.G.I.C.).
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Close up of some of the breccia cemented by siliceous and iron/manganese oxide cements. Image brought to you by the Mid-Atlantic Geo-Image Collection (M.A.G.I.C.).
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Archean conglomerate with detrital pyrite, indicative of a low-oxygen atmosphere. Sample is 16.5 cm across at its widest point, and was provided by Dr. Jay Kaufman of the University of Maryland.
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This exposure of tilted strata within the Massanutten Sandstone is found on the north side of Passage Creek above Red Hole, within the Passage Creek Day Use Area of the George Washington National Forest, Virginia. To view a sample of the Massanutten Sandstone in macro detail, try this: gigapan.com/gigapans/1...
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This exposure of tilted strata within the Massanutten Sandstone is found on the north side of the Fort Valley Road near Red Hole, within the Passage Creek Day Use Area of the George Washington National Forest, Virginia. To view a sample of the Massanutten Sandstone in macro detail, try this: gigapan.com/giga...
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Spruce Knob is the highest point in the state of West Virginia. Here's the view looking south from the Whispering Pines trail.
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A Brazilian granite known as "Minsk Green." Tthis sample features graphic granite, euhedral quartz, garnet, and more. Sample measures 30 cm on a side. Image made as part of the MAGIC project (Mid-Atlantic Geo-Imagery Collection) using Northern Virginia Community College's gigamacro rig, as seen here: gig
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