Igneous Gallery

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The Baths at Virgin GordaWelcome to The Baths. These giant granite boulders are evidence of an ancie
wallflowerwolves:At last, I could see it,the edge of the world,and I wondered,if I should carry on,t
Le'Ahi, Oahu, Hawaii.Diamond head state monument, near Waikiki beach and Honolulu, is one of the arc
Rockall, the UK’s largest mountain?A tiny pinnacle rising from the turbulent sea about 300 kilometer
Disappearing KolbeinseyAs islet, defined as a very small island, can simply be a rock in the sea (Ba
The stone of PeñolThis giant monolith is found in the nation of Colombia, in the town of Guatapé. It
Sheared magma chamberThese rocks are part of Mount Shimansky, one of several mountain peaks found in
ashleyardreyconz:The hexagonal rocks of Giant’s Causeway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Fiamme!This rock is a “welded tuff”. Volcanoes explode when gases trapped in bubbles inside of molte
thelostcanyon:Columns of extrusive igneous rhyolite, Chiricahua National Monument, Cochise County, A
diogofalmeida:Piquinho.Kodak Portra 160Pico, AçoresSeptember, 2016
jhspa:Extinct volcano, Racos, Romania
Giant’s Causeway – When Nature Became A MathematicianWhen nature became a mathematician, Ireland’s c
The Kondyor MassifWhile it appears to be a volcano or a meteorite impact crater, the 10km circle on
thelostcanyon:Devils Tower, a butte composed of igneous phonolite porphyry rising 867 feet from base
The Emperor’s HeadOur modern thinking behind hotspots is that they are generated by mantle plumes. A
Tafoni BasaltThis is a lovely rock from Rapa Nui (aka Easter island). Like many of the rocks on that
TopazEvery now and again I’m reminded of a major mineral that I have never covered, and this h
badabimbadaboum:Obsidienne
igneous:I think there’s a pretty good chance that things are never going back to normal
ICE CAVE, KAMCHATKAThis image shows an ice cave on the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia. The cave was f
Đavolja Varoš The Devil’s Town is a national monument located in Serbia in the Radan Mountains
Operating a Galapagos VolcanoThe Galapagos Islands were created by volcanoes; igneous rocks, formed
desimonewayland:Various types of porphyry from the collection of The Natural History Museum, London.
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