A collection of photos showing the remarkable variety of patterns, textures, and colors created by rocks and minerals in the mountain environment.
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Holey Limestone, National Canyon, Grand Canyon Nat Park, AZ
Myriad Shoreline Terraces, Upper Snow Lake, Central Cascades
Chumstick Snag (Sandstone), Spromberg Canyon, Central Cascades
Polished Gravel Slabs, Teanaway Mountains, Central Cascades
Pillow Basalt, Mt Stone, Olympic Mountains
Quartz Vein, Hurry-Up Peak, North Cascades
Craggy Ridge, North Cascades
Balanced Rock, Chiwaukum Mountains, Central Cascades
Granitic Cantaloupe From Pete Lake Area, Central Cascades
Banded Gneiss, Chiwaukum Mountains, Central Cascades
Banded Gneiss, Chiwaukum Mountains, Central Cascades
Banded Gneiss, Chiwaukum Mountains, Central Cascades
Balanced Rock, Sherpa Peak, Central Cascades
Fanning Basalt Columns, Cathedral Prov Park, BC
Granite Pika, Cathedral Prov Park, BC
Eroded Sandstone Channel, Canyonlands Nat Park, UT
Tessellated Siltstone Slab, Tasmania
Tessellated Siltstone Slab, Tasmania
Tessellated Siltstone Slab, Tasmania
Dolerite Columns, The Candlestick, Tasmania
Weathered Pre-Cambrian Granite, Camelback Mtn, AZ
Alpine Pavers, Druid Plateau, Central Cascades
Weathered Sandstone, Zion Nat Park, UT
Banded Sandstone, Zion Nat Park, UT
Crackled Slab, Vesper Peak, North-Central Cascades
Volcanic Crater Blister, Mt St Helens, Southern Cascades
Volcanic Tuff Monster, Fifes Peaks, Southern Cascades
Eroded Conglomerate, Indian Head Peak, North-Central Cascades
Smokey The Bear, Cathedral Prov Park
Eroded Conglomerate, Indian Head Peak, North-Central Cascades
Porphyritic Andesite, Mt Thomson, Central Cascades
Porphyritic Andesite, Mt Thomson, Central Cascades
Banded Siltstone, Mt Seattle, Olympic Mountains
Banded Gneiss, Chiwaukum Mountains, Central Cascades
Banded Gneiss, Chiwaukum Mountains, Central Cascades
Banded Gneiss, Chiwaukum Mountains, Central Cascades
Granite Goblins, Cathedral Prov Park, BC
Siltstone Goblins, Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Giant Cleft In Granite Ridge, Cathedral Prov Park, BC
Angular Schist Monolith, Isolation Lake, North Cascades
Rock Arch, Moorina Beach, Tasmania
Dunite Potato, Twin Sisters Range
Andesite Mushroom, Peru
Sandstone Hoodoos, Chiricahua Mountains, AZ
Balanced Hoodoo, Chiricahua Mountains, AZ
Stone Mushroom, Chiricahua Mountains, AZ
Lumpy Monzonite, Joshua Tree NP
Super Coarse Monzonite, Joshua Tree NP
Grimface Tower At Base Of Grimface Mtn, Cathedral Prov Park
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