Rocks & Minerals

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

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

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