This week’s photograph

PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WEEK

2018 01 15

Swakop River Namibia Panorama Cairncross

 

 

 

 

Swakop River Panorama.Source:Bruce Cairncross

2017 01 14

Pillows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pillows in the forest, Gabon.Source JRK;Previous

 

2017 05 08

225 (Medium)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calcite coated with rhodocrosite, 6.5cm, Wessels Mine. Source Bruce Cairncross

2017 03 06

Namekara

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Largest carbonatite in the World, Bukuso Complex, Uganda, Mt Elgon in background: INFO.Source: JRK

2017 02 06

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Skorpion Zinc Mine, Rosh Pinah, Namibia:Source: JRK

2016 12 05

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Gariep Belthills near Rosh Pinah, Namibia:Source: JRK

2016 10 10

Anatexis

Anatectic melting along grain boundaries in wet sediments and intrusion into overlying layers, Grunehogna, Antarctica:Source: JRK

2016 10 03

Artisanal

Artisanal mining, Tanzania, Bulyanhulu area:Source: JRK

]2016 09 19

IMG_1152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Great Train Geo-Safari: Folding in the Swartberg Pass: Source JRK

2016 09 05

The GSSA at 35 IGC: Source : Darren Tiddy

2016 08 15

Cairncross 267 (Medium)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Despujolsite, Kalahari Manganese Field: Source Bruce Cairncross

2016 08 01

Cairncross LEAD PHOTO FOR GEOLOGY CHAPTER (Large)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jasper, Kalahari Manganese Field: Source Bruce Cairncross

 

2016 07 25

Karst

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Karst landscape, Postmasburg Manganese Field.Source JRK

2016 07 18

Bouvet-Island_2014 Mike Knoper

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bouvet Island, Dec 2014. Most remote island on earth. Source: Mike Knoper

2016 07 11

IMG_1111

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granite intrusive relationships, Grunehogna, Antarctica Source: JRK

2016 06 27

Cape SG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cape Supergroup, Stellenbosch area Source JRK

2016 06 20

Cave ss

 

 

 

 

 

Cave Sandstone Source:Southafrica.net

2016 06 06

Fossil leaves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plant fossils, Grahamstown road cutting Source:News24

2016 05 30

pillowlavas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pillow lava, BarbertonSource:Phys.org

2016 05 23

Mesa_view

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mesa Arch, Utah – Source:EarthMagazine

2016 0516

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Berlin Waterfal, Mpumulanga –Source:AGUBlogosphere

2016 05 09

danakil-hydrothermal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hydrothermal deposits, Danakil Depression – Source: earthsky

2016 05 02

Artist’s impression of manx comet Source: Science Daily

2016 04 25

Putnisite

 

 

 

 

 

Newly discovered mineral Putnisite Source:livescience.com

2016 04 18

Mudcracks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modern mudcracks, Limpopo Province Source: JRK

2016 04 11

IMG_4843

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wind-blown ripples on dune near Pebane, MozambiqueSource: JRK

2016 04 04

Segara Anak lake and Gunung Baru, Gunung Rinjani region

Indonesia’s Somalas VolcanoSource: Huffingtonpost.com

2016 03 28

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Pavlof Volcano eruptingSource: EarthSky News