Geomorphology Collection (#4)

Drawing 25 from the Watling Collection
25. Mr White, Harris & Laing visiting Botany Bay Colebee

Trifolium montanum, mountain clover
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

White River scene, late Eocene
Artists reconstruction (L to R) Hoplophoneus, Mesohippus, Hyaenodon, Archaeotherium, Poebrotherium, Pseudoprotoceras, Megacerops, Daphoenus, Merycoidodon, Subhyracodon

Archean Landscape
An artists impression of an Archean landscape (3, 800 to 2, 500 million years ago), with the thin crust scarred by meteorite craters and dotted with pools of molten rock

Homo neanderthalensis, Neanderthal man model
A model reconstruction of a Neanderthal family situated within a cave. Neanderthal lived between 135, 000 to 35, 000 years ago

Melanoplus spretus. Rocky mountain locust
A specimen of the Rocky mountain locust, also called the Rocky mountain grasshopper (Melanoplus spretus). This species that once inhabited the eastern slopes of the Rockies is now extinct

Earth pillars (hoodoos) in Alberta badlands Canada
Earth pillars. Pillars of soft, sedimentary rock topped by flat caps of harder rock. Earth pillars, or hoodoos, are formed due to the presence of large pieces of hard rock in semi-arid regions of

Olympus Mons and surroundings, Mars
Olympus Mond, the largest volcano in our solar system. North of its mountain is a rough tongue called Lycus Sulci, a valley with some craters called Diacria Patera and a bow in the north

Italy, Sardinia Region, Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Geominerary Park of Sardinia
Italy - Sardinia Region - Geominerary Park of Sardinia - Gonnesa (Province of Carbonia-Iglesias). San Giovanni mine, Santa Barbara cave

Brazil, Parana State, Iguacu National Park, Foz do Iguacu, Iguacu waterfalls
Brazil - Parana State - IguaA

Sopwith Model XII: Denudation of mineral veins
This model shows the influence of surface denudation and faulting on inclined strata, with increased complexity to the situation in Model VII

Sopwith Model VII: Surface denudation of veins
This model shows the influence of surface denudation and faulting on otherwise flat, horizontal strata. The discontinuity between the beds as viewed at the surface can be seen

Sopwith Models: denudation & faulting
Models showing the effect of denudation and faulting on how rock strata appear at the surface. Thomas Sopwith (1803 - 1879)

Sopwith Model VII: Denudation of mineral veins
This model shows the influence of surface denudation and faulting on otherwise flat, horizontal strata. The discontinuity between the beds as viewed at the surface can be seen

Sopwith Model XII: Mineral vein denudation
This model shows the influence of surface denudation and faulting on inclined strata, with increased complexity to the situation in Model VII

Sopwith Model VIII: Overcutting of strata
This model shows overcut strata: when the layers of rock are inclined at a gentler angle than the eroded slope, the resulting vee pattern points uphill

Sopwith Model X: Denuded basset of strata
This model shows undercut strata: when the layers of rock are inclined at a steeper angle than the eroded slope, the resulting vee pattern points downhill

Sopwith Model III: Dislocation of strata
This model represents the side of a valley of denudation, with undisturbed horizontal beds of sedimentary rock when fully assembled

Sopwith Model I: Stratified rocks / denudation
Black lines in this model represent coal seams, between lighter shales and sandstones. When separated the lower section shows a gently inclined valley floor

Snow beds in the Th lonok Valley, Himalayas
Lithograph from Himalayan Journals by Joseph Dalton Hooker

The natural arches of Icononzo, Bolivia
Engraving of a sketch by Alexander Humboldt, 1810, of the natural geological formations that provide a crossing for the deep canyon Date: 1810

Tequendama Falls, Colombia
Engraving of a sketch by Alexander Humboldt, 1810 Date: 1810

The Avalanche
Plate 20 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated withdesigns by Joseph Wolf, London 1874. Date: 1874

The gorge of Zadiel in the slovak karst. The gorge was created by the collapsing of several caves
The gorge of Zadiel in the Slovak karst. The gorge was created by the collapsing of several caves. The National Park Slovak Karst is protecting the Karst region

Skaftafelljoekull glacier in the Vatnajoekull NP during Winter
Skaftafelljokull Glacier in the Vatnajokull National Park during Winter. The frozen glacial lake with icebergs. Scandinavia, Iceland

Ice cave in the glacier Breidamerkurjoekull in Vatnajoekull National Park
Ice cave in the glacier Breidamerkurjokull in Vatnajokull National Park. Sunrise at the entrance of the cave. Iceland

Gletscherfront des Schlatenkees. Das Gletschereis zeigt Schichtungen und eingeschlossenes
Glacier front of Schlatenkees. The glacial moraine shows layers and trapped. The Schlatenkees is one of the largest glaciers of Austria and melts back quickly. Austria, Tirol, Hohe Tauern

Icecave in the Schlatenkees one of the biggest glaciers in Austria and retreating rapidly
Ice cave in the Schlatenkees one of the biggest glaciers in Austria and retreating rapidly. Glacial till, moraine debris and roche moutonnee are visible. East Tyrol, Austria

Glacier snout of Schlatenkees. The ice shows layers, shearmarks and moraine debris
Glacier snout of Schlatenkees. The ice shows layers, shear marks and moraine debris. The Schlatenkees is one of the biggest glaciers in Austria and retreating rapidly. East Tyrol, Austria

Melting glacier ice in an icecave of the Schlatenkees, which is one of the biggest
Melting glacier ice in an ice cave of the Schlatenkees, which is one of the biggest glaciers in Austria and retreating rapidly. Drops of water. East Tyrol, Austria

Ice cave and glacier snout of Schlatenkees, source of the creek Schlatenbach. Parts of the have collapsed and melted away. Therefore an ice cave with two openings exists. Austria, East Tyrol

The glacier snout with ice cave of Viltragenkees in the National Park Hohen Tauern. Viltragenkees is showing signs of rapid retreat. The glacier foreland shows fresh moraine till

The glacier Viltragenkees in the National Park Hohen Tauern is showing signs of rapid retreat. Its snout is flat and covered with moraine. Mt. Kleinvenediger in the background. East Tyrol, Austria

reflection of Mount Hoher Zaun and Mount Schwarze Want in a pond in late fall, Hohe Tauern National Park. East Tyrol, Austria

Glacier snout of Schlatenkees. The Schlatenkees is one of the biggest glaciers in Austria and retreating rapidly. East Tyrol, Austria

The coastline near Loch Ard Gorge, view towards Elephant Rock, Great Ocean Road, Australia. The Loch Ard was a three-masted clipper wrecked in 1878 at Muttonbird island

The coastline near Loch Ard Gorge with Elephant rock and Muttonbird Island, Great Ocean Road, Australia. The Loch Ard was a three-masted clipper wrecked in 1878

The coastline near Loch Ard Gorge, Great Ocean Road, Australia, with the rock formation and sea stacks Island Archway. It crosses the Port Campbell National Park with the well known rock formation

The coastline near Loch Ard Gorge, looking towards the sea stacks called 12 Apostles, Great Ocean Road, Australia. The Loch Ard was a three-masted clipper wrecked in 1878

Loch Ard Gorge, Great Ocean Road, Australia. The Loch Ard was a three-masted clipper wrecked in 1878 at Muttonbird island. The Great Ocean Road is one of the most famous scenic roads worldwide

London Arch at the Great Ocean Road, Australia, during storm and evening light. Until 1990 this rock formation was called London Bridge

The Grotto and cliffs, Great Ocean Road, Australia. It crosses the Port Campbell National Park with the wel-known rock formation and sea stacks like the 12 Apostle s

Milky Way over Athabasca Glacier in Jasper National Park, Canada
September 14, 2014 - The Milky Way over Athabasca Glacier at the Columbia Icefields in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, on a very clear night before moonrise

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