Following on from my post in the "How to make the world a better place..." thread, I think we should compile a list of the top ten geological related sites in the world.
In no particular order:
(The two I mentioned previously...)
3.] Sugar Loaf Mountain.
4.] Grand Canyon.
5.] Spitzbergen.
1. Thingvellir, Iceland (Mid-Atlantic Rift)
2. Assynt, Scotland
3. Devil's Tower, Wyoming
4. Mer de Glace, Chamonix
5. Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado
6. Crater Lake, Oregon
7. Rotorua, New Zealand
8. Florrisant Fossil Beds, Colorado
9. Siccar Point, Scotland
10. Llanddwyn Island, Angelsey
The list of places that are on my list of "rocks to see before I die" is even longer!
Been to Siccar point, Parys Mountain, Slipstones (got to show off sometime! should really put some photos up...)
My ideals are (been to a couple already, but would like to go back!):
Witwatersrand gold mines
Wave Rock, Western Australia
Grand Canyon
Victoria Falls
Sudbury, Ontario
Noril'sk (nicely termed 'Hell on Earth')
Yellowstone
Santorini
Cyprus (of course!)
Great Dyke Zimbabwe/Bushveld South Africa
Been to Siccar point (have you seen the picture in the photos section, Rockman?) and Assynt (pictures from the region are in the photos section too).
My list of places are:
o Capitan Reef (been and would go again - amazing geology)
o Canning Basin, Australia (Devonian reef)
o Grand Canyon
o Bahaman Oolite shoals
o Great Barrier Reef
o Burgess shale
o Mt. Etna
o Mt. St. Helens
o Thingvellir, Iceland
o Yellowstone
I always fancied:
-The zargos mountains of southern Iran
-Hawaii.
-The burgess shale.
-The San Andreas fault.
-The East African Rift Valley.
-Anywhere with pinnacle karst.
I've been to Assynt too. The whole of the western highlands are a must!
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Dan Luna Rank: Calcite Joined: 17/04/2005 Points: 209
Do you mean the Zagros Mountains in Iran? In which case I've been there with a caving expedition (1971 I think it was) where I spent most of the time with serious altitude sickness.
1. Lukmanierpass, Swiss Alps
2. Ordessa, Spanish Pyrenees
3. Salar de Atacama, Chile
4. Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado
5. Cirque du Gavarnie, French Pyrenees
6. Puy de Dome, Auverne
7. Dingle, Ireland
8. Assynt, Scotland
9. Connemara, Ireland
10.Dinosaur National Park Colorado/Utah
Do you mean the Zagros Mountains in Iran? In which case I've been there with a caving expedition (1971 I think it was) where I spent most of the time with serious altitude sickness.
I saw lots of geology apart from the potholing. We discovered a cave which consisted of a shaft 180 metres deep with nothing except massive boulders at the bottom and a tiny trickle of water. We introduced fluoroscene dye into it and when we got back to the foot of the mountains were greeted by talk of a miracle - a holy well had turned bright green! Needless to say we didn't admit anything otherwise I wouldn't be here now.
Gus
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The "miracle" would have disappeared gradually within a couple of days or so. We were just mightily relieved that nobody put two and two together and came up with us as the culprits, otherwise I dread to think what could have happened. You don't tend to think of the consequences of your actions in those sorts of places. I suppose in our defence we could have argued that at least the dye was non-toxic.
i am going to the grand canyon in the summer.. i cant wait.. i think we are staying 3 days there.. so if anyone has any particular places of intrest within the canyon it would be appreciated.
my list would consist of:
Yellowstone,
San andreas
Iceland,
Hawaii,
New Zealand (general)
amonst others
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What if the hokey cokey really is what it is all about?
have to say giants causeway was great... but i always imadgined it to be bigger than it was... also it was swarming with people and parking was so expensive .. this picture i took on top of the cliff looking down on the main part of the causeway.
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What if the hokey cokey really is what it is all about?
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Despite the numbers, in no particular order.....
1. Thingvellir, Iceland (Mid-Atlantic Rift)
2. Assynt, Scotland
3. Devil's Tower, Wyoming
4. Mer de Glace, Chamonix
5. Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado
6. Crater Lake, Oregon
7. Rotorua, New Zealand
8. Florrisant Fossil Beds, Colorado
9. Siccar Point, Scotland
10. Llanddwyn Island, Angelsey
The list of places that are on my list of "rocks to see before I die" is even longer!
8)
The only constant is change
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I've been to Llanddwyn Island. Used to live on Anglesey.
Deer Cave, Papua New Guinea
Ogof y Daren Cilau, Brecon Beacons
Cresciano, Switzerland
Great Orme Mines
Parys Mountain
Joshua Tree
Fontainbleu
Slipstones, Yorks
Gus
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Been to Siccar point, Parys Mountain, Slipstones (got to show off sometime! should really put some photos up...)
My ideals are (been to a couple already, but would like to go back!):
Witwatersrand gold mines
Wave Rock, Western Australia
Grand Canyon
Victoria Falls
Sudbury, Ontario
Noril'sk (nicely termed 'Hell on Earth')
Yellowstone
Santorini
Cyprus (of course!)
Great Dyke Zimbabwe/Bushveld South Africa
www.bgs.ac.uk
www.mdsg.org.uk
www.le.ac.uk/geology
www.geolsoc.org.uk
www.ex.ac.uk/csm
Did you know that the name Cyprus is derived from the greek/latin for copper? or vice versa.....
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Simon
Have you been climbing at Slipstones? If so, what a great little crag.
Gus
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Been to Siccar point (have you seen the picture in the photos section, Rockman?) and Assynt (pictures from the region are in the photos section too).
My list of places are:
o Capitan Reef (been and would go again - amazing geology)
o Canning Basin, Australia (Devonian reef)
o Grand Canyon
o Bahaman Oolite shoals
o Great Barrier Reef
o Burgess shale
o Mt. Etna
o Mt. St. Helens
o Thingvellir, Iceland
o Yellowstone
I'll stop daydreaming now and get back to work.
Jon
Geologists are gneiss!!
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I always fancied:
-The zargos mountains of southern Iran
-Hawaii.
-The burgess shale.
-The San Andreas fault.
-The East African Rift Valley.
-Anywhere with pinnacle karst.
I've been to Assynt too. The whole of the western highlands are a must!
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Mt. Etna melted my trainers
I'd like to also nominate Meteor Crater, Arizona.
Don't ask me - I wouldn't know a maar from a hole in the ground.
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Matt
Do you mean the Zagros Mountains in Iran? In which case I've been there with a caving expedition (1971 I think it was) where I spent most of the time with serious altitude sickness.
Gus
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My personal top ten
1. Lukmanierpass, Swiss Alps
2. Ordessa, Spanish Pyrenees
3. Salar de Atacama, Chile
4. Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado
5. Cirque du Gavarnie, French Pyrenees
6. Puy de Dome, Auverne
7. Dingle, Ireland
8. Assynt, Scotland
9. Connemara, Ireland
10.Dinosaur National Park Colorado/Utah
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Geologists like a nappe between thrusts
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... and an England & Wales top ten
1. Broadhaven, Pembroke
2. Ercall, Shropshire
3. Watchet, Somerset
4. Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire
5. Lulworth Cove, Dorset
6. Rhoscolyn, Anglesey
7. Ogmore, South Wales
8. Carrock Fell, Cumbria
9. Lyme Regis / Charmouth, Dorset
10. Miller's Dale, Derbyshire
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I'd like to also nominate Meteor Crater, Arizona.
I'd like to go there too, or the Wolf Creek Crater in Australia (although I couldn't mip and see the Grand Canyon too if I went there )
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Matt
Do you mean the Zagros Mountains in Iran? In which case I've been there with a caving expedition (1971 I think it was) where I spent most of the time with serious altitude sickness.
Gus
Aye, thats it! Some of the exposed fold systems are fantastic.
http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/geomorphology/GEO_2/GEO_PLATE_T-42.HTML
Did you get to see much geology, or were you too busy potholing and feeling ill?
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Matt
I saw lots of geology apart from the potholing. We discovered a cave which consisted of a shaft 180 metres deep with nothing except massive boulders at the bottom and a tiny trickle of water. We introduced fluoroscene dye into it and when we got back to the foot of the mountains were greeted by talk of a miracle - a holy well had turned bright green! Needless to say we didn't admit anything otherwise I wouldn't be here now.
Gus
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LOL
They have probably dug half the mountain up by now looking for uranium.
Don't ask me - I wouldn't know a maar from a hole in the ground.
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That's fantastic! I wonder how many pilgrims have traversed the mountains to see the 'miracle' since then...
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The "miracle" would have disappeared gradually within a couple of days or so. We were just mightily relieved that nobody put two and two together and came up with us as the culprits, otherwise I dread to think what could have happened. You don't tend to think of the consequences of your actions in those sorts of places. I suppose in our defence we could have argued that at least the dye was non-toxic.
Gus
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There's just so many great places to choose from. Off the top of my head I would definitley like to visit the following:
East African Rift Valley
Iceland
Hawaii
Yellowstone
Grand Canyon
Giant's Causeway
"Nothing in biology makes sense, except in the light of evolution" - T. Dobzhansky
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i am going to the grand canyon in the summer.. i cant wait.. i think we are staying 3 days there.. so if anyone has any particular places of intrest within the canyon it would be appreciated.
my list would consist of:
Yellowstone,
San andreas
Iceland,
Hawaii,
New Zealand (general)
amonst others
What if the hokey cokey really is what it is all about?
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have to say giants causeway was great... but i always imadgined it to be bigger than it was... also it was swarming with people and parking was so expensive .. this picture i took on top of the cliff looking down on the main part of the causeway.
What if the hokey cokey really is what it is all about?