Earth Sciences Collection (page 3)

Turquoise embedded in iron oxide groundmass, close up

Three plants in terracotta pots in different states of health due to acid rain

Row of stones illustrating spectrum of formation sizes, from small stones to sand grains, close up

Childs hand holding magnifying glass over a fossil, view from above

Lazulite

Metals including, clockwise from left, Copper, Aluminium, Zinc, Iron and Lead

Green fluorite cubic crystal twins, close up

Amber nodule

Prismatic Kashmir rubies embedded in rock matrix, close up

Whole and halved kumquats, kiwi fruit, star fruit and lime

Tyrannosaurus model

Side view of Grey Corythosaurus Dinosaur

Three dimensional model showing inside of the Earth from crust to core

Barosaurus rearing up on its hind legs

Model showing a cold front

Globe with removed section illustrating Earths mantle lit by a torch

Cross-section model of the Atlantic Ocean

Three dimensional model of polar area, showing progression of ice from icecap to iceberg

Model showing a warm front in weather

Lugworms (Arenicola marina), close up

Bibio, march fly, close up

Millipede curled into a spiral, close up

Croft Quarry C017 / 7274
Croft Quarry, between Leicester and Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK. This quarry is one of the largest excavated holes in Europe. It is a major source of granite for the construction industry

Lower Lias strata C017 / 7170
Lower Lias strata. These layers of sedimentary rock are also known as the Blue Lias strata. These beds of hard limestone and clays were laid down in the early part of the Jurassic period

Glaciology at Mont Blanc weather station C016 / 9625
Glaciology at Mont Blanc weather station. Glaciologist obtaining an ice core at the weather station on the col of the Dome du Gouter, a peak that is a shoulder of Mont Blanc

Glacier erratics landscape and research C016 / 9622
Glacier erratics landscape and research. Researcher (upper left) carrying out research on glacial erratics, blocks of rock deposited in the landscape by ancient glaciers

Glaciology at Mont Blanc weather station C016 / 9624
Glaciology at Mont Blanc weather station. Glaciologist checking instrument readings at the weather station on the col of the Dome du Gouter, a peak that is a shoulder of Mont Blanc

Glaciology research, Argentiere Glacier C016 / 9623
Glaciology research. Researcher using a laptop computer to access and study photography of glacier movements. This is the Argentiere Glacier in the French Alps

Serac ice blocks, Argentiere Glacier C016 / 9620
Serac ice blocks. Sunlit clouds over ice blocks on the Argentiere Glacier in the French Alps. The movement of the glacier has caused the upper surface to break up into large blocks called seracs

Geomagnetism research, 1965 C016 / 8820
Geomagnetism research. US geologists Allan Verne Cox (seated, 1926-1987), Richard Doell (centre, 1923-2008), and (Gary) Brent Dalrymple (right)

Glaciology at Mont Blanc weather station C016 / 9626
Glaciology at Mont Blanc weather station. Glaciologist checking instrument readings at the weather station on the col of the Dome du Gouter, a peak that is a shoulder of Mont Blanc

Glacier table, Argentiere Glacier C016 / 9621
Glacier table, Argentiere Glacier

Cloud vortex street, satellite image. North is at top. The island of Jan Mayen (white, upper left) is located in the Arctic Ocean

Chebarkul meteorite, light micrograph C015 / 2863
Chebarkul meteorite fragment seen through a microscope in polarised light. This research is being carried out at the Vernadsky Institute, Moscow, Russia

Chebarkul meteorite site radiation levels C015 / 1553
Chebarkul meteorite site radiation levels. Russian Civil Defence Ministry regional employee measuring normal radiation levels near the site of a meteorite fall on Lake Chebarkul

Chelyabinsk meteor fragment ice hole C015 / 1323
Chelyabinsk meteor fragment ice hole. Police officers, environmental officials and experts from EMERCOM (Ministry of Emergency Situations)

Low pressure, Iceland, satellite image. North is at top. The swirl of clouds (lower left) marks an area of low pressure that is centred south-west of Iceland (upper right)

Low pressure, UK, satellite image. North is at top, with land areas outlined in black. The swirl of clouds at lower centre is a lower pressure system centred over South-West England

Chebarkul meteorite fragments research C015 / 2856
Chebarkul meteorite fragments research. Fragments of the Chebarkul meteorite being examined in a laboratory at the nanomaterials and nanotechnologies centre at the Ural Federal University

Cloud streets, Greenland, satellite image. North is at top, with Greenland and Iceland outlined in black. Cloud streets are parallel lines of clouds aligned with the wind

Chebarkul meteorite fragment C015 / 2862
Chebarkul meteorite fragment seen through a microscope. This research is being carried out at the Vernadsky Institute, Moscow, Russia

Cloud streets, Black Sea, satellite image. North is at top, with the Black Sea outlined in black. Cloud streets are parallel lines of clouds aligned with the wind

Atlantic low pressure, satellite image. North is at top, and land areas are outlined in black. The swirl of cloud at lower centre is a low pressure system centred west of Ireland and the UK

Chebarkul meteorite fragment C015 / 2860
Chebarkul meteorite fragment seen through a microscope. This research is being carried out at the Vernadsky Institute, Moscow, Russia

Barents Sea algal bloom, satellite image. North is at top, with land areas outlined in black. Algal blooms (green, top) have formed in the Barents Sea off northern Scandinavia (lower left)

OSL dating research C017 / 9992
MODEL RELEASED. OSL dating research. Researcher Michael Myer at work in the OSL Laboratory, Innsbruck University, Innsbruck, Austria

OSL dating research, sample plate C017 / 9997
OSL dating research, sample plate. Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating is a method of determining how long ago minerals were last exposed to daylight

OSL dating research, analysis laser C018 / 0003
OSL dating research, close-up of the laser-based machinery (green light). Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating is a method of determining how long ago minerals were last exposed to

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