Geological Collection (page 4)

Diamond
Cut and polished diamond. Diamond is a naturally occurring form of carbon that has crystallised under great pressure. Pure crystals are colourless and transparent

Tunguska event stamp, 50th anniversary. This Soviet stamp of 1958 depicts the Russian mineralogist and Tunguska event researcher Leonid Kulik (1883-1942) at right

Spider rock, Arizona, USA
Spider Rock (lower centre left). This eroded sandstone spire is located in Canyon de Chelley National Monument, Arizona, USA

Lava meeting the ocean. Lava from the Kilauea volcano exploding and producing a plume of steam, smoke and gases where it meets the Pacific Ocean

Copper sulphate crystals. Polarised light micrograph of copper sulphate (CuS04) crystals

Lava lake, Africa
Lava lake. Molten lava inside a volcanic vent on the floor of a cinder cone. This is Erta Ale, a volcano in the Afar depression of Ethiopia

Copper and magnesium sulphate, LM
Copper and magnesium sulphate crystals. Polarised light micrograph (LM) of copper sulphate (CuSO4) and magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) crystals

Sunrise, Road to Paso Sico, Atacama Desert, Chile, South America

NA, USA, Texas, Big Bend National Park. Rio Grande

Cathedral Rock reflected in Oak Creek, Crescent Moon Picnic Area, Coconino National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Bryce Canyon: "Natural bridge" (strictly-speaking, it's an arch), Utah, USA
ROG-12858 Bryce Canyon: "Natural bridge" (strictly-speaking, it's an arch), Utah, USA Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Ancient Utah Juniper in Grand Canyon National Park in winter
ROG-12238 Ancient Utah Juniper Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA Juniperus osteosperma Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Bryce Canyon at night, with starry clear sky
ROG-12254 Bryce Canyon National Park - at night, with starry clear sky Utah, USA Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Piano De Silex - 1
Honore Baudres geological piano uses a series of selected stones, each of which emits a different note when struck

A majestic lightning storm during a summer sunset at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah , USA

Bryce Canyon National Park during a summer sunrise, Utah , USA

Mesa desert area near to Hanksville , Utah , USA

Sunset at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Canyonlands valley at sunrise, framed by Mesa Arch, Utah , USA

Aerial view of river and Rock formation, Utah , USA

Exterior view of the Devon Haytor Granite Quarries, 1825 (hand coloured aquatint on paper)
7485271 Exterior view of the Devon Haytor Granite Quarries, 1825 (hand coloured aquatint on paper) by Cartwright, Joseph (c.1789-1829); 23x35 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Interior view of the Devon Haytor Granite Quarries, 1825 (hand coloured aquatint on paper)
7485268 Interior view of the Devon Haytor Granite Quarries, 1825 (hand coloured aquatint on paper) by Cartwright, Joseph (c.1789-1829); 23x35 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Castle Treryn, near the Land's End with a distant view of the Logan Rock, 1824 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7483138 Castle Treryn, near the Land's End with a distant view of the Logan Rock, 1824 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Tonkin, James (1757-1846); 27x41 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Celebrated Logan Rock near the Land's End in Cornwall, 1824 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7483088 Celebrated Logan Rock near the Land's End in Cornwall, 1824 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Tonkin, James (1757-1846); 28x40 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

A floating iceberg
5614343 A floating iceberg; (add.info.: A floating iceberg. From The World's Foundations or Geology for Beginners, published 1883.); Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Horace-Benedict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and mountaineer (engraving)
8673021 Horace-Benedict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and mountaineer (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horace-Benedict de Saussure (1740-1799)

Flooding of the Nile at Mitrahiniyeh near Menfi, Egypt
3561657 Flooding of the Nile at Mitrahiniyeh near Menfi, Egypt by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Menfi, Mitrahiniyeh)

Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil
3507374 Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil; (add.info.: Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil.); Universal History Archive.

Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil
3507378 Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil; (add.info.: Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil.); Universal History Archive.

Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil
3507377 Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil; (add.info.: Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil.); Universal History Archive.

Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil
3507376 Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil; (add.info.: Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil.); Universal History Archive.

Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil
3507375 Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil; (add.info.: Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil.); Universal History Archive.

Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil
3507295 Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil; (add.info.: Remains of an animal preserved as a fossil.); Universal History Archive.

Adam Sedgwick
3585764 Adam Sedgwick; (add.info.: Portrait of Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873) one of the founders of modern geology. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A forest from the Carboniferous era
5614338 A forest from the Carboniferous era; (add.info.: A forest from the Carboniferous era. From The World's Foundations or Geology for Beginners, published 1883.); Photo © Hilary Morgan.

An engraving depicting a cross-section of geological strata, showing how, when water is trapped between two impermeable
5311334 An engraving depicting a cross-section of geological strata, showing how, when water is trapped between two impermeable layers, AB and CD

The Latrobe nugget, 1850
3329935 The Latrobe nugget, 1850; (add.info.: The Latrobe nugget, the largest clusters of cubic gold crystals currently known. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Telescopic appearance of the moon (backlit), 1846-60 (engraving)
7340569 Telescopic appearance of the moon (backlit), 1846-60 (engraving) by Reynolds, James (fl.c.1846-60); 29.2x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving depicting a geological fold, which occurs when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces
5309459 Engraving depicting a geological fold, which occurs when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata

Almagestum novvum astronomaiam veterem novamque complectens observationibus aliorum
7342551 Almagestum novvum astronomaiam veterem novamque complectens observationibus aliorum, et propriis nouisque theorematibus, problematibus, ac tabulis pomotam, c.1660 (print) by Italian School

Coral reef surrounding a lagoon. Slow accumulation of substance from generations of corals was a phenomenon which
530405 Coral reef surrounding a lagoon. Slow accumulation of substance from generations of corals was a phenomenon which Darwin used to support they theory of a long geological timescale

Bristol Blenheim bombers attacking a German railway junction (litho)
8657043 Bristol Blenheim bombers attacking a German railway junction (litho) by Chater, Chater Paul (1878-1949); Private Collection; (add.info)

Columns of basalt at the Linz quarry, Austria (b/w photo)
8663577 Columns of basalt at the Linz quarry, Austria (b/w photo) by Austrian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Columns of basalt at the Linz quarry, Austria)

View of the celebrated Logan Rock near the Land's End in Cornwall taken after the Rock was displaced on the 8th
7482949 View of the celebrated Logan Rock near the Land's End in Cornwall taken after the Rock was displaced on the 8th April 1824, 1824 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Tonkin

Extraction of marble at the quarries of Carrara, Italy, c.1900 (glass plate, silver salt gelatin)
3557571 Extraction of marble at the quarries of Carrara, Italy, c.1900 (glass plate, silver salt gelatin) by Unknown photographer

A coral island
5614348 A coral island; (add.info.: A coral island. From The World's Foundations or Geology for Beginners, published 1883.); Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Steam phase eruption of a Geyser
5614347 Steam phase eruption of a Geyser; (add.info.: Steam phase eruption of a Geyser. From The World's Foundations or Geology for Beginners, published 1883.); Photo © Hilary Morgan.

A volcano in eruption
5614345 A volcano in eruption; (add.info.: A volcano in eruption. From The World's Foundations or Geology for Beginners, published 1883.); Photo © Hilary Morgan.

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