Red Rock Canyon is characterized by a series of canyons and parallel, sandstone ridges, (called “hogbacks”), sculpted by erosion because of the area’s uplifted strata.

Geologists confirm that industrial waste turns into rock in just 35 years, challenging traditional ideas about geological formation.

TALC is a metamorphic and hydrothermal mineral which is found typically in the greenschist facies of metamorphic rocks, and in shear zones where it is an alteration product. Talc has recently been ...

Al Naslaa is a rock formation in Saudi Arabia's northwestern desert consisting of two huge, symmetrical stone blocks that are separated by a mysterious gap and sit on small pedestals.

Just outside of Las Vegas and Red Rock Canyon is a no-fee, no-reservations canyon with Nevada's typical sandstone beauty and great climbing routes.

The site has exceptional natural beauty in its soaring basaltic buttresses, incisive dramatic cutbacks, and golden sandstone ramparts as well as visually spectacular sculptured arches, caves, cliffs, ...

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Morphology is a descriptor of sedimentary rocks useful in earth science and economic geology. In the contour of the rock, there is information on its origin, transport, and deposition. The two most ...

Sedimentary rocks analysis is useful in geological science, economic sector, and risk evaluation. Roundness is a morphological parameter that provide information to characterize and classify ...