Shiprock, New Mexico by junge1
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Description
Shiprock is the basalt core of an extinct volcano that erupted around 30 million years ago. It is roughly about 500m in diameter and rises about 600m above the surrounding terrain. The peak is 7178-ft. high.
It is considered sacred by the Navajo who call it Tse Bitai (The Winged Rock).
In the left foreground is a dike. A dike is a near-vertical wall-like body formed by the spreading apart of a vertical rock fracture. Dikes are commonly the conduits by means of which magma reaches the surface. Magma entering in the overlaying rock solidifies in a branching network of thin veins.
There are several dikes spreading out from the Shiprock core.
This picture was taken on 4 November 2003.
Thank you for viewing and commenting,
Sig....
Comments (52)
Wonderful shot! thank you for the imformation.
This is a case of real life resembling art...I have terragen in mind. Like your geological explanation of what we are looking at. Nice job.
Beautiful scene and a great photo!
great landscape,fantastic capture.i love dessert. *****
A shocking view of harshness and nature's best sculptures. Wonderful pov.
Great capture!
Interesting stuff. Its cool that you share so many places.
Beautiful...
WONDERFUL CAPTURE COLORS & TEXTURES !!!!!
Excellent shot!!
Excellent capture my friend.
Fine landscape!
Wonderful and very creative work
Excellent paysage, jolie capture!
amazing peaks! a terrific pic.
Very rude nature. But how creative!
Nice picture of some desolate country. Very crisp features well done!
fantastic landscape!!! I love Arizona!
STUNNING sig!
großartiges Foto von dieser aussergewöhnlichen Landschaft!
What a POV!!!!!! Amazing shot. Well done. Nature says it all. Rob.
awesome landscape !
Beautiful geography with a nice explanation!
The picture is wonderful, but I find myself more fascinated by your writeup. I had no idea of the origin of these formations. Knowing where they came from makes them enticing, riveting, mesmerizing, where before they were just big rocks on a flat plain. Thank you, my friend!
Great image and interesting commentary.
superb view!!!!!is it taken at Shiprock, Navajoland?
Absolutly wonderful !
Very nice photo of this interesting landscape.
Very cool capture!
Marvellous! A wonderful illustration of one of my main Geography 'A' Level subjects, vulcanicity!