Pancake Rocks by junge1
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These are the Pancake Rocks of Punakaiki in Paparua National Park, South Island, New Zealand.
Scientists know the rocks are limestone, formed under the sea 35 million years ago by fragments of marine organisms. What they cannot quite fathom is precisely how the rocks came to be in layers.
This picture was taken on 19 June 2017, Sig...
Comments (17)
At a distance thyese would appear to be man made brick walls. Amazing natural formation.
Wow - amazing formations...
cool shot and info
Fascinating!
I have lived in the Far East as a child but don't remember seeing anything like this before. Very interestinf indeed!
the earth is amazing. thanks for sharing this. superb photography
wonderful find!
They may have been exaggerating the mystery a bit. Limestone layering is quite common, as you know. Here's a paragraph from a NZ geology page:
"Pancake Rocks has irregular chasms and ridges, typical of limestone country. The layers of resistant bands of limestone are separated by softer, thin, mud-rich layers. This type of layering, found in limestones worldwide, is called stylobedding. Although the origin of stylobedding has been debated, it is mostly agreed that this layering is not original bedding, but a secondary feature caused by compaction. Erosion by water, wind and salt spray near the coast has etched out the stylobedding, forming the distinctive ‘pancakes’."
It's a great picture! Those layers are beautifully distinct.
Fantastic formations, great capture!
What a fantastic place.
Amazing...........
wonderful view ; never seen something like this fav
It is a very beautiful and very nice!
stunning rocky formations and perfect light there ! Bravo !
Oooooo, glad you showed us this. The erosion patterns remind me of The Badlands in South Dakota. All my geology knowledge is now whizzing around in my head:)
gorgeous capture and outstanding view! stunning rocks and dramatic clouds 😃 fav
wonderful