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Maria Luisa Crawford (mcrawfor)
Bryn Mawr,
United States of America
Gigapans: 36
Snapshots: 78
Bookmarks: 4
Last Visited: November 19, 2009
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Research Professor and Professor Emeritus of Geology and Environmental Studies
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Canon Powershot SX110 IS |
| Camera with 10x zoom |
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Canon SD 800 |
| Camera with 4x zoom |
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Visitor center and stores at the end of the road. Great view of the sandstone cliffs.
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Geological contact between the older crystalline rocks and the overlying sandstone.
The blue at the end is there to make the panorama large enough for the site.
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Petra, western side, N of the entrance.
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View eastward up the gully that leads down to Petra, Jordan. The view is narrow because so is the gully.
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Looking west from the western side of the site
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View from the Crowne Plaza hotel toward the sandstone hills east of Petra.
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View west from Mt. Nebo where Moses looked over the promised land. The stripes in the sky come from editing the individual pictures of the panorama to enhance the resolution.
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Overview of the Roman ruins taken looking N, E and S from the theater.
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The southern sudatorium with a mosaic originally thought to represent Leto's children Apollo and Artemis killing Niobe's children with arrows. The latter who has 14 children, belittles Leto for having only two. Some authorities, however, claim that this mosaic represents a battle between man and the Amazons.
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Ruins of the gymnasium next to the baths
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normal fault
Created: October 23, 2009
Taken From: Nittany Valley sinkhole profile
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Total Views: 8
The rock layers, inclined down to the left are cut by a fault, inclined down to the right. Notice the offset of the layers. Those on the right (upper) side of the fault have slipped down relative to those on the other side. This is defined as a normal or dip-slip fault.
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unconformity
Created: July 21, 2009
Taken From: WadiRum unconformity
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Total Views: 3
Note the contrast between the lower rocks consisting of Proterozoic granite intruded by a number of mafic dikes and the overlying Cambrian and Ordovician sandstone layers.
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erosion
Created: July 18, 2009
Taken From: Siq leading to Petra
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Total Views: 4
This piece will fall soon. The steep walls of the Siq are cause by erosion and then fracturing along these cracks.
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fractures
Created: July 18, 2009
Taken From: Siq leading to Petra
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Total Views: 1
Note that the fractures are aligned with the Siq here. This shows that erosion along the fractures created this very narrow ravine.
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