Geology

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Let the Beauty Rumi Quote Illustration Art Print by BethNadlerArt, $15.00

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pebbles in Tafoni riddled rock

The Crumpling And Wearing Of The Earth ~ original antique bookplate illustration by G F Morrell circa 1940s This illustration bookplate was published in Great Britain measures 9 1/2" x 6 1/4" including margins "The great crumbles and folds in the early crust of the Earth, with molten igneous rock forced into them and in one place bursting through..." BLANK on the back and thick paper A distinctive and unusual antique print illustration with delightful tinting - a colour rarely seen today…

A detailed map of the Atlantic ocean floor, by National Geography, 1968.

Seismite in the Middle East (Dead Sea). Seismites are soft-sediment deformations in units caused by earthquakes near the time of their initial deposition. G

Geologists are down to earth people. Kiss a Geologists and feel the earthquake. Geologists can be very sedimental. Geologists never lose their luster. Geologists make the bed rock. Old geologists never die, they recrystallize. Geologists will date anything.

When the continents of Africa and Europe collided 24-1.5 million years ago the effects were far reaching causing changes in the rock formations many hundreds of miles away. The rocks at Lulworth were lifted, twisted and folded over 90 into their present position. The collision of the earth's tectonic plates left visible waves in the rock where faults or weaknesses in the rock strata responded to the pressure causing the folding that can be seen.