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50,000 years ago a meteor, 150ft across crashed into the earth in now what is Northeastern Arizona, USA. The result was this crater, 4,000 feet accross and almost 600 feet deep. It is a unique Geological location on the planet and it was used to train the Apollo Astronauts for their moon missions. It was extremely w...
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The George C. Page Museum at the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Basically a lake made out of tar. Animals thinking it was water would get stuck in the tar and never come out. Hundreds of wolves were recovered from the black goo.
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The Berkeley Pit, a former open pit copper mine in Butte, Montana, is approximately 1 mile long and 1/2 mile wide. When mining operations ceased, all dewatering activities also ceased. Consequently, the pit continues to fill with groundwater. The water in the pit is acidic and contains high concentrations of certain ...
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The open pit at the top of the Homestake Gold Mine in Lead, South Dakota beautifully exposes a series of Tertiary rhyolite dikes that were the focus of the hydrothermal system that formed this rich gold deposit. The open pit is no longer active, but it is a great opportunity for geologists to get a glimpse into the up...
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Piles of overburden stripped to reveal the ore at the Ajo, Arizona open pit copper mine dominate the horizon south of town. They also offer insight into the geology of the mine. The yellow streaked piles near the middle of this GigaPan are composed of some of the sulfide mineral (mostly pyrite) bearing rocks associat...
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The pit area at the 2009 Pittsburgh FIRST regional competition, after the awards ceremony on Friday. Even though the day is over, plenty of teams are still working on their robots.
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This is the beginning of a Marcellus shale natural gas site going up on Rt. 259 North of LIgonier, PA being developed by XTO Energy. This is a view of one of two frac water containment pits going in. These big ponds will be dug out and lined with plastic to contain the frac water -- a briny solution contacting a...
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ochre pit cove, newfoundland, foggy day - our vacation rental is in this shot. Call us at + 1 613 293 1819 if you would like to visit! Bob and Karen
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One of the most polluted EPA Superfund sites anywhere in the USA.
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