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  1. Massive Cirque #2

    Massive Cirque #2 by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Ben Corragh- Lough Nafooey by Alan Pitts

    slightly smaller than the one to the right

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  2. Massive Cirque

    Massive Cirque by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Ben Corragh- Lough Nafooey by Alan Pitts

    Bowl shaped depression created by a cirque glacier which once sat here.

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  3. Siphonodendron

    Siphonodendron by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Mississippian Reef by Alan Pitts

    colonial rugose coral

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  4. pen

    pen by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Mississippian Reef by Alan Pitts

    for scale

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  5. Rugose Coral

    Rugose Coral by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Mississippian Reef by Alan Pitts

    pretty big!

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  6. egg-crate weathering.

    egg-crate weathering. by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Shore of Lough Mask by Alan Pitts

    on limestone

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  7. sheep

    sheep by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Shore of Lough Mask by Alan Pitts

    islanders

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  8. The grass is always greener

    The grass is always greener by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan 3 Rock Mountain- looking south by Alan Pitts

    They dont call it the Emerald Isle for nothing

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  9. trees

    trees by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan 3 Rock Mountain- looking south by Alan Pitts

    who says Ireland doesnt have forests? well they really dont. These were planted and forested and planted again.

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  10. rounded rocks

    rounded rocks by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan 3 Rock Mountain- looking south by Alan Pitts

    weathering over time along joint pairs produces the rounded shape of these rocks

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  11. Granite

    Granite by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan 3 Rock Mountain- looking south by Alan Pitts

    quartz+feldspar+biotite

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  12. Cavernous weathering

    Cavernous weathering by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan 3 Rock Mountain- looking south by Alan Pitts

    physical and chemical weathering joining forces to produce this depression.

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  13. Irish Sea

    Irish Sea by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan 3 Rock Mountain- looking south by Alan Pitts

    probably pretty cold

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  14. Mountain Biker

    Mountain Biker by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan 3 Rock Mountain- looking south by Alan Pitts

    riding less than half a bike

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  15. Wicklow Mountains

    Wicklow Mountains by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan 3 Rock Mountain- looking south by Alan Pitts

    in the distance

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  16. phone

    phone by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan 3 Rock Mountain- looking south by Alan Pitts

    probably tweeting or something

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  17. GMU !

    GMU ! by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan 3 Rock Mountain- looking south by Alan Pitts

    George Mason University, where I recieved my undergraduate degree in geology in Fairfax, Virginia

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  18. gigapanner

    gigapanner by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan 3 Rock Mountain- looking south by Alan Pitts

    taking advantage of a joint set as cover from the wind. It is a litte colder than it looks

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  19. Vertical Joint set

    Vertical Joint set by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Dublin Bay From 3 Rock Mountain by Alan Pitts

    .

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  20. Rain

    Rain by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Dublin Bay From 3 Rock Mountain by Alan Pitts

    looks to be raining here

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  21. Luas Bridge- Dun Drum

    Luas Bridge- Dun Drum by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Dublin Bay From 3 Rock Mountain by Alan Pitts

    This is where I started from

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  22. Dublin Bay

    Dublin Bay by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Dublin Bay From 3 Rock Mountain by Alan Pitts

    .

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  23. Gigapanner

    Gigapanner by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Dublin Bay From 3 Rock Mountain by Alan Pitts

    Thats me :) Enjoying the view

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  24. 37/6

    37/6 by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Thoroughgare Gap from Turner Road by Alan Pitts

    6.1

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  25. trucks

    trucks by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Fauquier Formation-Rock Wall-Big Tree by Alan Pitts

    working hard

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  26. Bulbous Buttercups

    Bulbous Buttercups by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Fauquier Formation-Rock Wall-Big Tree by Alan Pitts

    looking good

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  27. ghost gigapanner

    ghost gigapanner by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Fauquier Formation-Rock Wall-Big Tree by Alan Pitts

    that was supposed to be me, but I got cut out.

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  28. Thoroughfare Gap

    Thoroughfare Gap by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Thoroughgare Gap from Turner Road by Alan Pitts

    .

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  29. Turn your lights on

    Turn your lights on by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Thoroughgare Gap from Turner Road by Alan Pitts

    its actually pretty dark here

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  30. Trash

    Trash by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Broad Run by Alan Pitts

    Looks like a couple of jerks decided to leave their trash behind after enjoying a few riverside canned beverages.

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  31. Bedding

    Bedding by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Broad Run by Alan Pitts

    I think. Bedding can be hard to discern in the lightly metamorphosed sediments of the Chilhowee Group

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  32. Sign

    Sign by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Broad Run by Alan Pitts

    Out on Route 66

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  33. Tree growing from fracture in rock

    Tree growing from fracture in rock by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Broad Run by Alan Pitts

    nice work tree

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  34. Boulders of Weverton Quartzite

    Boulders of Weverton Quartzite by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Broad Run by Alan Pitts

    Likely brought here by Broad Run when it was flowing much higher.

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  35. outcrop

    outcrop by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Fauquier Formation Outcrop by Alan Pitts

    This is what most outcrops look like in this part of Virginia. Totaly obscured by lichen

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  36. stretched pebbles

    stretched pebbles by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Fauquier Formation Outcrop by Alan Pitts

    slightly elipsoidal pebbes have been flattened and stretched.

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  37. Rotten Feldspar

    Rotten Feldspar by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Fauquier Formation Outcrop by Alan Pitts

    Feldspar altering to clays

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  38. Blue Quartz

    Blue Quartz by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Fauquier Formation Outcrop by Alan Pitts

    The blue quartz is typical in sedimentary rocks of similar age in Virginia. The source of the Blue quartz is the Blue Ridge Basement Complex.

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  39. pebble conglomerate

    pebble conglomerate by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Fauquier Formation Rock Wall by Alan Pitts

    round quartz grains weather in high relief

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  40. Antiform Hinge

    Antiform Hinge by Alan Pitts from the GigaPan Whipcove Anticline by Alan Pitts

    hmmm?

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