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A rock formation is an isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock outcrop. Rock formations are usually the result of weathering and erosion sculpting the existing rock. The term rock formation can also refer to specific sedimentary strata or other rock unit in stratigraphic and petrologic studies. A rock structure can be created in any rock ...
The Winking Man Rock formation (also known as the Winking Eye [5]) is part of the Ramshaw Rocks section of The Roaches. It looks like a face sticking out of the hillside, and as you travel past in a car towards Buxton the 'eye' appears to wink, as a pinnacle of rock passes behind the face as a consequence of parallax.
A mimetolithic pattern is a pattern created by rocks that may come to mimic recognizable forms through the random processes of formation, weathering and erosion. A well-known example is the Face on Mars, a rock formation on Mars that resembled a human face in certain satellite photos. Most mimetoliths are much larger than the subjects they ...
Have a look at some of the most stunning natural-rock bridges and arches on our planet and beyond.
The Old Man of the Mountain, also called the Great Stone Face and the Profile, [1] [2] was a series of five granite cliff ledges on Cannon Mountain in Franconia, New Hampshire, United States, that appeared to be the jagged profile of a human face when viewed from the north. The rock formation, 1,200 feet (370 m) above Profile Lake, was 40 feet ...
Ancient rock carvings that reappeared in the region of the Lajes Archaeological Site due to the severe drought affecting the region’s rivers are pictured on the banks of the Negro River in ...
Mushroom rock – Naturally occurring rock whose shape resembles a mushroom; Natural arch – Arch-shaped natural rock formation; Paleoplain - A buried erosion plain; a particularly large and flat erosion surface; Pediment – Very gently sloping inclined bedrock surface; Pediplain – Extensive plain formed by the coalescence of pediments
Indian Rock, Indian Rock Park; Joshua Tree National Park. Skull Rock; Lover's Leap; Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve; Moro Rock, Sequoia National Park; Morro Rock; Mussel Rock; Nine Sisters (aka "The Morros"), San Luis Obispo; Pinnacles National Park; Potato Chip Rock; Rainbow Basin; Red Rock Canyon; Robbers Roost; San Pedro Rock; Santee ...