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Title: Golden Wall
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on January 07, 2016, 02:35:36 pm

Wall of columnar basalt in Jökulgil, Iceland. From my latest blog post. (http://blog.parrikar.com/2016/01/08/golden-wall/).

Title: Re: Golden Wall
Post by: Tony Jay on January 07, 2016, 05:50:42 pm

I really like the textures in #1.

BTW where I am, in SE Queensland all the basalt is as black as night - and there is plenty to see here.

Tony Jay

Title: Re: Golden Wall
Post by: luxborealis on January 07, 2016, 07:14:34 pm

Beautiful, particularly the first.

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Post by: Jens Peermann on January 07, 2016, 08:08:31 pm

Both are interesting, #1 is art. Very nice! :)

Title: Re: Golden Wall
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on January 07, 2016, 11:07:50 pm

Neat shots again Rajan.
All the basalt I saw in Iceland was the usual black kind. Leave it to you to find the color variant.
I gather from your blog that this is somewhere near Landmannalaugar, which certainly has lots of colorful rocks.

Eric

Title: Re: Golden Wall
Post by: francois on January 08, 2016, 03:33:56 am

I love the first one. It's almost abstract.

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Post by: Paulo Bizarro on January 08, 2016, 04:14:33 am

Interesting stuff, perhaps the colour is due to alteration of the rock? Reminds me of sulphur.

Title: Re: Golden Wall
Post by: stamper on January 08, 2016, 06:14:36 am

Quote from: luxborealis on January 07, 2016, 07:14:34 pm

Beautiful, particularly the first.

Agreed!

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Post by: Bob_B on January 08, 2016, 08:25:48 am

+1; especially the first

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Post by: sdwilsonsct on January 08, 2016, 10:43:20 am

Quote from: Bob_B on January 08, 2016, 08:25:48 am

+1; especially the first

A fine abstract.

Title: Re: Golden Wall
Post by: NancyP on January 08, 2016, 12:04:14 pm

I really like #1 as abstract, but #2 puts it in context and is quite interesting in its own right. These are fascinating geological structures. Do birds nest on the little "shelves" flat tops of the basalt columns?

Title: Re: Golden Wall
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on January 08, 2016, 12:30:16 pm

Thank you, all.

Nancy - yes, the second one provides context.

Eric - it is one of those 'known unknowns' (why does that phrase remind me of Rumsfeld?). There is a published photo of it in the book Fjallabak Nature Reserve (photo credited to Daníel Bergmann). Motorized access is possible into this area only once a year during the sheep roundup in Fall.

Title: Re: Golden Wall
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on January 08, 2016, 12:33:33 pm

Paulo - this region is a marvel in Rhyolite colours. There is an unbelievable ridge (Sveinsgil) that is GREEN that unfortunately I couldn't get to. It is an arduous hike to get to it (probably technical, and beyond my ability) and it was raining, so we didn't even try.