PURE BAJA ~ Unique & Awesome Geology

longlegsinlapaz · 05-30-09, 07:00 PM

A Geologist would be able to translate all this patterning to long ago (volcanic?) activity.

longlegsinlapaz · 05-30-09, 07:06 PM

A few more of the wall near San Juan de La Costa.....

BigWooo · 05-30-09, 07:36 PM

I wonder if it's something from the upper layer that the rains have washed off over time and stained the cliffs below :?:

longlegsinlapaz · 05-31-09, 12:28 PM

Naw....if you look at the debris piled below, the pieces sloughed off are each of the individual colors through & through. So it's not a surface stain. However, the fact most of the pattern is vertical, tells me that this section was most likely a horizontal cliff face at some time in the distant past which sloughed off as a large piece & ended up coming to rest on it's side to create the vertical patterns. But then, I'm not a geologist!

The person with me the day I took those pics, however IS & he speculated more hypothesis than I can remember!

elgatoloco · 06-08-09, 09:50 PM

First rule of geology:

Sediments always form in horizontal layers?

I think what we see here is evidence of an 'uplifting' experience sometime in the last 6000 years? ;)

Fun to look at anyways. Thanks for sharing the pics!

**I am not a geologist but I could play one on TV.

05-30-09, 07:00 PM	#1
longlegsinlapaz Join Date: 05-24-09 Location: La Paz Posts: 1,682	PURE BAJA ~ Unique & Awesome Geology A Geologist would be able to translate all this patterning to long ago (volcanic?) activity. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by longlegsinlapaz; 06-26-09 at 05:02 PM. Reason: To restore pics to post

05-30-09, 07:06 PM	#2
longlegsinlapaz Join Date: 05-24-09 Location: La Paz Posts: 1,682	PURE BAJA ~ Unique & Awesome Geology A few more of the wall near San Juan de La Costa..... Attached Thumbnails

05-30-09, 07:36 PM	#3
BigWooo Join Date: 04-08-09 Location: Southern Baja Posts: 726	Re: Unique & Awesome Geology I wonder if it's something from the upper layer that the rains have washed off over time and stained the cliffs below :?:

06-08-09, 09:50 PM	#5
elgatoloco Join Date: 06-08-09 Location: Sandy Eggo Posts: 10	Re: Unique & Awesome Geology First rule of geology: Sediments always form in horizontal layers? I think what we see here is evidence of an 'uplifting' experience sometime in the last 6000 years? ;) Fun to look at anyways. Thanks for sharing the pics! **I am not a geologist but I could play one on TV.

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