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Mineral Bands, Pictured Rocks

2024-12-08 By Roger Edwards

Mineral Bands, Pictured Rocks

Next to a cliff overlook called “Lovers Leap,” springs slowly drip recent rainwater down the face of smoothly layered Precambrian sandstone, staining it with varying proportions of oxides (mainly iron) derived from deeper in the same rock.  That is how we see vertical and horizontal bands overlaid in an all-natural cross-hatching pattern on this and other parts of Pictured Rocks, one of Lake Superior’s many scenic shoreline treasures.

6 NW Melstrand MI (18 Jul 7) Looking SE
46.5327, -86.4905

Filed Under: Water Works Tagged With: geology, Great Lakes, Lake Superior, lakeshores, landscapes, Melstrand, Michigan, National Parks, patterns in nature, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, reflectives, waterscapes

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Welcome to SkyPix, an online photo book of clouds, weather and water by Roger Edwards. As in a printed coffee-table book, every image has its own page with a unique story. After all, meaningful photography is much more than just picture-taking; it is visually rendering a moment in place and time from a perspective like none other. As a scientist and an artist, I hope my deep passion for the power and splendor of our skies and waters shines through in these pages. If you are a cloud and weather aficionado, outdoor enthusiast, outdoor or nature photographer, art lover, or anyone who craves learning, enjoy...

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