Geological Formations
River Deltas: Where Sediment Builds New Land
A river delta forms where a river enters a standing body of water and deposits sediment faster than waves, tides and currents can remove it. Deltas ar
A river delta forms where a river enters a standing body of water and deposits sediment faster than waves, tides and currents can remove it. Deltas ar
Alluvial fans are fan-shaped sediment deposits that form where streams emerge from confined valleys onto flatter terrain. They are common in arid and
Columnar basalt is a striking volcanic rock formation in which cooling lava is divided into long, polygonal columns. The geometry is natural: it devel
Fossils are most informative when their geological context is recorded. The position of a fossil within a bed, its relationship to other fossils and t