Images Dated 11th July 2014

Bigtooth maples (Acer grandidentatum)

Bigtooth maples (Acer grandidentatum), in autumn with Stewarts Cascades beyond; total drop about 100 m. Wasatch Range. Mount Timpanogos Wilderness, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah, USA

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Autumn, Cascade, Cliff, Colourful, Fall, Fore, Season, Waterfall

Zircon crystal 4.1 billion years old, among the oldest fragments of Earthly material ever found

Zircon crystal 4.1 billion years old, among the oldest fragments of Earthly material ever found, The crystal is the size of dust and contains uranium. The degree of atomic decay in the uranium indicates that the crystallisation began over 4.1 billion years ago. The holes were made during the dating process at the Australian National University, Canberra. From Mount Narryer, Gascoyne region, Western Australia

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A slot canyon in Wollemi National Park

A slot canyon, one of many, so numerous and so remote that many have not been explored or mapped. Lack of light and nutrients allows only some ferns to survive on the wider sections of the canyon. Wollemi National Park, Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, New South Wales, Australia

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Canyon, Cliffs, Dark, Ecology, Narrow, Slot Canyon, Wilderness