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WoGE #340 The Buell Park diatreme in Arizona is one of those geological objects that definitely deserve to be featured in WoGE - one should wonder why it took so long for this to happen but, finally, Matthew did it for us. I've been lucky enough to get it before others, and for the next round I'll choose this nice view. This is the one I would have shared here upon my previous win, had I not felt the urge to post Laguna Bismarck in Patagonia. So here we go: to earn the honor of hosting the next WoGE, be the first to locate this spot and explain its underlying geology. This is a restriction-free run, good luck!
WoGE #337 Florian Jenn's WoGE#336 was a view of the typical "Reffen und Reigen" coastal landforms of the Darss-Zingst peninsula on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. Now, for the next puzzle we go elsewhere, for something quite different. I usually keep several WoGE-worthy wild-card pictures in my sleeve, you know, just in case I'm out of ideas. But then, while browsing through GE, I sometimes stumble upon new things that look too good to be stacked with the others; I can't wait to play them as soon as I can. And this is what happened now, once again: there is this cool comet-ish something, which, I believe, deserves to get played right away. There are at least two-three geological aspects worth an explanation here. For example, what is the broader geological context of the round-ish thing? What is its white-ish content? And how did the comet-ish tail form? To earn the honor of posting the next WoGE challenge, one should be the first to locate this spot (give lat/long) and answer obvious first-order geological questions such like the ones above. I see several clues in the picture that may help to narrow down to this area quickly, but won't invoke the Schott rule. Let's see who'll be the first to provide a decent explanation of what's shown here.
WoGE #321 After wasting several hours in the wrong deserts of the Southern Hemisphere, I somehow managed to win Matthew's inspired WoGE#320, a beautiful crescent moon-ish sand dune at Lago la Niña in Peru. It's my turn now to come up with something WoGE-worthy... and here we go: where is this spot and what makes it geologically interesting? This might be a relatively easy challenge, but to keep the ball rolling, I declare it restriction-free.
WoGE #318 Cindy's WoGE#317 featured a piece of South Madagascar's (ultra)high temperature granulitic terrains. Finding a decent geological summary of the area proved to be more difficult than locating the spot itself. Now it is my turn to post the next challenge: where and what is this? To earn the honor of hosting WoGE#319, one must be the first to give lat/long of this view and provide a brief geological description of what's here. I reckon that once it is located, the geological characterization of the area shouldn't pose serious challenges. Thus, once again, in an attempt to make the finding of the spot a bit more difficult, I've stripped off the compass. Let's see how much it matters.
WoGE #313 I've found Ron Schott's WoGE#312 highlighting a piece of the Proterozoic Mahakoshal Fold Belt in India. Now it's my turn again, and here comes another attention-worthy linear feature (I just can't withstand the urge to post these!) To win the challenge, one must be the first to locate this place and tell us what is it all about, in geological terms, of course. I think the scale of the view is pretty decent; so, to complicate things a bit, I've purposely omitted the compass. No Schott rule, enjoy !
WoGE #309 Felix Bossert's WoGE#308 featured Lake Keilambete in Victoria, Australia, a nice maar in the middle of agricultural land. It was pretty obvious that this is a maar, but I was so convinced that it must be in Central America (just because I've spotted a couple of these in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt not long ago), that it took me hours to give up my preconception and look elsewhere. Once relaxed, the search proved to be successful - I've found the spot in less than 15 minutes. It's my privilege now to post the next challenge, and after browsing through my WoGE collection, I've decided for this geology-rich picture. As it is customary in this game, to earn the honor of hosting the next turn, one has to be the first to locate the view (give geographic coordinates) and provide a description of its geology. Some geomorphological features might be obvious from the first glimpse, however I'd expect the winner to touch on the stratigraphy and tectonics of the area, too. No restrictions apply, good luck with the search!
WoGE #304 Felix Bossert's WoGE#303 was a bulls eye-shaped salt dome in Dasht-e Kavir, Iran. I've found it quickly, so here comes my puzzle - another round-ish something. To win this turn of WoGE, one has to give lat/long of this "something" and provide its brief description in reasonable geological terms. No restrictions apply, good luck!
WoGE #301 Sean Paul Kelley has chosen to end the 3rd WoGE century with a closer view on the impressive Carrizozo Malpais in New Mexico. Lucky enough, I've been the first to post an answer, and have now the privilege to open the 4th WoGE century with this -I hope challenging- picture. So let's see who'll be the first locating and describing this place in proper geological terms! I invoke no handicapping rule and, thus, expect a fierce competition for the honor of winning this historical turn :-)
WoGE #292 Anne Jefferson's WoGE#291 highlighted a portion of Rio Xingu in Brazil threatened by the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam system to be built on this river. Being the first to provide the right answer to Anne's challenge entitles me to come up with the next puzzle, so here we go. Be the first to locate this view (give lat/long), describe it briefly in geological terms, and you instantly earn the privilege to host the next turn of the game. I suspect that fieldwork or vacation keeps some of the WoGE enthusiasts away from the internet and therefore, to prevent the game from stalling, I'll declare this run restriction free.
WoGE #340

The Buell Park diatreme in Arizona is one of those geological objects that definitely deserve to be featured in WoGE - one should wonder why it took so long for this to happen but, finally, Matthew did it for us. I've been lucky enough to get it before others, and for the next round I'll choose this nice view. This is the one I would have shared here upon my previous win, had I not felt the urge to post Laguna Bismarck in Patagonia. So here we go: to earn the honor of hosting the next WoGE, be the first to locate this spot and explain its underlying geology. This is a restriction-free run, good luck!
WoGE #340

The Buell Park diatreme in Arizona is one of those geological objects that definitely deserve to be featured in WoGE - one should wonder why it took so long for this to happen but, finally, Matthew did it for us. I've been lucky enough to get it before others, and for the next round I'll choose this nice view. This is the one I would have shared here upon my previous win, had I not felt the urge to post Laguna Bismarck in Patagonia. So here we go: to earn the honor of hosting the next WoGE, be the first to locate this spot and explain its underlying geology. This is a restriction-free run, good luck!" href="javascript:openLB(1777812713,'',XLarge,'',1024,628);">WoGE #340 The Buell Park diatreme in Arizona is one of those geological objects that definitely deserve to be featured in WoGE - one should wonder why it took so long for this to happen but, finally, Matthew did it for us. I've been lucky enough to get it before others, and for the next round I'll choose this nice view. This is the one I would have shared here upon my previous win, had I not felt the urge to post Laguna Bismarck in Patagonia. So here we go: to earn the honor of hosting the next WoGE, be the first to locate this spot and explain its underlying geology. This is a restriction-free run, good luck!
WoGE #340

The Buell Park diatreme in Arizona is one of those geological objects that definitely deserve to be featured in WoGE - one should wonder why it took so long for this to happen but, finally, Matthew did it for us. I've been lucky enough to get it before others, and for the next round I'll choose this nice view. This is the one I would have shared here upon my previous win, had I not felt the urge to post Laguna Bismarck in Patagonia. So here we go: to earn the honor of hosting the next WoGE, be the first to locate this spot and explain its underlying geology. This is a restriction-free run, good luck!
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