nigelhicks Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 multi coloured hills of zhangye danxia geological park gansu province chinaThat is amazing Slowbee 1
gummibear Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 Some more pics. Wow...that looks like laminated wood.
forkie Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 What causes that?They chowed every last thing on those hills and left them to rust
Slowbee Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC4bo7LK7mQ Camaron 1
Cellar Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 What causes that?  Photoshop. IRL they look a lot more muted, although still spectacular if you ask me. While the photos are certainly incredible, there could be some slight photo manipulation going on to make the colors pop a bit more than they would naturally. This Flickr photo could be a more accurate representation, but still, the mountains are amazing.http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1274419/thumbs/o-RAINBOW-MOUNTAINS-900.jpg?2
nigelhicks Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 What causes that?  From the UNESCO World Heritage websitehttp://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1335  This should go in the rocks and fossils thread - but oh well Danxia is a landform type similar to that of "Karst" topography which forms in Carbonate rich areas - this is due to intense chemical and physical weathering of the Cretaceous Sandstone and Conglomerates that form the hills and cliffs in the region in China.  So in some instances you see steep sides cliffs with narrow valleys similar to Karst areas but as the rock type is not Carbonate they have to be called Pseudo-karst landscapes. Much of the colouration is either due to Chemical weathering, or from the actual rock material where Cretaceous fluvial red-bed sandstones are interbedded with white clay deposits.
Stretch Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 Â that looks like too much work...but I did notice free whilly at no 14 P.A.K. 1
Stretch Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 Did anyone notice that Nigels avatar very closely resembles  useless fact of the day
mon-goose Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 that looks like too much work...but I did notice free whilly at no 14Â 15 - thor20 planet of the apes21 kungfo panda50 edward siccor hands
Stretch Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/photoshop/1/0/1/217101_slide.jpg
Stretch Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/photoshop/9/2/7/214927_slide.jpg Tyreman 1
Stretch Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/photoshop/9/2/2/214922_slide.jpg
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