Changing the way you look at the world
The photo shows ripple marks preserved in a block of Heavitree Quartzite fallen from the east abutment of Heavitree Gap, just south of Alice Springs. The hard, brittle quartzite strata are cracked in multiple directions allowing blocks of quartzite to … Continued
This is the west side Heavitree Gap that cuts a 100-m wide path straight through the Heavitree Range, which runs like a huge wall south of Alice Springs. The road and rail pass through this gap, as does the Todd … Continued
The landscapes of Central Australia provide amazing insights into the way the waters of Noah’s Flood drained from the continent. Figure 1 from Google Earth shows the area immediately south of the mission station of Hermannsburg. The course of the … Continued
The spectacular geology and landforms of the MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia are graphically revealed in Ormiston Gorge, which cuts some 300 metres deep through a high ridge, around 135 km west of Alice Springs. The gorge exposes thick strata … Continued