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Geological Photos from the San Francisco Bay Area

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The Bay area has many geological as well as cultural and historical attractions. Here's a sampling that stretches from the coast to the inland valleys, and from Santa Cruz to Sonoma counties. It also ranges from ancient subduction complexes to modern tectonic uplift, from volcanoes to human modifications of the landscape.

Also see: About San Francisco, San Francisco Travel, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, 1906 earthquake photos, 1906 quake landmarks today, San Francisco hazard maps

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Serpentine, chert, graywackeThree Rocks at Baker Beach, San FranciscoA manmade peninsulaAlbany BulbA botanical microcosmRegional Parks Botanic Garden, BerkeleyA stranded streetSanta Cruz Beach Terrace
Basalt on the faultTomales Bay GreenstoneA noble rangeStinson Beach HillsPopularly known as serpentine rockMarin County SerpentiniteA nice Sonoma parkFossil Redwood Log
Endless war on weedsSonoma Petrified ForestA delicious sceneDi Rosa Preserve, Napa ValleyLand of many pastsDiablo ValleyUptilted rocksTassajara Valley
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