Argentina Gallery
I started field work in Argentina in 1981. Sadly, most of my photos still only exist as yet-to-be scanned slides so these will have to do until then! I am grateful to many Argentine colleagues for their friendship over the years and for introducing me to some fabulous geology.
Cerro Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere
El Peñon, Argentine Puna
A "road" for going down (only), Argentina Puna
Volcanes del Jote
Purmamarca
Santa Rosa de Tastil
Flamingos in flight, Río El Bolson
Iglesia Basin looking west at the Frontal Cordillera
Aconcagua thrust belt
Penitentes at ~5000 m
San Juan Limestone flatirons
Río Caracol
Cleavage in Ordovician strata of the Precordillera
Mullions on Ordovician strata
Gólgota, Quebrada del Toro
Río Caracol thrust fault
Tertiary/Paleozoic unconformity
Cuesta del Viento
Southern Iglesia Basin
Río Francia
San Juan Limestone folds
Carboniferous dropstone
Río Francia thrust fault over unconsolidated Quaternary gravels
One of the most spectacular flights is that from Mendoza to Santiago, with this view on a clear day
Plumose marks on a joint face in Tertiary sandstone
Paleo-mudcracks
Cuesta de Huaco