Vishnu schist grand canyon hi-res stock photography and images

Grand Canyon; Vishnu Schist by Colorado River Stock Photo

RMH9WKYE–Grand Canyon; Vishnu Schist by Colorado River

Black Schist Grand Canyon Vishnu Basement Rocks Stock Photo

RMDM1JTM–Black Schist Grand Canyon Vishnu Basement Rocks

The Great Unconformity in Blacktail Canyon. Cambrian Tapeats Sandstone resting upon Early Proterozoic Vishnu Schist. Stock Photo

RMHD6JE9–The Great Unconformity in Blacktail Canyon. Cambrian Tapeats Sandstone resting upon Early Proterozoic Vishnu Schist.

RFA0660W–Grand Canyon Arizona

Fluted Schist and Granite patterns on wall of Grand Canyon along the Colorado River, Arizona Stock Photo

RMBGDPJ9–Fluted Schist and Granite patterns on wall of Grand Canyon along the Colorado River, Arizona

RF2DD27WP–Grand Canyon, Arizona

Pipe Creek Cascades Over Vishnu Schist Basement Rock, River Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA Stock Photo

RF2JDKBBK–Pipe Creek Cascades Over Vishnu Schist Basement Rock, River Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

The Great Unconformity between Precambrian Vishnu Schist and Cambrian Tapeats Sandstone as exposed along the walls of Peach Springs Canyon, AZ, USA Stock Photo

RMM1X9P9–The Great Unconformity between Precambrian Vishnu Schist and Cambrian Tapeats Sandstone as exposed along the walls of Peach Springs Canyon, AZ, USA

Vishnu schist (dark rock) intruded with zoroaster granite (pink rock) in the Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon Stock Photo

RFMCACN4–Vishnu schist (dark rock) intruded with zoroaster granite (pink rock) in the Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon

Vishnu Schist formation at the bottom of the canyon in Grand Canyon National Park. Stock Photo

RMCR9N2C–Vishnu Schist formation at the bottom of the canyon in Grand Canyon National Park.

A section of vishnu schist on the Trail of Time, Grand Canyon South Rim, Arizona, USA. Stock Photo

RMRF4EGY–A section of vishnu schist on the Trail of Time, Grand Canyon South Rim, Arizona, USA.

the Colorado River at the bottom of Grand Canyon National Park near sunset with light on Sumner Butte and Zoroaster Temple Stock Photo

RF2HRFAE9–the Colorado River at the bottom of Grand Canyon National Park near sunset with light on Sumner Butte and Zoroaster Temple

View toward the South Rim up Monument Creek from near the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, AZ, February. Stock Photo

RMCMNM32–View toward the South Rim up Monument Creek from near the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, AZ, February.

2012.09.14.123206 Vishnu schist Grand Village Canyon Arizona Stock Photo

RMJ7NXHE–2012.09.14.123206 Vishnu schist Grand Village Canyon Arizona

North Kaibab Trail bridge over Bright Angel Creek In Grand Canyon National Park Stock Photo

RF2HRFFEH–North Kaibab Trail bridge over Bright Angel Creek In Grand Canyon National Park

Tourists view the Grand Canyon on a snowy day, Arizona Stock Photo

RMAHFYA7–Tourists view the Grand Canyon on a snowy day, Arizona

panorama from the South Kaibab Trail in the inner gorge in Grand Canyon National Park with the Colorado River and black bridge near Phantom Ranch Stock Photo

RF2HRFKA5–panorama from the South Kaibab Trail in the inner gorge in Grand Canyon National Park with the Colorado River and black bridge near Phantom Ranch

Grand Canyon Vishnu Schist by Colorado River . NPS Stock Photo

RMM58CYX–Grand Canyon Vishnu Schist by Colorado River . NPS

View of Colorado River, Cheops Pyramid, Sumner Butte, North Rim, and Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon from the Tipoff Point on the South Kaibab Trail Stock Photo

RM2B1XAFB–View of Colorado River, Cheops Pyramid, Sumner Butte, North Rim, and Inner Gorge of the Grand Canyon from the Tipoff Point on the South Kaibab Trail

Grand Canyon: Vishnu Schist by Colorado River 0021 Stock Photo

RMD3G7B3–Grand Canyon: Vishnu Schist by Colorado River 0021

Grand Canyon Historic- Phantom Ranch Scene PHANTOM RANCH AREA. VISHNU SCHIST/RIM IN BACKGROUND, VEGETATION IN FOREGROUND. 12 MAR 1985. , CLEELAND. Stock Photo

RMM5EG7G–Grand Canyon Historic- Phantom Ranch Scene PHANTOM RANCH AREA. VISHNU SCHIST/RIM IN BACKGROUND, VEGETATION IN FOREGROUND. 12 MAR 1985. , CLEELAND.

Precambrian Vishnu basement rocks exposed along the Colorado River in Granite Gorge, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA. Stock Photo

RMHD6JCJ–Precambrian Vishnu basement rocks exposed along the Colorado River in Granite Gorge, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA.

Grand Canyon Trail of Time - Vishnu schist Stock Photo

RMHA2DFM–Grand Canyon Trail of Time - Vishnu schist

RMBGKREP–Fluted Schist and Granite patterns on wall of Grand Canyon along the Colorado River, Arizona

RFA0660T–Grand Canyon Arizona

RF2JDK996–Pipe Creek Cascades Over Vishnu Schist Basement Rock, River Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

RF2DD283W–Grand Canyon, Arizona

Vishnu schist infused with Zoroaster granite near Grapevine Rapids in the Grand Canyon Stock Photo

RFCPB4YR–Vishnu schist infused with Zoroaster granite near Grapevine Rapids in the Grand Canyon

Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. 25th July, 2017. July 24, 2017. The inner canyon has smaller beaches and is formed from igneous rocks such as Vishnu Schist and Zoroaster Granite. A group of river runners set off from Lee's Ferry Arizona on a 221 mile decent of the Colorado River thru the geological time exposed thru erosion in Grand Canyon National Park to Diamond Creek on the Hualapi Native American Reservation on the western edge of the park. Credit: Ralph Lauer/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RMJN1861–Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. 25th July, 2017. July 24, 2017. The inner canyon has smaller beaches and is formed from igneous rocks such as Vishnu Schist and Zoroaster Granite. A group of river runners set off from Lee's Ferry Arizona on a 221 mile decent of the Colorado River thru the geological time exposed thru erosion in Grand Canyon National Park to Diamond Creek on the Hualapi Native American Reservation on the western edge of the park. Credit: Ralph Lauer/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

View upstream from Colorado River Mile 109 in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Stock Photo

RFBR162G–View upstream from Colorado River Mile 109 in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

Detail of Vishnu Schist rock in the Grand Canyon. Stock Photo

RFC2B3AM–Detail of Vishnu Schist rock in the Grand Canyon.

RMCMNKYJ–View toward the South Rim up Monument Creek from near the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, AZ, February.

2012.09.14.123218 Vishnu schist Grand Village Canyon Arizona Stock Photo

RMJ7NXHF–2012.09.14.123218 Vishnu schist Grand Village Canyon Arizona

Bridge across the Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA. Stock Photo

RM2R1KMPF–Bridge across the Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA.

Colorado River and Inner Gorge on Grand Canyon view near Cottonwood Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA Stock Photo

RMCEM8FG–Colorado River and Inner Gorge on Grand Canyon view near Cottonwood Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

Tree at sunrise Vishnu Temple Schist the Grand Canyon Nevada United States of America Stock Photo

RMAXNDC8–Tree at sunrise Vishnu Temple Schist the Grand Canyon Nevada United States of America

VIEW OF SOUTH KAIBAB TRAIL SWITCHBACKS CUT INTO VISHNU SCHIST ROCK ABOVE COLORADO RIVER WHERE THE TRAIL INTERSECTS THE RIVER TR Stock Photo

RMATA8YG–VIEW OF SOUTH KAIBAB TRAIL SWITCHBACKS CUT INTO VISHNU SCHIST ROCK ABOVE COLORADO RIVER WHERE THE TRAIL INTERSECTS THE RIVER TR

Garden Creek (Tapeats Narrows) on Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon National Park. Stock Photo

RMAR1GFA–Garden Creek (Tapeats Narrows) on Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon National Park.

BLACK TAIL CANYON NARROWS is made of TEPEATS SANDSTONE AND VISHNU SCHIST GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK ARIZONA Stock Photo

RMA25YKG–BLACK TAIL CANYON NARROWS is made of TEPEATS SANDSTONE AND VISHNU SCHIST GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK ARIZONA

Grand Canyon Historic River Trail Construction c . RUBBLE BELOW THE POINT OF THE FINAL BLASTING IN THE VISHNU SCHIST DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RIVER TRAIL BY THE CCC. 18 DEC 1935. Stock Photo

RMM5M0DE–Grand Canyon Historic River Trail Construction c . RUBBLE BELOW THE POINT OF THE FINAL BLASTING IN THE VISHNU SCHIST DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RIVER TRAIL BY THE CCC. 18 DEC 1935.

Precambrian Zoroaster Granite and Vishnu Schist exposed on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Stock Photo

RMHD6JA3–Precambrian Zoroaster Granite and Vishnu Schist exposed on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

Grand Canyon Trail of Time - Vishnu schist - 0323 Stock Photo

RMD3GEW9–Grand Canyon Trail of Time - Vishnu schist - 0323

RMBGKRDP–Fluted Schist and Granite patterns on wall of Grand Canyon along the Colorado River, Arizona

Grand Canyon National Park: Basement Rocks 0629 Stock Photo

RMD3GPH1–Grand Canyon National Park: Basement Rocks 0629

RF2JDK971–Pipe Creek Cascades Over Vishnu Schist Basement Rock, River Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

RFA0661K–Grand Canyon Arizona

Vishnu schist infused with Zoroaster granite near Grapevine Rapids on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon Stock Photo

RFCPB4YT–Vishnu schist infused with Zoroaster granite near Grapevine Rapids on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon

RF2DDEGBW–Grand Canyon, Arizona

RMJN185T–Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. 25th July, 2017. July 24, 2017. The inner canyon has smaller beaches and is formed from igneous rocks such as Vishnu Schist and Zoroaster Granite. A group of river runners set off from Lee's Ferry Arizona on a 221 mile decent of the Colorado River thru the geological time exposed thru erosion in Grand Canyon National Park to Diamond Creek on the Hualapi Native American Reservation on the western edge of the park. Credit: Ralph Lauer/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

RFC2B3A0–Detail of Vishnu Schist rock in the Grand Canyon.

Desert brush against a red cliff in the inner gorge of the Grand Canyon. Monument Creek, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, USA. Stock Photo

RMCMNMFF–Desert brush against a red cliff in the inner gorge of the Grand Canyon. Monument Creek, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, USA.

RM2R1KMRB–Bridge across the Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA.

Great Unconformity, contact between Vishnu Schist below and sedimentary Tapeats Sandstone, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Stock Photo

RMBPFNYW–Great Unconformity, contact between Vishnu Schist below and sedimentary Tapeats Sandstone, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Tree at sunset Vishnu Temple Schist the Grand Canyon Nevada United States of America Stock Photo

RMAXNDC5–Tree at sunset Vishnu Temple Schist the Grand Canyon Nevada United States of America

RMA25YKM–BLACK TAIL CANYON NARROWS is made of TEPEATS SANDSTONE AND VISHNU SCHIST GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK ARIZONA

B Grand Canyon Historic River Trail Construction c . VIEWS UP & DOWN SOUTH SIDE OF THE COLORADO RIVER AT LOCATION AND LENGTH OF THE PROPOSED RIVER TRAIL (VISHNU SCHIST) CIRCA 1934. Stock Photo

RMM5M08N–B Grand Canyon Historic River Trail Construction c . VIEWS UP & DOWN SOUTH SIDE OF THE COLORADO RIVER AT LOCATION AND LENGTH OF THE PROPOSED RIVER TRAIL (VISHNU SCHIST) CIRCA 1934.

RMBGDPJD–Fluted Schist and Granite patterns on wall of Grand Canyon along the Colorado River, Arizona

grand canyon nps 6704328933 Grand Canyon National Park; Basement Rocks 0629 Stock Photo

RMH9WM6J–grand canyon nps 6704328933 Grand Canyon National Park; Basement Rocks 0629

RF2JDK95F–Pipe Creek Cascades Over Vishnu Schist Basement Rock, River Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

RFA0661H–Grand Canyon Arizona

Grand Canyon Trail of Time - Vishnu schist - 0284 Stock Photo

RMD3F77R–Grand Canyon Trail of Time - Vishnu schist - 0284

RF2DDEFYX–Grand Canyon, Arizona

Stormy skies light up the bluffs of the Grand Canyon above Monument Creek, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, USA. Stock Photo

RMCFRRY9–Stormy skies light up the bluffs of the Grand Canyon above Monument Creek, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, USA.

Corral at Phantom Ranch. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA. Stock Photo

RM2R1KN01–Corral at Phantom Ranch. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA.

Inner Gorge with dark precambrian rock and Colorado River, near Grapevine Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA Stock Photo

RMBG3WF7–Inner Gorge with dark precambrian rock and Colorado River, near Grapevine Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

Dawn over Vishnu Temple Schist the Grand Canyon Nevada United States of America Stock Photo

RMAXND75–Dawn over Vishnu Temple Schist the Grand Canyon Nevada United States of America

RMA25YJX–BLACK TAIL CANYON NARROWS is made of TEPEATS SANDSTONE AND VISHNU SCHIST GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK ARIZONA

A Grand Canyon Historic River Trail Construction c . VIEWS UP & DOWN SOUTH SIDE OF THE COLORADO RIVER AT LOCATION AND LENGTH OF THE PROPOSED RIVER TRAIL (VISHNU SCHIST) CIRCA 1934. Stock Photo

RMM5M08M–A Grand Canyon Historic River Trail Construction c . VIEWS UP & DOWN SOUTH SIDE OF THE COLORADO RIVER AT LOCATION AND LENGTH OF THE PROPOSED RIVER TRAIL (VISHNU SCHIST) CIRCA 1934.

Grand Canyon National Park Colorado River Runners . (2448 x 4288) Boaters on the Colorado River below Phantom Ranch pass by an outcropping of Vishnu Schist at the very bottom of the Grand Canyon. NPS Stock Photo

RMM58AXF–Grand Canyon National Park Colorado River Runners . (2448 x 4288) Boaters on the Colorado River below Phantom Ranch pass by an outcropping of Vishnu Schist at the very bottom of the Grand Canyon. NPS

RMBGKRE3–Fluted Schist and Granite patterns on wall of Grand Canyon along the Colorado River, Arizona

Grand Canyon National Park- Basement Rocks . The sheer cliffs of the Basement Rocks (Vishnu Schist and Zoroaster Granite) rise in a notoriously narrow section of trail called The Box in Bright Angel Canyon. Stock Photo

RMM5N2W3–Grand Canyon National Park- Basement Rocks . The sheer cliffs of the Basement Rocks (Vishnu Schist and Zoroaster Granite) rise in a notoriously narrow section of trail called The Box in Bright Angel Canyon.

RF2JDK93C–Pipe Creek Cascades Over Vishnu Schist Basement Rock, River Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

RFA0660Y–Grand Canyon Arizona

6770 Grand Canyon Tigmatic Folding in Vishnu Schist Stock Photo

RMD3F157–6770 Grand Canyon Tigmatic Folding in Vishnu Schist

RF2DDEFYH–Grand Canyon, Arizona

A storm clears over the Colorado River as it flows through Grand Canyon National Park, near Monument Creek, Arizona, USA. Stock Photo

RMCMNM8G–A storm clears over the Colorado River as it flows through Grand Canyon National Park, near Monument Creek, Arizona, USA.

RM2R1KMYE–Corral at Phantom Ranch. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA.

Colorado River cuts through ancient Precambrian aged rocks in the Inner Gorge, in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA Stock Photo

RMBKFDY1–Colorado River cuts through ancient Precambrian aged rocks in the Inner Gorge, in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

Along the Tonto Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA. Stock Photo

RM2R1ERF5–Along the Tonto Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA.

RMAXND9A–Dawn over Vishnu Temple Schist the Grand Canyon Nevada United States of America

RMA25YMH–BLACK TAIL CANYON NARROWS is made of TEPEATS SANDSTONE AND VISHNU SCHIST GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK ARIZONA

RMBGKRDJ–Fluted Schist and Granite patterns on wall of Grand Canyon along the Colorado River, Arizona

RMM5N2W1–Grand Canyon National Park- Basement Rocks . The sheer cliffs of the Basement Rocks (Vishnu Schist and Zoroaster Granite) rise in a notoriously narrow section of trail called The Box in Bright Angel Canyon.

RFA0661G–Grand Canyon Arizona

Grand Canyon National Park Colorado River Runners . (3000 x 4000) Several rafts from a boating party pass below a sheer cliff of Vishnu schist near the confluence of the Colorado River and Bright Angel Creek at the very bottom of the Grand Canyon. NPS Stock Photo

RMM58AXK–Grand Canyon National Park Colorado River Runners . (3000 x 4000) Several rafts from a boating party pass below a sheer cliff of Vishnu schist near the confluence of the Colorado River and Bright Angel Creek at the very bottom of the Grand Canyon. NPS

RF2DDEG03–Grand Canyon, Arizona

Grand Canyon National Park North Kaibab Trail Into The Box. Hiking descending into the Grand Canyon on the North Kaibab Trail and entering The Box. Between Cottonwood Campground and Bright Angel Campground the trail enters the Inner Gorge, a narrow canyon within the canyon where the trail is boxed in on either side by 1.7 billion year old Vishnu Schist (the contact between the top of the Vishnu Schist and the overlying Tapeats Sandstone marks the Great Unconformity where over 1 billion years of geology is missing). Though the trail here is not challenging from the perspective of elevation p Stock Photo

RMM58BHG–Grand Canyon National Park North Kaibab Trail Into The Box. Hiking descending into the Grand Canyon on the North Kaibab Trail and entering The Box. Between Cottonwood Campground and Bright Angel Campground the trail enters the Inner Gorge, a narrow canyon within the canyon where the trail is boxed in on either side by 1.7 billion year old Vishnu Schist (the contact between the top of the Vishnu Schist and the overlying Tapeats Sandstone marks the Great Unconformity where over 1 billion years of geology is missing). Though the trail here is not challenging from the perspective of elevation p

grand canyon nps 5069379058 Grand Canyon Trail of Time - Vishnu schist - 0284 Stock Photo

RMHA1TC7–grand canyon nps 5069379058 Grand Canyon Trail of Time - Vishnu schist - 0284

RMCMNMB9–A storm clears over the Colorado River as it flows through Grand Canyon National Park, near Monument Creek, Arizona, USA.

Grand Canyon Trail of Time Vishnu schist . The Trail of Time is an interpretive walking trail that focuses on Grand Canyon's vistas and rocks, encouraging visitors to ponder, explore, and understand the magnitude of geologic time and the stories told by canyon's rock layers and landscapes. Walking the trail is intended to give park visitors a visceral appreciation for the magnitude of geologic time... .. This 4.56 km (2.83 mile) long trail is actually a geologic time-line. Each meter on the trail signifies one million years of Grand Canyon's geologic history; and bronze markers mark one me Stock Photo

RMM58CY4–Grand Canyon Trail of Time Vishnu schist . The Trail of Time is an interpretive walking trail that focuses on Grand Canyon's vistas and rocks, encouraging visitors to ponder, explore, and understand the magnitude of geologic time and the stories told by canyon's rock layers and landscapes. Walking the trail is intended to give park visitors a visceral appreciation for the magnitude of geologic time... .. This 4.56 km (2.83 mile) long trail is actually a geologic time-line. Each meter on the trail signifies one million years of Grand Canyon's geologic history; and bronze markers mark one me

Grand Canyon National Park Basement Rocks . (4288 x 2848) View across the Colorado River from the Phantom Boater's Beach at Grand Canyon basement rocks. NPS Stock Photo

RMM58AK8–Grand Canyon National Park Basement Rocks . (4288 x 2848) View across the Colorado River from the Phantom Boater's Beach at Grand Canyon basement rocks. NPS

RM2R1ERGN–Along the Tonto Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA.

RMAXNDA4–Dawn over Vishnu Temple Schist the Grand Canyon Nevada United States of America

Grand Canyon Tigmatic Folding in Vishnu Schist VISHNU SCHIST -- TIGMATIC FOLDING IN SCHIST: HORIZON: VISHNU SCHIST - ORIGINALLY CATALOGED UNDER STRUCTURE/ FAULTING Stock Photo

RMM5GETW–Grand Canyon Tigmatic Folding in Vishnu Schist VISHNU SCHIST -- TIGMATIC FOLDING IN SCHIST: HORIZON: VISHNU SCHIST - ORIGINALLY CATALOGED UNDER STRUCTURE/ FAULTING