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Wooden bench sits on grass near stone formations and greenery. — Wooden bench near rocks Chaimae Beddad

The sun shines brightly between towering rock formations under a clear sky. — The sun shines between rock formations Chaimae Beddad

Jagged grey sandstone towers rising out of dense green forest, joined by an arched stone bridge, with a flat-topped hill and rolling farmland on the horizon under a cloudy sky. — Unnatural, yet entirely real - Europe's erosion masterpiece Adam Ciesielski

Thin-section micrograph of agate in polarised light: fine-grained bands of orange, gold and blue above a row of large rounded crystals in teal, green and yellow, like a crowd facing a stage. — Polarized light photomicrograph of a thin section of brazilian agate. Bernardo Cesare

Two pale boulders on a dry grassy plateau scattered with stones, looking out over a layer of blue cloud towards snow-covered peaks glowing pink in the evening light. — Rocks watching the sunset Jacopo Furlanetto

Uprooted tree stump with tangled roots and one arching bare branch lying on a wide bed of pale grey river stones, under a dusky blue sky with a single pink-lit cloud and distant hills. — Tired tree remains on riverbed Jacopo Furlanetto

Small white goat standing on top of a huge rounded granite boulder among other large lichen-stained boulders and green shrubs under a clear blue sky. — Goat on a granite boulder of Volax, Tinos Ioannis Daglis

Narrow green headland of layered red-brown cliffs stretching into the ocean, with a curved dark bay and white surf below and cloud-covered mountains behind. — Ponta de São Lourenço - Madeira Julia Jeworrek

Composite of a desert valley from night to dawn: dark ground on the left and sunlit pale cliffs on the right, under a sky shading from orange at the horizon to deep blue. — Sunrise in the desert Jonathan D. Müller

Tall pale limestone rock walls partly veiled by mist above a dark silhouetted ridge, with the outline of a signpost standing against the bright cloud. — Where Africa and Europe are connected Magdalena Stefanova Vassileva

Red sandstone pinnacles and fins rising from a desert plain with low shrubs, in front of a snow-covered mountain range under a pink and blue sky. — Contrasting Colors: Pinnacles & Mountains Lukas Hörtnagl

Rounded grey boulders standing in calm, misty water, each with a horizontal band of yellow-green and pale stains near the waterline, under a pale pink sky with a small boat far off. — Lake Malawi Rocks Showing Lake Level Drop Bruce D Malamud

Polarised-light micrograph of agate: concentric rings and round eye-like shapes in banded blue, purple and orange fibres, with dark holes and thin black layers. — Geometric Microscape of Agate Bernardo Cesare

Polarised-light micrograph of a heart-shaped cluster of crystals in pink, orange, purple and blue-striped tones, set in a dark speckled groundmass. — The Heart of a Stone Bernardo Cesare

Polarised-light micrograph of a large bright blue crystal with a dark rim and cracks, surrounded by a dense mesh of small needle-shaped crystals in pink, yellow and blue. — Blue Olivine in an unusual basalt Bernardo Cesare

Dark still pool reflecting clouds, framed by rounded, weathered orange rock formations dotted with green shrubs, with a yellow-green marsh and distant mountains under a cloudy sky. — Laguna Negra, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia Katleen Wils

Volcanic landscape at dawn: a dark ash cone and a steaming crater rim rising from a sea of white fog, a tall pointed volcano behind under a pink and violet sky. — Mt. Bromo, East Java, Indonesia. Exploring Remote Spaces Matteo Basilici

Dark rock slabs on a shore in front of a calm sea glowing orange at sunset, with hilly islands silhouetted beneath a peach and pink sky. — Dark rocks and orange sea Laura Carretta

Steep gorge wall of thin, tightly stacked grey rock layers tilted almost vertical and curving across the face, with tufts of grass, small trees and a leafy slope at the side. — Layered Rocks of the Préalpes Fabio Crameri

Stream rushing as a white blur over rounded pebbles into a clear green pool at the foot of a curving wall of steeply tilted, thinly layered grey rock. — Flowing Erosion of the Préalpes Fabio Crameri

Narrow gorge with steep layered rock walls covered in moss and trees, a stream cascading white between mossy boulders into green pools, and a railed footbridge high on the right. — Gorgeous Gorge of the Préalpes Fabio Crameri

Pile of large rounded tan granite boulders stacked up a hillside, with a thin slab leaning against them and a small tree at the top, set on a white background. — Rocking Skyline born in the U.S.A David Fernández-Blanco

Thin-section micrograph of charoite schist: rounded and angular crystals in pale blue, orange, pink and brown, wrapped by swirling blue fibrous bands that flow around them like a river. — River in a Charoite Schist Bernardo Cesare

Rolling golden grassland with scattered white rocks and paths, leading to distant grey rocky peaks, one shaped like a horn, under a blue sky with long white clouds. — The Big Horn of Italy Andrea Libertino

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