Vibrant Living Garnets

This photo was taken near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. It represents vibrant lichen colonies atop a garnetiferous gneiss that was found in a terminal morraine of Russell Glacier. The striking abiotic and biotic elements of the photo show the rich diversity of texture and color that can be found in nature.

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North America (788)
Northern America (619)
Greenland (73)
Exact location (-50.7010 W, 67.0111 N)

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3893 × 2595 px; image/jpeg; 12.0 MB
Camera: Nikon D7500
Software: Adobe Lightroom
Taken on 3 July 2025
Submitted on 31 March 2026

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Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-ND 3.0)

Credit

Emma Rogers (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

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