28 January 2013
Posted by Callan
I’ve mentioned this phenomenon before, but I thought this was a particularly impressive example, found in my back yard over the weekend.
Pipkrakes (ice “fibers”) with iron oxides and oak leaves, Fort Valley, Virginia, January 2013. Dana saw some in Seattle, too.
Callan Bentley is an assistant professor of geology at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia. He is particularly interested in structural geology and the evolution of the Appalachian mountain belt. Callan draws cartoons and writes for EARTH magazine. He lives in the Fort Valley of Virginia.
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Kent Ratajeski said on 28 January 2013
Cool. Never seen this before, but here in Kentucky we have ice flowers that form along the stems of certain kinds of plants. Here’s a link…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlXfaOFgkd4