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Cascade Mountains, British Columbia

View of intrusive igneous rocks sculpted into sharp-crested aretes and cols by alpines glaciers. Note 'U' shaped valleys eroded by valley glaciers at right in frame.

Bio/historical note: Frederic Harrison Edmunds was born in Hawarden, North Wales in 1898. He received his B.Sc. (1922) and MSc. (1923) from the University of Liverpool. In 1925 he came to Canada and joined the Department of Soils at the University of Saskatchewan. Professor Edmunds was named chairman of the Department of Geological Sciences in 1961, a position he held until his death in February, 1965.

Desert Erosion - Arizona

View of hoodoo desert erosion in Monument Valley, Arizona. Note that hoodoos are 300 feet high.

Bio/historical note: Frederic Harrison Edmunds was born in Hawarden, North Wales in 1898. He received his B.Sc. (1922) and MSc. (1923) from the University of Liverpool. In 1925 he came to Canada and joined the Department of Soils at the University of Saskatchewan. Professor Edmunds was named chairman of the Department of Geological Sciences in 1961, a position he held until his death in February, 1965.

Spheroidal Weathering - Colorado

Reproduction taken from book of example of spheroidal weathering of granite (well jointed) in Colorado. Caption reads "'Balanced Rock', Rocky Mountain Upland Near Palmer Lake, Pikes Peak Region, Colo. One of the numerous residual granite boulders which occur on the upland, rounded by exfoliation."

Bio/historical note: Frederic Harrison Edmunds was born in Hawarden, North Wales in 1898. He received his B.Sc. (1922) and MSc. (1923) from the University of Liverpool. In 1925 he came to Canada and joined the Department of Soils at the University of Saskatchewan. Professor Edmunds was named chairman of the Department of Geological Sciences in 1961, a position he held until his death in February, 1965.

Stalactites and Stalagmites - Montana

View of stalactites and stalagmites in Lewis and Clark Caverns in Montana.

Bio/historical note: Frederic Harrison Edmunds was born in Hawarden, North Wales in 1898. He received his B.Sc. (1922) and MSc. (1923) from the University of Liverpool. In 1925 he came to Canada and joined the Department of Soils at the University of Saskatchewan. Professor Edmunds was named chairman of the Department of Geological Sciences in 1961, a position he held until his death in February, 1965.

Stalactites and Stalagmites - Montana

View of stalactites and stalagmites in the Lewis and Clark Caverns in Montana.

Bio/historical note: Frederic Harrison Edmunds was born in Hawarden, North Wales in 1898. He received his B.Sc. (1922) and MSc. (1923) from the University of Liverpool. In 1925 he came to Canada and joined the Department of Soils at the University of Saskatchewan. Professor Edmunds was named chairman of the Department of Geological Sciences in 1961, a position he held until his death in February, 1965.

Tephra Cone Strata Volcano

Aerial view of tephra cone strata volcano; location unknown.

Bio/historical note: Frederic Harrison Edmunds was born in Hawarden, North Wales in 1898. He received his B.Sc. (1922) and MSc. (1923) from the University of Liverpool. In 1925 he came to Canada and joined the Department of Soils at the University of Saskatchewan. Professor Edmunds was named chairman of the Department of Geological Sciences in 1961, a position he held until his death in February, 1965.