Photographs

Images from fieldwork, travel, and the landscapes of West Texas and the broader Southwest — the terrain that has shaped much of my research and personal history.

Thomas Nordstrand in the UTSA laboratory with a hailstone specimen

Hail Research Laboratory, UTSA

Thomas Nordstrand at an open-pit copper mine in Chile

Open-Pit Copper Mine, Chile

Thomas Nordstrand at a rock face examining copper vein structures

Field Geology — Mineral Park Mine, Kingman AZ

Texas pond with aquatic vegetation — surface water study site

Surface Water Study, Central Texas

Copper veins in rock face at Mineral Park Mine, Kingman AZ

Copper Veins — Mineral Park Mine, Kingman AZ

Hailstone Specimen — Field Collection

Hailstone measured with digital calipers — 94mm

Specimen DR04112019 — 94mm Diameter

Hailstone on a digital scale reading 311 grams

Mass Measurement — 311g

Large hailstone on a Taylor scale reading 563 grams

Mass Measurement — 563g

Historic photograph of San Felipe Springs, Del Rio, Texas

San Felipe Springs, Del Rio, Texas (R.L. Warren)

Thomas Nordstrand at a natural history and minerals exhibition

Natural History Exhibition

Mineral Specimen

West Texas Plains

Storm System, Texas

River Corridor