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Waucobi Lakebeds / Pleistocene Embayment
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 1212 0259 (2012-12-04)Copyright © 2012 Ron Wolf
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date of photo Oct 2, 2012
location
Soldier Canyon. Inyo National Forest (Inyo County, California, US)notes Waucobi Lakebeds, exposed along the western flank of the Inyo Mountains. These lacustrine sediments -- sandstone, siltstone and mudstone -- were deposited during the Pleistocene, about 2 to 3 million years ago, in an embayment that separated the newly emerging White and Inyo Mountains. As uplift continued, the embayment drained and Waucobi sediments were elevated and tilted gently westward.keywords: Earth Science, Geology, Geomorphology, Pleistocene, uplift
camera Canon EOS 7D, 32 mm, f/13, 1/1250 sec.
photo category: Misc. - geology
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