Death Valley,
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| Nick V.B., standing above these tilited blocks, tectonically squashed by the Garlock fault, in southern Californiax | These beautiful sedimentary sequences were rapidly uplifted by normal faulting in Death Valley, and then carved out by stream water. This erosion and transport of sediments down these narrow canyones has polished the walls very smooth, making them exceptionally beautiful. | |||||||||||
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| Looking west, across Death Valley. | At bad water, in the lowest point of Death Valley: 282 feet BELOW sea level. As a reult of drier conditions during the Quaternary, the lake has dried and left these brillian white salt deposits. |
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| Looking south into Death Valley at dusk. See a larger picture below. | The chemistry of these ashy layers, sedimentary sequences, and mafic intrusions have been altered (specifically Fe) to create this besutiful banded appearence. |
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| Beautiful death valley! | ||||||||||||
