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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Jan 17, 2009
Description:
Large alluvial fan near Badwater, the lowest point in Death Valley at 280 feet below sea level.
Date Taken:
Jan 17, 2009
Place Taken:
Death Valley
Owner:
John Spratt
File Name:
0508Alluvial.jpg - Photo HTML
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Category:
225, Searey Suitable Destinations,
302, Sierra Seareys
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Read what others had to say:
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Dan Nickens - Jan 17,2009
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That is a classic exposure, John (and a good picture, too).
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John Spratt - Jan 17,2009
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Makes me want to be a geologist!
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Steve Gromak - Jan 18,2009
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...is it large and firm enough to land on in an emergency?
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Dan Nickens - Jan 18,2009
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It may look smooth from altitude, but alluvial fans typically contain a large cross section of poorly sorted sediments. In general they tend to be coarser at the top with boulders and cobbles grading to finer sediments around the periphery. That's a generalization, however, because once a boulder starts rolling...well, you've heard about the Rolling Stones, eh?
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USGS Site Re Death Valley Alluvial Fans
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Steve Gromak - Jan 20,2009
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Thanks Dan and just like John, it makes me want to be a geologist, or a musician, maybe a musicial geologist, eh?
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