South wall of Milton Canyon, Shoshone Mountains. Nye County, Nevada. 1937.
Dates
Date Taken
1937
Summary
Shoshone thrust: Massive dolomite of Luning formation (left, prominent outcrops) thrust over thin-bedded limestone of Sunrise formation (right). Shows spike of dolomite along thrust plane; south wall of Milton Canyon, Shoshone Mountains. Nye County, Nevada. 1937. Plate 10-C, in U.S.Geological Survey Professional paper 216. 1949.
Summary
Shoshone thrust: Massive dolomite of Luning formation (left, prominent outcrops) thrust over thin-bedded limestone of Sunrise formation (right). Shows spike of dolomite along thrust plane; south wall of Milton Canyon, Shoshone Mountains. Nye County, Nevada. 1937. Plate 10-C, in U.S.Geological Survey Professional paper 216. 1949.
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