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Large erratic boulder on Moraine Dome. Yosemite National Park, California. 1903.

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1903

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Yosemite National Park, California. Large erratic boulder on Moraine Dome. The boulder is composed of Cathedral Peak Granite, readily recognized by the big feldspar crystals that project from its surface. It measures 12 by 6 by 5 feet and is perched on a pedestal 3 feet high. The pedestal consists of a remnant of a shell detached by exfoliation from the body of the dome.G.K. Gilbert is standing by the boulder. Photo by E.C. Andrews. 1903. Plate 37-B, U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 160.

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U.S. Geological Survey
Photographer :
Gilbert, Grove Karl

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name photoLibrary ggk03378
number photoLibrary 12856
batch photoLibrary batch22
number_in_book photoLibrary 3378

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