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Pegmatite dike intruding biotite gneiss in Black Canyon. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado. 1962.

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1962

Summary

Album caption and index card: Pegmatite dike intruding biotite gneiss in Black Canyon, about two-fifths mile downstream from the mouth of Red Rock Canyon. Dike stands out because of superior erosive resistance. Note similar dikes in cliffs above. Red Rock Canyon quadrangle, Montrose County, Colorado. 1962. Note: Published as figure 13 in U.S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 1191. 1965.

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U.S. Geological Survey
Photographer :
Hansen, Wallace R.

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name photoLibrary hwr00126
number photoLibrary 15339
batch photoLibrary batch67
number_in_book photoLibrary 126

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