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Cut surface of rhyolite, showing the striking banding that results from the flow of viscous molten rock. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1970.

Dates

Date Taken
1970

Summary

Album caption and index card: Cut surface of rhyolite, showing the striking banding that results from the flowage of viscous molten rock. The dark bands are chiefly concentrations of volcanic glass (also some cavities), and the light bands are concentrations of tiny crystals of feldspar and quartz. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1970. (Specimen). Published as Figure 30 (lower photo) in U.S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 1347. 1971.

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Data Owner :
U.S. Geological Survey
Photographer :
Stacy, John R.

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Type Scheme Key
name photoLibrary sjr00635
number photoLibrary 32005
batch photoLibrary batch91
number_in_book photoLibrary 635

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