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Outcrop of glassy rhyolite lava along the road between Canyon Village and Norris Junction. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 1970.

Dates

Date Taken
1970

Summary

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Outcrop of glassy rhyolite lava along the road between Canyon Village and Norris Junction. The conspicuous lines in the face of the rock outline different layers produced by lava flowage. Glassy fracture and light-colored crystals are quartz (blocky) and feldspar (tabular). The feldspar crystals are aligned parallel to the direction of flow. 1970. See also photos sjr00641 and sjr00699.

Contacts

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

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Available in the U.S. Geological Survey Denver Library Photographic Collection, Stacy, J.R. Collection.

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Type Scheme Key
name photoLibrary sjr00639
number photoLibrary 32008
batch photoLibrary batch91
number_in_book photoLibrary 639

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