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WI46. Aerial view southwest toward Nevershine mesa west of the Grand Wash Cliffs

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1986-02-10
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Billingsley, G.H., Goodwin, G., Nagorsen, S.E., Erdman, M.E., and Sherba, J.T., 2019, Geologic and related photographs of the Grand Canyon region (1967–2010): U.S. Geological Survey data release, accessed [Month Day, Year], at https://doi.org/10.5066/F7WS8SHW.

Summary

Aerial view southwest toward Nevershine mesa west of the Grand Wash Cliffs from Snap Point, 9 miles northeast of river mile 277.5. Black band is Snap Point basalt flow, K-Ar age of 9.07±0.8 million years (Ma), that overlie Miocene rocks of the Grand Wash trough and are overlain by Tertiary gravels (Billingsley and Wellmeyer, 2003).

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Origin :
George Billingsley
Point of Contact :
George Billingsley
Metadata contact :
Monica Erdman
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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Public domain. Credit: George Billingsley, U.S. Geological Survey
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