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WS62. View southwest from tramway tower built for transport of bat guano from Bat Cave guano mine to the south rim

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1973-03-24
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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

View southwest up toward Guano point from tramway tower built on south rim for transport of bat guano from Bat Cave guano mine to the south rim. Pakoon Limestone/Esplanade Sandstone at rim, underlain by strata of Supai Group, Redwall Limestone (large cliff), Temple Butte Formation, Cambrian unclassified dolomites, and Muav Limestone, above and east of river mile 266.9.

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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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