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L19 Volcanic Neck. Devil's Tower. National Monument, Wyoming, USA
Position:
N34° 35'
W104° 40' approx.
Elevation:
5112' / 1558m at the summit ; 4245' / 1293m at the base
Image format:
MF 35mm
INSIDE AN OLD VOLCANO (1)
The Devil's Tower in Wyoming, USA is the core of an ancient volcano.
The core or PLUG is made of solidified volcanic rock that was
once a hot liquid. A close up view of this structure can be seen
in L19 in the regolith.com collection.
More detail
Image Trail:
L6 Volcanic neck and dyke. Ship Rock. New Mexico, USA
L7 Igneous dyke radiating out from volcanic neck. Ship Rock. New
Mexico, USA
L20 Volcanic Neck. Devil's Tower. National Monument. Wyoming, USA
L48 Granite dykes intruding slate. Cornwall, USA
L49 Dormant volcano. Mt Shasta. California, USA
L52 Igneous dyke intrusion. Convict Lake. Cornwall, USA
L79 Glacial Polish on polygonal basalt, Devil's Post Pile, California,
USA
Links: www.volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/Parks/devils_tower/devils_tower.html
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