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L7 Igneous dyke radiating out from volcanic neck. Ship Rock, New
Mexico, USA
Position:
N36° 40'
W108° 40' approx.
Elevation:
2188' / 667m
Image format:
MF 35mm
DYKE ROCK
This wall of rock , over 30' (9m) high, is made of cooled LAVA
that originated within the VOLCANIC NECK in the distance. The
slope that masks the base of the dyke is a SCREE slope made of
particles WEATHERED off the face of the dyke.
More detail
Image Trail:
L6 Volcanic neck and dyke. Ship Rock. New Mexico, USA
L19 Volcanic Neck. Devil's Tower. National Monument. Wyoming, 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:
http://geography.com.sg/tectonics/index.html
www.rockymesa.com/shiprock.htm
www.volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html
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