Comments on Gigapan: Mushroom Rock (Wider)

Mushroom Rock is an excellent example of the geological concept of differential erosion. The hardened capstone is protecting softer underlying sediments, in this instance forming a distinctive mushroom-shaped outcropping. A detailed Gigapan of Mushroom Rock can be found at: www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=2...

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    January 15, 2008

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    January 13, 2008

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