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  1. That's the name given to this particular overlook along Rte. 12 in southern Utah. Large expanses of Navajo Sandstone make up the majority of the foreground rocks - these were once (millions of years ago) a vast expanse of sand dunes. The remnants of the dunes are found in structures called cross beds, where layers of...

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  2. Roadcut of Triassic aged New Haven formation - Simsbury, CT Similar in location to Red Rock Outcrop (1), slightly different viewing angle.

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  3. The Frank Slide is a natural landslide on the northeasterly face of Turtle Mountain in southwest Alberta, Canada. On April 29, 1903, 30 million cubic meters of rock tumbled down to the valley floor, burying much of the small town of Frank, and killing 76 people. For further information, visit the website of the Fran...

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  4. Detail of 30 m thick deposit of coarse fluvial conglomerate that heralded the first arrival of Colorado River water into Mohave Valley near the conjunction of Nevada, Arizona, and California

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  6. Across the street from the scenic overlook "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" (www.gigapan.org/gigapans/32030/) is this particular outcrop, which is a really nice view of cross beds. These structures are remnants of sand dunes (millions of years old, now preserved in the sandstone rock).

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  7. GigaPanographers: Aaron and Ken

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  8. This rock-cut is renowned for the clarity of its limestone strata -- a standard stop for geoscience students from nearby Penn State University. GigaPanographers: Aaron and Ken

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  9. Colloquially called 'the blues' because of the blue-grey color, these sedimentary rocks outcrop in a canyon along Rte 12 in southern Utah. The blue-grey rocks are part of the Cretaceous Kaiparowits formation, which formed when large rivers deposited their sediment. The orange layers in the distance are made up of...

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