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A beefy stylolite

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Author:
Date: 2014-10-29 12:56:50
Blog: Mountain Beltway
URL: http://blogs.agu.org/mountainbeltway/2014/10/29/beefy-stylolite/

Summary:

I saw this large, chunky stylolite this summer somewhere along the trail from Takkakaw Falls to the Walcott Quarry of the Burgess Shale (in Yoho National Park, British Columbia). I like the way weathering has highlighted its form.

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Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
Yoho National ParkCA51.3623-116.506

Keywords:

beefy stylolite, british columbia, chunky stylolite, Columbia)., Shale (in Yoho National Park, British Columbia)., summer, Takkakaw Falls, trail, Walcott Quarry, way, Yoho National Park

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