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Five new GigaPans from Thoroughfare Gap
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| Date: | 2013-03-12 14:57:10 |
| Blog: | Mountain Beltway  |
| URL: | http://blogs.agu.org/mountainbeltway/2013/03/12/five-new-gigapans-from-thoroughfare-gap/ |
Summary:
Yesterday, I took five new GigaPans at Thoroughfare Gap, a water gap where Broad Run cuts through Bull Run Mountain, the eastern limb of the Blue Ridge Anticlinorium at my latitude. The rocks here are the Cambrian-aged Chilhowee Group, with bedding tilted moderately to the east during Alleghanian mountain-building in the late Paleozoic. To the west is the crystalline core of this massive regional fold, and to the east is …Content analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Paleozoic [1] Cambrian [1] |
|---|---|
| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Paleozoic [0.5] Phanerozoic [0.5] Cambrian [0.1] |
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge | US | 37.3814 | -79.8037 |
| Water Gap | US | 40.3842 | -76.9311 |
Keywords:
Alleghanian mountain-building, bedding, blue ridge, Blue Ridge Anticlinorium, Broad Run cuts, Bull Run Mountain, Cambrian-aged Chilhowee Group, crystalline core, eastern limb, late Paleozoic, latitude, massive regional fold, new GigaPans, rocks, Thoroughfare Gap, water gap
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