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Friday fold: differential weathering of carbonate intraclasts in mudstone
Source info:
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| Date: | 2014-06-06 14:02:08 |
| Blog: | Mountain Beltway  |
| URL: | http://blogs.agu.org/mountainbeltway/2014/06/06/friday-fold-differential-weathering-carbonate-intraclasts-mudstone/ |
Summary:
Howard Allen is the documentarian of this week’s fold: Howard writes that this is: Middle Cambrian Chancellor Formation rock with recessive weathering intraclasts(?). Hamilton Lake trail, Yoho National Park, British Columbia. My interpretation of this one is a little shaky–it was raining when I took the photo (in 1982) and I was hiking with a non-geologist friend, so I didn’t linger at the outcrop or record the precise location. I …Content analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Middle Cambrian [1] |
|---|---|
| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Middle Cambrian [0.1] Cambrian [0.1] Paleozoic [0.1] Phanerozoic [0.1] |
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Lake | US | 32.5925 | -85.4218 |
| Yoho National Park | CA | 51.3623 | -116.506 |
Keywords:
british columbia, Cambrian Chancellor Formation, carbonate intraclasts, differential weathering, documentarian, Friday fold, Hamilton Lake trail, interpretation, linger, mudstone Howard Allen, non-geologist friend, outcrop, precise location, recessive weathering intraclasts, rock, Yoho National Park
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