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Geomystery: what are these white lines?
Source info:
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| Date: | 2014-10-30 12:00:03 |
| Blog: | Mountain Beltway  |
| URL: | http://blogs.agu.org/mountainbeltway/2014/10/30/geomystery-white-lines/ |
Summary:
Esteemed readership, I’ve got a mystery for you. What are these white lines, inclined consistently at a high angle to bedding? I picked up this sample below the “Wall of Death,” on the trail from Wapta Lake below Mount Wapta, en route to the Walcott Quarry of the Burgess Shale. The “zebra-striped” rock is of the Eldon Formation of the Cambrian section in Yoho National Park. At first, I thought …Content analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Cambrian [1] Eldon Formation [1] |
|---|---|
| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Cambrian [0.5] Paleozoic [0.5] Phanerozoic [0.5] Middle Cambrian [0.1] |
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoho National Park | CA | 51.3623 | -116.506 |
Keywords:
bedding, Burgess Shale, cambrian, Cambrian section, Death, Eldon Formation, Esteemed readership, Geomystery, high angle, Mount Wapta, mystery, sample, trail, Walcott Quarry, Wall, Wapta Lake, white lines, Yoho National Park
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