Coyote Mountains
| Name: | Eroded/Weathered Sandstone |
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| Date: | 9/16/2006 |
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| Location: | Shell Canyon |
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NHere is an example of mass wasting. Heavy rains and flooding have been hard
at work here eroding away at this mountain ridge. Notice the highly unsorted angular rock in the
right portion of this image. This is indicative of flooding that was able to carry large debris
over a short distance. The angularity of the rocks reveals that these cemented grains of sand have
not traveled far, and have not yet succumbed to the forces of weathering. The fine grained crust in
the left portion of this image is further evidence of heavy saturation of water in this area.
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