Avery Peak, Colorado
By Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
2023 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Red sedimentary rocks of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Maroon Formation exposed on Avery Peak dip southwestward away from gray igneous rocks of the Cenozoic White Rock pluton.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
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