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Colorado River Raft Tour - Cardenas Basalt

Detailed Description

~ Mile 68: Dark cliffs formed on exposed face of a Precambrian-age volcanic sill of Cardenas Basalt (consisting of diabase); Dox Formation is below the sill, and Nankoweap Formation is above the sill (Hedricks and Stevenson, 1990).

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

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