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Extreme soft-sediment deformation in the Bouse Formation in CA

By Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
An illuminated steep bluff face in the desert that reveals complexly deformed and folded sedimentary strata.
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Deformed sediment of the Bouse Formation in Chemehuevi Valley, California. Complex deformation is a likely consequence of subaqueous mass wasting of part of a growing delta of the Colorado River.

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