Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Gowen Gulch

Detailed Description

 

These steeply-dipping greenish-colored sand and shale beds are in lower Gower Gulch. The rocks have a high volcanic ask content. The greenish color is from reduced-iron mineral content typical of sediments deposited in a lakebed.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.