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outcrop of eroded, dissected extinct volcano, Frio River

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Outcrop of eroded and dissected extinct volcano located adjacent to the Frio River, east of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.
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Photograph showing outcrop of eroded and dissected extinct volcano located adjacent to the Frio River and east of the city of Uvalde in Uvalde County, Texas. Basalt is remnant of volcanic neck, and adjacent to the basalt is pyroclastic material ranging from fine-grained material to volcanic bombs, which formed the slope of the volcano. Photograph taken January 12, 2012, by Robert R. Morris.

SIR 2013–5149

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Public Domain.