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Saguaro - an outcrop of Catalina gneiss

Detailed Description

An outcrop of Catalina gneiss clearly displaying foliation (banded layers or recrystallized minerals formed by metamorphic processes, not sedimentary layering); two saguaros are in the foreground (Harris, 1987; Davis, 1987).

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

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