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Sediments of the Bouse Formation in Chemehuevi Valley, California

By Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
Desert scene with wash in foreground, sloping hills of soft sedimentary rocks in middle ground, and rugged mountains in back.
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Outcrop of the Bouse Formation in Chemehuevi Valley, Whipple Mountains, Calfornia in background. The Bouse Formation includes sedimentary deposits that chronicle the first arrival of Colorado River water into desert basins downstream from Grand Canyon. The deposits in Chemehuevi Valley are particularly well-exposed.

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