Glacial striations are always a pleasure to see. They are a reminder of the past. I came across an excellent fresh exposure where even the finest scratches in the bedrock were readily apparent. The site was along a shoreline. Periodic high waves have been removing the glacial drift that is covering the glacial striated bedrock exposing very unweathered striatations etched into the metamorphosed basalt.
A Restless Region on the Colorado Plateau
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Castle Valley, 20 miles east of Moab, UT; Round Mountain rises from the
valley floor on the right.
The Colorado Plateau is a thick block of crust in the F...
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Very cool! Where is this located?
The site is on the south shore of Decatur Island
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