David Naylor · @D_Naylor
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Interesting colors and contrast between layers and intrusions in the Gravel Hills of the Desert.
From Tom Dibblee (1968),
openlibrary.org/books/OL256760
the layers are part of the Pickhandle and Barstow formations laid down in the Miocene. The darker purplish rock is an intrusion of .
If the rock colors appear familiar you may have seen similar combinations of these formations in the Opal Mountains, Rainbow Basin, and Calico Mountains near Barstow, CA.

#igneous #sedimentary #mojave #rhyolitic #breccia

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