Sierra Nevada Fault (Updated over a year ago)

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Photo of the area surrounding the Sierra Nevada Fault. It is a seismic fault near the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and is also responsible for the uplift of the mountains. A glacial valley is seen in the mountains in the background.

Tags: glacial valley , rock formation , seismic fault , sierra nevada fault , sierra nevada mountain range , sierras

Added to Earth - A Work in Progress on April 1, 2014.

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  • Created by: Pestrong, Ray
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  • Type: Slide
  • Format: TIFF
  • Source: Ray Pestrong Geosciences Slide Collections, San Francisco State Unviersity
  • Locale: Sierras
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  • Rights: Public

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Update by DIVA Digitization Team over a year ago