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Image detailing jointing in valley cliffs in Yosemite. Jointing is the fracture of rock due to stress and stretch exceeding its strength.

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Pestrong, Ray
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Slide
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TIF
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Ray Pestrong Geosciences Slide Collections, San Francisco State Unviersity
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California
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