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Exfoliating Granite - Sierras

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exfoliation granite rock formation sierra nevada mountain range sierras

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Photo demonstrating the exfoliation of granite in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. Exfoliation occurrs when rock weathers and falls off in boulders or large slabs.

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Ray Pestrong Geosciences Slide Collections, San Francisco State Unviersity
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Sierras
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TIFF
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Pestrong, Ray
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