Sierra Nevada Fault

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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.

Created by
Pestrong, Ray
Date
Type
Slide
Format
TIFF
Source
Ray Pestrong Geosciences Slide Collections, San Francisco State Unviersity
Locale
Sierras
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Public
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3880

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