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TitleMechanical Breakdown of Minnekahta Limestone in Rocky Gulch, Black Hills, South Dakota
DescriptionMinnekata Limestone (Lower Permian) and ponderosa pine extending root system into rock (mechanical breakdown). Can see area of brecciation in the limestone.
ChronostratigraphyLower Permian
LithostratigraphyMinnekahta Limestone
Geologic provinceBlack Hills
LocationUSA ▹ South Dakota ▹ Custer
Coordinates43.901667,-103.413889
PhotographerJoseph Hartman. 1975.
CollectionJoseph Hartman P00865.
Key wordsMinnekahta, mechanical breakdown
Tech details581 KB. Outcrop. Kodachrome, TIFF format.
GeoDIL number1806