A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Tarn surrounded by talus, near Glen Pass, Sierra Nevada Mountains |
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| Description | The granitic boulders and other debris shown in this photo were deposited by an alpine glacier and later further modified by frost action. Glacial tarns such as this one often have a deep blue color due to dissolved minerals. This photo was taken near one of the highest passes in the Sirra Nevada Mountains. |
| Geologic province | Sierra Nevada |
| Location | USA ▹ California. View from the John Muir Trail. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 2002-01-27. |
| Collection | JMT-15. |
| Key words | tarn, Sierra Nevada, talus |
| Tech details | 521 KB. Vista. Olympus LT. |
| GeoDIL number | 2202 |
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