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TitleJoint controlled spheriodal weathering in Joshua Tree National Park, southern California
DescriptionJoint controlled spheriodal weathering in Joshua Tree National Park, Riverside County, southern California. The view is of a monzogranite formed from a plutonic intrusion. The sculptured features were formed in repsonse to earlier times of higher precipitation.
ChronostratigraphyRecent
Geologic provinceSan Gabriel Mountains
LocationUSA ▹ California ▹ Riverside. Near Joshua Tree. Joshua Tree National Park.
Coordinates33.916667,-115.916667
PhotographerHoward Mooers. 2001.
Key wordsJoints, spheriodal weathering
Tech details355 KB. Outcrop.
GeoDIL number2390
CopyrightHoward Mooers