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At the Golden Canyon stop, there is an image of the mouth of
the canyon showing large boulders strewn about. These large boulders were
brought in with flash flooding and were deposited in the process. I would like
to know the composition of these rocks, as well as the composition of the rocks
in the surrounding area to try to find how far these rocks traveled during the
flash flooding. A geological map would help me with inferring the type of rocks surrounding
the canyon, while investigation could help me identify the composition of the
displaced boulders. I would also look for signs of erosion on the boulders to
try to estimate how long ago the flash flooding occurred.
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At the Split Cindercone stop, there is an image of a cinder
cone that has been split along a fault line. I would like to know if there are
any other geologic features that have resulted by the shift in the fault that
caused this splitting to occur. I would also like to know the size of the
cindercone to have a better understanding of how dramatic of a shift has occurred
to put the pieces of the cindercone where they are today.
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At the Artist’s Drive stop, there is an image of a formation
of rocks that are many different colors. These colors are caused by different composition
of minerals, chemical weathering, and hydrothermal alteration. One question I have
about the formation is “is the differential weathering pattern the result of
rock composition, specific faulting, or both”. One way I could work to find
this out is to study geologic maps for faults and testing the composition of
the rocks.
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