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Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN:9780134746241
Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
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A. Figure A8.6.1A is a photograph of part of the bottom of the Grand Canyon, which extends east to west across northern Arizona. The photo was taken west of Grand Canyon Village on the south rim of the Canyon, looking at the north side of the bottom of the canyon. Figure A8.6.1 B sedimentary rock metamorphic rock Carefully analyze the photograph for rock layering. The very bottom rock layers in the foreground are folded Precambrian metamorphic rock called the Vishnu Schist, which contains narrow white bodies of igneous rock. The Vishnu Schist is overlain here by relatively horizontal layers of sedimentary rock. 1. Using a pen or colored pencil on Fig. A8.6.1B, carefully trace the contact between the Vishnu Schist and the relatively horizontal sedimentary rocks above it.
Transcribed Image Text:A. Figure A8.6.1A is a photograph of part of the bottom of the Grand Canyon, which extends east to west across northern Arizona. The photo was taken west of Grand Canyon Village on the south rim of the Canyon, looking at the north side of the bottom of the canyon. Figure A8.6.1 B sedimentary rock metamorphic rock Carefully analyze the photograph for rock layering. The very bottom rock layers in the foreground are folded Precambrian metamorphic rock called the Vishnu Schist, which contains narrow white bodies of igneous rock. The Vishnu Schist is overlain here by relatively horizontal layers of sedimentary rock. 1. Using a pen or colored pencil on Fig. A8.6.1B, carefully trace the contact between the Vishnu Schist and the relatively horizontal sedimentary rocks above it.
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