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Imprints on the rock left by passing debris-laden ice. Yosemite National Park, California. No Date.

Summary

Yosemite National Park, California. Imprints on the rock left by passing debris-laden ice. Glacial polish and striations. Polished surface layer flakes off, and this evidence of glaciation gradually disappears. This excellent and accessible exposure is at the foot of Polly Dome along Tioga Road on the north side of Tenaya Lake. Figure 55-B, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1595.

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Data Owner :
U.S. Geological Survey
Photographer :
Huber, Norman King

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name photoLibrary hnk00043
number photoLibrary 17120
batch photoLibrary batch16
number_in_book photoLibrary 43ct

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