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Lines G4 and G5

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These lines revealed an extremely wide anomaly along the Sangre de Cristo fault, which probably indicates a complex zone of sub-parallel faults. It also displays three smaller anomalies under the City of Taos, which may be faults that break up the structural bench under the city (see cross section). One anomaly, located under Taos Plaza, corresponds with the basalt line.

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