Image of the Day — Dropstones in White Rock Canyon
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Posted: Friday, September 6, 2024
Phreatomagmatic deposits with basalt dropstones in White Rock Canyon
Image taken:
09/25/2010
by: Adam Read
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2010
Longitude: -106.175438
Latitude: 35.812504
(WGS 84 or NAD 83)
About this image
Phreatomagmatic deposits form when a volcanic eruption interacts with groundwater. This layered air-fall deposit also has numerous basalt dropstones that have fallen into and indented the accumulating deposit.
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Location
Canyon on the south side of the Rio Grande opposite of the town of White Rock in White Rock Canyon.
Image posted: 12-17-2021