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2008 Alan Whittington.
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Page 4: Taum Sauk Flood Scar (part 2)
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46: The view up from near the base of the scar: standig on Munger Granite Porphyry
47: Still looks like boulder conglomerate at this point
46: Starting to look more like in situ weathering
47: More weathered granite
48: Weathering can be attractive:
49: The view down from near the contact of the boulder conglomerate with in situ granite
50: Finally in untransported granite (note jointing)
51: Munger Granite Porphyry
52: Munger Granite Porphyry
53-54: Views down from the granite
55: View up from the granite
56-57: Saprolite band
58: In to Taum Sauk Rhyolite above the saprolite band
59: Pyrolusite in Taum Sauk Rhyolite
60: Looking down from a littel below the dam, sitting on Taum Sauk Rhyolite
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