Death Valley 2006

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Normal fault cutting the tuff. These younger normal faults record the collapse and extension of the North American continental crust after development of the San Andreas fault system. Offset layers, not clearly visible in this photograph, show that the hanging wall (left side) went down with respect to the foot wall (right side).


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