Exposure of a branch of the Wasatch Fault in a sand and gravel pit along the mountain front. Amount of displacement is indeterminable from the stratigraphy exposed. Note that the fault is planar and stands out with relative resistance to the elements despite lack of cementation of the sand and gravel.

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Title Exposure of a branch of the Wasatch Fault in a sand and gravel pit along the mountain front. Amount of displacement is indeterminable from the stratigraphy exposed. Note that the fault is planar and stands out with relative resistance to the elements despite lack of cementation of the sand and gravel.
Photo Number p1274n090
Keywords Disasters; Natural disasters
Spatial Coverage Utah
Collection Number and Name P1274 Environmental Geology and Geologic Hazards in Utah Photograph Collection
Collection Name Environmental Geology in Utah
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Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s6xh0fvn
Setname uum_map
ID 977013
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xh0fvn
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