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Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks

Qal Quaternary Alluvium Ts Tertiary sedimentary rocks

Qs Paleozoic and Late Proterozoic

Sand Dunes Pz
sedimentary rocks

Modern playas and salt

Qp pCp Late Precambrian Pahrump Group
pans.

Qal
PQal Pliocene-to-Quaternary
Pz Alluvium
Mzi
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Ts
+

+
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+ Tertiary intrusive rocks
v v 20
v v Pz
v v 20
v Mzi Mesozoic intrusive rocks
Qs
50
G Pz
60 11
pCp 20
9 7 Metamorphic Rocks
12 Qal
6 Qs 30
pC Precambrian gneiss

Ts

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Mzi
PQal F
pCp Qp
v v v 20
40

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v v Qs
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v
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Pz v
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v
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Pz
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v

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pCp
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v
LA v v v

Fig. 1. Geologic map of Death Valley area, compiled by Miller and Wright (2004). Numbers and arrows depict corresponding photo location
and direction of view. Abbreviations for mountain ranges are as follows: B: Black Mountains; C: Cottonwood Mountains; F: Funeral
Mountains; G: Grapevine Mountains; L: Last Chance Range; N: Nopah Range; O: Owlshead Mountains; P: Panamint Mountains; R: Resting
Spring Range. Abbreviations on location map of California are as follows: CA: California; DV: Death Valley National Park; LA: Los Angeles;
NV: Nevada; SF: San Francisco; SN: Sierra Nevada Mountains.