Rock Deformation

Rock Deformation (HM2CJC)

Location: Morrison, CO 80465 Jefferson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 40.698', W 105° 11.712'

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Mountain-building processes generate massive pressures in
the earth's crust. Such pressures cause the rock layers to tilt, buckle,
or fold and sometimes to break or crack. In addition to the obvious tilting of rocks
along the Dakota Hogback, small fractures and cracks are common in the rocks.
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HM NumberHM2CJC
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Placed ByFriends of Dinosaur Ridge
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 21st, 2018 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 483259 N 4392070
Decimal Degrees39.67830000, -105.19520000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 40.698', W 105° 11.712'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 40' 41.88" N, 105° 11' 42.72" W
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Area Code(s)303, 720
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2593 Co Rd 93, Morrison CO 80465, US
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