About, Mountains & Geology
Given how unique the Great Sand Dunes are, it’s impossible not to have questions about them. The following are some of the most widely asked. Hopefully, yours is on the list! Why are the dunes in this particular spot? Since dunefields develop downwind of their sand supply, we need to know what is supplying the [...] Tags: geology, sand dunes
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About, Mountains & Geology
The Spanish Peaks are geologically distinct from the faulted and uplifted mountains of the Sangre de Cristo range to the west. To the geologist, the Spanish Peaks are prime examples of stocks—large masses of igneous rock layered by sedimentary rock and exposed by erosion. Stocks 27 million years ago, pressures and stresses built up by [...] Tags: dikes, geology, mountains, stocks
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