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Giant Ooids by Robin Rohrback-Schiavone

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Robin Rohrback-Schiavone Robin Rohrback-Schiavone
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May 17, 2012
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May 18, 2012
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Giant oolites from the Beck Spring Formation (ca. 723 Ma) very near Saratoga Springs in Death Valley, California.

Data taken from this section and a discussion of the general Neoproterozoic geology of Death Valley can be found in a GSA Bulletin article by Corsetti and Kaufman (2003).

To see these ooids in cross section, click here: gigapan.com/gigapans/105985
Supplied by Dr. Jay Kaufman of University of Maryland.

Image made as part of the MAGIC project (Mid-Atlantic Geo-Imagery Collection) using Northern Virginia Community College's gigamacro rig, as seen here:
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  1. Callan Bentley

    Callan Bentley (May 17, 2012, 01:33PM )

    Ron - We'll have that info (plus geolocation) up here shortly.

  2. Ron Schott

    Ron Schott (May 17, 2012, 01:17PM )

    Do you know the age or formation from which this sample originates?

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