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dindolino32

climber
san francisco
Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 26, 2014 - 12:44pm PT
Looks like we have an answer to why the valley and tuolumne meadows is the way it is. I didn't even know this was a question though.

http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/yosemites-puzzling-secret-cracked/story-e6frfq80-1227135584547
JEleazarian

Trad climber
Fresno CA
Nov 26, 2014 - 12:51pm PT
Very cool story. The analogy of layers of rock like piles of puppies was not one that would have come to my mind.

John
tuolumne_tradster

Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
Nov 26, 2014 - 01:06pm PT
This topic also discussed on the worldwide granite thread. Here's another article on the same subject...
http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/24/11/article/i1052-5173-24-11-4.htm

These articles are based on this paper
Tabular fracture clusters: Dynamic fracturing produced by volatile expulsion, Sierra Nevada Batholith, California

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191814110001628

If you are interested send me a PM and I'll send you the entire article.
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