File:Columnar Jointing in the Catoctin Formation.jpg
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English: Columnar jointing in greenstone. Top photograph: Small wavy columns at top of cliff above the Appalachian Trail about 0.15 mile north of Hawksbill Gap. Bottom photograph: Large column along the Appalachian Trail about 200 feet south of Little Stony Man parking area. The column is cut by cleavage which dips east, away from the observer. Note that the segment of the column above each cleavage plane is offset westward from the segment beneath as a result of movement during formation of the cleavage. Column is approximately 2 feet in diameter. |
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