Volcanic Plug

Jameel Hyder

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Interesting formation. The purple in the sky looks very unatural - although the colors in the rock show no perceptible cast.
 

AlanLichty

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Nice - my favorite resource for figuring out what the volcanic events were and when they were formed in Utah is a book published by the Utah Museum of Natural History called "The Geology of Utah" by W.L. Stokes. I always carry a copy when I am wandering around in Utah.
 

Ben Egbert

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This is a very neat image with lots of potential if you can figure out the purple, including the fringe around the rock.

Alan, thanks for the book tip.
 

BarryHamilton

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They are striking structures. That one looks like Agathla Peak, aka El Capitan, along the road between Kayenta and Monument Valley!
 

JimFox

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Hey Andrew,

Yeah, I love those plugs! Of course Shiprock is the Granddaddy of them all, but there are many more that look just as cool.
 
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