Storm Mountain EarthCache

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Hidden : 9/23/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

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Storm Mountain Utah

In the United States, formations of quartzite can be found in some parts of Pennsylvania, eastern South Dakota, Central Texas, southwest Minnesota, Devil's Lake State Park in the Baraboo Hills in Wisconsin, the Wasatch Range in Utah, near Salt Lake City, Utah

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When sandstone is metamorphosed to quartzite, the individual quartz grains recrystallize along with the former cementing material to form an interlocking mosaic of quartz crystals. Most or all of the original texture and sedimentary structures of the sandstone are erased by the metamorphism. Minor amounts of former cementing materials, iron oxide, carbonate and clay, often migrate during recrystallization and metamorphosis. This causes streaks and lenses to form within the quartzite.

Quartzite is very resistant to chemical weathering and often forms ridges and resistant hilltops. The nearly pure silica content of the rock provides little to form soil from and therefore the quartzite ridges are often bare or covered only with a very thin layer of soil and little vegetation.

To log this EarthCache you must visit the site and answer the following questions:

1- According to the sign, What happened to the rocks on the Left?

2- What 2 kinds of Strada were deposited here?

3- buried for Eons of time, The Strada were subjected to 3 things. What are the 3?

4- What were the Strada Converted to?

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