Photo gallery: Geology of Sabino Canyon
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Images from the amazing geology in Sabino Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains. See story by Doug Kreutz in the April 17 edition of the Daily Star.
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What we know today as Sabino Canyon was the site of a whole lot of scrunching 25 million years ago.Β The resulting gneiss appears today as the comely striped rocks seen in canyon cliffs and some streambeds.Β Today we offer an introductory guide to the rocky sights.
Heavy rain also recorded in Catalina and Rincon mountains.
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