Eastern Death Valley area, October 2004

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Judith intones on the Tecopa Hot Springs
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The Caltech gang at Tecopa
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Tecopa Hot Springs
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Helix contrails at the Silurian Hills
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Emily examines a boulder-sized drop stone in the Kingston Peak, Sperry Wash
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Conglomeratic units in Kingston Peak, just above diamictite, Sperry Wash
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Kingston Peak lonestone, Jeanette for scale, Sperry Wash
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Basement meta-conglomerate, Alexander Hills
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Sunset at Alexander Hills
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Sunset at Alexander Hills
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Small cones in Crystal Spring Fm., Alexander Hills
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Bicaulia in Crystal Spring Fm., Alexander Hills
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Bicaulia in the lower Crystal Spring Fm., Alexander Hills
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Bicaulia-laminated seds-small cones and domes cycle in lower Crystal Spring Fm., Alexander Hills
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Large domes in upper Crystal Spring Fm., Alexander Hills
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Oncolitic black chert in the upper Crystal Spring Fm., Alexander Hills
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Beck Spring Dolomite, Alexander Hills
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Presumptive Tungusia, Beck Spring Formation, Alexander Hills
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Presumptive Tungusia, Beck Spring Formation, Alexander Hills
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Carbonate bed in Kingston Peak diamictite, Pope's Nose locality
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Oncolitic silicified carbonate bed in Kingston Peak diamictite, Pope's Nose
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Diamictite grading into siltstone overlain by carbonate, Kingston Peak Fm, Pope's Nose
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Carbonate bed within KP Diamictite, Pope's Nose
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Sunrise at Winter Pass
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Kingston Peak/Noonday contact at Winter Pass; note clasts in Noonday
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Ryan prepares wash water at the Winter Pass camp
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Tarantula
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Tarantula
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Noonday tube rock, Winter Pass Hills