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Origin of playa stone tracks, Racetrack Playa, Inyo County, California
George Mahon Stanley
Origin of playa stone tracks, Racetrack Playa, Inyo County, California
Bulletin of the Geological Society of America (November 1955) 66 (11): 1329-1350
Origin of playa stone tracks, Racetrack Playa, Inyo County, California
Bulletin of the Geological Society of America (November 1955) 66 (11): 1329-1350
Index Terms/Descriptors
Latitude & Longitude
Abstract
Curious tracks on playas, obviously made by moving stones, have been interpreted as caused by wind blowing stones over wet level clay. The stones weigh from ounces to several hundred pounds.
ISSN: 1050-9747
Coden: BUGMAF
Serial Title: Bulletin of the Geological Society of America
Serial Volume: 66
Serial Issue: 11
Title: Origin of playa stone tracks, Racetrack Playa, Inyo County, California
Author(s): Stanley, George Mahon
Pages: 1329-1350
Published: 195511
Text Language: English
Publisher: Geological Society of America (GSA),
Boulder, CO,
United States
Accession Number: 1959-029157
Categories: Geomorphology
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus.
N32°30'00" - N42°00'00", W124°30'00" - W114°15'00"
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2019, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from Bibliography and Index of North American Geology, U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, United States
Update Code: 1959
