Groundwater
Badwater Spring Death ValleyDeath Valley formed because of crustal extension, which has caused "normal" faults to break up the crust. The mountains rise along these faults and the valley floor drops down. This activity is ongoing, the evidence of which can be seen in the next few slides. Badwater Spring, officially the lowest spot in Death Valley (it's actually a little lower out in the salt pan), is at an elevation of -282. The spring issues from the frontal fault of the Black Mountains, which can be seen in the background breaking the alluvial fan. The resulting step in the alluvial fan is called a "fault scarp." As the fault cuts the fan, it must be recently active.
Person bathing in hot spring, SE California.
Spring.
Alluvial fan, Furnace Creek, Death Valley, CA, and radial spring
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Alluvial fan, Furnace Creek, Death Valley, CA, and radial spring
Hot springs, fumaroles, and hydrothermal deposits, Norris Geyser
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Groundwater seeping from bedding contacts, W. Texas.
Stalagmites, Lewis and Clark Caverns, Montana.
Liesegang banding in sandstone.
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Zone of groundwater seepage near bottom of alluvial fan as expre
Steam emanating from Echinus Geyser prior to eruption, Yellowsto
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Cross-section of stalactite.
Groundwater staining along fractures in granite, Sierra Nevada,
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Columns and stalactites. Note the stalactites form preferentiall
Above-ground burial plots because of high water table, New Orlea
Groundwater staining along fractures in granite, Sierra Nevada,
Fracture-controlled liesegangFracture-controlled liesegang banding in siltstone. (Image ID # G-25)
Spring issuing from base of glacial till, southern Alberta, Cana
