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Description: Parting lineation(s) (a sedimentary structure of aligned mineral grains from a rapid upper flow regime current) on the Kayenta Formation, Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park. The lineation can be seen as a line of minerals from the lower left to the upper right. Pocket knife (upper right) for scale.
Title: PartingLineation
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