could be picked off the boulder's surface.
Colorful II Further Adventures With A Creek-Bound Boulder |
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| Here, a local geologist prepares to shift the boulder. | ||
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| Using a combination of muscle and leaverage. | ||
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| The boulder is successfully shifted and flipped over. | ||
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| Revealing a network of calcite deposits on its underside. | ||
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| Heaviest deposits were concentrated in this particular area. | ||
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| Pattern of growth -- like cream-colored algae. | ||
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| Following fissures where it can gain a hold. | ||
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| Pieces
of calcite -- like scabs -- could be picked off the boulder's surface. |
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| Views of boulder's spectacular coloration. | ||
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| Erosion caused by winter rains exposed its creekbed location. | ||
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