. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. Geology. FiGruK 1.—'j'iox of CoxtuoFv a FuvcruRio at hi(;ii Ai/ititdios withix a DivSKKT Region A spaced joint systom is betrayed in the rock wnll ol' tlie middle distance, while a regular sagging of the horiz(jn line above visible fracture phmes is to be made out. The altitude is feet upon the Tian Shan plateau. (I'hotograi)h l)>- i:iis\v()rrh Huntington.). Figure 2.—View lookix(; ixnvs rin: Sakaxac Kivkr ix the Vicixitv of Cauvvilee The perfect joint structure within the I'otsdam sandstone has brought about rec

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. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. Geology. FiGruK 1.—'j'iox of CoxtuoFv a FuvcruRio at hi(;ii Ai/ititdios withix a DivSKKT Region A spaced joint systom is betrayed in the rock wnll ol' tlie middle distance, while a regular sagging of the horiz(jn line above visible fracture phmes is to be made out. The altitude is feet upon the Tian Shan plateau. (I'hotograi)h l)>- i:iis\v()rrh Huntington.). Figure 2.—View lookix(; ixnvs rin: Sakaxac Kivkr ix the Vicixitv of Cauvvilee The perfect joint structure within the I'otsdam sandstone has brought about rectangular turn- ings in the river. (After a photograpli by W .T Mc(jee, through courtesy of C E. Peet.) RELIEF FORMS CONTROLLED BY THE FRACTURE SYSTEM. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Geological Society of America. [New York : The Society]

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