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Pacific NW Geologic Mapping Project

Geologic maps of the North Cascades


Kes-4. View west from Bacon Peak [MBsw]. Rocks of Easton Terrane crop out in foreground (Darrington Phyllite, Ked) and form Anderson Butte (Shuksan Greenschist, Kes). A huge block of ultramafic rock (dunite, KJts) in Bell Pass mélange (KJb) forms Twin Sisters. Mount Baker volcano (Qcav) dominates skyline. This photo is figure 8 in the accompanying report (sheet 2). View image with annotation
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