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TKgo-1. Eldorado Orthogneiss (granodioritic orthogneiss, TKgo) exposed on Forbidden Peak [MBse], viewed from summit ridge of Johannesburg Mountain [SRne] to the southwest. The zig-zag drainage pattern reflects strong jointing in the gneiss. Photographed in 1958.
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