GeoSnaps - Image of the Day
Geologic snapshots capturing Arizona’s geologic setting and mining history with a picture of the day from 1 January through 31 December 2013.
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1923 | Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona | "Ancient Indian structures, which were possibly used to store grain, can be seen in a cave within the Mississippian Redwall Limestone in this downstream view near the mouth of Nankoweap Canyon. The photographic station is roughly 259 meters above the Colorado and 84.6 kilometers below Lees Ferry. A dense stand of catclaw, western honey mesquite, and netleaf hackberry occurs above the level attained by the river during flood stage. (Altitude 847 meters). Man by ruins for scale. Grand Canyon National Park. Coconino County, Arizona. (Photo same as Turner, R.M.36.) Published as figure 44A in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 1132. 1980."
Courtesy of the US Geological Survey Photographic Library