Figure 7. Farther downstream, medium to thinly bedded layers predominate. This close-up photograph shows thin alternating layers of brown sandstone and dark gray slate aligned parallel to the tube. Cutting across the image from lower left to upper right and cross-cutting the bedding are cleavage surfaces that developed in the rock in response to great pressure.

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