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Examining the Bouse Formation of western Arizona

Examining the Bouse Formation of western Arizona

AZGS geoscientists, Phil Pearthree, Joe Cook and Brian Gootee examining lacustrine and fine-grained overbank deposits of the Bouse Formation of western Arizona. The origin and evolution of the Bouse Formation is key to understanding the Miocene-Pliocene development of the Colorado River.

Photographer: Ann Youberg 

Photo Date: circa 2016