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Valley-fill, Qaidam Basin, China

A cross-section of the veneer of valley-fill sediments in the Qaidam Basin shows several cycles of deposition. The upper half is a sequence of braided river deposits of sands, gravels and silts: the lower part appears to be a debris flow probably deposited by floods from the Kunlun Mountains. Near Golmud, Qinghai Province, China.

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Valley-fill, Qaidam Basin, China

Caption:

A cross-section of the veneer of valley-fill sediments in the Qaidam Basin shows several cycles of deposition. The upper half is a sequence of braided river deposits of sands, gravels and silts: the lower part appears to be a debris flow probably deposited by floods from the Kunlun Mountains. Near Golmud, Qinghai Province, China.

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Album / Science Source / W K FLETCHER

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5187 x 3497 px | 51.9 MB

Print size:

43.9 x 29.6 cm | 17.3 x 11.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ALLUVIAL • ALLUVIUM • BASIN • BRAIDED • CHINA • CHINESE • DESERT • EARTH • FILL • GEOLOGY • GEOMORPHOLOGY • GRAVEL • KUNLUN • LAYER • LAYERED • LAYERS • MASS • MOUNTAIN RANGE • PROVINCE • QAIDAM • QINGHAI • RANGE • RIVER • ROCK • ROCKS • SAND • SCIENCE • SEDIMENT • SEDIMENTARY • SIERRA • SILT • STRATA • STRATIFIED • VALLEY • VALLEY-FILL • WASTING