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_2170735.JPG - Here are the stars of the Kingston Peak fmt: diamictites! What's a diamictite you ask? Well, it's a poorly sorted conglomorate. These particular diamictiites perplexed geologists for years. How do rounded cobbles, and angular clasts get stuck in a perfectly undisturbed mudstone matrix? Chew on that question for a minute then go to the next picture to discover the answer. One last clue: the paleomagnetism shows these rocks were formed within 10 degrees of the equator.

Here are the stars of the Kingston Peak fmt: diamictites! What's a diamictite you ask? Well, it's a poorly sorted conglomorate. These particular diamictiites perplexed geologists for years. How do rounded cobbles, and angular clasts get stuck in a perfectly undisturbed mudstone matrix? Chew on that question for a minute then go to the next picture to discover the answer. One last clue: the paleomagnetism shows these rocks were formed within 10 degrees of the equator.

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