tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post8344938013645247928..comments2024-03-09T08:06:26.066-08:00Comments on Looking For Detachment: Partial Repost: Basalt Dike with Sideways ColumnsSilver Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-49054197800136714142010-09-30T17:23:17.941-07:002010-09-30T17:23:17.941-07:00Obviously I'm going to have to stop and look a...Obviously I'm going to have to stop and look at this dike - or set of dikes - more closely next time! It's such a fine outcrop. Hard to imagine taking a rock hammer to it, but I will!Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-49674946270904356632010-09-30T16:09:52.109-07:002010-09-30T16:09:52.109-07:00I view this as a triple dike of 3 different ages. ...I view this as a triple dike of 3 different ages. I believe the age distinction can be based on the relative "freshness" of the three. It has been a long time, 5 to 10 years, since I have visited this outcrop but my recollection is that the dike on the left is the oldest.Alaska Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435958981562857064noreply@blogger.com