Giant desiccation fissures on the Black Rock and Smoke Creek Deserts, Nevada
Science
By: R. Willden and D. R. Mabey
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Abstract
Open fissures, from 100 to several hundred feet apart, that have produced polygonal patterns on the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, are believed to be giant desiccation cracks resulting from a secular trend toward aridity in the last few decades. Similar features on the Smoke Creek Desert probably have the same origin.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Giant desiccation fissures on the Black Rock and Smoke Creek Deserts, Nevada |
| Series title | Science |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue | 3461 |
| Year Published | 1961 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Science |
| First page | 1359 |
| Last page | 1360 |
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