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Geological Education Unknown to Man

Certain things in life occur even without our knowledge . Sometimes these are the experiences that will forever change the course of our lives . I only found out about these as I embarked on a journey to discover the realities of life . I bore witness to the hidden beauty of the earth as we went on an educational trip to Washington D .C

As we were headed towards our destination , I became excited more than ever . Finally

, I would be given the opportunity to explore the wonders that this country has hid from its citizens . First stop we went to was the Potomac River . I was amazed at the Bedrock of Meta-greywacke that welcomed us in the place . The area was definitely sandy , with slight foliations . Pink and Grey sandstones were also available in the area and I believe that these were formed due to abyssal turbidity currents The gradient beds get destroyed during metamorphosis

Next stop that we went to was the Rock Creek Shear Zone found in the Amazonia part of the Zoo . I observed that there were Quartz pebbles and granite cobbles found on the rock . We were given information that the fault was 15 km deep , was more ductile , and was more likely to falter What we saw were more or less elongated , and smeared clasts , that were exposed to the environment due to erosion . In addition to this , we have also observed that...

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