Formed by Compression Melting (IMAGE)

University of Wyoming

Formed by Compression Melting

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Rolling Thunder Mountain near Talus Lake is part of the Teton Range. The orange rock in the foreground is Webb Canyon gneiss, granite formed by decompression melting more than 2.6 billion years ago.

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Carol Frost

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