Lava stringer
A lava stringer is an elongated concentration of mostly talus-like basalt rock found along a hillside or the base of a cliff. Many stringers occur without cliffs. A stringer is identified by its lack of vegetative cover. [1]
Gallery
- Lava stringers on Red Mountain of the Steens Mountains.
- Lava stringers on the southern portion of the Steens Mountains near Whisky Hill and Bone Creek.
- Closeup of lava stringers on the Steens Mountains near Whisky Hill and Bone Creek.
- Lava stringers on Catlow Rim with juniper trees.
- Lava stringers on Catlow Rim.
- Lava stringers on Catlow Rim.
References
- ↑ Maser, Chris; Geist, J. Michael; Concannon, Diane M.; Anderson, Ralph; Lovell, Burrell (1979). Wildlife Habitats in Managed Rangelands-- The Great Basin of Southeastern Oregon: Geomorphic and Edaphic Habitats. U.S. Department of Agriculture. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
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