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Eureka Quartzite

350 foot thick, 440-450 million years old. A true quartzite formed from metamorphosed sandstone formed in a dry environment. About the time of this formation land plants begin to appear.

Phanerzoic eon > Paleozoic era > Ordivician period > Upper epoch > Hirnantian age

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Eureka Quartzite
features - ecology: wildlife - plants - geography: places - region map - map/sat - roads & trails: route 66 - video - aerial - 360 photos - old west - communities - lodging
ghost towns - gold mines - parks & ...: joshua tree - death valley - mojave preserve - wilderness - native culture - history - geology: natural features - glossary - comments
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