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College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Department of Geological Sciences

Y Mountain

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This aerial photo of Y Mountain, which creates the south wall of Rock Canyon, shows the thick cliff-forming limestones, at the upper third of the peak, formed in shallow seas during the Mississippian Period.

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