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Growth of the Phoenix metropolitan area led to exposures of the internal bedrock structure of surrounding semi-arid mountain ranges as housing platforms or road cuts. Such exposures in the Sonoran and Mojave deserts reveal the presence of sedimentary calcium carbonate infilling the pre-existing fracture matrix of the bedrock.

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    2013
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    • Partial requirement for: M.A., Arizona State University, 2013
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    • Includes bibliographical references (p. 50-58)
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    • Field of study: Geography

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