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Stop 32, Baker Beach Serpentinite: Three Franciscan Rocks

From front to back are serpentinite, chert and graywacke brought face to face by the tectonic shuffling of the Franciscan subduction complex.
Microcosm of subduction
Photo (c) 2006 Andrew Alden, licensed to About.com (fair use policy)

Day 1, Coast Range: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Day 2, Sierra Nevada: 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

Day 3, Sierra Nevada: 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28

Day 4, Coast Range: 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33

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