Types of Rock Found in Sequoia National Park & its Interaction with the Land
Even though water can erode, weather, and deposit rock sometimes rock can be stronger. For example: mountains. A force called the tectonic plates can create mountains and since Sequoia National Park is in the Sierra Nevada there are plenty of mountains. The reason why rock is sometimes stronger is because of gravity.
Though water has still moved rocks and shaped land. Over a long time rivers and other bodies of water have shaped land all over. We see it here today in Sequoia National Park with the Kern River and other small lakes or ponds, shaped by water and rock. Water and rock also have shaped Caves through out the park creating cave systems like the karst cave systems. There you can find many caves with stalagmites and stalactites. Both proof of of interaction of water and rock.
The types of rock found in Sequoia National Park are usually sedimentary rock, but all three can be found. Though there is marble rock which is a type of metamorphic rock too. Igneous rock is also found in small amount with in the park with small, hard crystals.
Together through interactions of rock and water there are many amazing places in the park. You can see things like Hurricane Crawl Cave, Crystal Cave, Lilburn Cave, valleys, and other land interactions in Sequoia National Park.
Picture Below: Hurricane Crawl Cave.
Though water has still moved rocks and shaped land. Over a long time rivers and other bodies of water have shaped land all over. We see it here today in Sequoia National Park with the Kern River and other small lakes or ponds, shaped by water and rock. Water and rock also have shaped Caves through out the park creating cave systems like the karst cave systems. There you can find many caves with stalagmites and stalactites. Both proof of of interaction of water and rock.
The types of rock found in Sequoia National Park are usually sedimentary rock, but all three can be found. Though there is marble rock which is a type of metamorphic rock too. Igneous rock is also found in small amount with in the park with small, hard crystals.
Together through interactions of rock and water there are many amazing places in the park. You can see things like Hurricane Crawl Cave, Crystal Cave, Lilburn Cave, valleys, and other land interactions in Sequoia National Park.
Picture Below: Hurricane Crawl Cave.