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Besideslooking for tell-tale shatter cones, scientists can compare mixtures of brokenrock, or ?breccia?, associated with the different features.?
Ollie Elizabeth Hopkins Cone passed away peacefully on July 21, 2020 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She was born on October 18, 1934 to Wallace and Bessie Margaret Alsworth Hopkins in Omaha, Nebraska. He… ...
Richard Cone OBITUARY Richard Dennis Cone died quietly at his home in Rancho Santa Fe on April 17th. He was a San Diego native, the son of Mildred and Richard E. Cone.
The community is encouraged to join the Rancho Santa Fe Association’s Committee on the Natural Environment (CONE) for the first meeting of the RSF Reforestation Coalition on Monday, March 21, at ...
The Santa Fe Impact Structure was discovered in 2005 and is estimated to be about 1.2 billion years old. The site consists of easily recognized shatter cones, which are rocks with fantail features ...
Unusual cracks radiating from the tips of cone-shaped structures in rocks along the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway were first spotted by independent geologist Tim McElvain.
The Santa Fe Impact Structure was discovered in 2005 and is estimated to be about 1.2 billion years old. The site consists of easily recognized shatter cones, which are rocks with fantail features ...
The Santa Fe Impact Structure consists of many shatter cones, which are believed to form only when rock is subjected to high pressure and high-velocity shockwaves, for example, a meteorite impact.