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Photographer: James King
Taken: May 18, 2016
Caption:
The Giant - Length 60 ft., Width 6 ft. | Additional Description: These coastal redwoods fell like matchsticks in the direction of flow from a volcanic explosion.
The source of the blast came from behind the present-day Mt. St. Helena, seven miles to the northeast.
A blanket of volcanic ash covered these trees for several million years. The ground during this time became saturated with water containing dissolved silicon and oxygen or silica from the overlying ash.
The molecules of silica replaced the molecules of wood, turning wood to solid silica, quartz and stone. -
From a trailside informational signSubmitted: February 25, 2017, by James King of San Miguel, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p375737
File Size: 4.294 Megabytes
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