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Nick on the Rocks
Big Four Mountain
Big Four Mountain's mystery: 82-degree tilted rock layers defy geology's horizontal rule.
Yellow Aster Gneiss
Geologist Nick Zentner, Senior Geology Lecturer, Central Washington University, leads viewers on adventures through WA's diverse landscapes, from massive lava flows and the planet's biggest Ice Age waterfall to wandering mountains and a flank of Mt. Rainier that traveled to Tacoma. Special thanks to CWU as the original creator and collaborator for Nick on the Rocks.
Yellow Aster Gneiss
Season 5 Episode 7 | 5m 41s | CC
The oldest bedrock in all of the North Cascades sits high in the mountains near the Canadian border. Its origin story began over 400 million years ago and an ocean away in Northern Europe.
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