13 December 2013

Friday fold: Kink banding in Purcell limestones, Crypt Lake trail

Posted by Callan Bentley

Hiking up to Crypt Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, you can see some sweet stromatolites, and folds, too. But it’s not only that – you can also find some decent kink bands in those strata, too!

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These kink bands will serve as our Friday fold, on this Crypt-Lake-o-centric week. Here’s a second, slightly more oblique shot:

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Have a great Friday!