Thursday, April 12, 2012

"Facet Saga Continues"

Some really eye-popping stability test videos of faceted layers from the Utah Avalanche Center:

http://utahavalanchecenter.org/observation_facet_saga_continues_4122012

In the screen capture below, the powdery looking layer to the right of the tester's saw is the layer of facets puffing out from the block as the fracture propagates.

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