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Secrets Cracked in Yosemite’s Tuolumne Meadows

Noted: “We’ve known for a long time that granite and glaciers played a fundamental role in the history of Tuolumne Meadows, but only recently have we recognized this relatively unique style of fracturing and how it influences the landscape in this popular location,” said lead study author Richard Becker, a doctoral student in geomorphology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison UW.