Figure 2: Franconia Notch Geology


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FIGURE 2: Most of Franconia Notch is underlain by the Conway Granite (bottom photograph). In places it is intruded by basalts which form dikes (top photograph). The granite is much more resistant to weathering and erosion than the basalt.

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Top photograph-R. Laurence Davis
Bottom photograph-Steven Smith (used by permission)
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