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PLATE 16 MORPHOLOGICAL AND GEOLOGICAL AND CHARACTERISTICS OF YELLOW JACKET CAVE<br />
Plate 16. Morphological (1) and geological (2 and 3) characteristics of Yellow Jacket Cave, Dark Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains, NM. The<br />
cave is a slightly inclined maze with an unusual polygonal pattern (A = simplified map from the survey by D.Belski and the Pecos Valley<br />
Grotto), confined within beds of the upper Yates Formation that contain teepee structures. Passages are controlled mainly by axial fractures<br />
of linear teepee structures (photos F and H). The upper limit of the cave is the poorly-permeable siliciclastic bed (photo 2 and line drawing 3<br />
of exposure in proximity to the cave). Note that most of the fractures do not cross the borders of particular beds. Photos B, C and D show<br />
feeders, which are numerous throughout the cave. Photos E and G show ceiling channels and outlet cupolas. Photos by A.Klimchouk.<br />
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