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PLATE 16 MORPHOLOGICAL AND GEOLOGICAL AND CHARACTERISTICS OF YELLOW JACKET CAVE
Plate 16. Morphological (1) and geological (2 and 3) characteristics of Yellow Jacket Cave, Dark Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains, NM. The
cave is a slightly inclined maze with an unusual polygonal pattern (A = simplified map from the survey by D.Belski and the Pecos Valley
Grotto), confined within beds of the upper Yates Formation that contain teepee structures. Passages are controlled mainly by axial fractures
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
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
feeders, which are numerous throughout the cave. Photos E and G show ceiling channels and outlet cupolas. Photos by A.Klimchouk.
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